Clinton Unlikely as No. 2  —  Concession Expected Saturday; Obama Camp Discounts VP Talk  —  WASHINGTON — Supporters of Sen. Hillary Clinton suggested she would like to be Sen. Barack Obama's running mate, but close advisers to Sen. Obama are signaling that an Obama-Clinton ticket is highly unlikely.

Many Blacks Find Joy in Unexpected Breakthrough  —  Kwabena Sam-Brew, a 38-year-old immigrant from Ghana, doubted that Nana, his 5-year-old American-born daughter, would remember the rally that effectively crowned Senator Barack Obama as the Democratic nominee Tuesday night.

GOP fears Obama's money machine  —  With Hillary Clinton's campaign coming to an end this weekend, Barack Obama's rise as the Democratic nominee brings serious bad news to a new group — John McCain's finance team.  —  A review of campaign finance data offers not one ounce of good news …

THE MOST WILDLY INAPPROPRIATE STATEMENT EVER?  —  Barack Obama's friend, financier and political supporter Tony Rezko was convicted by a Chicago jury today on sixteen counts involving various forms of political corruption.  Obama released this statement:

Obama In Heated Conversation With Lieberman  —  Update: Obama and Lieberman had a heated conversation on the floor of the Senate later today.  Details below.  —  Senator Joe Lieberman, serving aptly as John McCain's foreign policy attack dog, jumped on a conference call with reporters …

Sen. Warner avoids backing would-be GOP successor  —  Sen. John Warner (R-Va.) is avoiding an endorsement in the closely watched Senate contest to succeed him, so far declining to support fellow Republican Jim Gilmore several days after the former Virginia governor clinched the GOP nomination.

CBS Poll: Obama Leads McCain  —  Obama Ahead By Six Points; But Many Clinton Voters Plan To Back McCain  —  (CBS) Presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama holds a six point lead over his Republican counterpart John McCain, a new CBS News poll finds.  Obama leads McCain 48 percent …

Outcry after French court rules on virginity  —  PARIS (AP) - The bride said she was a virgin.  When her new husband discovered that was a lie, he went to court to annul the marriage—and a French judge agreed.  —  The ruling ending the Muslim couple's union has stunned France and raised concerns …

Hamas hits out at Obama  —  Gaza City - The Islamist Hamas movement that rules the Gaza Strip slammed a speech by Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Wednesday, saying it confirmed US “hostility” to Arabs and Muslims.  —  “We consider the statements of Obama to be further evidence …

Oh Hillary!  —  While pondering contributing to her campaign-debt fund, I found this on Hillary's site.  I feel like it may be the image of liberal fascism.  Declare victory, Jonah.  Just for this battle.  —  P.S. Someone ought to get her to sign one with thanks to Rush Limbaugh for helping keep her in the game.

The Gas Prices We Deserve  —  Rising in the Senate on May 13, Chuck Schumer, the New York Democrat, explained: “I rise to discuss rising energy prices.”  The president was heading to Saudi Arabia to seek an increase in its oil production, and Schumer's gorge was rising.

Iran threatens to sue Western nations  —  VIENNA, Austria - Iran is threatening to sue countries that it says have damaged its reputation and pushed to have U.N. Security Council involvement in its nuclear program.  —  It is also accusing the United States of pressuring …

Suspending v. Dropping Out... In This Case S=DO.  —  A note on terminology: some news outlets will report that Clinton will “suspend” her campaign; others may report that she will “concede” to Obama; other will report that she is “dropping out.”  —  It's ok to use “dropping out.”