Sen. Feingold's censure resolution is moderate and reasonable  —  By Anonymous Liberal  —  On Sunday Senator Russ Feingold called for President Bush to be censured by Congress for authorizing extensive and ongoing violations of a criminal statute, FISA.  There is nothing at all radical about Feingold's proposal.

Judge Unexpectedly Recesses Moussaoui Trial  —  A federal judge indicated today that she might throw out the death penalty case against Sept. 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui after prosecutors disclosed that a government attorney had violated the court's rules about discussing witness testimony.

McClatchy to Acquire Knight Ridder  — Becomes Country's Second Largest Newspaper Publisher  —  $6.5 Billion Deal Unites Two Historic Franchises Focused on Great Journalism  —  New McClatchy Will Serve 30 Markets Growing 50% Faster Than U.S. Average  —  McClatchy Will Divest Select Papers Outside its Strategic Objectives

You've Got Mail (It's From Yale)  —  A university official calls Taliban critics "retarded" while the university maintains a stony silence.  —  The two most dysfunctional management cultures I know of right now are the Bush White House and Yale University.

Dash to Baghdad Left Top U.S. Generals Divided  —  The war was barely a week old when Gen. Tommy R. Franks threatened to fire the Army's field commander.  —  From the first days of the invasion in March 2003, American forces had tangled with fanatical Saddam Fedayeen paramilitary fighters.

I Am a Liberal.  There, I Said It!  —  I am a liberal.  And I make no apologies for it.  Hell, I'm proud of it.  —  Too many people run away from the label.  They whisper it like you'd whisper "I'm a Nazi."  Like it's dirty word.  But turn away from saying "I'm a liberal" …

Detainee in Photo With Dog Was 'High-Value' Suspect  —  When Army Sgt. Michael J. Smith faces a court-martial today on charges that he used his military working dog to harass and threaten detainees, one of the prime examples of that alleged misconduct will be a photograph of Smith holding the dog just inches from the face of a detainee.

Ready or Not, Bird Flu Is Coming to America  —  Officials Advise Stocking Up on Provisions — and Warn That Infected Birds Cannot Be Prevented From Flying In  —  March 13, 2006 — In a remarkable speech over the weekend, Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael Leavitt recommended …

The Gridiron's Betters, Skewered With a Butter Knife  —  Ask members of the Gridiron Club — a group of mostly senior reporters who staged their annual dinner at the Capital Hilton last night — why it exists and you'll usually get three answers.  1) It's a rare venue for biting humor.

Fill void of moral leadership  —  John Edwards, the former U.S. senator and vice presidential candidate, has been traveling around the country to support anti-poverty efforts such as raising the minimum wage.  —  Edwards, considered a prospective candidate for president in 2008, recently spoke with Q editor Jane Ruffin.

Senior White House Staff May Be Wearing Down  —  Andrew H. Card Jr. wakes at 4:20 in the morning, shows up at the White House an hour or so later, convenes his senior staff at 7:30 and then proceeds to a blur of other meetings that do not let up until long after the sun sets.

Poll: Bush approval rating hits new low  —  President Bush's "approval rating" has sunk to a new low according to a USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup poll released Monday.  —  The latest results show only 36% of those polled saying they "approve" of the way Bush is handling his job.  Bush's previous low was 37%, set last November.

The Roberts Effect  —  JOHN ROBERTS HAS SAT IN the center seat of the Supreme Court a mere five months.  Conventional wisdom holds that it takes four or five years for a new justice to hit his stride.  Even so, Roberts's work stands out in a Washington whose daily manufacture, it seems …

A Bush Alarm: Urging U.S. to Shun Isolationism  —  WASHINGTON, March 12 — The president who made pre-emption and going it alone the watchwords of his first term is quietly turning in a new direction, warning at every opportunity of the dangers of turning the nation inward and isolationist …

The Big News: Shrinking Reportage  —  An explosion of media outlets means we now have more coverage and carping about every conceivable event than ever before in history.  —  But we also have less reporting.  —  Hundreds of cable and radio commentators, and millions of bloggers, can sound off about the news in real time.

Study Finds More News Media Outlets, Covering Less News  —  The third annual review of the state of American journalism found that while there were more media outlets this year than ever, they were covering less news.  —  The review was conducted by the Project for Excellence in Journalism …