Candidate or Clown?

This is what appeared today on cnn.com’s news headlines…
Latest News
· CNNMoney: Chrysler to cut 12,000 jobs
· Tropical Storm Noel moves north
· CNNMoney: Foreclosures double in 3rd quarter
· As robber waves gun, cop interrupts holdup
· Bounty hunter 'Dog' taped spewing N-word
· KTVU: Laci's mom, not Scott, gets cash
· Martin: Time for more action, less complaining
· Dark horse Huckabee glad he's still alive
· Noose incidents: Pranks or pure hate?
· WSB: Men tried to sneak knives on flight
· Ticker: Gloves off: Obama rips Clinton's dodging
· CNN Heroes: Fighting AIDS with Ashley Judd
· Girls reunited with dog they thought dead
· 'Harry Potter' offshoot unveiled
· Michael Jackson (!?) spied at costume shop
· CNN Wire: Latest updates on top stories

While perhaps entertaining, what are Harry Potter and Michael Jackson doing on the internet site’s “front page” news?
Observation: on CNN’s meet the 2008 Candidates, all of the pictures seem to be rather unflattering… pictures taken while the person was in the middle of talking, leaving them with their mouth wide open… is this unintentional? Why are some pictures more comical than others? And if we truly have a separation of church and state, than why are candidates’ religious practices important enough to note denomination?.......


This presidential election will be my first as a voter. After visiting several of the candidate campain websites, I must say that they all look very much the same for the most part... How do I make an informed decision? Are we just being told what we want to hear? Is there any unbiased source... everything said is calculated to challege other candidates...