YouTube isn't the only Web 2.0 outfit getting in on this exciting new thing called "politics." The Washington Post's Slate.com, The Huffington Post, and Yahoo and joining together for a Sept. 12 "cyber-faceoff." Ahem. Essentially, the eight leading Democratic presidential candidates (Republicans are still iffy) are squaring off in what we gather to be an IRC-style, Charlie Rosie-hosted issue-fest. Or, more likely, they'll be copy/pasting from their Microsoft Word talking point docs. [WaPo]