New Clinton campaign out to show her likability  —  New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, trying to warm up an image some voters perceive as cold, starts a drive Monday to showcase her personal side with testimonials from friends, associates and constituents she has helped.

Lieberman's New Kiss of Death  —  The Nation — Senator Joe Lieberman will finally come clean on Monday, unleashing his inner-Republican to endorse the struggling campaign of Senator John McCain, according to several news reports.  It is a bittersweet alliance for both men.

Huckabee ramps up game in early states  —  LITTLETON, N.H. - Determined to prove he's more than a political "one-night stand," Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee will make his largest ad buys in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina this week.  —  The former Arkansas governor …

Why Did Bob Kerrey Mention Obama's Middle Name — 'Hussein'?  —  Some Obama supporters have asked why former Sen. Bob Kerrey, D-Neb., who endorsed Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., today, mentioned her opponent Sen. Barack Hussein Obama's middle name in remarks published in The Washington Post.  (LINK)

Bush Faces Pressure to Shift War Priorities  —  As Iraq Calms, Focus Turns to Afghanistan  —  With violence on the decline in Iraq but on the upswing in Afghanistan, President Bush is facing new pressure from the U.S. military to accelerate a troop drawdown in Iraq and bulk up force levels in Afghanistan …

Shorter Candidates  —  Obama: The system sucks, but I'm so awesome that it'll melt away before me.  —  Edwards: The system sucks, and we're gonna have to fight like hell to destroy it.  —  Clinton: The system sucks, and I know how to work within it more than anyone.

Romney Claims NRA Endorsement He Didn't Receive  —  Mitt Romney on "Meet the Press" Sunday.  (Getty/Meet the Press).  —  Maybe it was the pressure of the moment.  Being under the Tim Russert spotlight can get to anyone.  Under Russert's grilling about guns on this morning's "Meet the Press …

Clinton chases after Obama with gender card  —  This week has finally put an end to all of that silly talk over the last 10 months from media pundits and political observers alike that Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., was going to win the New Hampshire primary in a walk.

Bad information leads police to wrong house; bullets fly  —  Minneapolis cops wearing bullet-proof vests were not hurt; homeowner says he fired in self-defense.  —  Police blamed bad information for sending a SWAT team into a north Minneapolis house early Sunday morning in a raid that ended …

DOING THAT WUDU AT NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE  —  Minneapolis Star Tribune metro columnist Katherine Kersten has located the Twin Cities' newest mosque, on public property at Normandale Community College in Bloomington, Minnesota.  Kersten reports: … The mosque has all the necessary and customary accouterments:

The earth is your fuhrer  —  Here's one for Jonah's Liberal Fascism files.  Bigshot eco-panjandrum lays down the law:

The man behind Paul's fundraising curtain  —  MONEY MAN: Trevor Lyman works the phone, and the keyboard, for Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) from a rented house he shares with other Paul volunteers.  He sees the flood of donations through the Internet as representing "the will of the people."

Mr. Dodd Takes on Washington  —  There's going to be a telecom immunity showdown in the Senate tomorrow.  Here's the action alert.  You can also DiggIt.  —  Senator Chris Dodd will take to the floor and will not yield.  —  FDL has a post up where you can offer your own questions …

Open Season  —  In the news section of today's Daily Princetonian, a grotesque tale of personal intimidation is told, detailing activity not acceptable anywhere, let alone at an elite American university.  The lives of five members of the University community who hold and defend traditional beliefs …