Clinton tells Democrats: Don't vote for McCain  —  FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina (CNN) - Hillary Clinton pleaded for partisan unity on Thursday, urging Democrats not to abandon their party to vote for John McCain if their preferred candidate fails to secure the nomination.

U.S. Armor Forces Join Offensive In Baghdad Against Sadr Militia  —  Americans Appear To Take the Lead As Iraqi Units Wait  —  U.S. forces in armored vehicles battled Mahdi Army fighters Thursday in Sadr City, the vast Shiite stronghold in eastern Baghdad, as an offensive to quell party-backed militias entered its third day.

Obama would have left if Wright stayed  —  WASHINGTON - White House hopeful Barack Obama suggests he would have left his Chicago church had his longtime pastor, whose fiery anti-American comments about U.S. foreign policy and race relations threatened Obama's campaign, not stepped down.

Democratic Donors Send $24 Million Letter to Pelosi  —  Major fundraisers, who support Hillary Clinton, urge the Speaker of the House not to meddle with superdelegate votes—and millions of dollars are behind their message.  —  Prominent backers of Hillary Clinton sent a multi-million-dollar message …

Transcript of Dodd's Interview With National Journal  —  Q: As I mentioned earlier, you were the General Chairman of the Democratic National Committee.  Now, you know that a lot of Democrats feel that this increasingly bitter race between Obama and Clinton is hurting the party.

Siegelman to be released from prison, Scrushy must stay in  —  MONTGOMERY — A federal appellate court today ordered former Gov. Don Siegelman released from prison while he appeals his 2006 conviction, but denied co-defendant Richard Scrushy's request to be released.

EXCLUSIVE: McCain's Foreign Affairs Speech Plagiarizes 1996 Address By Adm. Timothy Ziemer (UPDATED)  —  EXCLUSIVE: McCain's Foreign Affairs Speech 1996 Address By Adm. Timothy Ziemer (UPDATED) … Yesterday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) gave a foreign policy speech to the Los Angeles World Affairs Council.

Exclusive Photos Show Al-Hanooti's Political Clout  —  Before he was alleged to have become a spy for Saddam Hussein's regime, Muthanna Al-Hanooti's charity work and political activism provided him with access to the highest echelons of government.  —  Newsletters collected by the Investigative Project …

Faculty Are Liberal — Who Cares?  —  One of the key arguments made by David Horowitz and his supporters in recent years is that a left-wing orientation among faculty members results in a lack of curricular balance, which in turn leads to students being indoctrinated rather than educated.

Woman says TSA forced piercings removal  —  LOS ANGELES - A Texas woman who said she was forced to remove a nipple ring with pliers in order to board an airplane called Thursday for an apology by federal security agents and a civil rights investigation.  —  “I wouldn't wish this experience upon anyone …

Obama's Former Pastor Getting $1.6M Home in Retirement  —  This was supposed to be the week that the Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr. returned to the pulpit to preach for the first time since his anti-American sermons generated nationwide outrage and drew condemnation from his longtime parishioner, Barack Obama.

The Hillary Deathwatch  —  GAUGING THE ODDS THAT CLINTON WILL WIN THE NOMINATION.  —  Hillary Clinton is as good as dead.  This became the consensus over the past week, when the media awoke en masse to the dual reality that 1) Clinton can't close the pledged-delegate gap and 2) Obama has her beat in the popular vote.