On this day in 1993 terrorists bomb the World Trade Center killing six people and injuring 1,000 more. On to today's top stories:

"Clinton Campaign Starts 5-Point Attack on Obama" (Patrick Healy and Julie Bosman, New York Times) Shock and awe? Not quite. A Clinton aide is calling this final offensive strategy the "Kitchen-Sink Fusillade." (Might as well call it a surge.) With a week to go before March 4, Clinton is struggling in Texas, but holding her ground in Ohio. We'd say tonight's debate in Cleveland will be one for the books, except for the fact that the past two have been pretty dull.

"Democratic Governors See McCain As Formidable" (Dan Balz, Washington Post) Maybe it's because governors understand the demographic and political make-up of their states better than national pundits, but Democratic governors aren't as willing to declare mission accomplished yet. They McCain brings a political profile appealing to many "purple" states, as well as a formidable campaigning style and a biography second to none. Sounds almost like an endorsement...

"Poll: Obama Now Seen as Most Electable" (Susan Davis, USA Today) By a 2-1 margin, Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents say that Obama has a better chance of winning in November than Hillary Clinton, according to a new poll. Seven in 10 Democrats also think that Obama will be the nominee, thus granting the Illinois senator the vaunted cloak of inevitability.

"Democrats Turn Up Heat in Flurry of Ohio Stops" (Mark Niquette and Catherine Candisky, Columbus Dispatch) Reporters Niquette and Candisky catch Obama in a convoluted answer to the question of whether he can deliver the change he proposes in a timely manner: "I think it's going to take ... my goal is in my first term to get us on the right track. Now, how that plays out for people individually, is I want to provide them relief as quickly as we can but the only way we're going to do that is by you guys sharing your stories. I mean, I hope members of Congress on both sides of the aisle are listening."

"McCain Says Prospects May Hinge on Iraq" (Michael Luo, New York Times) Much like his September campaign surge, McCain says that his presidential hopes hinge on how things work in Iraq. Last fall, McCain embarked on a public-relations tour aimed at boosting Gen. Petraeus' policy as well as his own campaign. It worked. Will it again?

"McCain Campaign Tells FEC to Back Off" (Associated Press) McCain isn't a scientist, but he's telling the FEC to back off anyway. The campaign told the election commission that it doesn't need its approval to withdraw from the federal public funding program.

"Early voters swarm in Texas" (Michael Lindenberger, Dallas Morning News) With six days until the primary, about 360,000 voters in the state's 15 largest counties have cast early or mail-in ballots, forecasting a huge turnout on election day. High turnout usually favors Obama, who's pulled even with Clinton.

"Pieces of Texas Turn Primary Into a Puzzle" (Randy Kennedy, New York Times) A look at the various demographic communities in Texas and how difficult it is to campaign there. As one Clinton aide said, "It's like running a national campaign."

"Dust Up Over Somali Photo Has Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton Fighting Hard" (Celeste Katz and Michael Saul, New York Daily News) Any number of silly fights spring up in the final moments of a campaign, like the photo of Obama in Somali dress. But it might be remembered as the last true fight between these two contenders.

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