Nine gin-soaked white raisins a day keeps arthritis away? Well, after 8 days, you'll have eaten 72. Some interpretations of the Koran say that the reward in heaven is not 72 virgins, but 72 white raisins. Probably not gin-soaked, though. Heinz Kerry pitches health care

Daniel Drezner's angst over his vote leads one of his readers to provide an excellent unmasking of a Kerry foreign policy. danieldrezner.com: About that p-value

NightLine catches river fever after trying to find credible Vietnamese witnesses to corroborate Kerry's Silver Star saga. JustOneMinute: Nightline Goes To Vietnam