She's Still Here!  —  He thought a little thing like winning would stop her?  —  Oh, Bambi.  —  Whoever said that after denial comes acceptance hadn't met the Clintons.  —  If Hillary could not have an acceptance speech, she wasn't going to have acceptance.

What's on the Michelle Obama Rant Tape?  —  Here's what's known so far:  —  The Michelle Obama Rant Tape was filmed between June 26th - July 1st 2004 in Chicago, IL at the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition Conference at Trinity United Church: specifically the Women's Event.

Carter tells Obama: don't pick Clinton  —  Barack Obama should not pick Hillary Clinton as his vice-presidential nominee, former president Jimmy Carter has told the Guardian.  —  “I think it would be the worst mistake that could be made,” said Carter.  “That would just accumulate the negative aspects of both candidates.”

Barack Obama: Calm in the Swirl of History  —  He gives the appearance of a strikingly laid-back victor, this presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.  —  On the day before the night he made history, Barack Obama shot hoops at the Back Bay Club in Chicago, and called the odd superdelegate or two.

McCain urges joint town halls with Obama  —  BATON ROUGE, La. - John McCain is challenging Barack Obama to join him in 10 town hall meetings with voters between now and the Democratic National Convention in August.  —  McCain, the Republican nominee-in-waiting, sent his Democratic rival a letter Wednesday outlining the offer.

No Ménage-à-trois for Obama  —  Putting Hillary Clinton on the ticket for vice president creates a ménage-à-trois.  Bill will be the unexpected roommate.  Even if a President Obama can discipline Hillary and get her to play second fiddle, there is not the remotest chance …

Clinton's Speech  —  I probably shouldn't write any more about this woman and her staff.  Suffice it to say that I've found her behavior over the past couple of months to be utterly unconscionable and this speech is no different.  I think if I were to try to express how I really feel …

BREAKING NEWS: Dean, Pelosi, Reid set Friday deadline for superdelegates' choices, move to force end to Clinton bid  —  With the final primary concluded barely hours before, top Democratic Party leaders in Washington early this morning ratcheted up the pressure to force all remaining uncommitted superdelegates …

Ed McMahon May Lose Beverly Hills Home  —  Ed McMahon, the longtime sidekick to television star Johnny Carson, faces the possible loss of his Beverly Hills home to a foreclosure action initiated by a unit of Countrywide Financial Corp.  —  Howard Bragman, a spokesman for Mr. McMahon …

Clinton Supporters Offer To Help McCain  —  Matt Burns, the spokesman for the GOP convention in St. Paul e-mails to say that the RNC's convention office in St. Paul has received numerous telephone calls in the last few hours from people who identify themselves as Clinton supporters asking how they can help Sen. McCain.

Thomas Brunell: When competition is bad for voters and democracy  —  As we near the end of a truly epic battle for the Democratic presidential nomination, this might be a good time to reflect on the positive and negative aspects of electoral competition.  This primary season has been more competitive …

NOT JUST ROE.  —  I'm not going to get into whether any rational progressive could think it makes sense to prefer John McCain in the White House to having it occupied by Hillary Clinton's virtually ideologically indistinguishable colleague.  But one thing that should be said is that focusing entirely …

Unity Watch: Pro-Clinton Group “Breaks Ranks” With Party  —  Contact: Robin Carlson Hillary Grassroots Campaign Phone: 206-XXX-XXXX E-mail: HillaryXXXXX@gmail.com  —  Group Vows Half-Million Supporters Will Back Hillary in General Election  —  Organization cites surging membership …

Rahm Chooses  —  First on The Page: Illinois Congressman Rahm Emanuel — former Clinton aide and close Obama friend — comes out from under his desk (metaphorically) and endorses Obama.  —  Combative House leader watches fellow Land of Lincolner give AIPAC speech and then goes with him to meet with AIPAC executive board together.