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.

Obama wins Maine caucuses  —  With 70 percent counted, he had 57 percent to Clinton's 42 percent  —  Barack Obama supporter Pak Lul, who recently became an American citizen and was originally from the Sudan, leaves the caucus in Arrowsic, Maine, on Sunday.  —  Slide show  —  Voters cast their ballots

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.

Bush Calls McCain a ‘True Conservative’  —  WASHINGTON — President Bush broke his silence on the 2008 presidential race on Sunday, giving his imprimatur to Senator John McCain of Arizona as a “true conservative,” who nonetheless has “got some convincing to do” to persuade fellow Republicans of his right-wing bona fides.

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.

Edwards Aide: John Having Private Endorsement Discussions With Hillary, Obama; “Greater Than 50% Chance” He'll Endorse  —  An Edwards aide confirms to me that John Edwards met privately with Hillary on Thursday to discuss the possibility of making an endorsement, and will meet with Obama tomorrow, as first reported by Mark Halperin.

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 …

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 …

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.