Anne Kornblut at the Washington Post has talked to the aunt of the Ohio woman who died after giving birth to a stillborn baby last fall. She says the tale is not quite as Hillary Clinton told it, but does indeed show the problems of the health care system, and the tragic consequences that sometimes [...]

Mark Penn may not be out of the Clinton campaign, but Geoff Garin is definitely in. Here’s a story I did about him for TIME.com.

We already know the political arguments that John McCain, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will be making tomorrow when they all get to ask questions of the commanding general in Iraq, David Petraeus. The question is whether the proceedings will enlighten the candidates or the American people about the best way to move forward. For [...]

Two sources confirm Marc Ambinder’s scoop that Penn was on the campaign’s message-of-the-day call this morning, and was involved in debate preparation this afternoon. UPDATE: Huffpost listened to audio of Penn’s conference call today with Burson-Marsteller’s managing directors. Key quotes: “I think you’ve heard that I made the decision to step down as chief strategist [...]

Terrific piece in the Washington Post today about the intra-Shi’ite conflict. It would be nice if each of the Senators questioning Crocker and Petraeus read this.

In the current print issue of Time, Massimo Calabresi has a smart piece about the rivarly between the principal foreign policy advisers to both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, and how their different styles and world views reflect and shape the policies of each candidate. Check it out here.