Jury Rejects Death Sentence for Moussaoui  —  A federal jury decided today to spare the life of Zacarias Moussaoui, sentencing the avowed al-Qaeda conspirator to life in prison for his role in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist plot.  —  The verdict was reached after seven days of deliberations following …

Juan Cole is 10th rate...he is the embodiment of the mediocre...his sentences are syntactical train wrecks...it's illiteracy, simply.  - Christopher Hitchens  —  HH: Christopher Hitchens, welcome back to the Hugh Hewitt Show.  —  CH: Nice to be back.  —  HH: Now I don't even know how to raise this …

So Not Funny  —  First, let me state my credentials: I am a funny guy.  This is well known in certain circles, which is why, even back in elementary school, I was sometimes asked by the teacher to "say something funny" — as if the deed could be done on demand.

Kill This Bill  —  "BOLD, RESPONSIBLE, common-sense reform of our current lobbying and ethics laws is clearly needed," House Rules Committee Chairman David Dreier (R-Calif.) told his colleagues on the House floor last week.  "We owe it to our constituents.  We owe it to ourselves.

Under U.S. Pressure, Mexico President Seeks Review of Drug Law  —  MEXICO CITY, May 3 — After intense pressure from the United States, President Vicente Fox has asked Congress to reconsider a law it passed last week that would decriminalize the possession of small amounts of drugs as part …

The McCaffrey trip report  —  General Barry McCaffrey (USA ret) made a trip to Iraq last April 13-20 and set out his observations in a widely circulated PDF summarized in the press reports here and here.  While a verbatim copy has not been posted on the Web a reader has been kind enough to send the full text.

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 …

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.

Crunchy Culture  —  Author Rod Dreher Has Defined A Political Hybrid: The All-Natural, Whole-Grain Conservative  —  Two succulent, naturally raised chickens with good farm references are in the oven, snuggled up in a roasting pan like doomed lovers.  Fat, perfect carrots are peeled, chopped, seasoned and ready to simmer.

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 …

Geena Davis Honored for Role As President  —  To the strains of "Hail to the Chief," actress Geena Davis accepted an award night for her television portrayal of the first woman president of the United States from an organization which is seeking to turn fiction into reality.