Prosecutor in CIA Leak Case Corrects Part of Court Filing  —  The federal prosecutor overseeing the indictment of Vice President Cheney's former chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, yesterday corrected a claim in an earlier court filing that Libby had misrepresented the significance placed …

Lacking Biolabs, Trailers Carried Case for War  —  Administration Pushed Notion of Banned Iraqi Weapons Despite Evidence to Contrary  —  On May 29, 2003, 50 days after the fall of Baghdad, President Bush proclaimed a fresh victory for his administration in Iraq: Two small trailers captured …

Mutually Assured Dementia  —  Maybe it's just me, but I've been at least a little bit surprised by the relatively muted reaction to the news that the Cheney Administration and its Pentagon underlings are racing to put the finishing touches on plans for attacking Iran - plans which may include …

Presenter: Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld and Chariman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Peter Pace  —  DoD News Briefing with Secretary Rumsfeld and Gen. Pace from the Pentagon  —  SEC. RUMSFELD: Good afternoon, folks.  —  Reports from the military services, including the Army …

Berlusconi Says He Will Contest Italy Vote  —  ROME, April 11 — Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Tuesday challenged his opponent's wisp of a victory in the divisive national elections, alternately suggesting a recount, or a German-style grand coalition government.

Cheney booed loudly, throws out first pitch  —  Vice president throws out first pitch after visiting Mets, Nats locker rooms  —  WASHINGTON - Greeted with loud boos and some cheers, Vice President Dick Cheney threw out the ceremonial first pitch Tuesday at the Washington Nationals' home opener.

Out Of Time Part II  —  "The Opening of the Fifth Seal of the Apocalypse" by El Greco, (1608-1614), Metropolitican (not the Met) Museum of Art in New York … As I have said before we are Out Of Time.  It has become increasingly obvious that when (not if) Thug-In-Chief Ahmadinejad fails …

Immigrant Bill Fallout May Hurt House GOP  —  In the wake of this week's massive demonstrations, many House Republicans are worried that a tough anti-illegal-immigration bill they thought would please their political base has earned them little benefit while becoming a lightning rod …

Judges Set Hurdles for Lethal Injection  —  Judges in several states have started to put up potentially insurmountable roadblocks to the use of lethal injections to execute condemned inmates.  —  Their decisions are based on new evidence suggesting that prisoners have endured agonizing executions.

Health Care for Everyone?  —  We've found a way.  —  BOSTON—Only weeks after I was elected governor, Tom Stemberg, the founder and former CEO of Staples, stopped by my office.  He told me, "If you really want to help people, find a way to get everyone health insurance."

The Two-Minute Haggadah  —  A Passover service for the impatient.  —  Opening prayers:  —  Thanks, God, for creating wine.  (Drink wine.)  —  Thanks for creating produce.  (Eat parsley.)  —  Overview: Once we were slaves in Egypt.  Now we're free.  That's why we're doing this.

Billionaire and his wife in dogfight?  —  Billionaire right-wing godfather Richard Mellon Scaife — who famously funded an investigation of Bill Clinton's sex life that resulted in a presidential impeachment — is having female troubles of his own.  —  Police responded to a call last week …

Islamists Post Hit List of 'Apostates'  —  An Egyptian group calling itself the "al-Jama'ah Consultative Council" has sent an e-mail hit list to people deemed 'apostates' yesterday.  The group warned that those people on the list who had left the faith would have three days (as of yesterday) to repent or they would be killed.

IRAQ: Doctors, NGOs warn of high infant mortality in Basra  —  BASRA, 11 April (IRIN) - As a result of water-borne diseases and a lack of medical supplies, infants born in the southern city of Basra are subject to abnormally high mortality rates, say officials of an international NGO devoted to child health issues.