Premature Articulation: The REAL Jill Carroll for Jimmy Carter Geraghty and Others w/Reading Comprehension Deficiencies  —  Here's a note to you bloggers—especially the suddenly blind conservative ones—who want Jill Carroll to be what she is not.  Please read it VERY CAREFULLY and S-L-O-W-L-Y …

Man dies in explosion at Toronto Tim Hortons  —  Toronto — The heart of Toronto's trendy Yorkville shopping district was shocked to a standstill Sunday after an explosion killed one man at a Tim Horton's outlet.  —  Police would not confirm early reports that a man had entered the washroom shortly …

John McCain just loves Falwell now  —  John McCain just loves Falwell now  —  John McCain, joined Tim Russert, on MTP this morning and was challenged on a number of issue including his new found affection for Jerry Falwell.  —  Video-WMP low res Video-QT (pretty big file)

Advisory post gave Noe voice in U.S. Mint policy  —  Coin dealer pushed gold pieces; Treasury Dept. conducts probe  —  WASHINGTON — In the months before Tom Noe came under scrutiny for his state-funded rare-coin venture, he used a federal appointment to forge relationships with U.S. Mint officials …

Flag waiving, political speech, and the censorship of violence  —  Gateway Pundit is tracing the cases of local public schools banning political demonstrations in support of immigration reform and the display of the American flag on the grounds that it is provocative.  This case seems particularly offensive:

How the GOP Became God's Own Party  —  Now that the GOP has been transformed by the rise of the South, the trauma of terrorism and George W. Bush's conviction that God wanted him to be president, a deeper conclusion can be drawn: The Republican Party has become the first religious party in U.S. history.

The taboo subject at the heart of the immigration debate  —  Amid all the buzzword phrases like "border security," "guest workers," and "amnesty" being thrown around in the superheated immigration debate, one buzzword phrase has barely been mentioned: "free trade."

Condi Rice in U.K. Flunks Reporter's 'Sgt. Pepper' Test  —  NEW YORK Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's goodwill trip to England has been met with protests at nearly every stop, and she had to explain Saturday that when she said that the U.S. had made "thousands" of mistakes in Iraq she meant figuratively, not literally.

Don't deny that some Muslims are hot for jihad  —  If I were an anti-war leftie, I'd be very depressed by the Iraq anniversary protests.  A few hundred people show up hither and yon to see Cindy Sheehan get arrested for the 15th time that week, or Charlie Sheen unveil his critically acclaimed …

Official: Iraq war led to July bombings  —  The first official recognition that the Iraq war motivated the four London suicide bombers has been made by the government in a major report into the 7 July attacks.  —  Despite attempts by Downing Street to play down suggestions that the conflict …

911 Audio - Edited And Enhanced  —  The recently released 911 audio tapes from September 11th, 2001 were over two hours long and more than fifty percent administrative audio for logging purposes.  I've edited and enhanced the tapes in several ways.  —  A much quicker paced and more listen-able version …

Support for War Tests Lieberman's Re-election Prospects  —  HARTFORD, March 31 — Three times on Thursday night, Senator Joseph I. Lieberman asked the crowd of 1,700 for quiet during his remarks at the state Democrats' annual Jefferson Jackson Bailey fund-raising dinner.  —  "Shhh," he told the guests.

It's April fools- duh!  —  what up hags!  —  More proof that liberals have no sense of humor:( That ullltra liberal, in your face, Americablog guy fell for my April fools joke.  I mean hello?  I worte that piece almost 18 months ago.  The f**ked up thing is I handed it in to the Times and they fell for it too.

NO RELATION TO REALITY, INDEED  —  Unbelievable material from MEMRI (hat tip: LGF).  Read/watch the entire interview, but here is the final bit: … If there was ever in history a better example of the paranoid fear of female sexuality, I can't think of it.

Today's Post Scoop  —  The Post often drops their big national security scoops on Sunday: today it's a story that argues that if we were to use military force against Iran, they would counterattack not using conventional forces (beyond their means) but via terrorist attacks.