On this day in 1943, President Roosevelt joined Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin in Tehran to discuss strategies for ending the war, including the D-Day invasion, which, amazingly would be launched just seven months later. On to today's top election stories:

"Senate Race That Fizzled Honed Skills for '08 Stage" (Adam Nagourney, New York Times) Reporter Nagourney takes a look back at the 2000 Senate race between Rudy Giuliani and Hillary Clinton that promised to be one for the ages until the mayor backed out, leaving Clinton with an easy road to victory.

"YouTube Debate Raises Stakes" (Amy Schatz, Wall Street Journal) With the contest getting ugly between the top candidates, tonight's CNN/YouTube debate -- the first GOP debate in a month -- shouldn't disappoint, despite the snowmen.

"Clinton Hits Obama on Health Care" (John McCormick, Chicago Tribune) You have to get about mid-way through the story and all the back-and-forth about health care to read Hillary Clinton defend herself about going negative recently, which she says is because her hand was forced.

"No Buildup in Support for McCain" (Michael Finnegan and Stuart Silverstein, Los Angeles Times) No candidate has tied his campaign as closely to the Iraq war as John McCain, going so far as to try to take "ownership" of the surge. But with prospects for success on the rise, is McCain reaping any political rewards?

"As GOP Hopefuls Duel, Fact-checkers Work Overtime" (Brian Mooney, Boston Globe) A fun look at how heated the GOP field has become recently, with all the contenders firing at each other, and who's right on which charge.

"Bill Clinton Flatly Asserts He Opposed War at Start" (Patrick Healy, New York Times) The headline says it all, although, as reporter Healy notes, it's not exactly true.

"On Iraq, Clinton Tries a New Tack" (Nicholas Wapshott, New York Sun) Meanwhile, as husband Bill is making headlines, Hillary sent a letter to the president asking that he agree not to keep permanent military bases in Iraq once a majority of combat troops are withdrawn.

"Obama's Use of Money Questioned" (Sarah Liebowitz, Concord Monitor) Hillary is asking questions, very politely of course, about one of Obama's PACs.

"Foreign Policy Experts Give Blessing to Obama" (Charles Babington, New Hampshire Union-Leader) Directly challenging Hillary's perceived experience on foreign policy, Obama is surrounding himself with former foreign-policy officials from the Clinton administration.

Get these and today's other election stories at RCP's Politics and Election page.