Daily Polichicks: Thursday

Campaign '08:

Geraldine Ferraro resigned from the Clinton campaign after causing drama by saying that the only reason Barack Obama is the frontrunner is because he's black.  He's just "lucky," she said. [The Washington Post]

U.S. News:

Eliot Spitzer Scandal

Oy-vey.  New York Governor Eliot Spitzer resigned Wednesday after an FBI investigation linked him to a prostitution ring. He reportedly paid a call girl $4300 for a tryst. [The New York Times]

So what do you get for $4300 anyway? [The Washington Post]

And how did the Times get the scoop? [The New York Observer]

Ask anything. The New York Times editors and writers who worked on the Spitzer story will answer your questions about the scandal here. [The New York Times]

Actor Alec Baldwin gives his two cents on the Spitzer scandal. [The Huffington Post]

Other U.S. News 

1 in 4 teen girls carries an STD. [AP via CNN]

World News:

The U.S. isn't as cool overseas as it used to be.  The "magic is over,"  says the French Foreign Minister. [International Herald Tribune]