Pat cites pills in car wreck  —  WASHINGTON -U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy insisted yesterday that he had consumed "no alcohol" before he slammed his Mustang convertible into a concrete barrier near his office, but a hostess at a popular Capitol Hill watering hole told the Herald she saw him drinking in the hours before the crash.

'United 93' and the 20th Hijacker  —  Moussaoui will never rot in prison.  —  Need an antidote to the Moussaoui verdict?  Go out this weekend to see "United 93."  —  Zacarias Moussaoui is lucky the jurors at his sentencing trial weren't allowed to see the movie "United 93" the day before reaching a verdict.

Unwanted Pregnancies Rise for Poor Women  —  Rate Drops for Those Well Above Poverty Level, Report Indicates  —  Poor women in America are increasingly likely to have unwanted pregnancies, whereas relatively affluent women are succeeding more and more in getting pregnant only when they want to …

Sudan, Main Rebel Group to Sign Peace Plan  —  The government of Sudan and the biggest Darfur rebel faction agreed early this morning to strike a peace deal, raising hopes for a breakthrough in the bloody conflict that has left more than 2 million people homeless.

Poll: Bush's Approval Falls to New Low  —  WASHINGTON - Angry conservatives are driving the approval ratings of President Bush and the GOP-led Congress to dismal new lows, according to an AP-Ipsos poll that underscores why Republicans fear an Election Day massacre.

RUMSFELD'S FOLLY  —  Donald Rumsfeld told a bald faced lie yesterday.  In the process of telling the lie, the Secretary of Defense showed that public officials still don't get it, that with the advent of the internet and its powerful search engines, every utterance made in public yesterday …

Tony Blair Shuffles Cabinet  —  New Assignments for Two High-Profile Members  —  LONDON, May 5—Prime Minister Tony Blair fired embattled Home Secretary Charles Clarke and replaced Foreign Secretary Jack Straw Friday in a major cabinet reshuffle after the Labor Party's poor showing …

Never Again?  —  When something happens for the first time in 1,871 years, it is worth noting.  In A.D. 70, and again in 135, the Roman Empire brutally put down Jewish revolts in Judea, destroying Jerusalem, killing hundreds of thousands of Jews and sending hundreds of thousands more into slavery and exile.

Friendly Fire  —  While looking for more out-take video to analyze of Musab al-Zarqawi's shooting session for my Blooper Troopers post, I ran across a video report on the new Zarqawi footage by CNN's Jamie McIntyre.  —  It runs 3:07, and Ian has made it available as either a .WMV or .MP4 at Expose the Left.

Committee OKs bill to add gays, lesbians to textbooks Hotly debated measure heads to state Senate  —  Sacramento — After a sometimes emotional debate centering on discrimination and sexual orientation, a Senate committee approved a bill Wednesday that would require that the contributions of gays and lesbians be included in textbooks.

Why Isn't Socialism Dead?  —  The President of Bolivia, Evo Morales, celebrated May Day by ordering soldiers to occupy his country's natural gas fields.  The purpose of this exercise was not military, but economic: Morales has demanded that all foreign companies currently operating …

Mexican President Backs Off Drug Bill  —  MEXICO CITY - Mexican President Vicente Fox backed off signing a drug decriminalization bill that the United States warned could result in "drug tourism" and increased availability of narcotics in American border communities.

Memorial Cost at Ground Zero Nears $1 Billion  —  The projected cost of building the World Trade Center memorial complex at ground zero has soared to nearly $1 billion, according to the most authoritative estimate to date.  —  Rebuilding officials concede that the new price tag is breathtaking …

Watergate Subpoenaed in Hooker Probe  —  I stopped by the Watergate Hotel this afternoon and chatted with Josh Graham, the assistant general manager, about the recent stories swirling around his establishment.  —  According to Graham, the Watergate has received multiple subpoenas in connection with the Wilkes Hookergate scandal.

Climate Change Drives Disease To New Territory  —  Viruses Moving North to Areas Unprepared for Them, Experts Say  —  TORONTO — Valere Rommelaere, 82, survived the D-Day invasion in Normandy, but not a mosquito bite.  Six decades after the war, the hardy Saskatchewan farmer was bitten …