Karl Rove Indicted on Charges of Perjury, Lying to Investigators  —  Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald spent more than half a day Friday at the offices of Patton Boggs, the law firm representing Karl Rove.  —  During the course of that meeting, Fitzgerald served attorneys …

Jail riots follow Brazil attacks  —  Riots have broken out in 18 prisons in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo after a wave of attacks on the streets left at least 30 people dead.  —  State officials said the riots were organised by the same criminal faction - the First Command of the Capital (PCC) - that carried out the attacks.

Hey, I Got Polled  —  Looks like many are confused by recent polling over the NSA story. … They aren't alone.  But I did actually get a call today from Gallup / USA Today to participate in a poll on the topic.  I'll share some feedback from a participant's point of view.

President's Radio Address  —  THE PRESIDENT: Good morning.  This week I nominated General Mike Hayden to be the next Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.  The work of the CIA is essential to the security of the American people.  The enemies who struck our Nation on September the 11th …

Hot-Seat Confirmation for CIA  —  Intelligence experts warn that a proposal to merge two Pentagon intelligence units could create an ominous new agency.  —  •  —  Court documents in the Moussaoui hearing cast doubts on his '20th hijacker' claim and provide fresh information about Al Qaeda's plans for another 9/11-style attack.

Duke Lacrosse DNA: Mystery Man Revealed  —  Accuser's Boyfriend is 'Single Source' of DNA on Vaginal Swab  —  May 13, 2006 — The second round of DNA test results in the Duke University rape investigation show "no conclusive match'' to any lacrosse players, defense attorneys said …

Fired Officer Believed CIA Lied to Congress  —  Friends Say McCarthy Learned of Denials About Detainees' Treatment  —  A senior CIA official, meeting with Senate staff in a secure room of the Capitol last June, promised repeatedly that the agency did not violate or seek to violate …

Despite Political Pressure to Scale Back, Logistics Are Pinning Down U.S. in Iraq  —  WASHINGTON, May 13 — Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld regularly says he wants major troop withdrawals from Iraq, if possible this year.  But he rarely mentions the daunting challenges beyond …

Why Qwest Hung Up On NSA  —  Former CEO Believed Handing Over Call Data Violated Privacy, Telecom Act  —  (CBS/AP) AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications Inc., and BellSouth Corp. began sharing records of tens of millions of their customers' phone calls with the NSA shortly after the 2001 terror attacks, according to USA Today.

Liberals don't care Hirsi Ali lied to get asylum in 1992  —  AMSTERDAM — Somali-born MP Ayaan Hirsi Ali may have told more lies about her past in order to get asylum in the Netherlands in 1992 than she has previously admitted, news programme Zembla has suggested.

Military Plans Tests in Search for an Alternative to Oil-Based Fuel  —  WASHINGTON, May 13 — When an F-16 lights up its afterburners, it consumes nearly 28 gallons of fuel per minute.  No wonder, then, that of all the fuel the United States government uses each year, the Air Force accounts for more than half.

Bush Fatigue  —  Bruce Kesler writes: … Nope.  I don't really care one iota about "irredentist Democrats in Congress and their fifth-column in the media."  I'm suffering from Bush fatigue brought on by the culmination of:  — Failure to finish the 9/11 job by bringing Osama to justice

LIBERTY UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS  —  Lynchburg, Virginia.  ¬- Today, U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) delivered the commencement address to the graduates at Liberty University.  The following is the text of his address:  —  Thank you, Dr. Falwell.