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.

Rezko convicted of corruption  —  A federal jury today convicted developer Antoin “Tony” Rezko of corruption charges for trading on his clout as a top adviser and fundraiser to Gov. Rod Blagojevich.  —  Rezko's guilty verdict on 16 of 24 corruption counts could have broad repercussions for Blagojevich …

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 …

Clinton Will Drop Out of Presidential Race  —  Barack Obama Captures Nomination After Intense Democratic Fight  —  It's over.  —  Sen. Hillary Clinton will drop out of the presidential race on Friday, ending her historic bid for the White House and ceding the Democratic nomination to Barack Obama, ABC News has learned.

Democrats Hoping For ‘Obama Effect’  —  WASHINGTON — Whatever happens in the race for the White House, Democratic strategists expect Barack Obama will boost the party's fortunes in House and Senate campaigns this fall.  —  The optimism reflects a calculation that the same dynamics …

Michelle Obama to be guest host on ‘The View’  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Michelle Obama will be a guest host on “The View” on June 18.  —  The popular ABC daytime talk show had invited her to be a guest this month, but she sent back word that she would like to be a host like Cindy McCain did in April …

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 …

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 …

Vindication For Marine Charged in Haditha Cover-up  —  Lt. Andrew Grayson has been acquitted of charges that he helped cover up the killing of 24 Iraqis in Haditha.  With charges dropped against five of the eight Marines involved the incident and only two more trials to go - apologies may soon be in order.

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.

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 …

Rush & Me - Part 1  —  As mentioned below, Rush Limbaugh has taken a couple of swings at me in recent days.  —  Here's the first, from May 23: … And here's the second, from May 28: … Now, first, a reality check: It is Rush, not me, who has repeatedly mused that he would prefer …

Clinton's dilemma: Awash in both cash and debt  —  WASHINGTON — The climactic end of the Democratic presidential race left loser Hillary Clinton in an odd position: Her campaign is both awash in cash and buried in debt.  —  The decisions she makes in how to handle that predicament could affect her future political prospects.