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.

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.

'Money bomb': Ron Paul raises $6 million in 24-hour period  —  Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, raised an astounding $6 million and change Sunday, his campaign said, almost certainly guaranteeing he'll outraise his rivals for the Republican nomination in the fourth quarter and likely will be able …

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.

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?

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.

Nava '09 admits to fabricating assault, threatening e-mails  —  Francisco Nava '09 has admitted to fabricating an alleged assault on him that he said occurred Friday evening and also to sending threatening emails to himself, other members of the Anscombe Society and prominent conservative …

'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.

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.

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.

Normandale's 'meditation room' is home to a single faith  —  Last week, I visited a Muslim place of worship.  A schedule for Islam's five daily prayers was posted at the entrance, near a sign requesting that shoes be removed.  Inside, a barrier divided men's and women's prayer space …

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 …