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Since the latest Firefox update allah the colors on FR and AT&T Yahoo mail are all wonky, The background colors have gone to never-neverland, link font colors have gone to a very pale blue, my posts are no longer green with envy, etc. Everybody's screen names are Grape Ape purple. Worst of all, the fundraiser thermometer bar has gone from a rich ruby red worthy of Dorothy's slippers to invisible!!!

George Stephanopoulos knows he will moderate tonight's debate at USC under trying circumstances. For starters, it's hard to imagine so many candidates -- nine Democrats are running for president -- actually debating. Then there's the timing. The election is 19 months away, and most Americans don't want to tune in to presidential politics so early in the game. "I'm a masochist," Stephanopoulos said. "But what I'm hoping for is to have a real conversation -- not canned speeches -- and for there to be real moments of engagement and substance. What you want to avoid is a cacophony." The former...