Now that some type of student vote about bringing the ROTC back to Columbia looks inevitable, CubPub wanted to get the word out about ROTC and save you some Wikipedia clicks. Read on for some background about the issue.

Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), the junior Democratic Senator from Minnesota will be at Columbia this weekend to speak to you! Senator Klobuchar is the first woman elected to the Senate from Minnesota and was ranked by the New York Times as one of the seventeen women most likely to become the first woman President of the United States. She will speak about her work on the Hill and in committees, specific legislation that she has sponsored/co-sponsored as well as legislative goals she hopes to pursue in the 111thcongress. Then she will open it up to general Q&A for the audience. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to hear from one of the rising stars of the Senate! This event is co-sponsored by the CU Democrats.

Britney Spears. Wolves. Grim throaty voices. Do you remember when presidential campaign ads didn't have these? Well, I don.t Anyway, John Dickerson from Slate put together his list of the top five campaign ads going back to Eisenhower and Johnson. Some of them look more like an episode of the Today Show than brutal clips we're used to. The video is below. Tell CubPub your favorites.

Word is out that Minnesota Senate Candidate (and former SNL cast member) Al Franken wrote last Saturday's opening sketch about the McCain ads. Here is the sketch.

"[Bush] let highflying bankers and high risk deals go through without much scrutiny."

Barack Obama can "generate a sense of national purpose." - Senator Amy Klobuchar at Columbia.

Word is out that McCain, in a move seemingly planned to showcase his leadership potential, will stop campaigning and return to Washington to work on the finance bailout package. He asked opponent Barack Obama to postpone the first debate planned for this Friday night. Barack declined that offer, insisting that candidates should be able to multitask. With the Bailout issue dominating the news cycle over the past week, McCain's move brings the race back to the spotlight.

John McCain decided this afternoon that he would join in tonight's presidential debate with Barack Obama. The decision followed a threat by McCain to miss the debate if progress had not been made on a plan to solve this week's Finance Crisis. So be sure to catch the debate tonight, and check out the Debate Watch Party tonight at 9 in the Tasti Lounge. Free food of course.

The Fix, a politics blog by the Washington Post spotted an ad yesterday morning on McCain's website claiming that McCain had won the first debate. The debate took place later that night.

Now that some type of student vote about bringing the ROTC back to Columbia looks inevitable, CubPub wanted to get the word out about ROTC and save you some Wikipedia clicks. Read on for some background about the issue.