GETTING OUT OF THE RACE McKinnon (left) and pal
• Sorry, can’t help this time: Former Bush aide Mark McKinnon, John McCain‘s lead media consultant, is leaving the campaign… READ ON

CALLING IT LIKE EVERYBODY SEES IT Obama (Photo: Getty Images)
• Reach out and touch: Obama declares the nomination “within reach” after amassing a majority of pledged delegates and… READ ON

For a moment, let’s indulge American Idol in its desire to make last night’s season seven finale the equivalent of a heavyweight showdown between two equally talented contenders. In the… READ ON

SWEET IOWA GOLD Corn
America’s crappy housing market, weak dollar, and troubled finance sector have forced institutional investors to look elsewhere for places from which they can draw their rapacious… READ ON

Will Charlie Black be the next political hack purged from the John McCain campaign because of his dirty deeds as a lobbyist? Liberal activist group moveon.org subtly makes the argument… READ ON

Here’s Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer getting egged in Hungary. I’ve been watching this over and over and over again. Those of you using Vista may have to wait forever while… READ ON

The long fought fraud case of boy band impresario Lou Pearlman has ended in a federal court in Orlando, Florida, with the onetime fugitive admitting to having bilked an array… READ ON

As anticipation for the big screen adaptation of Sex and the City reaches a fever pitch—tickets to the premiere are allegedly fetching an astonishing $2,500 on Craigslist (it really is… READ ON

“CAN WE HURRY THIS UP? WE’VE GOT TO GET BACK TO COUNTING OUR MONEY.” Big Oil
As the cost of oil surged passed $132 a barrel for the first time… READ ON

BOLDFACIALED Hayden, Johnson
Page Six editor Richard Johnson is not fond of apologizing. Back on May 5, the New York Post was forced to issue a retraction for an item… READ ON

We often wonder how TV’s political pundits manage to survive those marathon election return nights. Do they eat? Do they nap? Do they fart? MSNBC’s Tim Russert answered that last… READ ON

ON ROMO: ‘I TRUSTED THAT BASTARD’ In Touch cover
Poor, poor Jessica Simpson. With fellow sad singleton Jennifer Aniston hot and heavy and meeting the fam of Jess’ ex John… READ ON

Lucky magazine (it’s about shopping!) has the richest readers of all the women’s fashion titles, according to new research released Tuesday. In a blow to the aspirational yearnings of Vogue,… READ ON

As stories of housing woes and foreclosures continue to mount, who in the halls of our nation’s legislature will emerge to demonstrate an understanding of the issues that goes beyond… READ ON