The Guardian's senior political commentator follows the debate in America about one of Hillary Clinton's TV adverts

Alistair Darling presented his 2008 budget today and we blogged it live - here's how it unfoldedBudget 2010 live blog

China's bands are inspired by their Western counterparts but have a definite sound of their own. Hear them for yourself here

Here's a story that gives a new twist to what we mean by "user generated content". John Gapper, chief business commentator with the Financial Times, put up a blog yesterday about the Eliot Spitzer scandal.

So Cadbury Schweppes has done it after all. There had been growing concerns that the credit crunch could scupper its plans to demerge its US drinks business. Today the company has banished those fears.

It's always a bad sign when voters start feeling sorry for a politician. Sympathy is fine; it's a tough job most of the time, as Alistair Darling can probably confirm this budget morning. He's boxed in very badly on most fronts, to the point where a few economic writers have…