Obama Calls Bloggers Liars for Accurately Reporting His Words  —  This is an absolutely blatant attempt to rewrite history by Barack Obama, documented at ABC News Political Punch.  —  First, I honestly don't care much whether a person wears a flag pin, and you can certainly be a patriot without wearing a badge proclaiming it.

Obama: No More Debates Before Next Primary  —  Barack Obama, in his first appearance on “FOX News Sunday,” says there will be no more debates before the two May 6 primaries despite repeated challenges from Hillary Clinton to meet him face-to-face.  —  Clinton challenged him again Saturday in Indiana …

Grasping at Straws: The NY Times on McCain  —  This is getting embarrassing.  Remember the front-page story The New York Times ran about John McCain's non-affair with a lobbyist?  That was the long-held piece of non-news that the Times subtly dropped like a barbell at midnight shortly …

McCain: 'It's very clear who Hamas wants' in the White House  —  (CNN) — John McCain said Friday that “it's clear who Hamas wants to be the next president of the United States” — the second time in as many weeks that his campaign has referenced positive remarks by Ahmed Yousef, a member of that group, about Barack Obama.

Bowling 1, Health Care 0  —  Chapel Hill, N.C.  —  FOR the last month, news media attention was focused on Pennsylvania and its Democratic primary.  Given the gargantuan effort, what did we learn?  —  Well, the rancor of the campaign was covered.  The amount of money spent was covered.

Sharpton vows to ‘close this city’ after officer acquittals  —  NEW YORK (AP) - Hundreds of angry people marched through Harlem on Saturday after the Rev. Al Sharpton promised to “close this city down” to protest the acquittals of three police detectives in the 50-shot barrage that killed …

Britons kidnapped in Iraq are ‘held by Iran’  —  Five British hostages who were kidnapped in Iraq almost a year ago are being held inside Iran by Revolutionary Guards, according to two separate sources in the Middle East and London.  —  The hostages were handed over to the Revolutionary Guards …

Kim Jong-il builds ‘Thunderbirds’ runway for war in North Korea  —  An airbase inside a mountain is the latest sign that North Korea, whose links to Syria's nuclear programme came to light last week, is cranking up its military machine  —  North Korean military engineers are completing …

IOC head calls for end of China hectoring  —  China should no longer be barraged with international criticism for its alleged human rights violations, the head of the International Olympic Committee says.  —  IOC President Jacques Rogge said the international community should cease all criticism of China …

How McCain Lost in Pennsylvania  —  IT'S a nightmare.  It's the Bataan Death March.  It's mutually assured Armageddon.  “Both of them are already losing the general to John McCain,” declared a Newsweek columnist last month, predicting that the election “may already be over” by the time the Democrats anoint a nominee.

Desperately Seeking Street Cred  —  Maybe I've been reading too many stories about the fad of teenage vampire chick lit, worlds filled with parasitic aliens and demi-human creatures, but there's something eerie going on in this race.  —  Hillary grows more and more glowy as Obama grows more and more wan.

From Bubba to Flubba: Slew of gaffes makes pals wonder why Bill is losing it  —  WASHINGTON - He's just not the same Bubba.  —  Hillary Clinton's husband is still brilliant, still passionate and still a magnificent campaigner.  But people who have known him and observers who have watched Bill Clinton …

Hizbollah builds up army for a new assault  —  Villages empty as Shia militia sends recruits to tough training camps in Bekaa Valley, Syria and Iran, reports Mitchell Prothero in southern Lebanon  —  The dead of southern Lebanon watch the living from the sides of buildings and from lampposts …

Losing Ground  —  After losing Pennsylvania and a difficult month of scandals, Barack Obama's double-digit lead over Hillary Clinton has dropped to seven points in the latest NEWSWEEK poll.  —  After an important primary win in Pennsylvania, Hillary Clinton has reduced Democratic rival …