DNC Lays Out Choice For Florida And Michigan: Rules, Re-Vote  —  Howard Dean will not bend the party rules to grandfather in the disputed delegates from Michigan and Florida, the Democratic party chairman said in a statement today.  —  Instead, he put the state parties on notice …

Obama camp: What's Clinton hiding'  —  (CNN) - Barack Obama's campaign took fresh aim at Hillary Clinton Wednesday for refusing to release her tax returns, asking in a memo circulated to reporters, “What does Clinton have to hide?”  —  “In the face of her unwillingness to release her tax returns …

Bush May Fire CentCom Chief Adm. Fallon, Replace With Commander More ‘Pliable’ To War With Iran  —  Defense Secretary Robert Gates has called CENTCOM commander Adm. William Fallon “one of the best strategic thinkers in uniform today.”  Fallon opposed the “surge” in Iraq and has consistently battled …

CHILL OUT....The hot topic of conversation right now is the proposition that a long, drawn-out Democratic primary runs the risk of destroying the party and putting John McCain in the White House.  So for the good of the country, Hillary should withdraw.  —  Now, this might be true.

The Netroots Shift  —  You can sense a change in the left-liberal blogosphere.  They have now become quite virulently anti-Clinton.  As often, Kos leads the pack.  Part of me wonders whether the Clintons understand this.  They don't care juch for the netroots, to put it mildly …

Both Obama And Clinton Hold Edge Over McCain  —  Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) kicks off his general-election campaign trailing both potential Democratic nominees in hypothetical matchups, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

The Post Hides Behind Allen's Knickers  —  In all honesty, I'm torn.  Partly I'm tired of this jihad, and was tired of it two days ago.  Partly, I feel a smidgen of compassion for Pomfret not knowing what to do, who did express regrets if the piece offended, and for whom I never had anything …

Bush: McCain ‘Is Not Going To Change’ My Foreign Policy  —  At the White House today, President Bush threw his support behind Sen. John McCain (R-AZ).  In a press conference after a private lunch, a reporter asked the duo how McCain would “make the case that you're going to provide the change that the voters seem to want.”

Gallup Daily: Clinton 48%, Obama 44%  —  Based on polling conducted March 2-4, 2008  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Hillary Clinton has moved ahead of Barack Obama in national Democratic nomination preferences, 48% to 44%, in polling conducted Sunday through Tuesday.

Olbermann to Matthews: “[E]specially you” should “[d]istance yourself as far as you can from” the word “bitch”  —  During MSNBC's March 5 coverage of the March 4 Democratic presidential primaries and caucus, NBC News anchor Brian Williams and MSNBC hosts Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann discussed …

Ashkelon man builds homemade missile  —  Ashkelon resident Moshe Nissimpor decided that the best way to halt rocket fire from Gaza - in light of what he terms the government's failure to do so - is some vigilante justice.  —  Nissimpor developed a homemade 200-millimeter ballistic missile …

Rep. Ellison: Clinton Trying To Reap Benefit Of Obama-Muslim Smear  —  The Clinton campaign flatly denies any hand in the Obama-is-a-Muslim smear campaign that has bubbled beneath the media surface, but it is more than willing to take advantage of it, says the lone Muslim member of congress.

Rezko In Debt $50 Million; How Did He Afford Obama Lot?  —  Court Transcript Says Rezko Depends on Family Handouts of $7,500 a Month  —  Accused Illinois fixer Antoin “Tony” Rezko is in debt by $50 million and relies on “family” handouts of $7,500 a month to pay monthly costs …

Moving Forward: Obama Needs To Win Pennsylvania  —  I had a difficult time falling asleep last night, as I couldn't shake the feeling that something terrible had happened.  On the one hand, there is still pretty much no way for Clinton to win without a protracted fight involving superdelegates …