Garret M. Graff speculates on the Obama cabinet. [Washingtonian]

Douglas Belkin profiles one of Obama's closest advisers and confidants. [WSJ]

Jesse Jackson weighs in on the race. [Lynn Sweet]

The M.T.A. is meeting with the West Side rail yards developer again today. [Gothamist]

Juliet Eilperin looks at John McCain's struggle with environmental issues. [Wash Post]

Bob Barr has made it official. [The Swamp]

Ron Paul's supporters are plotting to overthrow the Republican National Convention. [Top of the Ticket]

There's still not much evidence, at least in national polls, to support the notion that Obama has a Jewish problem. [Gallup]

A slogan for Queens? [Queens Crap]