Obama's Lead in Delegates Shifts Focus of Campaign  —  WASHINGTON — Senator Barack Obama emerged from Tuesday's primaries leading Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton by more than 100 delegates, a small but significant advantage that Democrats said would be difficult for Mrs. Clinton …

Aloha: Chelsea to campaign in Hawaii  —  (CNN) — As part of the Clinton campaign's declared effort to fight for every delegate in every state, Chelsea Clinton is heading to Hawaii, Barack Obama's home turf, according to a Clinton campaign source.  She'll spend three days, including this weekend, campaigning in Oahu and Honolulu.

Wisconsin Democratic Presidential Primary  —  Wisconsin: Obama 47% Clinton 43%  —  The Democratic Presidential Primary in Wisconsin may be the most competitive contest between Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton since Super Tuesday.  —  The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey shows Obama …

Candidates' Earmarks Worth Millions  —  Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton helped secure more than $340 million worth of home-state projects in last year's spending bills, placing her among the top 10 Senate recipients of what are commonly known as earmarks, according to a new study by a nonpartisan budget watchdog group.

R.I.'s Lincoln Chafee endorses Barack Obama  —  Former Rhode Island Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee told reporters this morning that he is backing Sen. Barack Obama, despite the fact that Sen. John McCain campaigned for him in his failed 2006 re-election bid.

Making (Some) Progress in Iraq  —  Good news is rare in Iraq.  But after months of bitter feuding, Iraq's Parliament has finally approved a budget, outlined the scope of provincial powers, set an Oct. 1 date for provincial elections and voted a general amnesty for detainees.

Hardbrawl  —  Last fall, as network executives, members of Congress and other hotshots gathered beneath a massive tent at Washington's Decatur House to celebrate the 10th anniversary of “Hardball,” Chris Matthews began to address the crowd.

McCain: Against Torture, But  —  I'm heartbroken.  Torture is illegal and immoral whether it is conducted by the military or the CIA.  That was McCain's original position.  It appears it is no longer.  Marty Lederman homes in on the key point: … This is why the focus on waterboarding has been necessary but distracting.

The Cult of Obama  —  Every political news outlet, from the networks to the blogs, is abuzz today with the question: Is the Obama phenomenon a cult?  —  People — particularly Hillary partisans — are eagerly putting this idea out there.  I want to make it very clear before I get started …

FISA: High Noon at Midnight Friday  —  In today's article, I catalogue some of the problems with the Senate bill which would overhaul FISA — while explaining that the bill absolutely must be passed by the House or our foreign intelligence collection is going to collapse.

Obama at the Top  —  Hillary Clinton probably didn't watch the stem-winder speech that Barack Obama delivered Tuesday night after cleaning her clock in the Potomac primaries.  If not, she should.  —  It was tiresome.  —  The speech was classic Obama.  Beautifully written and beautifully delivered …

10 MYTHS ABOUT CANDIAN HEALTH CARE.  —  Sara Robinson does us all a nice service with an article detonating various myths about Canadian health care.  It's a good piece, and fair, too.  She doesn't deny that there are some long waits (and she adds an interesting twist to the situation …

Provincial Elections Set; Amnesty Announced for Prisoners; Muqtada Said to be in Qom  —  Al-Hayat reports in Arabic on the passage by the Iraqi parliament of three important laws.  These included the annual budget, a general amnesty that will free thousands of mostly Sunni Arab prisoners …

McCain and Obama Take Their Senatorial Rivalry Into the Presidential Race  —  WAUKESHA, Wis. — Their tempest began well before their bids for a presidential nomination.  —  When Senator John McCain claimed victory for a round of primaries on Tuesday, it was little surprise that he skipped …