Charles Cook, publisher and editor of The Cook Political Report, will speak at the Manship School of Mass Communication’s Reilly Center for Media and Public Affairs Thursday at 5 p.m. about the 2008 political season.”Charlie’s knowledge of public opinion and elections is legendary. Weare most fortunate to have him share his insights on this historicpresidential election,” said Adrienne Moore, director of the ReillyCenter, in a University news release.Cook’s lecture will take place in the Holliday Forum of the Journalism Building, and the event is free and open to the public.Cook is considered one of the nation’s leading authorities on U.S. elections, according to the release, and he has been called “the best nonpartisan tracker of Congressional races.”——Contact The Daily Reveille news staff at [email protected]