1. With just two days before their primary , the GOP presidential hopefuls are hitting the trail hard. The battle between John McCain and Mitt Romney is turning bitter. Rudy Giuliani has put all his eggs in the Florida basket.

2. And one day after his big South Carolina win , Barack Obama headed farther south to Georgia to speak in a church. Hillary Clinton visited a church as well in Tennessee. Both will now take their campaigns to the Midwest.

3. Security in Afghanistan is tight in the wake of the kidnapping of American Cyd Mizell. She and her driver were nabbed yesterday in Kandahar. She worked for a relief agency. But no one has come forward with any ransom demands or claimed responsibility.

4. It's all about the cars in Washington D.C. this weekend . This year's show lured more than 700 automobiles from 42 manufacturers to the nation's capital, featured vehicles engineered for the future.