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 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.

Action Steps for the Feingold "Censure Bush" Proposal  —  I have a request: Russ Feingold really stuck his neck out today, and it would be great if he — and every other Senator — knew that we had his back.  It's a gutsy move, not without risk in the polarized environment that is Washington …

He spends too much to be one of us  —  AS A LIFELONG conservative, I have to be honest: George W. Bush is not one of us and has never been.  There can be no denying that he has enacted policies contrary to conservative principles on far too many occasions.  —  In my view, his greatest failing …

POINTLESS PROGNOSTICATION....'Tis the weekend, apparently, for spouting off about who the eventual GOP nominee will be in 2008.  I usually try to abstain from this things, mostly because: a) I don't know, and b) I don't think anyone else knows.  Still, the idea that "Huckabee, Hagel, Brownback, and Graham" (Graham?

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.

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 …

UK: Islamic Law Is On The Horizon  —  The UK Telegraph had an interesting article by Dr Patrick Sookhedo (pictured, left), which was originally published on February 19.  For some mysterious reason, this article was recently withdrawn from its archives "for legal reasons."

Transcript for March 12  —  MR. TIM RUSSERT: Our issues this Sunday: What should we do about Iraq?  What should we do about Iran?  And how has the port controversy affected the Bush presidency.  With us: Two men who would like to be the next president of the United States.

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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.

CNN RELIABLE SOURCES  —  Has Bush Administration Declared War on Media?  ; San Francisco Reporters Document Bonds' Steroid Use; Interview with Dave Barry  —  THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT.  THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.  —  HOWARD KURTZ, HOST (voice over): Tightening the screws.

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.

The CIA: Questions About a Contract-And a Friendship  —  March 20, 2006 issue - The CIA's inspector general is examining a recent contract the agency gave to an obscure Virginia company headed by a relative of Brent Wilkes, an unindicted co-conspirator in the federal bribery case …

Bush to defend policies on Iraq  —  President George W Bush renews his push for the hearts and minds of the American people on Monday with the first in a new series of speeches designed to convince a sceptical public that the US has a coherent strategy to win the war in Iraq.

Islamic websites carry al-Qaida's 'last warning'  —  Threat of 2 operations designed to bring Americans 'to your knees'  —  WASHINGTON - Islamic websites yesterday posted a "last warning" warning by Rakan Ben Williams, who describes himself as an "al-Qaida undercover soldier" in the U.S. …

Newspaper Chain Agrees to a Sale for $4.5 Billion  —  Knight Ridder, the second-largest newspaper company in the United States, agreed last night to sell itself for about $4.5 billion in cash and stock to the McClatchy Company, a publisher half its size, according to people involved in the negotiations.