Moussaoui Gets Life for Role in Sept. 11  —  ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A federal jury rejected the death penalty for al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui on Wednesday and decided he must spend life in prison for his role in the deadliest terrorist attack in U.S. history.

MAX BOOT: … Of course, if we seized the Saudi and Iranian oil fields and ran the pumps full speed, oil prices would plummet, dictators would be broke, and poor nations would benefit from cheap energy.  But we'd be called imperialist oppressors, then.  —  UPDATE: Various people …

New Poll: Americans Prefer House Approach on Immigration  —  Poll is First to Offer the Public a Choice  —  Between House and Senate Plan  —  WASHINGTON (May 3, 2006) - A new Zogby poll of likely voters, using neutral language (see wording on following pages), finds that Americans prefer …

Britons find media hard to trust  —  LONDON (Reuters) - Britain may have a sophisticated media industry but it also has some of the most sceptical consumers, with nearly two-thirds (64 percent) believing the media does not report all sides of the story.  —  A 10-country opinion poll for Reuters …

Administration Is Singing More Than One Tune on Spanish Version of Anthem  —  President Bush declared last week that the national anthem should be sung in English not Spanish, but he evidently never told his own government or campaign organizations.  —  The State Department posts four Spanish versions of …

Limbaugh denies arrest, charge on radio show  —  WEST PALM BEACH — Conservative king Rush Limbaugh opened his talk show Monday with an account of the agreement he struck with prosecutors and his quick trip to the Palm Beach County Jail Friday.  —  "There was no arrest.  There were no handcuffs.

Hearing vowed on Bush's powers  —  Senator questions bypassing of laws  —  WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, accusing the White House of a ''very blatant encroachment" on congressional authority, said yesterday he will hold an oversight hearing into President Bush's assertion …

Sheriff to Start Posse Patrols to Curb Illegal Immigration Flow  —  (CBS 5 NEWS) - Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio announced that approximately 100 volunteer posse and Sheriff's Deputies will soon begin randomly patrolling the desert areas and main roadways in southwest Maricopa County …

A Virgin Market  —  Car bomb 01 May 2006 in Tarin Kot, Afghanistan  —  I've never posted a rebuttal to a news story.  Today is an exception.  —  Last week I participated on a panel at the Marine Command General Staff College in Quantico, Virginia.  The dais was stacked with distinguished journalists …

Federal Study Finds Accord on Warming  —  A scientific study commissioned by the Bush administration concluded yesterday that the lower atmosphere was indeed growing warmer and that there was "clear evidence of human influences on the climate system."  —  The finding eliminates a significant area …

Tsunami warnings lifted after massive quake off Tonga  —  (CNN) — All tsunami warnings issued after a major quake in the southern Pacific Ocean have been canceled, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.  —  The alerts for the southwestern Pacific Islands were issued early Thursday …