FBI CALLING… From NBC.com: “The FBI is looking into allegations from Jim Webb’s campaign that Virginia Democrats are getting suspicious telephone calls from so-called volunteers threatening voters with arrest if they go to the polls.”

Also, some interesting scene-setters and early on-the-ground reports from Ohio, New Hampshire, Virginia, Florida and elsewhere over at Showdown ’06.

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