TODAY'S NEWS HEADLINES for INDEPENDENT VOTERS

• The failure of the Clinton administration and the Democratic Congress to pass a major health care bill in the early 1990s left politicians on both sides wary of the issue. (Washington Post)
• The New York candidates -The name of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg keeps showing up as a possible independent candidate. (Chicago Tribune)
• How would an endorsement from Gov. Schwarzenegger affect '08 race? (Sac Bee)
• MRS. OBAMA TO CO-HOST 'THE VIEW' (NY Post)
• BlackAmericaWeb.com Launches Survey to Gauge Views on Issues in ’08 Presidential Race (BlackAmericaWeb.com)
• Obama: Don't 'swift boat' me (By: Mike Allen and Ben Smith, Politico)
• North Carolina: Instant runoff proves a good idea (Blue Ridge Times News) and Exit poll: Hendersonville voters understood ballot (Ashville Citizen Times)
• Illinois: Green Party spreads wings (ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH)
• ELIZABETH KUCINICH: Essex girl on the road to the White House - Elizabeth Harper was an idealistic, tongue-pierced 27-year-old when she moved to the US in 2005. Now married to a top Democrat politician, she aims to become First Lady. (The Independent - UK)