Governor Paterson used his trademark sense of humor during his opening remarks at the ServiceNation Summit last night. more ›

We're at Columbia University for the ServiceNation Summit. Security is tight--university entrances are closed to students and Columbia employees only--and students are sitting outside to watch a livefeed of the forum in the middle of campus. The forum with Barack Obama and John McCain will air at 8 p.m. on CNN, MSNBC, and some PBS stations. You can also watch it online at the ServiceNation website. more ›

Barack Obama and Bill Clinton just had lunch at Clinton's Harlem offices. The Observer shared the pool report and points out it included this line: "There was no handshake and your pooler did not see the two actually look at each other. There was a brief Q&A." Some more excerpts:

President Clinton was asked when he will hit the campaign trail for Sen. Obama. more ›

Columbia University president Lee Bollinger confirmed that presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama will appear together at the university for a forum sponsored by ServiceNation. The Columbia Spectator describes ServiceNation as a "non-partisan coalition devoted to increasing the commitment of citizens to public service to 100 million people by 2010." more ›