AP: Clinton loaned herself $6.4m  —  INDIANAPOLIS — The Associated Press has confirmed this morning what many have been wondering in recent days: that Hillary Clinton, short on cash, long on debts, and facing a steep climb to the Democratic nomination, loaned herself another $6.4 million over the past month.

For Clinton, Options Seem to Dwindle  —  In this case, a split was not a draw.  —  Despite narrowly winning Indiana, while losing North Carolina, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton did not fundamentally improve her chances of securing the Democratic presidential nomination.

It's About the White House  —  Like many Americans, we have been intrigued and often exasperated by the long-running Democratic primary and the ever smaller-bore spats between Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama.  So we are thankful to Senator John McCain for reminding us Tuesday …

FIRST THOUGHTS: THE GAME CHANGER  —  From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, and Domenico Montanaro  —  *** The game-changer: In a way, Clinton turned out to be prescient when she said that the North Carolina and Indiana contests would be a game-changer in the race for the Democratic nomination.

Clinton Aides Doubtful About Future  —  Candidate Renews Efforts to Get Party to Admit Michigan, Florida Votes  —  After failing to win the decisive sweep in North Carolina and Indiana that could have reshaped the Democratic race, disappointed aides to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton conceded …

What happened in Ind. and N.C.  —  The contests in Indiana and North Carolina continued long demographic trends that are proving to be destiny in the 2008 Democratic primaries.  —  According to exit polls, a third of North Carolina voters were black — and with the support of more than nine …

BUNCHES OF SUPERS  —  George Stephanopoulos on “Good Morning America”: “More superdelegates will come out today for Barack Obama -they will come three, four, five at a time, and this nomination will be locked up.”

Russert: Clinton cancels morning show appearances  —  Tim Russert, a colleague reports, just said that Hillary Clinton canceled her scheduled appearances on the morning shows tomorrow.  —  It's a sign of weakness she can ill afford at a moment when questions about whether she can continue are mounting.

HMMM  —  NBC just reported that Hillary Clinton is holding no public events tomorrow.  We'd earlier reported that she'd cancelled her morning show appearances.  But that's not that surprising.  There's not a lot good to talk about.  But canceling all public appearances, if that's what they're saying, is a different story.