Libby testimony shows a White House pattern of intelligence leaks  —  WASHINGTON - The revelation that President Bush authorized former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby to divulge classified information about Iraq fits a pattern of selective leaks of secret intelligence to further the administration's political agenda.

In Page Six Inquiry, Gossip Swirls Around Gossips  —  The New York Post is cooperating with a federal investigation into whether a longtime contributor for the Page Six gossip column — the avidly read daily log of wrongdoing, double-dealing and sexual indiscretions by celebrities both minor and major …

Whistle-Blower Outs NSA Spy Room  —  AT&T provided National Security Agency eavesdroppers with full access to its customers' phone calls, and shunted its customers' internet traffic to data-mining equipment installed in a secret room in its San Francisco switching center …

Co-workers: DHS official had previous pornography incident  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — A Department of Homeland Security spokesman charged with soliciting a minor over the Internet was disciplined in a previous job after an incident in which pornographic images were seen on an office computer, his friends and former co-workers said.

Threat of Shiite Militias Now Seen As Iraq's Most Critical Challenge  —  BAGHDAD, April 7 — Shiite Muslim militias pose the greatest threat to security in many parts of Iraq, having killed more people in recent months than the Sunni Arab-led insurgency, and will likely present the most daunting …

Race Baiting  —  From AP: NASCAR: Dateline NBC Plan 'Outrageous' … This cartoon is based on a combination of ideas by three Michelle Malkin readers: Chris S., Steve B. and Uncle Jack.

Touch Of Evil  —  Oh well, since we are in full swing, we might as well continue with the conspiracies.  But don't be fooled; the spreading of these seemingly idiotic conspiracy theories are serving a much bigger purpose, you could say, the mother of all conspiracies.  But more of that later:

Give Rebuilding Lower Priority in Future Wars  —  WASHINGTON, April 7 — As factions in the Bush administration continue their bitter infighting over the reconstruction program in Iraq, the State Department has produced a draft planning document saying that after any future conflicts …

Air trends 'amplifying' warming  —  Environment Correspondent, BBC News website, in Vienna  —  Reduced air pollution and increased water evaporation appear to be adding to man-made global warming.  —  Research presented at a major European science meeting adds to other evidence that cleaner air …

First a Wall — Then Amnesty  —  Every sensible immigration policy has two objectives: (1) to regain control of our borders so that it is we who decide who enters and (2) to find a way to normalize and legalize the situation of the 11 million illegals among us.  —  Start with the second.

President Bush Discusses America's Strong and Growing Economy  —  Fact Sheet: Economic Growth Continues - More Than 5.1 Million Jobs Created Since August 2003  —  THE PRESIDENT: Good morning.  This morning's economic report shows that America's growing economy added 211,000 jobs in the month of March.

Child porn charge against DOD IPv6 director dropped  —  Investigation continues  —  (Updated) Two weeks after a Defense Information Systems Agency official was arrested on a charge of child pornography, the U.S. Attorney's office handling the case dropped the charge.

Jobs Americans Won't Do  —  Want to make the country poorer?  Close the borders.  —  President Bush is taking knocks from all sides in the immigration debate over his argument that the U.S. needs foreign workers to fill "jobs Americans don't want."  Economists on both the left and right …

"Nailed" Means What, Exactly?  —  Andrew Sullivan responds to my criticism of his post on the "President Approved Leak!!!" story: … The "scintilla of doubt" seems to revolve around whether, as Mr. Sullivan originally asserted, Bush had been "nailed" for his role in "the Plame leak".