Smoke On The Water
An earthquake in China's southwest, the country's biggest natural disaster in thiry years, leaves at least 12,000 dead -- a number that officials think "could still climb dramatically higher." [ New York Times ]
Hillary Clinton continues to work her heart out in West Virginia. [ New York Times ]
Clinton's female supporters see a dream slipping away. [ Los Angeles Times ]
A long, arduous primary season has generated several advantages for Barack Obama: increased Democratic voter registration, an expanded fundraising base, and an established organizational infrastructure across states large and small. [ Wall Street Journal ]
Obama volunteers have encountered some pretty racist crap in their quest to get the first viable black candidate elected. [ Washington Post ]
Vito Fossella has not resigned his House seat yet. He's waiting out the news cycle. [ Politico ]