Bush Ordered Declassification, Official Says  —  WASHINGTON, April 9 — A senior administration official confirmed for the first time on Sunday that President Bush had ordered the declassification of parts of a prewar intelligence report on Iraq in an effort to rebut critics who said the administration …

HERE WE GO AGAIN  —  They're baaack.  Illegal alien public relations experts are advising their followers to put aside the Mexican flags and tone down their radicalism, but many reconquistadors and their friends can't help themselves.  Hat tip to John A. for the protest photos today from Dallas:

Military Plays Up Role of Zarqawi  —  Jordanian Painted As Foreign Threat To Iraq's Stability  —  The U.S. military is conducting a propaganda campaign to magnify the role of the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, according to internal military documents and officers familiar with the program.

Top Iraqis Assail Egyptian Leader's Talk of Civil War  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq, April 9 — Iraqi leaders joined together to denounce President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt today for publicly asserting that Iraq was already engulfed in civil war and that Iraqi Shiites were loyal to Iran.

Young Officers Leaving Army at a High Rate  —  WASHINGTON, April 9 — Young Army officers, including growing numbers of captains who leave as soon as their initial commitment is fulfilled, are bailing out of active-duty service at rates that have alarmed senior officers.

Joe Lieberman refuses to rule out independent run  —  Joe Lieberman met with DTC members in Windsor today and was asked a pointed question from Joe Lalli, a good friend of our favorite 17-year old who grilled a Lieberman staff member earlier this week.  —  The question was whether …

Democracy in the Arab World, a U.S. Goal, Falters  —  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, April 9 — Steps toward democracy in the Arab world, a crucial American goal that just months ago was cause for optimism — with elections held in Iraq, Egypt and the Palestinian areas — are slowing …

Christian Coalition Shrinks as Debt Grows  —  In an era when conservative Christians enjoy access and influence throughout the federal government, the organization that fueled their rise has fallen on hard times.  —  The once-mighty Christian Coalition, founded 17 years ago by the Rev. Pat Robertson …

READY.  AIM.  SHOOT!  —  Another round of pro-illegal immigration demonstrations is scheduled to take place tomorrow.  One of the groups organizing tomorrow's demonstrations is a Communist organization called International A.N.S.W.E.R. A.N.S.W.E.R., which has championed every tyrant …

Pssst!  Who's behind the decline of politics?  [Consultants.]  —  On the evening of april 4, 1968, about an hour after Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, Robert F. Kennedy responded with a powerfully simple speech, which he delivered spontaneously in a black neighborhood of Indianapolis.

Republican leader rejects guest worker plan  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Majority Leader John Boehner on Sunday rejected efforts to establish a guest worker program in the United States, despite calls from President Bush to make provisions for millions of current illegal immigrants.

NATO Role in Darfur On Table  —  The Bush administration has settled on the idea of sending up to several hundred NATO advisers to help bolster African Union peacekeeping troops in their efforts to shield villagers in Sudan's Darfur region from fighting between government-backed Arab militias …

The convenient myth that changed a set of ideas into western values  —  Those who arrogantly insist on recruiting the Enlightenment may not understand what they are arguing for  —  Consider this: " The European Enlightenment was a unique event in human history in which all the founding principles …

Outside Advice on Boss's Pay May Not Be So Independent  —  For Ivan G. Seidenberg, chief executive of Verizon Communications, 2005 was a very good year.  As head of the telecommunications giant, Mr. Seidenberg received $19.4 million in salary, bonus, restricted stock and other compensation, 48 percent more than in the previous year.