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.

First Read: King endorses Romney... no, Thompson  —  From NBC/NJ's Carrie Dann  —  And the endorsements keep coming... Congressman Steve King (R), one of Iowa's most strident critics of illegal immigration and a champion of the state's rural conservatives, has endorsed Romney.

Harry Reid — compare and contrast  —  (updated below - Update II)  —  Russ Feingold, today, on the effects of Harry Reid's pro-administration dirty work: … All of this stems from Reid's refusal to honor the "hold" placed on that bill by Chris Dodd, who has been in the Senate for 24 years.

Ron Paul For The Republican Nomination  —  By now, readers will know who I favor in the Democratic race.  Here's my most considered case.  But what of the GOP?  For me, it comes down to two men, Ron Paul and John McCain.  That may sound strange, because in many ways they are polar opposites …

BREAKDOWN IN THE FAST LANE  —  ANCHOR VIXEN BUSTED IN ASSAULT ON GAL COP  —  A foxy Philly anchorwoman - who once e-mailed sexy swimsuit snaps to a married TV talking head - became an anger woman yesterday, calling a female NYPD cop a "dyke bitch" and slugging her in the face, law-enforcement sources said.

'Army Times' Article Describes U.S. Troop 'Mutiny' in Iraq  —  NEW YORK While violence is down in Iraq, Americans continue to die and fall badly wounded, and suffer severe stress and trauma caused by 15-month tours of duty.  A remarkable article on Friday in the Army Times is titled: "Not us.

Sarkozy linked with model-turned-singer  —  PARIS - French President Nicolas Sarkozy's new love interest is supermodel-turned-singer Carla Bruni, reports said Monday after the two were photographed together at Disneyland Paris.  —  The respected news weekly L'Express posted a photo of the duo …

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.

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.

Tony Snow: 'The Second War In This Country' Is 'The War On God'  —  Former White House press secretary Tony Snow is apparently attempting to remake himself into the image of Bill O'Reilly.  In a series of recent public events, Snow has adopted the mantle of the right-wing's perceived "secular-progressive" war on conservatives.

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 …

Home-School Ties Aided Huckabee's Iowa Rise  —  Early Backers Rallied Conservative Network  —  ELDORA, Iowa — Julie Roe, an early believer in Mike Huckabee, worked with what she had.  —  With no buttons, no yard signs and no glossy literature from his nearly invisible Iowa campaign …

The 6th Annual Right Wing News Conservative Blog Awards  —  In order to recognize the excellent work some of our fellow bloggers have been doing, RWN has put together the "6th Annual Right Wing News Conservative Blog Awards*".  More than 240 bloggers were invited to vote for their favorite blog in numerous categories and 45 responded.

That picture of Hillary on Drudge right now.  —  Have you seen it?  —  Caption: "The Toll of a Campaign."  It seems so cruel.  Immodest Proposals writes: … My first reaction to that picture is simple disbelief.  How can she suddenly look that much older?