Exclusive: Tom DeLay Says He Will Give Up His Seat  —  The embattled former Republican leader tells TIME that he will leave Congress and not seek reelection  —  Rep. Tom DeLay, whose iron hold on the House Republicans melted as a lobbying corruption scandal engulfed the Capitol …

McKinney Admits Misusing Taxpayer Money  —  WASHINGTON — Rep. Cynthia McKinney admits that she broke government rules by spending money to fly a celebrity to Atlanta.  —  Channel 2 Action News has uncovered documents showing McKinney, D-Ga., spent about $1,000 of taxpayer's money …

Supreme Court Refuses to Review Padilla Case  —  Bush Stance on Enemy Combatants to Remain Unchallenged  —  A divided Supreme Court handed the Bush administration a significant victory today when it decided not to review, for now, the federal government's powers to detain U.S. citizens as enemy combatants.

Jury Finds Moussaoui Eligible for Execution  —  ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 3 — A federal jury found today that Zacarias Moussaoui was responsible for at least some of the deaths that occurred in the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, meaning that he could be subject to the death penalty.

2005 Koufax Awards —The Winners  —  I apologize for the delay in posting the winners.  We had a big turn out both in comments and in emails and a number of the categories had excruciatingly close races (one category had an exact tie, more on that below).  The voting was roughly evenly split between comments and email.

U.S. Announces Deaths of 9 American Troops  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq, April 3 — At least nine American troops died in two incidents in the insurgent stronghold of Anbar Province, including four who were killed in a rebel attack and at least five who died when their truck accidentally flipped over, the American military command said today.

The Bush-Cheney Era Ends Here  —  If Chuck Schumer can make his dream of a Democratic-controlled senate come true.  —  D  —  emocrats have a dream.  They dream that they will wake up on November 8 and that West Virginia senator Robert Byrd, the 88-year-old antiwar firebrand …

HIATT TARS DEMS.  Fred Hiatt's Washington Post column today slams the Democratic Party's "Real Security" plan.  His chief objection appears to be that it's way too short on platitudes for his liking.  Hiatt writes: … Castigating the Dem plan for failing to match such grandiloquence, Hiatt continues:

RUSSIAN ROOTS FOR IRAN'S "UNDERWATER MISSILE"  —  In 1994, Russian military contractors were handing out brochures touting their "high-speed underwater missiles."  This weapon, called the Shkval, had a "high kill capability," the contractors promised.  Against it, "known anti-torpedo defense system[s]" were "not effective."

UT professor says death is imminent  —  AUSTIN — A University of Texas professor says the Earth would be better off with 90 percent of the human population dead.  —  Â"Every one of you who gets to survive has to bury nine,Â" Eric Pianka cautioned students and guests at St. EdwardÂ's University on Friday.

Erotic thrillers lose steam at box office  —  LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The last time "Basic Instinct" man-eater Catherine Tramell prowled the big screen, the studio erotic thriller was hitting box office heights.  The first "Instinct" took the top spot when it debuted in 1992 …

A Letter to Our Readers  —  To Our Readers:  —  Our goal when we set out to redesign The Times Web site more than a year ago was to make experiencing The New York Times online simpler and more useful.  We hope you conclude that we have done that on the new pages appearing for the first time this month.