NATIONAL & WORLD DIGEST March 9, 2008

**IF YOU CAN'T ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE, CONTACT US AT rays.list@comcast.net and we'll be happy to send the full article.

=
New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/
Go to the links for the following articles:
-
Spain Votes Sunday in National Election
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Spain-Elections.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=gay&st=nyt&oref=slogin
-


=
Washington Post
http://www.miamiherald.com/
Go to the links for the following articles:
-
A Chosen Few Win Festival Slots
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/06/AR2008030601058.html
-
Dumb and Dumber: An Essay and Its Editors
The question is not why Charlotte Allen wrote her silly piece -- it's whyThe Post published it.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/06/AR2008030603240.html
-
Spain Votes Sunday in National Election
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/07/AR2008030700289.html
-
Is America Ready for a Gay 'Idol'?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/06/AR2008030601279.html
-


=
Pew Research center
http://pewresearch.org/
Go to this link for the following articles:
-
Hispanics Give Clinton Crucial Victories
Latino voters lopsided support for Hillary Clinton more than accounted for her margin of victory in Texas, California and New Mexico. Read more
-
Voting Religiously
Forum's John Green discusses the role that religious and unaffiliated voters played on March 4 and could play in coming primaries and whether false rumors about Obama's faith could hurt his chances. Read more
-
Tracking the Race Factor
This week's primaries show that, results in Wisconsin aside, pre-primary polls may either over- or underestimate support for Obama depending on state racial demographics. Read more
-
Working the Refs: Combative Clinton Gets Media to Cover Itself
When reporters weren't vetting Obama, they were questioning their own treatment of him. Read more
-
Public Sees Fair Fight
While the public would like to see more coverage of the issues, most Americans are not critical of the tone of the campaign coverage. Read more
-
If they turn out to be their party's nominees, both Barack Obama and John McCain need to educate voters about themselves in some pretty basic, and challenging, ways. Read morePowering America
-
The public remains conflicted about energy and the environment, but 55% favor more conservation and regulation compared with 35% who support expanded exploration. Fully 90% favor tighter auto fuel standards. Read moreInfo on the Go
-
A new Pew Internet survey finds that 62% of all U.S. adults are now part of a wireless, mobile population. Read more
-
Groups that have trailed in "traditional" internet access are in a better position to shape cyberspace as wireless devices make it more accessible.
Read moreThe Daily Number
-
60% - Your Information Online? No Problem
Fully six-in-ten online adults are not worried about how much of their personal information is available on the internet. Check back every weekday for another number in the news. Read more
-


=


[Send your comments about articles to Rays.List@Comcast.net]
#####