Hundreds of Turkish troops were sent into northern Iraq today.

It took a beating at the GOP debate last night and again today in the Senate, but that immigration bill just keeps on ticking.

Even the Constitution can't keep President Bush from losing this election.

What happens to a straw poll if frontrunner Rudy Giuliani doesn't come? In other philosophical ponderings, if you don't officially announce, are you really running? Rudy says yes.

John Edwards teamed up with actor/activist Danny Glover in South Carolina today.

The Huffington Post is reporting that Barack Obama will outraise Hillary Clinton in second-quarter fundraising.

Patrick Ruffini reports that Fred Thompson raised $220,000 online in 18 hours.

But wait. Via Jonathan Martin, Fred Thompson is already yesterday's meatloaf. The Web site "We Need Alan Keyes for President" has officially launched.

In other non-candidate news, Newt Gingrich is giving himself 4-1 odds against jumping in.

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer sorta, kinda thinks that Rep.William Jefferson should probably step down.