TODAY'S NEWS HEADLINES for INDEPENDENT VOTERS

• Up to 80% new registrants are Independent voters (Arizona Star)
• Mike Malott: In praise of independent voters (Press & Argus/Livingston Daily MI)
• Low turnout in Michigan for independents (CNN Political Ticker)
• Independent votes in Michigan Repub primary spread with McCain leading (Detroit Free Press)
• Uncommitted wins African American and independent vote in Michigan (Detroit Free Press) and (The Nation)
• McCain hopes Lieberman will draw independents (Reuters)
• S.C. will test Obama's crossover appeal (Politico) Look at whether Obama breaks 50 percent of the black vote and 25 percent of the white vote, and whether African-Americans exceed 50 percent of the overall electorate. If he meets all of these measures, Clinton should watch out.
• Unity08 Founders Now Pushing For Bloomberg Bid (CBS News Horserace )
• USSC to hear rich Democrat's McCain-Feingold challenge (Legal Newsline)
• Beyond the Values of the Dolls-And deep into their backstories and political views. Inanimate? Like hell they are. (by Lynn Yaeger, Village Voice)
• The 'Oops' Factor (by Mumia Abu-Jamal, Indybay) On African American women presidential candidates
• Hillary v Obama Some Observations (African American Political Pundit)