Bush Marks Anniversary, Never Says 'War'  —  WASHINGTON - President Bush marked the anniversary of the Iraq war Sunday by touting the efforts to build democracy there and avoiding any mention of the daily violence that rages three years after he ordered an invasion.  —  The president didn't utter the word "war."

A Top-Down Review for the Pentagon  —  DURING World War II, American soldiers en route to Britain before D-Day were given a pamphlet on how to behave while awaiting the invasion.  The most important quote in it was this: "It is impolite to criticize your host; it is militarily stupid to criticize your allies."

The Iraq War: Three Years Later An incomplete mission, a war-weary nation  —  At the onset of the war in Iraq, Americans were anxious but supportive of President Bush sending the U.S. military to the Persian Gulf to topple the dangerous regime of Saddam Hussein.  That invasion began three years ago today.

Let's Play Strategery  —  Ryan Lizza isn't a complete idiot, his piece on Gold Bars Luskin is the best I've read and I thoroughly enjoyed his portrait of McCain's unprincipled backdown from the steel-caged death match with Grover Norquist now that he's eyeing the white house.

Transcript for March 19  —  MR. TIM RUSSERT: Our issues this Sunday, March 19, 2003: The war in Iraq  —  begins with shock and awe.  Exactly three years later, millions have voted in free elections and a parliament have been seated.  But 2,300 Americans have been killed, more than 17,000 wounded and injured.

Transcript: Sen. Dick Durbin on 'FOX News Sunday'  —  The following is a partial transcript of the March 19, 2006, edition of "FOX News Sunday With Chris Wallace":  —  "FOX NEWS SUNDAY" HOST CHRIS WALLACE: Joining us now to discuss Iraq and other national security issues is the number …

Congressman Doolittle, wife profited from Cunningham-linked contractor  —  Commissions taken on campaign cash  —  A week before former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham was sentenced to prison, he stressed to the court that a number of other lawmakers also helped arrange federal funding for the defense contractors who bribed him.

A CHRISTIAN ON TRIAL  —  This story deserves much more attention than it's getting.  Via VOA News (hat tip: Doug at Below the Beltway): … Here, via the Middle East Times, is the "evidence" against Rahman that may lead to his execution: … What do Afghan President Hamid Karzai …

The Democrats' Disciplinarian  —  Emanuel's approach is giving Democrats the feeling they might not blow it this time.  That's what worries him now: overconfidence.  —  March 27, 2006 issue - Lyndon Johnson was famous for something called "the treatment," where he would loom over cowering colleagues …

Lobbyists Foresee Business As Usual  —  Post-Abramoff Rules Expected to Be Merely a Nuisance  —  Some of Washington's top lobbyists say that they expect to find ways around congressional efforts to impose new restrictions on lobbyists' dealings with lawmakers in the wake …

Why Do So Few Women Reach the Top of Big Law Firms?  —  HUNDREDS of feet above Manhattan, the reception area of Proskauer Rose's headquarters boasts all of the muscular, streamlined ornamentation that symbolizes authority and power in a big city law firm — modern art, contemporary furniture …

Ministers of Debate  —  Correction Appended  —  The slogan of Lynchburg, Va., is engraved on the tile floor of its modest airport: "The most interesting spot in the state."  This was the assessment of an early resident of Lynchburg, Thomas Jefferson, who also suggested that someday Lynchburg would be a great metropolis.

Republican 2006 Strategy Will Be To Define Foes And "Change The Subject" (UPDATED)  —  Independent voters, those who believe elections are job performance reviews, and those who want to see the quality of political debate elevated in this country will not be heartened by a piece …

'Impeach Bush' chorus grows  —  THE movement to impeach President George W Bush over the war on terror began with a few tatty bumper stickers on the back of battered old Volvos and slogans such as "Bush lied, people died" on far-left websites.  But as Democrat hopes rise of gaining control …

Camp Nama  —  There are a several very strange items floating in today's front page New York Times piece on Camp Nama, the torture chamber run by Special Operations forces at Baghdad airport.  —  Consider: American soldiers treated prisoners so viciously that even the CIA blanched …

Iran's secret talks with Iraqi militants spark fears of proxy war  —  Iran held secret talks with Shia militant leaders from Iraq and Lebanon only days before the country's nuclear negotiators threatened America with "harm and pain", independent sources in Teheran have revealed.