Feingold Calls for Bush's Censure  —  Wisconsin Democrat Asks Senate to Rebuke the President for NSA Wiretaps  —  March 12, 2006— In an exclusive interview on "This Week with George Stephanopoulos," Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold called on the Senate to publicly admonish President Bush …

Harris to make 'major announcement'  —  Reports of illegal contributions dog Senate candidacy.  —  WASHINGTON — Rep. Katherine Harris fueled already rampant speculation about the status of her campaign for the U.S. Senate when she released a statement Saturday promising a "major announcement" about her future this week.

THE NEXT BELTWAY BROUHAHA  —  Former domestic policy adviser Claude Allen and President Bush  —  "Claude Allen" is already one of the top search terms at Technorati.  —  He's the former White House domestic policy adviser who was arrested on Thursday for allegedly engaging in a shameful scam …

National Democrats v. the Blogosphere  —  National Democrats v. the Blogosphere  —  The New York Times this morning published an extremely favorable review of the new book by Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas Zuniga and Mydd.com founder Jerome Armstrong, entitled Crashing the Gate.

The GOP's Abortion Anxiety  —  The pro-life movement is on a roll.  So why are the Republican Party's top guns suddenly so shy on the subject?  —  March 20, 2006 issue - When South Dakota approved a law sharply restricting abortion last week, many pro-life Republicans around the country sounded a loud hallelujah.

Daschle Considering '08 Presidential Bid  —  ABERDEEN, S.D. - Former Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle, accusing the GOP of spreading a message of fear, says he is considering a 2008 presidential bid.  —  "I haven't ruled anything out or anything in at this point," Daschle …

Censorship in Britain (Updated)  —  [Update - See Solomon2's comment to this post regarding Mark Steyn's banishment from The Telegraph]  —  On February 19, The Telegraph published an article by Alasdair Palmer entitled "ENGLAND: The day is coming when British Muslims form a state within a state."

Cheney Roasted at Gridiron Club Dinner  —  WASHINGTON - President Bush headlined the annual Gridiron Club political press roast Saturday night, but Vice President Dick Cheney was the main target of the humor.  —  Cheney's well-publicized Texas hunting accident last month …

Iran Rejects Russian Uranium Proposal  —  TEHRAN, March 12 — Iran has rejected a Russian proposal to enrich uranium on its behalf, closing the door on an option that offered a possible diplomatic solution to international concerns over its nuclear program.  —  "The Russian proposal …

Of Manliness and Men  —  Look, if I only consorted with conservatives, I would be by myself all the time.  —  So your generally left-leaning colleagues are willing to talk to you?  —  People listen to me, but they don't pay attention to what I say.  I should punch them out, but I don't.

6 Bombings Kill at Least 46 Iraqis in Shiite Area of Baghdad  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq, March 12 — Six car bombs exploded at dusk today in four crowded markets in a Shiite area of eastern Baghdad, killing at least 46 people and injuring more than 200 others, an Interior Ministry official said.

Hecklers harass families of US soldiers killed in Iraq  —  Five women sang and danced as they held up signs saying "thank God for dead soldiers" at the funeral of an army sergeant who was killed by an Iraqi bomb.  —  For them, it was the perfect way to spread God's word: America was being punished for tolerating homosexuality.

Crashing the party  —  President Bush's policies have reawakened a GOP identity crisis.  —  REPUBLICANS ARE feuding with one another.  Again.  —  In what increasingly appears to be the leitmotif of the Bush administration, leading Republicans and conservatives broke ranks with the president last week …