From the Fact Check Desk: Obama's Army Anecdote  —  At last night's debate in Texas, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, told an anecdote about an Army captain that is causing a lot of chatter in the political world.  —  Obama was making a point about what he called “the single …

McCain Disputed On 1999 Meeting  —  Broadcaster Lowell “Bud” Paxson yesterday contradicted statements from Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign that the senator did not meet with Paxson or his lobbyist before sending two controversial letters to the Federal Communications Commission on Paxson's behalf.

Michelle Obama thesis was on racial divide  —  Michelle Obama's senior year thesis at Princeton University, obtained exclusively from the campaign by Politico, shows a document written by a young woman grappling with a society in which a black Princeton alumnus might only be allowed to remain “on the periphery.”

Bush admin: U.S. has ‘lost intelligence’  —  The Bush administration informed Congress on Friday that the government has “lost intelligence” because of the expiration of surveillance legislation caught in a political tug of war.  —  “We have lost intelligence information this past week …

Nader considering another White House run  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Ralph Nader could be poised for another third party presidential campaign.  —  The consumer advocate will appear on NBC's “Meet the Press” on Sunday.  Nader launched his 2004 presidential run on the show.

Coburn: ‘I Think It Was Probably A Mistake Going To Iraq’  —  During a town hall meeting in Muskogee, Oklahoma this past weekend, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) admitted that it was “a mistake” for the United States to invade Iraq in 2003.  “I will tell you personally that I think it was probably …

Secret Service defends security at Obama rally in Dallas  —  JLD@STAR-TELEGRAM.COM … FORT WORTH — The U.S. Secret Service on Friday defended its handling of security during a massive rally in downtown Dallas for Barack Obama, saying there was no “lapse” in its “comprehensive and layered security plan …

McMuddled  —  Megan McArdle responds to my earlier post on taxes and revealed preferences and really makes a bit of a mess of things.  More detailed discussion below the fold. … Umm, no. I sent her Tom Slee's book, which uses the analogy of shopping at Walmart to demonstrate …

Obama: is America ready for this dangerous leftwinger?  —  Listen to the rhetoric of Barack Obama ...  For most ordinary Americans, those not encumbered with an expensive education or infected by prolonged exposure to cosmopolitan heterodoxy, patriotism is a consequence of birth.

Hillary: Seat Michigan, Florida Delegates  —  I just finished a thirty-minute interview with Hillary Clinton — it will air statewide next week, just before the Texas primary, on “Texas Monthly Talks” — and among the topics we discussed was the controversy over whether the Michigan …

Dems' FISA Thriller: 3, .. 2, .. 1 .. The Constitution Is Saved!  —  House Democrats Save the World! (for now) Dems' Freedom Card v. GOP's Fear Card: Constitution v. Cowardice  —  Who wins this hand may depend on you.  Contacted your Representative yet?  Here's a new C&L video that parodies …