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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

Dead Voters Still Showing Up on Election Records, Puzzling Officials  —  Jane Drury voted last year in an election in Stonington, Conn. The only problem is, she died eight years ago.  —  Her daughter Jane Gumpel thought someone must have goofed.  —  “I was surprised because this is not possible,” she said.