In the Headlines:

"Obama again apologizes for a pastor's comments" (John McCormick and Manya A. Brachear, Chicago Tribune) - Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign on Thursday was forced to again apologize for the remarks of a Chicago pastor and friend backing his candidacy who spoke from the pulpit of Obama's longtime South Side church.

"McClellan Says Book's Tone Evolved" (Dan Eggen and Linton Weeks, Washington Post) - Scott McClellan says he did not set out to write a memoir that was sharply critical of the White House. Indeed, one publishing industry insider described his early concept as "a not-very-interesting, typical press secretary book."

"Obama prepares to declare victory after Tuesday primaries" (Margaret Talev, McClatchy Newspapers) - Barack Obama is preparing to claim victory in the Democratic presidential nominating contest after next Tuesday's final primaries in Montana and South Dakota.

"Fate of Fla., Mich. delegates gets down to nitty-gritty" (Fredreka Schouten, USA Today) - The Democratic National Committee's rules and bylaws panel meets Saturday to try to resolve the long-running dispute over convention delegates from Michigan and Florida.

On the Morning Shows:

Good Morning America - George Stephanopoulos, on Obama's latest pastor problem, Fr. Pfleger: "This is going to hurt Obama's efforts right now to try to bring the party together." (Video)

Today - Tony Blair: "I still believe Saddam was a threat and had to be dealt with. When I'm out there, it's a region that hangs in the balance right now and we can't afford to give up on the struggle to defeat those forces."

(Greg Bobrinskoy contributed to the Morning Report.)