This is one state, but it is really two or three states.

The best way is to say you fought a good fight, congratulate the winners, say you made a contribution and you're gonna continue to work to help the party. That way you've pleased everybody.

There are a number of liberal groups out there raising money for ads. John Kerry won't be overwhelmed.

Like Rasputin, who refused to die even after he was poisoned, shot three times and beaten with a 2-pound dumbbell, Alabama Gov. Bob Riley (R) is proving to be more resilient than many political observers once assumed.

He's (Smith) a good pitcher. We know he's one of the top three pitchers in the state. We know he's a competitor because of what he did to us in last year's state tournament. He worked ahead all game long. We just didn't adjust as hitters.

We're looking at one vulnerability in Apple's Safari browser, and two worms that can attack Macs across a network. There's one that affects the instant messaging between Macs, and another worm that affects wireless connections. They can go in and put on files that'll interfere with your performance. Once you get in there you can fish out all sorts of information and do all kinds of nasty work.