Clinton makes case for wide appeal  —  Hillary Rodham Clinton vowed Wednesday to continue her quest for the Democratic nomination, arguing she would be the stronger nominee because she appeals to a wider coalition of voters — including whites who have not supported Barack Obama in recent contests.

The Too-Long Goodbye  —  After the Tuesday primaries, Hillary Rodham Clinton now has maybe a 2 percent chance of winning the Democratic nomination.  But if she pursues her losing battle, she has perhaps a 20 percent chance of costing the Democrats the presidency in the fall.

The Five Mistakes Clinton Made  —  For all her talk about “full speed on to the White House,” there was an unmistakably elegiac tone to Hillary Clinton's primary-night speech in Indianapolis.  And if one needed further confirmation that the undaunted, never-say-die Clintons realize their bid might …

Barack Obama's Big Mistake: He's Getting Too Many Votes  —  Following in the footsteps of other bloggers like Jeralyn Merritt and Armando, I must urge the superdelegates, the media and other creative class left blogs to be aware of something before it is too late.

It's Obama, Warts and All  —  Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama each took a state Tuesday.  But the result was a damaging loss for the woman who was once the overwhelming front-runner for the Democratic nomination.  Here are some observations on the race:  — Mr. Obama is now the prohibitive favorite.

Mich. Dems settle on how to split delegates  —  LANSING — Michigan Democratic leaders settled today on a plan to give presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton 69 delegates and Barack Obama 59 as a way to get the delegates seated at the national convention

Wright story: What took so long?  —  The controversial reverend's 20-year relationship with Obama was left to simmer for a year.  In our 24/7 media age, how could this have happened?  —  Barring some really strange math or a lot of second thoughts, the Democrats seem poised to nominate …

The 18-Cent Solution  —  BOTH Hillary Clinton and John McCain say that we should suspend the 18-cent-per-gallon federal gas tax this summer.  After her beating at the polls Tuesday, there may not be much reason left to worry about what Senator Clinton thinks, but the McCain proposal is alive and well.

Veto and Drill!  —  Nancy Pelosi chanted “Veto and Drill”, “Veto and Drill” in caricaturing the threatened presidential veto of windfall oil company taxes and desire to drill in ANWR and elsewhere.  But all that might sound, in fact, good to most Americans.

FBI Backs Off From Secret Order for Data After Lawsuit  —  The FBI has withdrawn a secret administrative order seeking the name, address and online activity of a patron of the Internet Archive after the San Francisco-based digital library filed suit to block the action.

The Party of Sam's Club  —  Now this is telling: … There are two important points to be made about these numbers, and the deeper reality they reflect.  The first, which you hear around these parts a lot, is that the GOP is now a working-class party (with class defined by education …

A Gift From Tehran— ARMED HEZBOLLAH THUGS Roam Beirut, Gunfights & Beatings Reported  —  A GIFT FROM TEHRAN—  Boy, this says it all...  Beirut Spring posted this photo of a bridge banner in Beirut that reads: “A gift from the municipality of Tehran to the righteous, resisting Lebanese people.”