The Wall Street Journal explains why President Obama does not have any control over gas prices.
Talking Points Memo dismantles Mitt Romney's latest rhetoric on Medicare, where he simultaneously accuses Obama of cutting Medicare and not doing anything about the program's long-term finances.
In a surprising move, Twitter has purchased the blogging service Posterous as part of its expansion. It will be interesting to see what happens with this.
Things I never expected to hear: that Topher Grace has created his own edit of the Star Wars prequels, and that it's actually pretty good.
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