And The First Exit Polls in Michigan Say...  I'm surprised no one else has put this up yet.  I'm hearing the first round of exit polls have Romney 35, McCain 29, Huckabee 15, Ron Paul 10, Giuliani 4.  This doesn't count absentee ballots.  —  If this holds, the networks will be able to announce shortly after 9 p.m. eastern time...

Across Michigan, light turnout and some upset voters  —  Around metro Detroit and across the state, turnout has been so low for the presidential primary that some clerks predict the majority of votes will come from absentee ballots.  —  Clerks say snowy weather and a non-race on the Democratic side have kept numbers down.

ROMNEY, CLINTON WIN MICHIGAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY  —  Native son Mitt Romney won the affection of Michigan poll-goers Tuesday, pulling out a victory against rival John McCain by appealing to the Republican base with a strong economic message.  —  With 48 percent of the voting in, Romney was at 40 percent over McCain with 30 percent.

NBC Wins Battle Over Debate  —  The Nevada Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that MSNBC is not required to include candidate Dennis Kucinich in its scheduled Democratic presidential debate.  —  The decision, which came one hour before the debate was scheduled to begin in Las Vegas …

HUCK, THE CONSTITUTION AND 'GOD'S STANDARDS'  —  From NBC/NJ's Adam Aigner-Treworgy  —  WARREN, Mich. — Huckabee's closing argument to voters here this evening featured a few new stories and two prolonged sections on illegal immigration and Christian values.

Obama's Farrakhan Test  —  Barack Obama is a member of Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ.  Its minister, and Obama's spiritual adviser, is the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. In 1982, the church launched Trumpet Newsmagazine; Wright's daughters serve as publisher and executive editor.

Banned at The DoJ  —  We here at TPM get hundreds of emails each day, ranging from reader emails to press releases.  And it took me a while to notice that on October 10th of last year, the Justice Department stopped sending us their releases.  We had been on their list for well more than a year.

Clinton vs. Obama: Lest We Forget  —  The Clinton vs. Obama contest for the Democratic ticket of the upcoming residential race raises some provocative issues when reflecting on the Women's Movement and the African American community.  So much so that a recent comment by Senator Hillary Clinton …

Hillary Whacks Bill In The Crown Jewels  —  Here is an odd one - in the course of bemoaning her heroic sacrifice in order to deliver a better America to the rest of us (hard to type while I'm tearing up), Hillary said this in a no-holds-barred interview with Tyra Banks:

Pelosi pushes gourmet menu  —  The processed cheese has been replaced with brie.  The Jell-O has made way for raspberry kiwi tarts and mini-lemon blueberry trifles.  Meatloaf has moved over for mahi mahi and buns have been shunted aside in favor of baguettes.