Attacking Iran May Trigger Terrorism  —  U.S. Experts Wary of Military Action Over Nuclear Program  —  As tensions increase between the United States and Iran, U.S. intelligence and terrorism experts say they believe Iran would respond to U.S. military strikes on its nuclear sites by deploying …

Graciousness and Class  —  Well, so much for Jill Carroll needing time to catch her breath.  So much for Jill Carroll being a victim of Stockholm Syndrome.  So much for Jill Carroll being anything other than a smart, articulate young woman under horrifying circumstances who was smart enough …

Barbarians of suburbs target French Jews  —  THE pretty schoolgirl known as Yalda wore tight white trousers and thigh-high boots to the rendezvous.  Her target, a young Jewish telephone salesman, quickly fell under her spell.  He meekly followed her when she suggested a nightcap at her place.

The President as Average Joe  —  Trying to Boost Support, Bush Brings Banter to the People  —  President Bush was taking questions from an audience the other day when he was asked about the immigration debate raging in Washington.  —  "It's obviously topic du jour ," he said.

Ford Foundation probed; AG claims Mich. left out  —  Cox: N.Y. trust must pay heed to family legacy  —  M ichigan Attorney General Mike Cox is investigating the New York-based Ford Foundation, focusing on its governance, potential conflicts of interest and a comparatively thin record of giving …

The Endgame in Iraq  —  Iraq is becoming a country that America should be ashamed to support, let alone occupy.  The nation as a whole is sliding closer to open civil war.  In its capital, thugs kidnap and torture innocent civilians with impunity, then murder them for their religious beliefs.

FEMA Calls, but Top Job Is Tough Sell  —  WASHINGTON, April 1 — The calls went out across the nation, as Bush administration officials asked the country's most seasoned disaster response experts to consider the job of a lifetime: FEMA director.  But again and again, the response over the past several months was the same: "No thanks."

Buckley Says Bush Will Be Judged on Iraq War, Now a `Failure'  —  March 31 (Bloomberg) — William F. Buckley Jr., the longtime conservative writer and leader, said George W. Bush's presidency will be judged entirely by the outcome of a war in Iraq that is now a failure.

Here are the Chronicle's recommendations in the April 11 primary runoff elections  —  The runoff elections for the Democratic and Republican party primaries are April 11.  Early voting runs from Monday through Friday.  The Chronicle makes the following recommendations:  —  DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY

A Light Almost Dawns  —  Adam Nagourney writes in tomorrow's New York Times about using the Internets for political campaigning: … The professional politicians are losing control of the message.  This is absolutely the best news I've heard in a long time.  —  I like this part, too:

Egyptian cartoonists strike back at Denmark  —  The Syndicate of Egyptian cartoonists decided that they would respond to the danish cartoons by making their own cartoons on what happend.  They were done in order to- and I quote- " as a response to those who fell under the thrall of racism …

They Hate the Church More Than They Hate Life Itself … Neumayr's observation that "Modern liberalism is an acid that burns through everything it touches" is especially telling.  Given the spectacles of death that have unfolded over the last month, from the killing of Terri Schiavo …