It is very well-sourced, and its conclusion seems valid. However, it needs to be tightened up and copy-edited. It is too long, and there are errors in spelling etc.

This article is chock full of information. It starts with a clear depiction of the topic: the advantages of designing appliances that adjust their energy based on the state of the grid. Then it goes on to explain clearly the most advanced project to accomplish this. Then it describes another project, and ends with the conclusion that testing this technology may work best on small power grids, for instance on islands. So the article is well organized and gives a good overall view of this interesting technology.

A concise summary of the two candidate's positions on important issues, with an emphasis on the policies about which they agree.

This article emphasizes the importance of the individual in history, arguing (and rightly so) that the world would be a lot different today if Al Gore had won the election in 2000. It presents a broad picture of how a McCain presidency might look on the world stage. The article is clear and chock-full of information about transatlantic relations and includes an assessment of how they would be influence by a McCain presidency.

This is an extremely well documented assessment of McCain's changing his mind on an issue -- this time on the legal issues about detention and surveillance during the so-called War on Terror. It presents both sides of the story, i.e. quoting people who say that McCain is flipflopping to get votes, and others who say his opinion has evolved as his understanding of the issue has grown. Excellent article.

This story gives a good synopsis of an interview that US News and World Report held with McCain -- highlighting the important issues. It could have made more comparisons between McCain positions and Obama positions, for instance on the environment, although it did differentiate their positions on the Iraq War

It covers a specific topic very germane to the November election: McCain's flip-flopping on economic issues. A variety of sources are used, and a number of economic issues are covered.

Mr. Rove emphasizes the importance of organization in winning an election. He compares the organizational advantages and disadvantages of Democrats and Republicans. He tries to be fair in his analysis, but he can't resist slipping in one unsubstantiated accusation: "Mr. Obama also can't count on his voter-registration strength. His allies Acorn and the NAACP pay a bounty for each new voter registered, so their workers often register people who don't exist or who are already registered." For this reason, I don't think this is good journalism.

I think the subject of the article is excellent: the advantages and disadvantages of the town hall meeting forum for McCain and Obama. However, I found the article somewhat unclear about its message. It states that McCain is much more comfortable in this kind of setting than Obama, although the advantage to Obama could be the visible contrast of their ages. At the end of the article, however, Lochhead includes a quote from Benjamin Bates, an election advertising expert that says "Obama runs into more problems when he's questioned by the media than when he's questioned by the public, because the media is likely to be more informed and more critical of generalities than the average Joe."

This is good journalism because it tells a consistent story about McCain and provides substantial background and sources for this story. Like all good journalism, the story has a hook, which is dangled before the reader from the beginning. It begins with the wonderful phrase "a career thoroughly laundered in mythology" and then goes on to inform the reader that this premise will be backed by facts: "[his career] began with the the help of several fortuities. " After detailing these fortuities, the author explains how McCain has made use of every one of them, particularly by skillfully manipulating the press. The author goes on to detail specific instances in which McCain has dramatically changed his position on important ... More »