Witnesses recall Romney-MLK march  —  Shirley Basore, 72, says she was sitting in the hairdresser's chair in wealthy Grosse Pointe, Mich., back in 1963 when a rumpus started and she discovered that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and her governor, George Romney, were marching for civil rights — right past the window.

Hillary Clinton Embraces Her Husband's Legacy  —  After months of discussion within her campaign over how heavily she should draw on her husband's legacy, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is closing out her Iowa and New Hampshire campaigns in a tight embrace of Bill Clinton's record …

9/11 Panel Study Finds That C.I.A. Withheld Tapes  —  WASHINGTON — A review of classified documents by former members of the Sept. 11 commission shows that the panel made repeated and detailed requests to the Central Intelligence Agency in 2003 and 2004 for documents and other information …

Charming and Aloof, Huckabee Changed State  —  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — In more than a decade of presiding over this state, Mike Huckabee produced a legacy like few other Republican governors in the South, surprising even liberal Democrats with his willingness to upend some of Arkansas's more parochial traditions.

Senate Majority Leader Reid Weighs Partisan Divides, Security in Iraq  —  JIM LEHRER: Now, our Newsmaker interview with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Democrat of Nevada.  And to Ray Suarez.  —  RAY SUAREZ: Senator Reid, welcome to the program.  —  SEN. HARRY REID (D-NV) …

Bush can all but close the earmarks favor factory with the stroke of a pen (Don't miss the Q & A)  —  If the headline on this post seems too good to be true, be assured it reflects an expert legal opinion, that of the Congressional Research Service.  The opinion is at the heart …

Understanding US Election Issues & Presidential Candidates  —  People living outside America find it difficult to get a clear picture of the issues and candidates in the US presidential election 2008 as a majority of the US media and the blogs seem to have become rather emotive (and partisan? …

FBI Prepares Vast Database Of Biometrics  —  $1 Billion Project to Include Images of Irises and Faces  —  CLARKSBURG, W. Va. — The FBI is embarking on a $1 billion effort to build the world's largest computer database of peoples' physical characteristics, a project that would give …

Banks Abandon Effort to Set Up Big Rescue Fund  —  Treasury Backed Idea As Response to Crisis; Boost From Foreigners  —  One of the federal government's signature efforts to ease financial instability caused by the subprime-mortgage crisis collapsed as the nation's three biggest banks gave …

Huck talks religion, tolerance, morality  —  From NBC/NJ's Adam Aigner-Treworgy  —  ON THE ROAD, IA — In a gaggle with reporters aboard his campaign bus, Huckabee elaborated on his response to a man from Marshalltown, IA, who had expressed concern that only Christians would be attended to by a Huckabee White House.

Tent city in suburbs is cost of U.S. home crisis  —  Between railroad tracks and beneath the roar of departing planes sits “tent city,” a terminus for homeless people.  It is not, as might be expected, in a blighted city center, but in the once-booming suburbia of Southern California.

IMUS RIPS NOT-SO-BRAVE BROKAW  —  THE friendship between Don Imus and Tom Brokaw is over.  —  “He [Brokaw] is not the most courageous person I've ever met in my life,” Imus told his listeners on Wednesday.  “He's not the guy I'd want to be in a foxhole with.”

Tucker: John Edwards Can't Be President, His House Is Too Big  —  MSNBC claims to have a great political line up, yet they continue to allow feckless Tucker Carlson to darken their network.  To show just how low the bar can be lowered, Tucker decides that John Edwards' large house makes for good political discussion.

The Battle to Save New Orleans Public Housing  —  In New Orleans, protests have been taking place for weeks to block the demolition of 4,500 units of public housing.  Jacquie Soohen and Rick Rowley of Big Noise Films file a report from the streets of New Orleans.  [includes rush transcript]

Huckabee: Gitmo Is “Too Nice”  —  From CBS News' Joy Lin and Mary Hood:  —  DAVENPORT, IA - Asked about Guantanamo, Mike Huckabee said he had visited the facility and said it was “disappointing” that military personnel were eating meals that averaged $1.60 while the detainees were eating Halal meals that cost over $4 each.