...Republicans and Democrats said Wednesday, that was long on photo ops and endorsements and short on substance and energy. Bill Mayer, a political scientist at Northeastern University who has written extensively about the presidential nominating process...

...Very First School Day I Met..." (Milk & Cookies Press, $9.95, ages 3-6) by Norman Stiles and illustrated by Bill Mayer, and she doesn't seem to mind a bit. "Slippers at School" (Dutton Children's, $12.99, ages 2 and up) by...