Senator Dodd Speaks in Opposition to FISA Bill on Floor of U.S. Senate  —  Click image to play video  —  Remarks as Prepared - Mr. President: I rise—once again—to voice my strong opposition to the misguided FISA legislation before us today.  I have strong reservations about the so-called improvements …

Obama holds 12-point lead over McCain, poll finds  —  A Times/Bloomberg Poll says that in a two-man contest, 49% of respondents favor Barack Obama, while 37% support John McCain.  With Ralph Nader and Bob Barr added to the mix, Obama holds 15-point edge.  —  » Discuss Article WASHINGTON …

Why Bill Clinton's Miffed At Obama  —  In politics, Hillary Clinton speaks for the Clinton family now, and aside from her campaign debt, she has no real difficulty supporting Barack Obama privately and publicly.  —  But Bill Clinton has a beef.  A Democrat who has spoken directly to Clinton …

Dobson accuses Obama of ‘distorting’ Bible  —  (CNN) — One of the country's leading evangelical leaders is accusing Sen. Barack Obama of deliberately distorting the Bible and taking a “fruitcake interpretation” of the U.S. Constitution.  —  In comments to be aired on his radio show Tuesday …

Color Oregon blue?  —  A fairly stunning new ad from Oregon's Republican senator Gordon Smith leaves little doubt as to which way the wind is blowing there.  —  In the ad, Smith, running hard away from Bush, associates himself at length and explicitly with Obama.

Cannon apparently ousted in primary  —  Rep. Chris Cannon (R-Utah) early Wednesday morning appeared on his way to becoming the third House incumbent to lose a primary this year, falling to former gubernatorial aide Jason Chaffetz.  —  Chaffetz, a former chief of staff to Gov. Jon Huntsman …

An Honor That Bush Is Unlikely to Embrace  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Reagan has his highways.  Lincoln has his memorial.  Washington has the capital (and a state, too).  But President Bush may soon be the sole president to have a memorial named after him that you can contribute to from the bathroom.

Obama's aim: 14 Bush states and local races  —  Barack Obama will focus his resources largely in 14 states George W. Bush won in 2004, his chief field operative said Tuesday, hoping to score upsets in places like Virginia, Indiana, and Georgia.  —  But winning the White House won't be his only goal …

So Let's Say Justice Scalia Writes D.C. v. Heller ...  Tomorrow may be the big day.  (Or we might have to wait again.  At least I'm improving my calcium intake.)  Court-watchers have noticed that, with the issuance of yesterday's opinion by Justice Souter in the right-to-counsel case …

Today's Polls, 6/24  —  Why haven't the Democrats thought about nominating a Midwestern candidate before?  States like Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa and Missouri have all traditionally been swing states, giving the region the most fertile electoral soil on the map, winnable by either party in any given cycle.