In the Headlines:

"Candidates Clash on Terrorism" (Anne E. Kornblut and Karen DeYoung, Washington Post) - The campaigns of Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama on Tuesday engaged in a heated exchange over the rights of terrorism suspects, with each side accusing the other of embracing a policy that would put the country at risk of more attacks in the future.

"Bush Will Seek to End Offshore Oil Drilling Ban" (Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times) - President Bush, reversing a longstanding position, will call on Congress on Wednesday to end a federal ban on offshore oil drilling, according to White House officials who say Mr. Bush now wants to work with states to determine where drilling should occur.

"Suburban women seen as key bloc for McCain and Obama" (Christi Parsons, Chicago Tribune) - While party leaders watch anxiously to see if those voters are too disenchanted to support their nominee, polls suggest that Obama is beginning to pick up many of the women who once formed a critical part of the Clinton army. One recent poll shows former Clinton voters choosing Obama over Republican John McCain at a rate of 3-1.

"Independent groups plan to use money to sway election" (Fredreka Schouten, USA Today) - The first wave in a flood of spending by independent groups in the general election race for the White House came Tuesday with a TV ad blasting Republican John McCain for his support of the Iraq war.

On the Morning Shows:

Fox and Friends - Rudy Giuliani, on Obama's approach to terrorism: "This is not a realistic approach. Time has proven that being on offense is better than being on defense."

On the Court's Gitmo decision: "Make no mistake about it, the decision the other day was a decision to give terrorists rights they did not have in the past."

Morning Joe - David Axelrod, on energy: "Off-shore drilling won't yield any oil for 10 years or more, and even when it does it's not going to make a serious difference."

From Late Night:

Conan O'Brien: