Clinton: I've crossed commander-in-chief threshold  —  In a Cabinet-style setting, surrounded by retired military leaders, Sen. Hillary Clinton said the public should ask whether Democratic presidential rival Barack Obama has met the criteria needed to become the nation's commander in chief.

Electoral Math as of 03/06/08: Clinton 276, McCain 262  —  SurveyUSA interviewed 600 registered voters in each of the 50 states.  A total of 30,000 interviews were completed.  If John McCain faces Hillary Clinton, Clinton wins 276 to 262.  Clinton carries 20 states.  McCain carries 30 states.

BREAKING: MI Caucus Likely, Says DNC Rules Committee Member  —  A member of the DNC's Rules And Bylaws Committee—the committee that stripped Florida and Michigan of its delegates for moving their primaries before February 5th—told me that Michigan plans to get out of its uncounted delegate problem …

‘Terrorist fired 500-600 bullets before he was killed’  —  Eight people were reported to be killed and approximately 35 wounded in a terror attack at a seminary located near the entrance to Jerusalem on Thursday evening.  —  The exact number of people killed was yet to be confirmed …

OBAMA-REZKO AND MEDIA IGNORANCE OF “THE CHICAGO WAY”  —  Malone: You said you wanted to get Capone.  Do you really wanna get him?  You see what I'm saying is, what are you prepared to do?  —  Ness: Anything and everything in my power.  —  Malone: And then what are you prepared to do?

‘We Are The Chosen Ones’: A new hymn to Barack Obama  —  Simon Woods, a volunteer for Hillary Clinton, explains how music reveals the strength and weakness of Barack Obama's campaign  —  I've been volunteering for Hillary Clinton across America, knocking on doors and handing out flyers …

Obama Aide: Neither Candidate Ready for 3 a.m. Call  —  As Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton prepares for an afternoon news conference here in Washington, where she is to be surrounded by “military officers,” her campaign has put up a YouTube moment that you can bet will be replayed over and over.

Blast Damages Times Square Recruiting Station  —  The police have attributed the blast to an improvised explosive device, and Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly said the device had been placed in an ammunition box like the kind that can be bought at a military supply store.

The Wire's War on the Drug War  —  We write a television show.  Measured against more thoughtful and meaningful occupations, this is not the best seat from which to argue public policy or social justice.  Still, those viewers who followed The Wire — our HBO drama that tried to portray …

Hillary's New Math Problem  —  Tuesday's big wins?  The delegate calculus just got worse. … Hillary Clinton won big victories Tuesday night in Ohio, Texas and Rhode Island.  But she's now even further behind in the race for the Democratic nomination.  How could that be?  Math.  It's relentless.

An exercise in discrimination at Harvard … What can a 19-year-old guy in jogging shorts do at Harvard that a rich Saudi sheik who sponsors terrorism can't?  —  Get banned from the building.  —  Six times a week, Harvard kicks all the guys out of the Quadrangle Recreational Athletic Center …

Obama raises $55 million … The vast increase in the number of Obama's donors — he's now past a million — indicates how deep a well he'll have to tap for the rest of the year, in the general election, and beyond.  —  In the primary, the question isn't whether he'll outspend Hillary …

Today in History - March 6  —  By The Associated Press - 18 hours ago  —  Today is Thursday, March 6, the 66th day of 2008.  There are 300 days left in the year.  —  Today's Highlight in History:  —  On March 6, 1857, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Dred Scott v. Sandford that Scott …