Clinton Campaign Manager Calls It Quits  —  Former First Lady's Chief of Staff to Take Over Running Presidential Race  —  Patti Solis Doyle announced that she is stepping down as the campaign manager for the presidential campaign of Sen. Hilary Clinton, D-N.Y., ABC News has learned that this afternoon.

A LITTLE WEIRD  —  As you know, John McCain lost two of the three contests yesterday.  He was losing narrowly in Washington state and then pulled ahead by a narrow margin (less than two points) toward the end.  But then with 87% of the returns counted, the Washington state GOP, which runs the caucuses stopped releasing results.

Obama or Clinton?  Grammys go for Obama  —  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Fresh from their feud on the campaign trail, Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama beat Bill Clinton in a contest almost as closely watched as the primaries being waged across the United States — the music industry's Grammy Awards.

Superdelegates, Back Off  —  ON the first Wednesday in June, the morning after the last day of voting in the 1984 campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, the long, drawn-out battle that began with Gary Hart's stunning victory in New Hampshire ended — but only after one last plot twist.

Chris Wallace: Probing, hard-nosed journalist  —  Chris Wallace interviewed George Bush today on Fox News and, after asking Bush about his views on waterboarding, this was the “question” which Wallace — sitting next to Bush in front of a cozy fireplace (after a borderline-romantic stroll …

So Much for a Warm Welcome  —  John McCain is the presumptive GOP nominee for president.  In the face of serious opposition, his campaign is reaching out to movement leaders and trying to make nice. … Ann Coulter has made controversy her currency, outrage her oeuvre.

Driving A Wedge  —  The Drudge Report is a right-wing site that is used to drive right-wing propaganda into the large, corporate media outlets.  When a story is featured at the Drudge Report, you always have to ask why, and ask what is the right's intent behind getting this story into circulation.

Bin Laden popularity fades in Pakistan  —  Respondents also show support for Bhutto's party, distrust of Musharraf  —  ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Sympathy for al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden and the Taliban has dropped sharply in Pakistan amid a wave of deadly violence, according to the results of a recent opinion poll.

Tim Rutten Lies About Cheney's CPAC Speech  —  Tim Rutten: … I found it curious that Cheney would say he was “glad the administration had tortured people.”  That doesn't sound like something he'd say.  And I don't really trust Tim Rutten, since he has lied to me so many times in the past.