It is not pretty and there is no guarantee that it can be done before voters lose patience, if ever.

ECONOMIST: Afghanistan

You don't think that her prospects, Martha Coakley's, are better now than they were two or three days ago and there's more likelihood the President can be productive in this trip and not suffer any negative consequences if she doesn't lose -- if she doesn't win?

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

One of the mysteries of Mitt Romney, who will lose to John McCain tonight, but not as roundly and rudely as Hillary Clinton will lose to Barack Obama, is how Romney can be so bad on the campaign trail.

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