Losing Ground  —  After losing Pennsylvania and a difficult month of scandals, Barack Obama's double-digit lead over Hillary Clinton has dropped to seven points in the latest NEWSWEEK poll.  —  After an important primary win in Pennsylvania, Hillary Clinton has reduced Democratic rival …

“Manipulative.  Shameful.  Race-baiting.”  —  “Those are the only words to describe a new television ad from the Republican Party running in North Carolina that attacks Senator Barack Obama as ‘too extreme’ for the state.”  —  So says the New York Times.  —  But look at the ad!

Party Fears Racial Divide  —  The protracted and increasingly acrimonious fight for the Democratic presidential nomination is unnerving core constituencies — African Americans and wealthy liberals — who are becoming convinced that the party could suffer irreversible harm …

He's Back  —  Bill Clinton gives his wife's campaign new momentum as he seizes a bigger role  —  HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. — Bill Clinton, who called himself the “comeback kid” during his first presidential run, is pulling out all the stops for Hillary Clinton's comeback.

Soldier Sues Army, Saying His Atheism Led to Threats  —  FORT RILEY, Kan. — When Specialist Jeremy Hall held a meeting last July for atheists and freethinkers at Camp Speicher in Iraq, he was excited, he said, to see an officer attending.  —  But minutes into the talk, the officer …

Bill Moyers plays Whiffleball with the Rev. Wright  —  Not that anyone should expect that Bill Moyers Journal will involve journalism, but the former LBJ flack's “interview” with Barack Obama's longtime spiritual adviser, Rev. Jeremiah Wright cannot be fairly called a softball game.

'It's true - we're hypocrites over our huge carbon footprint,' confesses Sting's wife  —  Their claim to be eco-warriors has been met with cynicism in recent times.  —  Sting, for instance, notched up an incredible number of air miles with his band's world tour.

McCain Frequently Used Wife's Jet for Little Cost  —  Given Senator John McCain's signature stance on campaign finance reform, it was not surprising that he backed legislation last year requiring presidential candidates to pay the actual cost of flying on corporate jets.

McCain backer John Hagee tempers Hurricane Katrina comments  —  Pastor John Hagee has revised his view of God's wrath, and chances are John McCain couldn't be happier.  —  Without fanfare, in an e-mail sent the latter part of Friday, Hagee backed off his assertion that Hurricane Katrina …