A new CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll shows a virtual dead heat between Clinton and Obama in the Texas primary. She is up 50-48.

Paul Kiel explains how John McCain didn’t want to be subjected to public financing limits in his primary campaign if he won the GOP nomination–but was willing to use public financing to pay off his campaign debts if he lost.

Ending an almost 50 year reign, Fidel Castro has resigned as President of Cuba.

The Clinton campaign may try to peel away Obama’s pledged delegates.

Late Update: The Clinton campaign is denying this report from the Politico and tells TPM Election Central: “We have not, are not and will not pursue the pledged delegates of Barack Obama.”

Later Update: The Obama camp is similarly declaring that it won’t undertake such an effort.

Like the old man himself, Castro’s resignation letter is an anachronism.

Viva la revolucion!

TPM wins George Polk award for legal reporting for coverage of the US Attorney scandal.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is keeping the House in pro forma session this week to prevent President Bush from calling a special session on the new FISA legislation.

We’re currently accepting applications for a reporter-blogger position at TPMmuckraker.com. Details here.

William Hartung has some advice for the Bush Administration, now that its “democracy promotion” agenda (such as it was) is clearly dead.

The Supreme Court has essentially ratified the Bush Administration position that no one has standing to sue for having their electronic communications monitored illegally, i.e., without a warrant, unless they can show that their communications were in fact monitored — which is classified information that the Bush Administration refuses to divulge.

You can’t sue us unless we tell you that we were breaking the law, and we can’t tell you that.