Calling It: Obama Wins N.C.  —  I just got off the phone with Mike Ash, Director of the Durham County Board of Elections in Durham, NC.  He doesn't have any numbers as far as percentages of eligible voters making it to the polls at this point, but said several polling locations have already hit record numbers.

Zogby Poll: Obama Expands Lead in NC; Dems Still Biting Nails in Indiana!  —  Obama enjoys a strong final day of polling before the elections  —  UTICA, New York—On the strength of good polling numbers on the final day before the primary elections in Indiana and North Carolina …

FIRST THOUGHTS: BEGINNING OF THE END?  —  From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, and Domenico Montanaro  —  *** The beginning of the end?  Is today the last day on the campaign trail?  Sure, there are six more contests beyond these two in Indiana and North Carolina.

Early IN, NC exit poll highlights  —  Highlights from preliminary results of exit polling Tuesday in the Indiana and North Carolina Democratic primaries for The Associated Press and television networks:  —  WORRIED ABOUT THE ECONOMY  —  The economy was on voters' minds in Democratic primaries in Indiana and North Carolina.

EXIT POLL: Wright Controversy Casts Shadow on Ind., N.C. Races  —  In Both States, Three-Quarters or More Say They Decided Before Last Week  —  Preliminary exit poll results indicate that just under half of Democratic primary voters in Indiana and North Carolina alike call the controversy surrounding …

FBI Searches Office of Special Counsel Building  —  Listen: Ari Shapiro Discusses the Raid on ‘Day to Day’  —  · FBI agents on Tuesday raided the offices of Special Counsel Scott J. Bloch, who oversees protection for federal whistleblowers.  The agents seized computers and shut …

Limbaugh issues orders for Indiana  —  Today's Indiana Democratic primary is not only a big test for Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.  —  It's also a test for talk-show host Rush Limbaugh, the self-proclaimed commander in chief of “Operation Chaos.”  —  Indiana's primary is open …

Limbaugh Democrats?  —  I've been pretty skeptical of the existence, in any meaningful numbers, of Republican voters with who pay enough attention, and have enough energy, to turn up to vote tactically for the candidate they see as weaker in the Democratic primary.

Gingrich warns GOP of ‘real disaster’ this fall  —  Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) is calling on Republicans to seek “real change to avoid a real disaster” in the wake of another Democratic victory in a special election on Saturday.  —  In a letter to House Republicans posted on www.newt.org …