In Ohio, Tense Race Hinges on Grass-Roots Organizers  —  Yaneek Golding, 17, and Jacqueline Vargas, 18, Bronx classmates, carried a Clinton campaign sign on Saturday in University Heights, a Cleveland suburb.  The primary is Tuesday.  More Photos >  —  CLEVELAND — The callers …

Obama Adviser Denies Trade Remarks  —  SAN ANTONIO, Texas (AP) — Barack Obama's senior economic policy adviser said Sunday that Canadian government officials wrote an inaccurate portrayal of his private discussion on the campaign's trade policy in a memo obtained by The Associated Press.

‘Hamas using US weapons against IDF’  —  According to Palestinian sources in the Gaza Strip, most of the gunmen who have been fighting the IDF over the past few days are members of Hamas's armed wing, Izaddin Kassam.  —  “At least 2,000 Hamas gunmen have been deployed in the northern Gaza Strip …

How did the Clinton campaign get here?  —  Just a few months ago, few imagined she'd be struggling to catch up to Obama.  But her team has been riddled with feuding and second-guessing at the top.  —  WASHINGTON — As they mapped out a campaign schedule for Bill Clinton …

Crist Says He'd Support a Repeat of Florida Democratic Primary  —  Florida Governor Charlie Crist said he'd support a repeat of the Democratic presidential primary so the state's delegates can be counted at the party's national convention.  —  Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean said he's open to the possibility.

Stumping for Clinton, Steinem Says McCain's P.O.W. Cred Is Overrated  —  AUSTIN, Texas—Feminist icon Gloria Steinem took to the stump on Hillary Clinton's behalf here last night and quickly proved that she has lost none of her taste for provocation.  —  From the stage, the 73-year-old seemed …

House Democratic leadership: not just complicit but also self-destructive  —  The signs are unmistakably clear that what was always inevitable — full compliance by the House Democratic leadership with Bush's demands on warrantless eavesdropping and telecom amnesty — is now imminent.

Deliverance or Diversion?  —  After their victory in the 2006 Congressional elections, it seemed a given that Democrats would try to make this year's presidential campaign another referendum on Republican policies.  After all, the public appears fed up not just with President Bush, but with his party.

Reuters/C-SPAN/Houston Chronicle Poll: Too Close To Call!  Obama Barely Overtakes Clinton in Ohio and Retains Small Edge in Texas ...

Clinton Leads Obama By 4 Points In Ohio Dem Primary Quinnipiac University Likely Voter Poll Finds; Big Split Among Men, Women Voters  —  New York Sen. Hillary Clinton's margin over Sen. Barack Obama among Ohio likely Democratic primary voters has shrunk to 49 - 45 percent on the eve …

Texas v. Ohio  —  As Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton race around Ohio and Texas for tomorrow's primaries, they are telling a tale of economic woe.  Yet the real story isn't how similar the two states are economically but how different.  Texas has been prospering while Ohio lags …

In Texas, Clinton's Veterans Test Obama's Rookies  —  TEXARKANA, Tex. — Just 32 miles from a place called Hope, this small working-class city at the Texas and Arkansas border is “Clinton country,” as people here frequently and firmly remind you.  —  And Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign wasted …

Iran to Face New UN Sanctions on Monday  —  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is certain to approve a third round of sanctions against Iran on Monday for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment, but it's doubtful the new measures will receive the unanimous support that the first two sanctions resolutions did.

‘Soft’ Press Sharpens Its Focus on Obama  —  During a campaign stop in Ohio last week, ABC's Jake Tapper asked Barack Obama about what he called “an attempt by conservatives and Republicans to paint you as unpatriotic.”  —  Tapper's litany: “That you didn't put your hand over your heart during …