What are the most popular stories around the web this morning?  Townhall does the surfing so you don't have to.

CNN:  Obama Notifies Candidates on Short List

New York Times:  Brooks: Hoping It's Biden

Politico:  McCain Family Owns 8 Properties

Washington Post:  Houses Add Up to a Snag For McCain

Time Magazine:  Where's Obama's Passion?

Wall Street Journal:  They're Paying Attention Now

ABC News:  How Strong Is Russia?

FOX News:  Harvard Reclaims Top Spot in Latest U.S. News List

US News & World Report:  Best Colleges: How We Calculate Them

Newsweek:  Is Seeing Believing?

Los Angeles Times:  Deaths, Rape Lead to Scrutiny of Pasadena Hospital

Boston Globe:  Man Uses Barbie Fishing Rod to Make Record Catch

Slate:  Crossword, Sudoku Plague Threatens America!

New York Post:  Phelps Sucks Face with Aussie

Chicago Tribune:  Pa. Woman in Jordan Case to Remain in Jail for Now

Philadelphia Inquirer:  10-year-old Pa. Girl Charged with Sexual Assault

And on Townhall.com:

         Lorie Byrd:  The Case Against Obama - In His Own Words
         David Limbaugh: A Guilty Diversion
         Michelle Malkin:  Abu Ghraib-i-fying America's Schools
         Charles Krauthammer:  The Understated Georgian Crisis
         John Hawkins:  25 Reasons You Might be a Liberal (Part 2)