Fair Is Fair  —  What's wrong with this picture?  Our campaign runs a TV ad Monday saying that the presidency is the toughest job in the world and giving examples of challenges presidents have faced and challenges the next president will face — including terrorism, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan …

Gallup Daily: Obama and Clinton Tied at 48% to 47%  —  Clinton's increased support has mainly come from undecided voters  —  PRINCETON, NJ — The Democratic nomination race is now tied, with Barack Obama favored by 48% of national Democratic voters and Hillary Clinton by 47%.

McCain: “Clear Who Hamas Wants to be the Next President”  —  McCain spoke with bloggers this morning on a number of issues ranging from William Ayers to Rev. Wright to Tony Rezko.  Jennifer Rubin noted that Hamas had endorsed Senator Obama and asked McCain whether Obama might have given “an unhelpful signal” to the terrorist group.

BIG HRC FUNDRAISER DEFECTS TO OBAMA  —  From NBC's Chuck Todd  —  One of the things that both Dem campaigns are always nervous about is defectors.  In particular, Clinton is more vulnerable to this problem since she's the candidate that is trailing.  Well, NBC News has learned …

Government Curries Favor With Military News Analysts  —  The Pentagon may influence the analysis of some retired military personnel who appear on television news programs, the New York Times recently reported.  Media insiders discuss the details of this murky world of defense companies, the current administration and the war in Iraq.

‘Hardball with Chris Matthews’ for Thursday, April 24  —  Guests: Chuck Todd, Howard Fineman, David Shuster, Tucker Carlson, Bob Herbert, Clarence Page, Tom Ridge, Michelle Bernard, Margaret Carlson  —  CHRIS MATTHEWS, HOST: Do the Republicans fear Obama?  Let's play HARDBALL.  —  Good evening.

COPS ACQUITTED IN 50-SHOT SEAN BELL SHOOTING DEATH  —  3 NYPD Detectives Cleared Of All Charges In 2006 Incident  —  Sharpton: Verdict Was An ‘Abortion’ Of Justice  —  NEW YORK (CBS) ― In what marks the end of one of the most high-profile police-involved shooting trials in New York City …

Obama has a punctuation problem  —  Barack Obama's real opponent now is not Hillary Rodham Clinton.  It is a pair of punctuation marks.  —  The first is a question.  The second is an asterisk.  —  Both threaten to hover over Obama if he wins the Democratic nomination without confronting …

Peggy Noonan Wonders If Obama Loves America, Has Ever Cried Thinking About Henry Ford  —  (Pictured: Peggy Noonan's hero receiving a Nazi medal in Nazi Germany from the Nazis.)  —  This is amazing, even for Nooner: … Let's leave aside the “snooty lefty” and “Men's Vogue” stuff.

DON'T NEED A WEATHERMAN TO KNOW ...  As you know the Weather Underground, the somewhat hapless but definitely violent 60s and 70s radical group, has bubbled up into the 2008 presidential campaign.  It's come up against Obama for his association with Bill Ayers and then Obama brought …

John Edwards's supporters are flocking to Sen. Obama  —  Donors, activists and members of Congress who backed former Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) are flocking to Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.).  —  This and the fact that Obama is likely to win the North Carolina primary could prompt Edwards to endorse Obama …

Olbermann Comments on Hillary Causing Stir  —  Keith Olbermann's latest: A discussion with Howard Fineman about the need for a superdelegate to “take [Clinton] into a room and only he comes out."/p>  —  Bloggers say he called for Hillary's murder.  Here's a different take by RiverDaughter at Confluence:

Wofford, Jr. on Obama's loss  —  Dan Wofford, the son of former Pennsylvania Senator — and prominent Obama supporter — Harris Wofford, sent his frank analysis of the race to a group of friends, including worries about Obama's failure to connect to older white, Catholic, and Jewish voters.