75,000 ATTEND OBAMA RALLY IN PORTLAND  —  From NBC's Mark Hudspeth  —  Per the Obama campaign, 75,000 people (60,000 in the gates and 15,000 outside of them) turned out in Portland to hear Obama speak there this afternoon — making it the largest Obama crowd to date.

Powerful Video of Ugly Sexist Vilification of Hillary Clinton  —  Sexism is alive and well in America.  —  One exit poll I saw had almost twice as many voters having trouble voting for a woman for president than voting for a black man.  —  The New York Times had a long piece about a future woman president today, Kate Zernike writes:

Another top McCain official resigns  —  Former Rep. Thomas G. Loeffler, a Texan who is among the McCain campaign's most important advisers and fundraisers, has resigned as a national co-chair over lobbying entanglements, a Republican source told Politico on Sunday.

U.S. General Apologizes for Desecration of Koran  —  BAGHDAD — The commander of United States troops in Baghdad asked local leaders and tribal sheiks this weekend for their forgiveness after the discovery that a soldier had used a Koran for target practice at a shooting range.

Obama camp spies endgame in Oregon  —  WASHINGTON (AFP) — Barack Obama set his sights on November's general election Saturday as he campaigned in Oregon, where he hopes to declare victory in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.  —  Obama has said Tuesday's primaries in Oregon …

Gallup Daily: Obama Leads Clinton by 11 Points  —  Ties previous high-water mark for Obama, recorded in mid-April  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Gallup Poll Daily tracking of national Democratic voters from May 15-17 finds Barack Obama with an 11 percentage point lead over Hillary Clinton, 52% to 41%.

Record crowd shows signs of rift  —  Supporters of both Clinton and Obama pack the state Democratic convention  —  COLORADO SPRINGS — The state's Democratic Party brought its convention to this Republican stronghold Saturday and demonstrated that the faithful are more divided in their support …

May 18: Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA), political roundtable  —  MR. TIM RUSSERT: Our issues this Sunday, John Edwards endorses Barack Obama after Hillary Clinton's landslide victory in West Virginia.  The next battle for the Democrats: Tuesday in Oregon and Kentucky.  John McCain outlines his priorities for a first term.

Gender Issue Lives On as Clinton's Hopes Dim  —  With each passing day, it seems a little less likely that the next president of the United States will wear a skirt — or a cheerful, no-nonsense pantsuit.  —  Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is now in what most agree are the waning days …

President Bush Attends World Economic Forum  —  Sharm el Sheikh International Congress Center  —  THE PRESIDENT: Klaus, thank you very much.  Thanks for inviting me.  Klaus said, it's about time you showed up.  Proud to be here.  Laura and I are so honored that, Klaus, you gave us a chance to come.

California's Gift to McCain?  —  The state supreme court imposes same-sex marriage.  —  Eight years ago, 4,618,673 California voters—61 percent of those casting ballots—approved an initiative that stated: “Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.”

Obama To Spend Tues.  Night in Iowa, Possibly Will Claim Victory  —  Barack Obama will return to Iowa Tuesday night.  The New York Times says it may be to “claim victory” and declare himself the Democratic nominee.  His campaign views winning a majority of 2025 pledged and unpledged delegates victory.