Obama won big in Oregon.  In Kentucky, Clinton won a lot bigger.  But Obama's still the likely Democratic nominee. We look forward to the November election.  Are the states as evenly divided as they were in 2000 and 2004? Which Red or Blue states look Purple—and why? What about race and gender? Is the vice-presidential nominee likely to matter? Also, as oil set records, lawmakers try to look tough, and rumblings of peace—and pragmatism-- in the Middle East.