First a Tense Talk With Clinton, Then Richardson Backs Obama  —  PORTLAND, Ore. — “I talked to Senator Clinton last night,” Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico said on Friday, describing the tense telephone call in which he informed Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton that, despite two months …

CBS Poll: Good Reviews For Obama Speech  —  But Problems For Democratic Candidate Remain As Fewer Think He Could Unite The Country  —  (CBS) Sen. Barack Obama's speech on race this week, in which he discussed his relationship with Rev. Jeremiah Wright, his controversial longtime minister …

Mayhem At Fox News: Anchor Walks Off Set, Wallace Rails Network For “Obama-Bashing”  —  Fox News' very own anchors are speaking out — and walking off — over what they perceive to be “Obama-bashing” on their network.  —  This morning on “Fox and Friends,” Brian Kilmeade walked off the set …

Henley Everywhere 2008alt.  —  The following appeared this week in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Slate and The New Yorker in a parallel universe . . .  How I Got It Right: Looking Back at a Time of Justified Opposition to a Mad, Violent Enterprise

On Visit, Pelosi Offers Support to Dalai Lama  —  DHARAMSALA, India — As far as visits by American politicians go, it would be hard to stage a warmer reception.  —  Buddhist nuns waved American flags and the Dalai Lama ordered his followers to offer a standing ovation Friday morning as Nancy Pelosi …

White House: Computer hard drives tossed  —  WASHINGTON - Older White House computer hard drives have been destroyed, the White House disclosed to a federal court Friday in a controversy over millions of possibly missing e-mails from 2003 to 2005.  —  The White House revealed new information …

Seeking, then downplaying, Richardson's endorsement  —  So Mark Penn said earlier today that Bill Richardson's endorsement was no longer “significant.”  —  “The time that he could have been effective has long since passed,” he said.  —  Long since?  Actually, it must have passed awfully fast.

“Bachelor” On Hunt For Human Remains  —  Former “Bachelor” bachelor Andy Baldwin just got back from the island of Palau in the South Pacific — not on vacation, on a mission with the Navy.  Now let's talk about why we the taxpayers are footing the bill on such BS.

FDR's “indiscretions,” McCain's “gaffe,” etc.  —  The silver linings in any scandal, or so THE SCRAPBOOK has learned, are the more-in-sorrow-than-anger essays by friends and admirers of the person who's been caught with his hand in the till or sneaking out of the bedroom.

Edwards unlikely to endorse  —  John Edwards is unlikely to endorse either Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton before the nomination is decided, according to interviews with several members of the former candidate's inner circle.  —  At least three individuals who have recently spoken …

Democratic Donations Keep Pouring In, but for Clinton, There's a Catch  —  Democratic fund-raising continued at a breathtaking pace in February, according to filings with the Federal Election Commission, with candidates breaking records as soon as they were set.

Why Is Barack Obama Afraid of Decriminalization?  —  fYesterday I noted that the New Hampshire House of Representatives has voted to decriminalize possession of up to a quarter ounce of marijuana.  (You can read more about that bill at the website of the New Hampshire Coalition for Common Sense Marijuana Policy.)