The Next Head of the CIA?  —  EXCLUSIVE: Air Force General Michael Hayden is likely to be named Porter Goss's successor.  Then the partisan fireworks will really begin  —  President George W. Bush stunned Washington on Friday by accepting the resignation of CIA Director Porter J. Goss …

Why Kennedy Is A Disgrace To Humanity … As one of a growing number of people who have known the dark road of addiction and subsequent recovery, permit me to offer some personal impressions regarding the show Rep. Patrick Kennedy put on today.  —  What I'll say about me is that for approximately 15 years …

Valerie Plame Gets Book Deal  —  Valerie Plame Wilson, the Central Intelligence Agency covert officer whose name was publicly disclosed three years ago, has agreed to sell her memoir for a little more than $2.5 million, according to people involved in the bidding process for the book.

Conservatives Drive Bush's Approval Down  —  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.

Algerian Reformist Malek Chebel: 27 Propositions for Reforming Islam  —  Malek Chebel, a renowned anthropologist focusing on the Arab world, is one of today's prominent French-speaking North African intellectuals.  In 2004, he established, in France, the Foundation for an Enlightened Islam.

Not All See Video Mockery of Zarqawi as Good Strategy  —  An effort by the American military to discredit the terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi by showing video outtakes of him fumbling with a machine gun — suggesting that he lacks real fighting skill — was questioned yesterday by retired and active American military officers.

The Great Republican Rebranding  —  Sen. Rick Santorum wanted to talk.  —  His purpose, he said over breakfast earlier this week in the Senate dining room, was to "tell the other side of the story" about his record, which his foes use to cast him as — these are his words — "a mean-spirited, hard-right country club Republican."

"LOS RANGERS"  —  I'm not a baseball fan, but several readers wrote in about the Yankees-Rangers game last night.  A sample:  —  Reader K...  Reader Steve...  The Mexican consul approved of the jerseys: … I understand the Rangers wanted to do something innocuous to recognize a holiday celebrating historical and cultural pride.

Immigration: South and West  —  Immigration is causing a split in the Republican Party.  But it's not between business snobs and working slobs.  It's between the South and the West.  —  While there may be state and local races this year where it makes sense for GOP candidates to take a hard line …

Limousine Firm Denies Allegations  —  Cunningham Was Not Provided With Prostitutes, Official Says  —  The president of a limousine company questioned in a congressional bribery investigation has denied accusations that he or his company provided prostitutes to convicted former congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham or anyone else.