Clintons Made $109 Million in Last 8 Years  —  Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and former President Bill Clinton released tax data Friday showing they earned $109 million over the last eight years, an ascent into the uppermost tier of American taxpayers that seemed unimaginable in 2001 …

Ohio Hospital Contests a Story Clinton Tells  —  Over the last five weeks, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York has featured in her campaign stump speeches the story of a health care horror: an uninsured pregnant woman who lost her baby and died herself after being denied care …

White Guys Are Back  —  It was probably inevitable.  The historic contest between a woman and an African-American for the presidential nomination is now all about white men.  —  Not that the white male voters asked for this.  They've been uncommitted, supporting Hillary in one contest and Barack in the next.

SNOOP DOGG BLASTS OBAMA  —  Hip-hop star Snoop Dogg has launched a scathing attack on U.S. presidential hopeful Barack Obama, accusing him of gleaning support from the Ku Klux Klan.  —  The rapper, real name Calvin Broadus Jr., insists the Democratic candidate has received funding from the KKK.

Obama's Quandary  —  Margaret Carlson contends that Barack Obama has made two big errors in his campaign.  One was failing to recognize the impact of Rev. Wright's incendiary language The other was his failure at bowling.  She makes a good case that, in working-class, primarily white suburbs …

The Democratic veep prospects: A guide  —  Four years ago today, The New York Times reported that an adviser to John Kerry had completed interviews with four contenders for the vice presidential nomination.  —  Today, both Democratic campaigns are laughing off the notion of choosing a running mate …

Muslim is spared a speeding ban so he can drive between his two wives  —  When it comes to avoiding a ban for speeding, the courts hear every excuse in the book.  —  But yesterday one motorist offered what must be a unique reason why he should keep his licence.

Call to switch onus on racist offences  —  A STUDY of racial discrimination laws in several Western countries has prompted a call for the Government to toughen Australia's 33-year-old laws.  —  Race Discrimination Commissioner Tom Calma wants the burden of proof in cases of racial discrimination …

Ukraine and Genocide  —  I find this controversy absolutely fascinating (which is why I will probably write a column about it).  The Ukrainians want to call the organized murder of Ukrainians “genocide.”  The Russians don't.  One of the things I find particularly interesting …

Silicon Insider: Should Drudge and Huffington Get Pulitzers?  —  OPINION By MICHAEL S. MALONE  —  Flash!  Here's a breaking item on Wednesday's PR NewsWire from Germany: “According to InfoCom's latest research, newspapers are realizing that the most important part of the word is ‘news’ and not ‘paper.’”

Exclusive: Chinese police kill eight after opening fire on monks and Tibet protesters  —  ‘They cried long live the Dalai Lama - then the firing started’  —  Chinese paramilitary police killed eight people and wounded dozens more when they fired on a protest by several hundred Tibetan monks and villagers, The Times has been told.