This morning on NPR's Morning Edition the money race was quantified in numbers. Since it was NPR they needed something other than visual aids to make the point. What better way to make that point than to use music? The brothers Gibb classic “Staying Alive” was used, for every one second played the candidate indicated had raised $2 million dollars. For some of the candidates, like Joe Biden, Chris Dodd, and Bill Richardson the clips......

The 2008 presidential candidate field had its first casualty this week. Tom Vilsack bowed out of the race citing a lack of funds to keep competitive in a field of contenders with growing coffers. Initially political analysts thought Vilsack had a good chance to come out of Iowa with a win – but then Obama happened. The Iowa governor was the first to announce and the first to withdraw. Don't worry, there are still a......

Tonight the State of the Union speech will be delivered in our nation's capital. While we're hitting the booze and playing the State of the Union drinking game, the media will talk about possible ramifications of the President's statements. But the focus has already started to shift from the current commander-in-chief to who's going to take over his job. The Democratic field of contenders is growing fast. Below you'll find Bostonist's guide to the field......