CLINTON MAILER ATTACKS OBAMA ON GUNS IN INDIANA

Senator Clinton’s campaign is attacking Senator Obama over his position on guns in the closing days before tomorrow’s primaries in Indiana and North Carolina. The campaign has sent a mail piece to voters in Indiana that asks in large font, “Where does Barack Obama really stand on guns?” On the other side, it says: “Depends on who Barack Obama is talking to.” The flier refers to a questionnaire in Mr. Obama’s name from his run for the Illinois state Senate in which he indicates support for a total ban on handguns. (Mr. Obama has said he never held that position.) The mailer also references Mr. Obama saying he supported the Second Amendment in Idaho while also mentioning his oft-repeated statement from a San Francisco fund-raiser in which he said small-town Americans “bitter” over the economy “cling” to religion and guns. Both Democratic candidates favor gun control measures such as a ban on assault weapons and strengthening the federal background check system.

CLINTON: TIME TO DROP DISCUSSION OF OBAMA’S EX-PASTOR

Senator Clinton said yesterday that enough time has been spent discussing the views and statements of Senator Obama’s former pastor, Reverend Jeremiah Wright Jr. “We should definitely move on and we should move on because there’s so many important issues facing our country that we have to attend to,” Mrs. Clinton said during a town hall meeting ABC News organized with Indiana voters. Pressed on whether her campaign would raise the issue with superdelegates, Mrs. Clinton said, “Well, people talk about it. There’s no doubt they talk about it. But what people I think are more interested in is what we would do and what kind of president we would be.”

POLL: OBAMA REBOUNDING AGAINST CLINTON, MCCAIN

A poll released last night found support for Senator Obama increasing after he denounced inflammatory comments from his former minister. Mr. Obama led Senator Clinton among Democratic primary voters, 50% to 38%, in the New York Times/CBS News survey. Among voters generally, Mr. Obama led the presumptive Republican nominee for president, Senator McCain, 51% to 40%. Almost half of all voters said they thought Mr. Obama spoke out against his ex-pastor mainly for political reasons, not out of substantive disagreement.

OBAMA PICKS UP SUPERDELEGATE AFTER NARROW GUAM VICTORY

Senator Obama picked up an additional superdelegate from Guam yesterday, one day after defeating Senator Clinton by just seven votes in the Pacific island’s caucuses. An Obama supporter, Jaime Paulino, became a superdelegate after being elected vice chair of the Guam Democratic Party. Guam cannot vote in the general election, but the island does have four pledged delegate votes and two superdelegates at the Democratic National Convention.

ENDORSEMENT WATCH

Senator Obama earned endorsements yesterday from two newspapers and one major Hollywood star. North Carolina’s largest paper, the Charlotte Observer, gave him its blessing in tomorrow’s primary, saying his nomination “would send a powerful message to the world.”

The paper wrote that Mr. Obama “offers a different vision of politics” and called him “one of the most powerful, effective speakers to seek the presidency in years.” Kentucky’s Louisville Courier-Journal, which reaches part of southern Indiana, also endorsed the Illinois senator, writing that he is the “Democratic candidate better equipped to restore Americans’ hope for the future and to bring change to Washington.”

Mr. Obama picked up the backing of two-time Academy Award-winner Tom Hanks, who posted an occasionally tongue-in-cheek endorsement video on his MySpace page. “As official celebrity, I know my endorsement has just made your mind up for you,” Mr. Hanks, who has donated money to both Mr. Obama and Senator Clinton, said. He cited Mr. Obama’s “character, and vision, and the high road he has taken during this campaign.” “He has the integrity and the inspiration to unify us,” the actor said.