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” …

Obama Has Testy Exchange In Philadelphia  —  From CBS News' Maria Gavrilovic:  —  WALLINGFORD, PA. — Barack Obama's six-day bus tour has been chock-full of local stops through out the state, where he has had personal interactions with voters.  However, during a stop at the Italian Market in Philadelphia …

Jane Fonda endorses Barack Obama; there goes his crossover vote  —  Jane Fonda, the actress and ardent anti-Vietnam War advocate who visited North Vietnam during those hostilities, has endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for president.  —  There were no formal ceremonies for the endorsement.

Joe Lieberman Attacks Barack Obama On Fox News (Video)  —  There's nothing quite like seeing it live:  —  LIEBERMAN: Well, I think that - let me say generally that Sen. Obama doesn't come to this debate with a lot of credibility.  Basically on the question of Iraq, John McCain has had the guts …

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.

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.

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.

Obama... like Heinz Kerry's husbands?  —  From NBC/NJ's Matthew Berger  —  PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Teresa Heinz Kerry joined Michelle Obama at a rally at Carnegie Mellon University today, saying she hoped the state would support Obama the way it had voted for both of her husbands.

EXCLUSIVE: Heidi Montag: I'm Voting For John McCain  —  The New York Times recently called Heidi Montag a “feminist hero” for standing up to beau Spencer Pratt, but the Hills star, 21, isn't backing Hillary Clinton for president.  —  “I'm voting for John McCain,” she tells Us Weekly in its latest issue, on newsstands now.

Rezko witness: Gov was told of threat to ‘take them down’  —  A Chicago businessman-turned-Hollywood producer who believed he was being shaken down by two of Gov. Blagojevich's campaign fund-raisers threatened to “take them down” if they didn't back off, according to a recording played at the Tony Rezko corruption trial today.

Dean meets with Florida Democrats  —  (CNN) — Florida's Democratic leadership and national party chairman Howard Dean presented a united front today as they met to resolve their dispute over the seating of that state's delegation at the presidential nominating convention in Denver.

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.

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.

Clinton's Persistence Could Help Obama  —  Hillary Rodham Clinton leaving Wilkes-Barre.  She seemed to be reveling in playing the underdog, comparing herself to that Philadelphia hero of the big screen, Rocky Balboa, in rebuffing suggestions that she quit the race.

Beck: Wal-Mart Made A ‘Deal With Terrorists’ In Ending Its Lawsuit Against Brain-Damaged Employee  —  In 2000, then-Wal-Mart employee Debbie Shank was hit by a semi-truck, leaving her seriously brain-damaged and confined to a wheelchair.  Wal-Mart covered her medical expenses until she won …