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 …

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.

Obama Calls Bloggers Liars for Accurately Reporting His Words  —  This is an absolutely blatant attempt to rewrite history by Barack Obama, documented at ABC News Political Punch.  —  First, I honestly don't care much whether a person wears a flag pin, and you can certainly be a patriot without wearing a badge proclaiming it.

Why is it so quiet after the Moyers-Wright interview?  —  I expected a roaring debate in the political blogosphere this morning, and on cable news after the Friday night Bill Moyers interview with Rev Jeremiah Wright.  Instead, there's eerie quiet.  —  The most I could find was this post …

Sharpton vows to ‘close this city’ after officer acquittals  —  NEW YORK (AP) - Hundreds of angry people marched through Harlem on Saturday after the Rev. Al Sharpton promised to “close this city down” to protest the acquittals of three police detectives in the 50-shot barrage that killed …

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.

Dissent Of The Day II  —  A reader writes: … My response is simply that honorable campaigns do not allow foreign agents, especially terrorist organizations, to insert themselves into American presidential politics.  No respectable foreign governments do such a thing; and the gambits of al Qaeda …

Can we learn anything from the Democratic spat?  —  Between Clinton and Obama, that is.  One thing we learn is just how unpleasant a politics of confrontation can be and that's no matter what your political point of view.  Most voters don't define their views along the distinctions set down by the policy wonks.

Letters Give C.I.A. Tactics a Legal Rationale  —  WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has told Congress that American intelligence operatives attempting to thwart terrorist attacks can legally use interrogation methods that might otherwise be prohibited under international law.