Apr. 18, Headlines - Even though his visit was overshadowed by the Pope in Washington DC, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was in town. He met with presidential candidates Barack Obama, John McCain and Hillary Clinton. Brown spoke with each candidate separately for 45 minutes and discussed issues such as the war in Iraq and the reduction of green house gases.

After the meetings, Brown declared that he was "absolutely confident" that he could work with any of the candidates.

Barack Obama is getting an endorsement from an unusual place. A long time Republican, Former Nixon Watergate figure William Ruckelshaus has come out in support of Obama. Ruckelshaus was the deputy attorney general in 1973. He and then attorney General Elliot Richardson were fired when they did not follow a Nixon order to dismiss the Watergate investigation.

The backlash from Wednesday night's ABC debate seems to not have hurt either candidate, but the network. More than 15,000 comments posted on the ABC blog, the negative far outnumber the positive. Viewers expressed disappointment with little focus on the issues, and much focus on political controversy.