MATIER AND ROSS  —  Bill Clinton's tirade stunned some delegates  —  The Bill Clinton who met privately with California's superdelegates at last weekend's state convention was a far cry from the congenial former president who afterward publicly urged fellow Democrats to “chill out” …

Stabenow's husband caught in Troy prostitution sting, police report says  —  TROY — The co-founder and former CEO of the liberal-progressive Democracy Radio and husband of U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow was caught in February by a Troy police sting aimed at catching prostitutes, according to a police report.

The Green Light  —  As the first anniversary of 9/11 approached, and a prized Guantánamo detainee wouldn't talk, the Bush administration's highest-ranking lawyers argued for extreme interrogation techniques, circumventing international law, the Geneva Conventions, and the army's own Field Manual.

New polls show Obama surge in Pa.  —  Illinois Sen. Barack Obama is surging in Pennsylvania, according to several new polls.  In one survey, released by Public Policy Polling this morning, Obama is now leading New York Sen. Hillary Clinton for the first time, 45 percent to 43 percent.

Karl Rove Likes What He Sees  —  Karl Rove Likes What He Sees … I CAN SEE KARL ROVE standing outside the restaurant, on the phone, yakking, pacing, occasionally peering at me through the etched-glass window and sticking a stubby finger in the air to indicate that he'll just be just one more minute.

SWAMPLAND EXCLUSIVE!!  McCain Reacts to Heidi Montag Endorsement!  —  Ana Marie Cox, Washington Editor of Time.com, is the founding editor of Wonkette and the author of the novel Dog Days.  —  Joe Klein is TIME's political columnist and author of six books, most recently Politics Lost.

McCain Has Yet to Win Over Key Conservatives  —  On the campaign trail last week, Sen. John McCain declared at least three times that the Republican Party is “united.”  —  But is it?  —  Some prominent conservatives say they remain disenchanted with the party's likely nominee.

Turner: Global Warming Will Cause Mass Cannibalism, Insurgents Are Patriots  —  Interviewed Tuesday for Charlie Rose's PBS show, CNN founder Ted Turner argued that inaction on global warming “will be catastrophic” and those who don't die “will be cannibals.”

McCain Camp Calls Obama “Dishonest”  —  IN FLIGHT—Air McCain is officially flying on a week-long bio-tour, intended to reintroduce the candidate to America, as a man shaped by service and country.  But as McCain's charter flight hopped between Maryland and Florida Wednesday …

Heavy Troop Deployments Are Called Major Risk  —  Readiness Is Dangerously Low, Army Chief Says  —  Senior Army and Marine Corps leaders said yesterday that the increase of more than 30,000 troops in Iraq and Afghanistan has put unsustainable levels of stress on U.S. ground forces and has put …

Justice Probes Lawyer's Dismissal Amid Gay Rumor  —  Audio for this story will be available at approx. 7:00 p.m. ET  —  · The Justice Department's inspector general is investigating whether a career attorney in the department was dismissed from her job because of rumors that she is a lesbian.

Obama: I'd hire Gore  —  WALLINGFORD, Pa. - Sen. Barack Obama said Wednesday he would give Al Gore, a Nobel prize winner, a major role in an Obama administration to address the problem of global warming.  —  At a town-hall meeting, Obama was asked if he would tap the former vice president for his Cabinet to handle global warming.

Obama's Abortion Extremism  —  Sen. Robert P. Casey Jr.'s endorsement of Barack Obama last week — “I believe in this guy like I've never believed in a candidate in my life” — recalled another dramatic moment in Democratic politics.  In the summer of 1992, as Bill Clinton solidified his control …