THE CHANGING FACE OF THE NATION

Here's yet another example of new media improving print stories - and just putting together something really cool.

The map on the link shows the United States and how the House, Senate and gubernatorial races are shaping up for both parties. It profiles who is running in each race and whether the districts are leaning republican or democrat or if the race is a total toss up.

Users can also shape-shift the map so that it's displays each state by their population rather than their geographical size. It can also give users a real sense of each state's importance in the presidential elections when it comes to electoral college votes.

How accurate is this crystal ball of a map? We'll have to see in a couple weeks.

Stay tuned.