Jane Fonda endorses Barack Obama; there goes his crossover vote  —  Jane Fonda, the actress and ardent anti-Vietnam War advocate who visited North Vietnam during those hostilities, has endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for president.  —  There were no formal ceremonies for the endorsement.

U.S. Cites Gaps in Planning of Iraqi Assault on Basra  —  BAGHDAD — Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker first learned of the Iraqi plan on Friday, March 21: Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki would be heading to Basra with Iraqi troops to bring order to the city.  —  But the Iraqi operation was not what the United States expected.

Obama's Dimestore ‘Mein Kampf’  —  If characters from “The Hills” were to emote about race, I imagine it would sound like B. Hussein Obama's autobiography, “Dreams From My Father.”  —  Has anybody read this book?  Inasmuch as the book reveals Obama to be a flabbergasting lunatic …

Clinton's Persistence Could Help Obama  —  Hillary Rodham Clinton leaving Wilkes-Barre.  She seemed to be reveling in playing the underdog, comparing herself to that Philadelphia hero of the big screen, Rocky Balboa, in rebuffing suggestions that she quit the race.

Absolut-ly Insulting  —  If any of y'all drink Absolut vodka, you might want to consider finding a better brand.  Or at the very least, one that doesn't dabble in foreign policy:

Joe Lieberman Attacks Barack Obama On Fox News (Video)  —  There's nothing quite like seeing it live:  —  LIEBERMAN: Well, I think that - let me say generally that Sen. Obama doesn't come to this debate with a lot of credibility.  Basically on the question of Iraq, John McCain has had the guts …

In Economic Drama, Bush Is Largely Offstage  —  WASHINGTON — The first hint that President Bush might be detached from the nation's economic woes was in February, when he conceded that he had not heard about predictions of $4-a-gallon gasoline.  —  Then Mr. Bush went to Wall Street to warn against …

Beer executive could be next first lady  —  WASHINGTON - On a spring day at a speedway in the South, John McCain posed with his wife, Cindy, and racing star Dale Earnhardt Jr., highlighting the couple's political and business interests in a single snapshot.  —  McCain served as honorary starter …

McCain the ‘Punk’ Goes Back to School  —  Once ‘McNasty’, Presumed Republican Nominee Praises Teacher's Influence  —  John McCain is a punk.  At least that's what the editors of his high school yearbook thought.  —  “It was a fateful three years ago that the “Punk” first crossed the threshold …

McCain and the Model  —  Elizabeth Holmes reports on the presidential race.  —  So many stories, so little time.  —  Sen. John McCain spoke Wednesday morning at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., the third day of his weeklong tour.  True to form, Washington Wire is here to provide inquiring minds …

After speaking to McCain, Crowley now leaning toward Senate bid  —  Biotech millionaire John Crowley is now close to entering the race for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination, after receiving calls from several GOP Senators, including presidential candidate John McCain, urging him to run, according to Republican sources.