Senate OKs Border Fence, Mulls Citizenship  —  The Senate voted to build 370 miles of triple-layered fencing along the Mexican border Wednesday and clashed over citizenship for millions of men and women who live in the United States illegally.  —  Amid increasingly emotional debate …

Lawmaker: Marines killed Iraqis 'in cold blood'  —  Navy conducting war crimes probe into November violence in Haditha  —  A video provided to Reuters in March by Hamourabi, a human rights group, shows covered bodies, which Hamourabi says are of 15 civilians shot to death by Marines in Haditha in November.

Update on the Rove Indictment Story  —  For the past few days, we have endured non-stop attacks on our credibility, and we have fought hard to defend our reputation.  In addition, we have worked around the clock to provide additional information to our readership.

U.S. Said to Weigh a New Approach on North Korea  —  WASHINGTON, May 17 — President Bush's top advisers have recommended a broad new approach to dealing with North Korea that would include beginning negotiations on a peace treaty, even while efforts to dismantle the country's nuclear program …

Dingbat Billing Dust-up Shuts Down Security Clearances  —  A minor billing dispute between the Pentagon and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is threatening operations throughout the U.S. national security community.  —  Last month, OPM — which currently handles background investigations …

Bush Is Now A Lame Duck  —  CBS' Meyer: Forget November, Forget '08; President Is Done  —  (CBS) This commentary was written by CBSNews.com's Dick Meyer.  —  The great impulse of the punditocracy right now is to look at President Bush's swelling problems with the public and his party …

Open Letter on Immigration  —  I have written an open letter on immigration reflecting the consensus opinion of economists on the major issues.  In cooperation with the Independent Institute I am looking for as many signatures as possible from economists and other social scientists.

G.O.P. Voters to Be Target of Radio Ads by Democrats  —  WASHINGTON, May 16 — House Democrats, trying to capitalize on conservative dissatisfaction with Republicans, are reaching out to Christian voters with radio advertisements critical of Republican proposals to overhaul Social Security.

The Victory In Primaries For Conservatives  —  Over the past week, many of us have written on the frustration felt by conservatives (especially fiscal conservatives) over the past few years.  Some believe that the only manner in which to serve notice on the GOP that it cannot take conservative votes …

Big Oil Launches Attack On Al Gore  —  Today, the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) will unveil two 60-second TV ads focusing on what it calls "global warming alarmism and the call by some environmental groups and politicians to reduce fossil fuel and carbon dioxide emissions."

Dow Plunges; Nasdaq Turns Negative on Yr.  —  NEW YORK - Stocks plunged Wednesday after a stronger-than-expected rise in consumer prices intensified Wall Street's fear that interest rates will keep climbing.  The Dow Jones industrial average lost 200 points, and the Nasdaq composite index turned negative for the year.

"Voltaire and Erasmus Are Spinning in their Graves"  —  Holland's most famous immigrant — Ayaan Hirsi Ali — has been stripped of her citizenship overnight following television revelations about news that's long been public: she lied a little on her application for asylum years ago.