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• NEWS -- Obama accuses McCain of 'losing his bearings'
  NEW YORK (AP) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Thursday that Republican John McCain was ''losing his bearings'' for repeatedly suggesting the Islamic terrorist group Hamas preferred Obama for president.
• NEWS -- Unions focus against McCain as Democrats still battling
  WASHINGTON (AP) -- Organized labor is paying more attention to Republican John McCain as Democrat Barack Obama solidifies his status as the front-runner in the Democratic contest against Hillary Rodham Clinton.
• NEWS -- Hillary, Barack, want my vote? Just $20 million, please
  LOS ANGELES (AP) -- What will it take for a Democratic presidential candidate to win the support of California superdelegate Steven Ybarra?
• NEWS -- Cindy McCain says she'll never release her tax returns
  WASHINGTON (AP) -- Cindy McCain says she will never make her tax returns public even if her husband wins the White House and she becomes the first lady. ''You know, my husband and I have been married 28 years and we have filed separate tax returns for 28 years. This is a privacy issue."
• NEWS -- Senator says ban torture but give CIA interrogation leeway
  WASHINGTON (AP) -- Seeking to referee a stalemate over how the CIA can interrogate prisoners, a top Senate Republican says Congress should ban water-boarding and seven other abusive methods of interrogation but allow the spy agency some leeway in how it questions detainees.
• NEWS -- Fla. Dems ask national party to seat presidential delegation
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Florida's Democratic congressional delegation called on the national party Thursday to seat the state's delegation based on its January primary, and the state party is growing more hopeful that the campaigns will agree on a plan by the end of the month.
• NEWS -- Housing aid bill faces veto by President Bush
  WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democrats' plans to help hundreds of thousands of homeowners struggling with rising subprime mortgage rates and plummeting house values could be sidetracked by President Bush's threatened veto and the backing of many congressional Republicans.
• NEWS -- President Bush in Texas for daughter Jenna's wedding
  CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) -- President Bush stuck out his right elbow Thursday, jokingly demonstrating how he'll escort his daughter down the aisle at her wedding this weekend. ''He's looking forward to it,'' White House spokesman Gordon Johndroe told reporters.
• NEWS -- Coleman says Franken has shifted stances
  WASHINGTON (AP) -- Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman -- who quit the Democratic Party 12 years ago to become a Republican -- has accused likely Democratic opponent Al Franken of changing positions, demeanor and rhetoric in his attempt to win a Senate seat.
• NEWS -- Lawmakers finish farm bill as White House repeats opposition
  WASHINGTON (AP) -- Married couples with joint incomes of up to $1.5 million from their farm operation could still qualify for crop subsidies under a five-year, $300 billion farm bill compromise that would boost food and farm programs.
• NEWS -- Pentagon proceeding cautiously on potential aid drop
  WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday the U.S. military was stepping up preparations for a relief mission in Myanmar, but he said he couldn't imagine air dropping aid without permission from the closed regime.
• NEWS -- Armstrong urges Congress to renew war on cancer
  WASHINGTON (AP) -- Seven-time Tour de France winner and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong is calling on Congress to renew the nation's war on cancer. ''It's time for our country to refocus and relaunch a comprehensive war on this disease."
• COMMENTARY -- The Other Obama
  By Michael Reagan -- Here we go again. After being subjected to eight years of the collegial presidency of Bill and Hillary, when we were told that when we got Bill we got Hillary as a bonus, it looks as if we are facing another twofer: Barack and Michelle.
• COMMENTARY -- John McCain's 'Reverend Wright Moment'
  By Christopher G. Adamo -- As the Hillary/Obama melee continues, America is increasingly able to see their politically fatal flaws.
• COMMENTARY -- Petronomics 101
  By Oliver North -- Here at the U.S. Army's biggest base on the East Coast, soldiers and their dependents are eagerly awaiting the arrival of their "economic stimulus payments."
• COMMENTARY -- Why Hillary Won't Get Out
  By Dick Morris -- Bill and Hillary Clinton have always believed that they're very different than the rest of us. Over their more than 30 years in politics together, they've learned one important and consistent lesson: that rules don't matter. Rules don't apply to them. Rules are for other people. Rules can be bent, changed, manipulated.
• COMMENTARY -- Government Of The People Or By The Faction?
  By Frank Salvato -- Now comes news that George McGovern has called for Hillary Clinton to withdraw from the Democrat's primary race. Pardon me for my raised eyebrow but how much of a fool would someone have to be to take campaign advice from the man who got slaughtered by Richard Nixon?