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.

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 …

Clinton has lead with party insiders  —  WASHINGTON - Hillary Rodham Clinton retains her lead among suddenly critical Democratic Party insiders even as Barack Obama builds up his delegate margin with primary and caucus victories across the country, according to a survey by The Associated Press.

Poll: Obama, McCain lead in Va.  —  Both enjoy sizable leads over rivals as primary approaches Tuesday  —  Barack Obama and John McCain may be cruising toward blowout wins in Virginia's presidential primary Tuesday.  —  Among the Democrats, the poll conducted for the Richmond Times-Dispatch …

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.

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.

NBC projects Obama win in Maine  —  With 59 percent of votes counted, he had 57 percent to Clinton's 42 percent  —  AUGUSTA, Maine - NBC News projected that Barack Obama has defeated Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Democratic Party's Maine caucuses on Sunday, a day after sweeping three other states.

Bush attacks Obama  —  For a while, the GOP leadership appreciated Obama for the headache he was giving Hillary Clinton.  But since Iowa, they've begun to consider him a likely nominee, and his wins last night produced the clearest outline yet of a GOP strategy against him: He's not ready, they say, to be commander in chief.

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.