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:

‘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 …

Tennessee Senator Takes On His Own Party  —  Talk about internecine upset.  —  The office of Senator Bob Corker, Republican from Tennessee, has weighed in today, siding with Senator Barack Obama's objections to the state's G.O.P. Web campaign against Michelle Obama.

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

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 …

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?

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.

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.

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 …