Clinton Wins in Texas and Ohio; McCain Is In as G.O.P. Choice  —  Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton defeated Senator Barack Obama in the Ohio and Texas primaries on Tuesday, ending a string of defeats and allowing her to soldier on in a Democratic presidential nomination race that now seems unlikely to end any time soon.

FINAL THOUGHTS  —  The big headlines tonight are now in focus.  Hillary takes three of four primaries, and the two big states.  Yet the delegate spread didn't budge.  The possibilities seem to range from a high-single digit pick up for Hillary to the possibility of a net pick up for Obama.

Sen. Obama, time to call us about Rezko: (312) 321-2417  —  Jury selection began Monday in the trial of political influence peddler Tony Rezko.  This would be the time — before a single witness takes the stand — for Barack Obama to finally share every detail of his relationship with Rezko.

Was It Rush?  —  I've been doing a number of radio interview this morning and the question keeps popping up: did Rush Limbaugh put Hillary over the top in Texas?  Some quick, back-of-the-envelope math based on the exits shows:  — Republicans represented 9% of the electorate in Texas.

McCain's Excellent Speech  —  Largely overlooked in the drama of Hillary Clinton's wins last night was John McCain's excellent speech upon becoming the presumptive Republican nominee.  While any Republican faces a very uphill battle against any Democrat in 2008, he used this speech to lay …

Obama says it is ‘premature to talk about a joint ticket’  —  Speaking to reporters on his plane before leaving San Antonio for Chicago, Sen. Barack Obama hinted at taking a tougher line against Clinton in the coming weeks, telling reporters that she must back up her experience argument with details …

Exit Polls Reveal Obama's Weaknesses  —  Barack Obama has rested his campaign partly on the claim that he is the more electable of the Democratic presidential candidates, but the result of the March 4 primaries, as outlined in the initial exit polls, show that he could have as much trouble as Hillary Clinton in the fall.

Sentiment on Iraq Is Changing  —  WASHINGTON — The perception that the U.S. troop surge in Iraq has succeeded is changing some public views of the war, potentially blunting Democrats' political edge on the issue.  —  Americans continue to judge the nearly five-year-old U.S. invasion of Iraq as a mistake …

Central Texans jam caucuses in ‘record-shattering turnout’  —  Clinton, Obama campaigns accuse each other of rule violations.  —  Confusion, chaos and controversy ruled Central Texas' precinct caucuses Tuesday night.  —  Precincts struggled with a shortage of sign-up sheets.

Now the Hard Part  —  McCain's to-do list.  —  NOW THAT HE'S WON the Republican presidential nomination, John McCain has some serious tasks ahead of him.  Wooing conservatives and raising money are the least of it.  Telling his life story to the country and making speeches on big issues …

Clinton Wins Big, But Math is Troubling  —  Hillary Clinton's popular vote victories in Texas and Ohio fundamentally change the race for the Democratic presidential nomination in at least one important way: she's still in the race for the nomination.  Clinton's long, arduous campaign might …

The Dungeonmaster Has Died  —  Gary Gygax, 1938-2008  —  (hat tip: Jonah Goldberg and John J. Miller at NRO and Will Greenwald at Crave)  —  One of the seminal influences in fantasy in the twentieth century has left us for Valhalla.  Gygax was a giant, a man whose enthusiasm and sense …