Colleagues Say C.I.A. Analyst Played by Rules  —  WASHINGTON, April 22 — In 1998, when President Bill Clinton ordered military strikes against a suspected chemical weapons factory in Sudan, Mary O. McCarthy, a senior intelligence officer assigned to the White House, warned the president …

Young Officers Join the Debate Over Rumsfeld  —  WASHINGTON, April 22 — The revolt by retired generals who publicly criticized Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld has opened an extraordinary debate among younger officers, in military academies, in the armed services' staff colleges and even in command posts and mess halls in Iraq.

Dump Cheney for Condi, Bush urged  —  REPUBLICANS are urging President George W Bush to dump Dick Cheney as vice-president and replace him with Condoleezza Rice if he is serious about presenting a new face to the jaded American public.  —  They believe that only the sacrifice …

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White House knew there were no WMD: CIA  —  The CIA had evidence Iraq possessed no weapons of mass destruction six months before the 2003 US-led invasion but was ignored by a White House intent on ousting Saddam Hussein, a former senior CIA official said, according to CBS.

Iraq Chooses al-Maliki as Prime Minister  —  The tough and decisive Al Maliki is chosen to head Iraq's post-Saddam Government,  —  REUTERS VIDEO HERE  —  Great News from Iraq!  —  Iraqi politician Jawad al-Maliki (C) stands with embattled Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari (L) …

Reporting so good it's ... criminal?  —  THERE are a lot of ways to react to the annual award of the Pulitzer Prizes, which occurred this week.  —  You could congratulate the winners — fulsomely or, as is often the case, through the gritted teeth of a strained smile.

Big or Me  —  What Big Love teaches about marriage and jealousy.  —  In the final scene of the latest episode of Big Love, high-schooler Ben Henrickson wonders whether to become a polygamist like his dad.  His father, Bill Henrickson, tells the young man that it's a big responsibility, but that he's up to it.

Back to the Border  —  Democrat obstruction torpedoed comprehensive immigration reform in the Senate earlier this month.  At the same time, concerns about getting our border under control came into clear relief with news this week of the Department of Homeland Security's effort to crack down on egregious violations of immigration law.

President's Radio Address  —  THE PRESIDENT: Good morning.  This weekend I am traveling in California, where I'm focusing on important issues for our Nation's future, including our economy, energy prices, the war on terror, and immigration reform.  —  America's economy is strong …