Is anyone online today? If so, and you've got something you want to talk about, here's the place. Some things in the news that caught my eye:

Hillary and Obama are resting up for the long haul. The Chicago Tribune says in the latest Rasmussen poll, there's something for everyone.

The Rezko trial is in recess until March 31, but Rezko is facing a new lawsuit over a house.

Former business partner and son of Nation of Islam founder Elijah Muhammad is accusing Rezko of taking ownership of Muhammad's house without his consent.

The lawsuit by Jabir Muhammad accuses Rezko of persuading Muhammad and his wife to put their home into trust with Rezko. The suit goes on to say that Rezko then took legal control of the home, which is in the Kenwood neighborhood.

I also found interesting this Boston Globe profile (pdf)of Barack Obama from January, 1990 when he was made Editor of the Harvard Law Review. A reader mentioned it in comments yesterday.

Rep. Barney Frank says we should decriminalize marijuana. As Instapundit says, don't count on support any time soon from Obama, Hillary or McCain. As I wrote last week, Obama is a serious flip-flopper on the issue.

Catherine Crier, writing on Huffpo, lambasts the media coverage of the election. Whichever candidate you support, she's right. The pundits are little more than shills for their candidate and the anchors display excessive bias.

I think viewers should revolt as well as journalists. But, what to watch? Despite the end of the writers' strike, my favorite shows have not had new episodes in weeks. There's really nothing on.

A good friend (and ardent Obama supporter)waxed eloquently yesterday about HBO's In Treatment. I'd never even heard of it. Gabriel Byrne is the "star" and it's on for a half hour Monday through Friday nights. With On Demand to replay the episodes to date, it may be a way to avoid the cable news until Pennsylvania.

Any other ideas out there?

I'm back from court and an exhausting four hour hearing. Now I'm off to the grocery store.

You've filled up three open threads today, what's one more till I get back? Big Tent says he's out for the day as well.

When I return I'll probably be more interested in Kathleen Soliah's release from prison (I agree with her lawyer that "For someone who was not a danger or a threat to society, it was six years too long") and the release of Willie Green after serving 25 years for a murder he didn't commit than in politics, but don't let that stop the rest of you.

As well as the BOP's denial of a furlough so a meth inmate with a year left on his sentence can see his 10 year old before she dies of cancer.

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Franklin and Marshall's latest PA poll shows Hillary Clinton doubling her lead in the Keystone State:

Hillary Rodham Clinton has doubled her lead in Pennsylvania and now has a majority of Democrats’ support, according to a new poll out today. Clinton now leads Barack Obama 51 percent to 35 percent among likely Democratic primary voters, according to the Franklin and Marshall College Poll. In February, the same poll found that Clinton was ahead by half that margin, 44 percent to 37 percent.

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Speaking for me only

On Hardball, Tweety Matthews came up with this novel solution for Michigan and Florida:

Both candidates agree to full revotes in Michigan and Florida and both candidates agree that the winner of the national popular vote will be the nominee of the Democratic Party.

I second that motion Chris. Tweety thinks Hillary would turn that down. He is so wrong. She would take it in a heartbeat. OBAMA will say no no no to that one Tweety.

The Kinks. All day and all of the night. In recognition of the incessant news coverage today and tonight of Barack Obama's speech. Enough already.

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A Quinnipiac poll out today shows Hillary Clinton has expanded her lead over Barack Obama in Pennsylvania over the past three weeks.

Among likely Democratic primary voters, she now has a 12 point lead, 53 to 41%. On Feb. 27, she led Obama 49% to 43%.

Hillary increased her lead among women while narrowing Obama's lead among men. The numbers:

• White voters go with Clinton 61 - 33 percent, compared to 56 - 37 percent February 27.
• Black voters back Obama 76 - 18 percent, compared to 69 - 23 percent February 27.
• Women back Clinton 59 - 35 percent.
• Men go 48 percent for Obama to 45 percent for Clinton, compared to February 27 when men backed him 50 - 43 percent.
• Obama gets 50 percent of Democrats with a college degree, to Clinton's 45 percent.
• Among voters with no college degree, Clinton leads 57 - 37 percent.
• Voters under 45 back Obama 57 - 39 percent while voters over 45 back Clinton 60 - 34 percent.

Quinnipiac says the momentum is with Hillary. As to race: [More...]