Colbert Does the White House Correspondence dinner  —  Was he snubbed?  —  Stephen Colbert spoke tonight at the dinner and lampooned pretty much everything he could think of and Helen Thomas.  I used the second half of his performance because it included the Generals, Scalia, the Faux press briefing and as E&P reported:

Death Toll for Americans in Iraq Is Highest in 5 Months  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq, April 28 — The military on Friday announced the death of one American soldier, bringing the death toll so far in April to 69, the highest in five months.  The monthly figure disrupted a trend of steadily falling American fatalities that had begun in November.

Violence Uproots 100,000 Iraq Families  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq - Sectarian violence has forced about 100,000 families across Iraq to flee their homes, a top Iraqi official said.  At least 17 people, including an American soldier, were killed Saturday in fighting.

UNITED 93 AND OUR "SURVIVORS GUILT"  —  One year during Easter break, I learned a valuable lesson about how long fear and guilt can stain a man and his soul.  Every year during Easter, my cousins and I would go to my Grandparents house in San Simeon for the break in the school year.

In Leak Cases, New Pressure on Journalists  —  Earlier administrations have fired and prosecuted government officials who provided classified information to the press.  They have also tried to force reporters to identify their sources.  —  But the Bush administration is exploring …