As Time Runs Short, Clinton Claims Lead in Popular Vote  —  Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is entering the Kentucky and Oregon primaries on Tuesday with one of the most pugnacious political messages of her campaign: That she is ahead in the national popular vote when all votes are counted …

Setting the Record Straight: President Bush's Interview With Richard Engel of NBC News  —  The following is a letter from Counselor to the President Ed Gillespie to NBC News President Steve Capus:  —  30 Rockefeller Plaza  —  New York, N.Y. 10112  —  Mr. Capus:

Obama Freakout Over Michelle Video: The Ticking “Whitey” Time Bomb  —  Today, on ABC's “Good Morning America,” Barack Obama lost his cool, calling names and making unspecified threats.  Why?  Ostensibly, it's because the Tennessee Republican Party issued an Internet video featuring Michelle …

Exclusive: Fossella will not seek re-election  —  In a bombshell announcement that brings the curtain down on one of the most storied careers in Staten Island political history, fifth-term Republican Rep. Vito Fossella will not seek re-election this fall.  —  Mired in scandal after revelations …

Muslim school officials attack news crew in Twin Cities  —  I've followed the story about the Tarik ibn Zayad Academy and allegations that it abuses its status as a state-funded charter school to teach Islam instead of a public-school curriculum for the last six weeks.

‘Bush intends to attack Iran before the end of his term’  —  US President George W. Bush intends to attack Iran in the upcoming months, before the end of his term, Army Radio quoted a senior official in Jerusalem as saying Tuesday.  —  The official claimed that a senior member of the president's entourage …

Clinton cites Karl Rove as reason to stay in  —  PRESTONSBURG, Kentucky (CNN) - Hillary Clinton defended her reasoning for staying in the presidential race Monday afternoon by pointing out that Karl Rove's analysis shows her to be the strongest candidate against John McCain in November.

Iowa Democratic Chairman Brennan to endorse Obama  —  DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Democratic Chairman Scott Brennan will announce on Tuesday his endorsement of Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination, The Associated Press has learned.  —  The decision adds more momentum …

Missed Story  —  How many people showed up for Obama's rally in Kentucky?  Oh, he didn't campaign there?

Supreme Court Upholds Child Pornography Law  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a 2003 federal law aimed at child pornography, concluding in a 7-to-2 opinion that a federal appeals court was wrong to find the law unconstitutionally vague.  —  The law in question arose from a sensible …

John Bolton: “Bush Hit the Nail on the Head— Now the Nails Are Complaining” (Video)  —  “Bush hit the nail on the head in Jerusalem and the nails are complaining now.” … Former Ambassador to the UN John Bolton slammed Barack Obama and democrats for their policies of appeasement tonight on Hannity and Colmes:

Clinton Puts Up A New Fight  —  The Candidate Confronts Sexism On the Trail and Vows to Battle On  —  Women of all ages and nationalities push against the rope line carrying books and T-shirts, posters and stuffed animals — anything for her to autograph.  They tote huge signs that shout …

McCain Finds a Thorny Path in Ethics Effort  —  Sorting out the lobbying entanglements of his campaign advisers is proving to be a messy business for Senator John McCain.  —  On Monday, just days after it issued new rules to address conflicts of interest, the McCain campaign …

Racial woes: GOP fails to recruit minorities  —  Just a few years after the Republican Party launched a highly publicized diversity effort, the GOP is heading into the 2008 election without a single minority candidate with a plausible chance of winning a campaign for the House, the Senate or governor.

Anatomy of a Beltway Smear Campaign  —  During the past two years, while my nomination to the Federal Election Commission was pending - and before I withdrew last week - friends would call whenever the latest newspaper story or blog post attacking me was planted by political operatives and left-wing advocacy organizations.

Obama Will Meet with Leader of Iran (TBD)  —  Obama advisor Susan Rice serves up the nuance to Wolf Blitzer: … Translation: Ahmadinejad may not be the leader of Iran when Obama is president, in which case Obama isn't going to travel all the way to Tehran just to make a social call on a Holocaust denier.