51% oppose NSA database  —  WASHINGTON — The majority of Americans disapprove of a massive Pentagon database containing the records of billions of phone calls made by ordinary citizens, according to a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll.  About two-thirds are concerned that the program may signal other …

Border troops would be temporary, US tells Mexico  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush assured Mexican President Vicente Fox on Sunday he did not intend to militarize their countries' mutual border, but was considering sending National Guard troops there to temporarily support border control efforts.

Negroponte Had Denied Domestic Call Monitoring  —  Administration Won't Comment on NSA Logs  —  When he was asked about the National Security Agency's controversial domestic surveillance program last Monday, U.S. intelligence chief John D. Negroponte objected to the question and said the government was …

Feds raid ex-CIA official's home  —  Foggo's office also searched in probe tied to Cunningham case  —  VIENNA, Va. - Federal agents raided the home and office of former CIA Executive Director Kyle "Dusty" Foggo yesterday in the widening investigation of his ties to a defense contractor linked …

Leahy on Blitzer  —  On the lawfulness of the NSA wiretapping program, which Gen. Hayden publicly defends  —  LEAHY: No, I don't believe it's lawful.  I do believe that General Hayden is a very competent, highly intelligence trained officer.  And I appreciate that.  But this is a question that goes beyond him.

The Return Of Voodoo Economics  —  Republicans Ignore Their Experts on The Cost of Tax Cuts  —  Nobody serious believes that tax cuts pay for themselves, as I noted last week.  But most senior Republicans flunk this test of seriousness.  —  In January, George W. Bush declared that …

Conservative Christians Warn Republicans Against Inaction  —  WASHINGTON, May 13 — Some of President Bush's most influential conservative Christian allies are becoming openly critical of the White House and Republicans in Congress, warning that they will withhold their support …

Plane Carrying Kennedy Hit by Lightning  —  A plane carrying U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy from western Massachusetts to his home on the coast was struck by lightning Saturday and had to be diverted to New Haven, Conn., his spokeswoman said.  —  The eight-seat Cessna Citation 550 plane lost …

Transcript for May 14  —  MR. TIM RUSSERT: Our issues this Sunday: In 1994 he led the Republican revolution, the GOP capturing both houses of Congress for the first time in four decades.  What does he think will happen in this year's midterm elections?  And how should his fellow Republicans deal …

GOP brews suburban blend for 'Starbucks Republicans'  —  WASHINGTON - First it was "soccer moms" — flooding the roadways of suburbia Saturday mornings in their minivans and SUVs with their kids in tow — who were targeted as the swing voters who could decide an election.

Secrecy Run Amok  —  You can't find many papers in the country more conservative than the Arizona Republic.  And they are clearly uncomfortable with the thought that Bush and his spy agencies are gathering so much data on citizens.  Especially in light of the fact that this data could be abused so easily by those in the government.

Islamic Jihad: Peretz worse than Mofaz  —  The Islamic Jihad condemned on Monday morning the previous day's IDF operation in which special forces operating in the Jenin area shot dead seven Palestinians - among them Israel's most-wanted terrorist, believed to have been behind …

With Friends Like These...  Update: An Afghan who risked all to rescue a wounded Navy SEAL finds trouble with the Taliban-and the U.S. military  —  Death threats from the Taliban aren't Mohammad Gulab's only worry.  As reported in NEWSWEEK's April 17 issue, the Afghan villager has been pursued …

A scoop or a sting or something else?  —  It's Sunday, so we listened to one of our favorite left-wing news programs, Background Briefing, on Pacifica Radio.  The host, Ian Masters, is sometimes on earth, sometimes in outer space, but almost always hosts interesting guests, often of the hard Left.