Photograph of John McCain and President George Bush at the White House by Ron Edmonds/AP Yesterday, Senator John McCain was welcomed and endorsed by President Bush. Bush referenced McCain's doubters and past history, "John showed incredible courage and strength of character and perseverance in order to get to this moment. And that's exactly what we need in a President: somebody that can handle the tough decisions; somebody who won't flinch in the face of......

The wedding season is in full swing: Second week in a row where there are over 30 weddings in the NY Times Weddings & Celebrations section. Here we go: Total Number of Weddings: 32 (including Vows column) Total Number of Same-Sex Weddings: 2 Youngest Bride: 24 Oldest Bride: 47 Youngest Groom: 24 Oldest Groom: 62 Biggest Age Difference: 17 years Number of Couples Where Bride and Groom Are the Same Age: 2 (24, 38) Number......

The New School's student speaker who spoke out against Senator John McCain during commencement exercises last Friday says she apologized to McCain afterwards. Jean Sara Rohe, whose speech about McCain drew a standing ovation, has been been in a pissing match on the Huffington Post with one of the McCain aides who wrote the senator's speech. Apparently McCain himself said he understood why Rohe had to make her remarks, and New School president Bob Kerrey......

- A Brooklyn girl was killed by a bus this afternoon; right now, it seems another student may have released the emergency brake - Senator McCain thinks New School students need a lesson in courtesy - The Empire State Building will be open until 2AM this summer (and then you can head to the 24-hour Apple Store on Fifth Avenue) - Former NJ Governor McGreevey's tell-all book is pretty explicit about what the Garden......

Though federal officials say there is no corrobation at this point, city still says the subway bombing threat that caused New Yorkers to be even more vigilant than usual (but basically as vigilant right after the London bombings in July) was credible. However, in hopes of making it look like the NYPD and Department of Homeland Security are on the same page, the DHS has said that the Mayor acted prudently in warning New Yorkers.......

The Republican National Convention opened yesterday with two of its more liberal politicians, Rudy Giuliani and Senator John McCain, taking the stage. Senator McCain, whose dalliances with the other side have confused the more right-leaning conservatives, won the affection of delegates by "mauling" Michael Moore, who was at the convention under the auspices of writing for USA Today. On the Today Show Tim Russert called Moore the GOP's favorite pinata; Moore, for his part, seemed......