Online donations work

Here's another example of how the Internet can level the playing field, empower the voiceless, et al.

Although Democratic front runner John Kerry has attracted more online campaign contributions through Amazon.com than any other candidate, running a close second is someone you may not even have heard of: Gary Nolan, who's running on the Libertarian ticket.

Reporter John Cook has a status report on Amazon's little experiment in melding e-commerce with politics.