Barack Obama: Terrorist's Best Friend

Five things to know this morning:

• The European and Asian markets are still wonky but not dangerously so.

• "Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has the upper hand in the race for Ohio, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll." But in Pennsylvania, he's known to the Republican Party as a "terrorist's best friend." This election is disgusting!

• Folks are very curious about Neel Kashkari, the 35-year-old former Goldman Sachs VP nominated to be in charge of the bailout money plan.

• We've been waiting for someone to explain "clean coal." Slate has taken a stab at it and only failed a little. The real answer is: there is no such thing! It is a lie.

• India is going to the moon.