Poll: Vast majority believes Iraq mission not accomplished  —  U.S. marks third anniversary since 'Mission Accomplished' speech  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Three years after President Bush declared major combat over in Iraq, Americans have strong doubts that the United States will fulfill the promise of his …

U.S. Prepares for 'Day Without Immigrants'  —  Thousands of illegal immigrants and their allies across the country plan a show of force Monday to illustrate how much immigrants matter in the U.S. economy.  —  Some will skip work, others will protest at lunch breaks, school walkouts or at rallies after work.

MSNBC confirms: Outed CIA agent was working on Iran  —  On Chris Matthews' Hardball Monday evening, just moments ago, MSNBC correspondent David Shuster confirmed what RAW STORY first reported in February: that outed CIA officer Valerie Plame Wilson was working on Iran at the time she was outed.

Ignoring Colbert, Part Two  —  Peter Daou has already addressed this issue today in his excellent piece on the Huffington Post called "Ignoring Colbert: A Small Taste of the Media's Power to Choose the News."  —  However, I woke enraged on this topic before I read Daou's piece, so I wanted to add my two cents.

Founder of Minutemen targets run for president  —  Jim Gilchrist eyes bid with Constitution Party, claims Republicans 'sold out our sovereignty'  —  Jim Gilchrist, founder of the Minuteman Project, is considering a run for president in 2008 representing the Constitution Party.

Records of Abramoff's White House Visits  —  WASHINGTON - The Secret Service has agreed to turn over White House visitor logs that will show how often convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff met with Bush administration officials — and with whom he met.  —  U.S. District Judge John Garrett Penn …

Polygraph Results Often in Question  —  The CIA, the FBI and other federal agencies are using polygraph machines more than ever to screen applicants and hunt for lawbreakers, even as scientists have become more certain that the equipment is ineffective in accurately detecting when people are lying.

Unity Through Autonomy in Iraq  —  A decade ago, Bosnia was torn apart by ethnic cleansing and facing its demise as a single country.  After much hesitation, the United States stepped in decisively with the Dayton Accords,which kept the country whole by, paradoxically, dividing it into ethnic federations …

A DAY TO HATE THE YANQUIS  —  ***scroll for updates...11:30am EDT Newsflash: The country is still standing...***  —  Welcome to May 1.  It's the day to hate the Yankees.  That is: Americans, not the baseball team.  Via Mexidata: … Lonewacko keeps track of the who's who behind the boycott.

Pesticides may affect penis size  —  A renowned U.S. scientist supports a ban on the chemicals for cosmetic purposes.  —  A renowned U.S. scientist who has documented fertility and sex changes — including decreasing penis size — due to environmental contamination says he wouldn't apply pesticides on his own lawn.

Mock Iraqi Villages in Mojave Prepare Troops for Battle  —  FORT IRWIN, Calif. — Three years into the conflict in Iraq, the front line in the American drive to prepare troops for insurgent warfare runs through a cluster of mock Iraqi villages deep in the Mojave Desert, nearly 10,000 miles …

No one wants the interior ministry now!  —  When (Jawad) Noori al-Maliki appeared as a strong candidate for becoming Iraq's new PM we wrote 'Jawad who?' because we knew very little about the man's background, qualifications or visions for Iraq and we still know little until this moment …

Alito May Tilt Vote in Reargued Cases  —  The Supreme Court's newest justice, Samuel A. Alito Jr., has yet to write a signed opinion — majority, concurring or dissenting.  His vote has been recorded in only two cases so far.  —  But it won't be long before Alito makes his mark.