Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby Poll: McCain Lead Widens As Primary Election Day Dawns in Florida  —  Giuliani, Huckabee tied in battle for distant third place  —  UTICA, New York - Arizona Sen. John McCain's lead over former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is growing wider as the Republican campaign ends …

Text of the State of the Union Address  —  Following is the text of President Bush's State of the Union address on Monday, as transcribed by the Federal News Service:  —  Thank you, Madame Speaker.  Thank you all.  —  Madame Speaker, Vice President Cheney, members of Congress …

Clinton, Obama steal Bush's final show  —  All eyes were on Democratic presidential frontrunners Sens. Barack Obama (Ill.) and Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) Monday night as spectators and pundits followed their every move during President Bush's final State of the Union address.

Cash to fugitive's family  —  Some of the $3.5 million went to pay off certain Rezko debts, while $20,000 went to the family of Alber Najjar, who also had extensive connections with Rezko's food companies but became a federal fugitive in 2004 when he fled to Lebanon following his indictment on bookmaking charges, prosecutors said.

CNN RELIABLE SOURCES  —  Obama Wins Big in South Carolina; Bill Clinton Scolds Journalists  —  THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT.  THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.  —  HOWARD KURTZ, HOST (voice over): Race talk.  Barack Obama stuns the media establishment …

The Kennedy Mystique  —  Something fundamental has shifted in the Democratic Party.  —  Last week there was the widespread revulsion at the Clintons' toxic attempts to ghettoize Barack Obama.  In private and occasionally in public, leading Democrats lost patience with the hyperpartisan style of politics …

GOP Unable to Force Vote on Bush Surveillance Bill  —  Senators Can't Stop Democratic Debate; Current Law Set to Expire Thursday  —  The Senate yesterday left the fate of a new electronic surveillance law backed by the Bush administration up in the air, as a Republican-led effort to cut off …

At SOTU, Obama's Clinton snub was the news  —  So President Bush has delivered his last State of the Union.  And what everyone in the House press gallery is talking about isn't the speech.  Rather, it's the snub.  —  Sen. Barack Obama refused to make himself available to greet Sen. Hillary Clinton before the speech.

Speech Text: Democratic Response By Gov. Kathleen Sebelius  —  Remarks as prepared for delivery by Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius:  —  An American Call to Action  —  I'm Kathleen Sebelius, Governor of the State of Kansas.  —  And I am grateful for the opportunity to speak with you tonight.

Illegal Globally, Bail for Profit Remains in U.S.  —  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Wayne Spath is a bail bondsman, which means he is an insurance salesman, a social worker, a lightly regulated law enforcement agent, a real estate appraiser — and a for-profit wing of the American justice system.

Investing in America  —  On a quiet Wednesday morning last August, Senators Chris Dodd and Chuck Hagel held a news conference in Washington to discuss what they felt was a critical issue: the nation's deteriorating infrastructure.  —  The press was not impressed.