FIRST LOOK SUPPORT DENMARK RALLY NYC  —  Just off the street, here's a first look at the delicious Rally held in NYC in Support of Denmark —a lovelier group of freedom lovers you will never meet.  So lovely in fact, someone was kind enough to serve Havarati cheese and crackers.  So great.And so polite.

Top CIA Official Under Investigation  —  Number Three Official at CIA Is Subject of Investigation Related to Bribery Probe  —  March 3, 2006 — The stunning investigation of bribery and corruption in Congress has spread to the CIA, ABC News has learned.  —  The CIA Inspector General …

Dear Michael Brown: I Was Wrong (UPDATED)  —  (NOTE: Due to the UPDATE at the bottom of this letter to Michael Brown, we're reposting it at the top of this site.  Please read posts under this one since there are newer ones).  —  FROM: TMV  —  TO: Michael Brown, former FEMA Chief

Carter Seeks Vote in U.N. Against U.S.  —  President Carter personally called Secretary of State Rice to try to convince her to reverse her U.N. ambassador's position on changes to the U.N. Human Rights Commission, the former president recalled yesterday in a talk in which he also criticized …

"The Head of the Snake"  —  SULEIMANIYA, IRAQ - Suleimaniya is the most liberal city in Iraqi Kurdistan, partly because of its long-standing and deep ties to nearby Iran, one of the most culturally liberal countries in the Middle East.  The Iraqi Kurds I met who have been to Iran wanted me to know …

WLIB, Air America, New York City, ICBC, Randy Michaels  —  WORST CASE REALITY  —  Air America Appears To Lose Flagship Station  —  Exclusive To The Radio Equalizer  —  While Air America Radio's loss of two affiliates in Phoenix and Missoula, Montana is generating news this week …

In India, Bush Urges Americans to Welcome Global Competition  —  NEW DELHI, March 3 — President Bush met with Indian entrepreneurs and toured an agricultural university during a four-hour trip to the southern city of Hyderabad today, when he said that the United States should welcome rather than fear competition from India.

Juan Cole's post:  —  "Was American journalist Steve Vincent killed in Basra as part of an honor killing?  He was romantically involved with his Iraqi interpreter, who was shot 4 times.  If her clan thought she was shaming them by appearing to be having an affair outside wedlock with an American male …

No, I Won't Retract My Statements, Senator Lieberman  —  I've only been blogging for a few months now and, like most small bloggers, I always appreciate an opportunity for a wider audience.  So when I wrote a post recently about my experiences with Joe Lieberman in regard to his role …

Oscars for Osama  —  Nothing tells you more about Hollywood than what it chooses to honor.  Nominated for best foreign-language film is "Paradise Now," a sympathetic portrayal of two suicide bombers.  Nominated for best picture is "Munich," a sympathetic portrayal of yesterday's fashion in barbarism: homicide terrorism.

O'Reilly threatened radio show caller with "a little visit" from "Fox security" for mentioning Olbermann's name on the air … On the March 2 broadcast of Westwood One's The Radio Factor, host Bill O'Reilly threatened to turn over the personal information of a caller to "Fox security" …

Russia: No Future for Hamas Without Change  —  MOSCOW - Russia's foreign minister said Friday that Hamas will have no future if the Palestinian militant group fails to transform itself into a political party.  —  Sergey Lavrov made the statement ahead of his talks with a Hamas delegation …

2005 Koufax Awards —  Best Blog (Non-Professional)  —  This is the last list of nominations of the fifteen categories of the 2006 Koufax Awards.  It is for Best Blog in the non-professional category.  Congratulations to all nominees.  You have something in common with Sally Fields.