8 Questions the Potomac Primary Could Answer  —  1) Will a Sweep by Obama Make Him the Front-Runner?  —  Victories in Maryland, Virginia and the District would give Barack Obama a narrow but undisputed lead among pledged delegates to the Democratic National Convention.

A Flag Obama Supporters Salute?  —  Oh, my.  Barack Obama may want to call his new Houston office and suggest some decorating ideas.  Take a look at the flag flying in the office at the moment:  —  No, that's not a Texas state flag with a picture of Obama on it.

For Clinton, Ohio and Texas Emerge as Key States to Win  —  Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and her advisers increasingly believe that, after a series of losses, she has been boxed into a must-win position in the Ohio and Texas primaries on March 4, and she has begun reassuring anxious donors …

Arizona Seeing Signs of Flight by Immigrants  —  PHOENIX — The signs of flight among Latino immigrants here are multiple: Families moving out of apartment complexes, schools reporting enrollment drops, business owners complaining about fewer clients.  —  While it is too early to know for certain …

U.S. to Try 6 On Capital Charges Over 9/11 Attacks  —  New Evidence Gained Without Coercive Tactics  —  The Bush administration announced yesterday that it intends to bring capital murder charges against half a dozen men allegedly linked to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks …

When Reality Bites  —  There's a big difference between the Republican and Democratic campaigns: The Republicans have split on policy grounds; the Democrats haven't.  There's been a Republican divide between center and right, yet no Democratic divide between center and left.

Snohomish County GOP caucus results being questioned  —  MARYSVILLE, Wash. — KING 5 News has uncovered inconsistencies in how the votes from Saturday's Republican Caucus are being reported, raising questions about the accuracy of the statewide count.  —  As of Monday at 5 p.m. …

Reid's move delayed rap on Berkeley  —  Senate Democrats left two days of legislative business officially open last week, hobbling GOP efforts to bring up a bill punishing a liberal California city for scolding Marine Corps recruiters.  —  Republicans said Democrats clearly wanted to avoid …

Redefining Conservatism  —  This just in: Ronald Reagan is dead and he's not coming back.  Now, can conservatives please move on?  —  Reagan always spoke about the future and its possibilities.  Today's conservatives, however, can't seem to break with the past and the nostalgia for the Reagan years.

Representative Tom Lantos Dies at 80  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Tom Lantos, who escaped the Nazis and grew up to become a forceful voice for human rights all over the world, has died.  He was 80.  —  The California Democrat, the only Holocaust survivor to serve in Congress …

Obama Unplugged  —  Lost without a Teleprompter.  —  USUALLY WHEN BARACK OBAMA gives a major speech, the overdone hosannas from the liberal commentariat follow as surely as night follows day.  The American Prospect's Ezra Klein wrote of Obama's post-Iowa victory speech, “I've been blessed to hear many great orations.

Amnesty Day for Bush and lawbreaking telecoms  —  The Senate today — led by Jay Rockefeller, enabled by Harry Reid, and with the active support of at least 12 (and probably more) Democrats, in conjunction with an as-always lockstep GOP caucus — will vote to legalize warrantless spying …

Sources: Gore won't endorse  —  (CNN) - He's the most prominent Democrat yet to take a side in the presidential election, but two sources close to Al Gore tell us not to expect the former vice president to endorse either Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama any time during the primary season.

Mortgage Crisis Spreads Past Subprime Loans  —  The credit crisis is no longer just a subprime mortgage problem.  —  As home prices fall and banks tighten lending standards, people with good, or prime, credit histories are falling behind on their payments for home loans …