"DO THE RIGHT THING!  SHOW MOHAMMED"  —  ***Update: Stephen Spruiell reports at The Media Blog..."I just got off the phone with a Comedy Central spokesman.  I asked him about last night's episode of South Park in which, at a moment right before the prophet Mohammed was supposed to make a cameo …

Breaking: Another General Calls For Rumsfeld's Resignation  —  CNN is reporting that a fifth retired general is calling for Rumsfeld's resignation. … Actually, this may be the sixth general.  Generals Newbold, Eaton, Zinni, and Batiste have gained prominent attention in calling for Rumsfeld's resignation.

U.N. Official Reaches No Clear Outcome in Iran Talks  —  TEHRAN, April 13 — Talks between the United Nations' top nuclear official and Iranian leaders ended today with no clear outcome as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed that Iran would not retreat from what he said was its right to develop its nuclear program.

Libby Says Bush, Cheney Didn't Authorize CIA Agent's Name Leak  —  April 13 (Bloomberg) — A former top administration official said President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney authorized him to discuss with reporters intelligence on Iraq's weapons program and didn't authorize leaking a CIA agent's name.

Troops in Support Of the War  —  Earlier this year there was a town hall meeting on the Iraq war, sponsored by Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.), with the participation of such antiwar organizations as CodePink and MoveOn.org.  The event also featured Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.), a former Marine who had become an outspoken critic of the war.

Scalia Defends Involvement in Cheney Case  —  HARTFORD, Conn., April 12 — Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Wednesday called his 2004 decision not to recuse himself from a case involving Vice President Cheney, who is a friend of his, the "proudest thing" he has done on the court.

On Cheney, Rumsfeld order, US outsourcing special ops, intelligence to Iraq terror group, intelligence officials say  —  The Pentagon is bypassing official US intelligence channels and turning to a dangerous and unruly cast of characters in order to create strife in Iran in preparation …

America's Secret Police?  —  Intelligence experts warn that a proposal to merge two Pentagon intelligence units could create an ominous new agency.  —  April 12, 2006 - A threatened turf grab by a controversial Pentagon intelligence unit is causing concern among both privacy experts and some of the Defense Department's own personnel.

Anger, apology over "Condoleezza" quiz  —  Bellevue Community College President Jean Floten apologized Wednesday at an emotional open-campus meeting called after students complained about what they said was a racially offensive math question used on a practice test.

At the Immigration Rally  —  Having an open heart doesn't mean supporting open borders.  —  I love immigrants.  That's not important or relevant, but it's where I start.  I love them so much I often have the impulse to kiss their hands.  I am not kidding.  I love them because they are brave.

Moussaoui: 'No Regret, No Remorse'  —  ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - Reasserting his role in Sept. 11, al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui told jurors Thursday he has "no regret, no remorse," was disgusted by the heart-rending testimony of victims and relatives and only wished they had suffered more.