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.

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 …

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.

McCain, Romney ready for Mich. vote  —  Economy central issue in GOP primary, snowfall threatens turnout  —  Presidential hopeful, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., kisses his wife Cindy during a campaign rally in Traverse City, Mich., Tuesday morning.  —  Key for Romney

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.

Another prexy campaign, another McCain smear  —  Charleston, S.C. - The McCain campaign moved quickly this evening to stamp out an attempt by a group calling itself “Vietnam Veterans Against John McCain” to paint the Arizona senator as a “songbird” who “left behind” other prisoners of war in North Vietnam.

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 …

EXITS  —  According to the Fox exit polls, in the Democratic primary tonight, Clinton took 25% of the African-American vote and “uncommitted” is getting 69% of the African-American vote.  Now remember, Hillary is only major candidate on the ballot.  The others, and even Hillary to a degree …

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.

From the McCain party...  McCain supporters have already arrived at the charming Hibernian Society building here near the corner of Meeting and Broad streets ("The Four Corners of Law") in downtown Charleston.  —  No sign of the candidate, but the cameras are in place on a riser facing a ginormous American flag.