GOP Field Readies for True Test In Florida  —  The Top Candidates Finally Go All-Out In a Closed Primary  —  Riding the momentum from his weekend victory in South Carolina, John McCain turned his attention Sunday to Florida and the high-stakes primary there that will test whether …

EXCLUSIVE: Barack vs. Bill: Obama Hits Ex-Prez Over ‘Troubling’ Attacks  —  Vows to ‘Directly Confront Bill Clinton’ Over 'Statements That Are Not Factually Accurate'  —  Sen. Barack Obama says he's ready to confront former President Bill Clinton, calling his advocacy on behalf of his wife's presidential campaign, “troubling.”

Debunking the Reagan Myth  —  Historical narratives matter.  That's why conservatives are still writing books denouncing F.D.R. and the New Deal; they understand that the way Americans perceive bygone eras, even eras from the seemingly distant past, affects politics today.

Frontline Blogger Covers War in Iraq With a Soldier's Eyes  —  Michael Yon was not a journalist, and he wasn't sure what a blogger was.  He had been in uniform but not in combat, and he wanted to keep it that way.  He went to Iraq thinking he would stay for a month, and maybe find a way to write about the war after he got home.

UPDATED (2): Widespread Cheating & Vote Suppression by Clinton Campaign in Clark County, NV  —  [UPDATE 2: Obama's campaign manager David Plouffe has now made the accusation in the Atlantic, with over 200 separate allegations of irregularities at caucus sites.

Obama addresses homophobia, anti-Semitism and xenophobia in MLK Ebenezer Baptist Church speech  —  Today Barack Obama zeroed in on equal opportunity bigotry — and why everyone should strive to not only elevate the political discourse, but to be honest about the base instincts, words and deeds that divide, not unite.

Generic Congressional Ballot  —  Democrats 43% Republicans 38%  —  The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that, if the Congressional Election were held today, 43% of American voters say they would vote for the Democrat in their district and 38% would opt for the Republican (see crosstabs).

Chavez to farmers: Sell within Venezuela or it's ‘treason’  —  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Hugo Chavez threatened on Sunday to take over farms or milk plants if owners refuse to sell their milk for domestic consumption and instead seek higher profits abroad or from cheese-makers.

U.S. stock futures point to major decline on re-open  —  LONDON (MarketWatch) — If futures contracts traded on a day when U.S. stocks weren't even due to open are anything near accurate, then markets will be in for a major decline on Tuesday, with concerns about bond insurers and the health …

Show About Nothing Attacked for Failing to Address Geopolitical Issues  —  I see the creator of the taxpayer-funded Canadian sitcom “Little Mosque On The Prairie” has criticized “Seinfeld” for “failing to deal with the contentious issue of Jewish settlements in Palestinian territory".

Poll: Giuliani Loses Lead In New York  —  This is, obviously, not a good sign for the Rudy Giuliani campaign.  A poll set to be released next week will have the former New York City mayor trailing Sen. John McCain in his home state.  —  New York Post writer Fred Dricker announced on Tim Russert's show this Saturday morning: