Italian Election Remains Too Close to Call  —  ROME - Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's longest-serving premier since World War II, was locked in a battle for power early Tuesday with center-left challenger Romano Prodi as vote projections from parliamentary election returns swung dramatically back and forth.

Attorney: No DNA found on victim  —  From staff reports  —  DURHAM — Defense lawyers said Monday that DNA testing proves that Duke University lacrosse players did not rape a woman hired to strip at a team party, but the district attorney said he remains intent on building his case.

DA Plans To Proceed With Case Despite No DNA Matches  —  Defense Attorneys Hope 'Community Healing' Can Begin  —  RALEIGH, N.C. — Durham County District Attorney Mike Nifong said he plans to move forward with his case against three members of Duke University's men's lacrosse team despite DNA results …

Sixteen Words, Again  —  In Sunday's Washington Post Dafna Linzer and Barton Gellman provide their gullible readers with a reprise of one of the great myths of the runup to the Iraq war: that President Bush used blatantly false information to justify the war.

LIVE FROM NEW YORK  —  Two correspondents who attended the New York anti-immigration enforcement demonstration have sent reports.  —  MacLachlan snapped photos posted over at his Flickr page and sends these comments: … Not yet, anyway.  —  Almighty Allah Pundit was also in attendance …

Thousands Demonstrate Over Immigration  —  NEW YORK - Hundreds of thousands of people demanding U.S. citizenship for illegal immigrants took to the streets in dozens of cities from New York to San Diego on Monday in some of the most widespread demonstrations since the mass protests began around the country last month.