Edwards, Clinton Critical of Obama's Praise for GOP And Reagan  —  RENO, NEV. — John Edwards and Hillary Rodham Clinton criticized Barack Obama's praise of the Republican Party and Ronald Reagan - an anathema for many Democrats, particularly union members considered crucial to winning Nevada's Democratic caucuses Saturday.

Best.  Campaign.  Question.  Ever.  —  CLEMSON, S.C.—Imagine a wiry little man with a flop of gray hair.  He's wearing a brown leather bomber jacket.  Medium build.  Every word he says, he shouts.  Like he's half deaf.  Sounds like an irate hillbilly, even if he's not.  (He could be.)

An Oil Quandary: Costly Fuel Means Costly Calories  —  A PRECIOUS COMMODITY In Mumbai, Rajkanya Kawle, 11, held palm oil for her family's dinner.  The 250 milliliters of oil cost 16 rupees, about 41 cents.  More Photos >  —  KUANTAN, Malaysia — Rising prices for cooking oil are forcing residents …

Waiting for Reagan  —  You fight an election with the politicians you have.  —  Conservative editorialists, radio hosts, and bloggers are unhappy.  They don't like the Republican presidential field, and many of them have been heaping opprobrium on the various GOP candidates with astonishing vigor.

‘Preacher’ Huckabee says Confederate flag opponents can shove flag pole up their ass  —  Does Huckabee pray to Jesus with that mouth?  So much for our Christ-invoking preacher.  Now he's suggesting that civil rights advocates shove flag poles up their ass.

OMG: A Reporter Not a Stenographer!  —  Romney lies and a reporter busts him—in real time, on camera.  Romney says his campaign isn't run by lobbyists, and he doesn't have lobbyists “tied to” his campaign.  Watch this:  —  The reporter sitting on the floor putting actual, tough …

California Blues  —  Our poor state is $14 billion plus now in the red, and the Governator has promised no new taxes, wise inasmuch as our sales and income taxes are already among the highest in the country.  The University of California system is panicking and sending out emails to us alums …

BILL ALSO HITS OBAMA ON GOP IDEAS  —  From NBC/NJ's Mike Memoli and NBC's Mark Murray  —  PAHRUMP, NV — Bill Clinton joined his wife in targeting Barack Obama's statement about Republican ideas, saying that his “legs fell out” when he read it.  —  “Her principal opponent said that since 1992 …

Bush calls for ‘direct and rapid’ stimulus  —  Package envisioned by White House equal to about 1% of GDP  —  WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — President Bush urged Friday for “direct and rapid” tax relief for both U.S. consumers and businesses, calling such a plan the country's “most pressing economic priority.”

Source: Mel Martinez on McCain's Monday Miami sched.  Endorsement likely.  Crist next?  —  A source working with the John McCain campaign says U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez is set to appear with him in Miami-Dade on Monday, swinging crucial Hispanic support to his fellow senator who suffered …

The Democrats Spar Over Reagan's Legacy  —  Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have spent a few days sparring over over Ronald Reagan and the conservative movement.  —  Obama has said this before, in different words: Here's the original remark, from a meeting editorialists in Reno:

Lawyer Reveals Secret, Toppling Death Sentence  —  Daryl R. Atkins, third from left, in 2005.  His case led to a decision barring execution of the mentally retarded.  Thursday, his sentence was commuted to life based on prosecutorial misconduct.  —  For 10 years, Leslie P. Smith …

Facing Deportation but Clinging to Life in U.S.  —  WAUKEGAN, Ill. — She is a homeowner, a taxpayer, a friendly neighbor and an American citizen.  Yet because she is married to an illegal immigrant, these days she feels like a fugitive.  —  Whenever her Mexican husband ventures out of the house …

Bush Proposing $145 Billion Plan to Spur Economy  —  Congressional Democrats, in a rare show of bipartisanship, pledged to work with the president to enact a plan quickly.

Quick!  Figure Out How This Target Billboard “Objectifies” Women!  —  Via Consumerist, the feminists are up in arms about a Times Square Target billboard: … She's making a snow angel, retards.  For people who are supposedly about seeing women “as people first,” these feminists sure are all about pussy!

Clinton, Obama spar over disorganization  —  RENO, Nev. — In the days since Barack Obama first suggested that his “greatest weakness” is being disorganized, Hillary Rodham Clinton has hammered him on it, repeatedly highlighting her own organizational and managerial skills in an effort …

O'Reilly Admits There Are 200K Homeless Vets, Still Says Edwards ‘Is A Liar’ Who Owes ‘An Apology’  —  Recently, Fox News host Bill O'Reilly attacked former senator John Edwards for noting the 200,000 homeless veterans who “go to sleep under bridges and on grates” every night.