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 …

Can national security appeal save Clinton's candidacy?  —  WESTERVILLE, Ohio — With time running out on her dream, Hillary Clinton kicked off a two-day bus tour of Ohio Sunday with a dire warning about rival Barack Obama and a plea for support from a state uniquely positioned either to breathe …

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.

IDF pulls out of Gaza, Hamas declares ‘victory’  —  The Israel Defense Forces pulled its ground troops out of the Gaza Strip early Monday, and Hamas seized the pullout to declare “victory” in the intensive fighting that has killed more than 100 people in recent days.

K Drum, Breaking A Big Story Or Breaking, Well...  Kevin Drum either has a huge story in which Evil BushCo has misled Congress for months, or he has nothing.  The topic is indemnification, rather than immunity, for the telecom companies; we will let him start us up:

‘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 …

McCain campaign stumbles early  —  ROUND ROCK, Tex. - The rollout of John McCain's general election campaign in the weeks since he became the de facto Republican nominee has not exactly been a textbook exercise in positive messaging.  —  McCain was accused of having a romantic relationship …

It's 3 A.M.  —  My conspiracy-theory analysis: The Clinton campaign did not release that ad for the sake of Clinton 2008.  It is to defeat Obama, for sure.  But not now.  —  Hillary knows she's going down.  They issued that ad because they want McCain to win.

Hillary Clinton gets it sincerely wrong  —  When Texas and Ohio vote in Tuesday's Democratic primaries, they may bring Hillary Clinton's campaign for the presidency to an end.  If she loses either of those states, her bid is over barring the formalities.  This is a position few expected her to be in.

Wes Clark: McCain Doesn't Have the Right Kind of Military Experience To Be Commander-in-Chief  —  On a just-finished conference call in which retired military leaders endorsed Hillary Clinton to be commander in chief, retired General Wesley Clark said John McCain's military experience …

Vienna Meeting on Arms Data Reignites Iran Nuclear Debate  —  Last Monday, the chief United Nations nuclear inspector gathered ambassadors and experts from dozens of nations in a boardroom high above the Danube in Vienna and laid out a trove of evidence that he said raised new questions …

Is race out of the race?  —  White voters' support for Obama suggests a dramatic change in the electorate.  —  One of the most notable — yet unremarked-on — lessons of this year's Democratic presidential nominating contest is the demolition of the long-held belief that whites simply won't vote for black candidates for higher office.