The CNN Democratic presidential debate in Texas  —  This is the transcript of the debate between Democratic presidential candidates Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama on February 21, 2008 at the University of Texas in Austin.  —  CNN's CAMPBELL BROWN: And the candidates have taken their seats.

The McCain Article  —  A recent New York Times article examined a number of decisions by Senator John McCain that raised questions about his judgment over potential conflicts of interest.  The article included reporting on Mr. McCain's relationship with a female lobbyist whose clients often …

Exclusive: U.S. urges Pakistanis to keep Musharraf, despite election defeat  —  ISLAMABAD, Pakistan _The Bush administration is pressing the opposition leaders who defeated Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf to allow the former general to retain his position, a move that Western diplomats …

Try a Little Tenderness  —  Barack Obama's biggest draw is not his eloquence.  When you watch an Obama speech, you lean forward and listen and think, That's good.  He's compelling, I like the way he speaks.  And afterward all the commentators call him “impossibly eloquent” and say “he gave me thrills and chills.”

Clinton Donors Worried by Campaign's Spending  —  Nearly $100,000 went for party platters and groceries before the Iowa caucuses, even though the partying mood evaporated quickly.  Rooms at the Bellagio luxury hotel in Las Vegas consumed more than $25,000; the Four Seasons, another $5,000.

Obama once visited '60s ‘terrorists’  —  In 1995, State Senator Alice Palmer introduced her chosen successor, Barack Obama, to a few of the district's influential liberals at the home of two well known figures on the local left: William Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn.

Never mind Iraq.  Just end the ‘war on terror.’  —  Using bold rhetoric that often makes his followers rapturous, Barack Obama has declared over and over that he will be the president of “change.”  But is Obama brave enough to bring about a really radical change?

OBAMA SHOOTING HIMSELF IN THE FOOT WITH ANTI-GUN STANCE  —  Barack Obama will have a big problem attracting the blue-collar white voters he needs to win the presidency, writes Bob Owens: they like guns and he wants to take their guns away.  —  Support Pajamas Media; Visit Our Advertisers

Police concerned about order to stop screening  —  DALLAS — Security details at Barack Obama's rally Wednesday stopped screening people for weapons at the front gates more than an hour before the Democratic presidential candidate took the stage at Reunion Arena.

Media Start Falling Out of Love With Obama: Margaret Carlson  —  Feb. 21 (Bloomberg) — There's nothing easier than falling out of love.  On this, as opposed to credit default swaps, I am an expert.  —  The wakeup moment usually follows the realization that one's dearly beloved reads the newspaper out loud and won't share the remote.