This is a Saudi textbook.  (After the intolerance was removed.)  —  This is a Saudi textbook.  (After the intolerance was removed.)  —  S audi Arabia's public schools have long been cited for demonizing the West as well as Christians, Jews and other "unbelievers."

Nagin Wins Re-Election as Big Easy Mayor  —  NEW ORLEANS - Mayor Ray Nagin, whose shoot-from-the-hip style was both praised and scorned after Hurricane Katrina, narrowly won re-election over Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu on Saturday in the race to oversee one of the biggest rebuilding projects in U.S. history.

Reunited: boys saved from slavers  —  A SENIOR member of an Islamic organisation linked to Al-Qaeda is funding his activities through the kidnapping of Christian children who are sold into slavery in Pakistan.  —  The Sunday Times has established that Gul Khan, a wealthy militant who uses …

Plea of the Democratic Pariah: Forgive My Defeat  —  IN so much as the term "rehabilitation" applies to Al Gore, he is enjoying a nice little run of late.  —  Mr. Gore — the former vice president, would-be president, almost-president and, in some circles, should-be president …

Baghdad's Lionel Richie Obsession  —  American Pop Star Is an Iraq Obsession  —  May 19, 2006 — I have been to Iraq nine times since the American invasion three years ago, for a total of about 10 solid months.  (My wife is counting.)  During that time, I have seen bombs and blood …

Despite Pledge, Taxes Increase for Teenagers  —  The $69 billion tax cut bill that President Bush signed this week tripled tax rates for teenagers with college savings funds, despite Mr. Bush's 1999 pledge to veto any tax increase.  —  Under the new law, teenagers age 14 to 17 with investment income …

Bush's Base Betrayal  —  As a candidate in 2000, George W. Bush was a Rorschach test.  Country Club Republicans saw him as another George H.W. Bush; some conservatives, thinking wishfully, saw him as another Ronald Reagan.  He called himself a "compassionate conservative," which meant whatever one wanted it to mean.

Bush Is Losing Hispanics' Support, Polls Show  —  Surveys Find the Immigration Debate Is Also Alienating White Conservatives  —  Hispanic voters, many of whom responded favorably to President Bush's campaign appeals emphasizing patriotism, family and religious values in Spanish-language media in 2004 …

When Swift Boaters Come Home to Roost (Immigration Edition)  —  The paranoia of elements of the anti-immigration movement has now hit a new level.  —  Jerome Corsi, one of the co-authors of Unfit for Command (the anti-Kerry book by Swift Book Veterans for Truth) has entered the fray.

F.B.I. Searches Congressman's Office in Ethics Inquiry  —  WASHINGTON, May 20 — The F.B.I. raided the Congressional offices of Representative William J. Jefferson, Democrat of Louisiana, on Saturday night as part of a corruption investigation focused on the lawmaker and on a Kentucky businessman …

Kevin Rennie  —  Lieberman's In Trouble  —  From the start of the Democratic state convention Friday night, there was something different from past gatherings of the faithful.  Even U.S. Sen. Christopher J. Dodd, always a crowd favorite, could not work his usual magic with a speech nominating …

Democrats to Focus on Fuel  —  Leaders Tell Rank and File to Spotlight High Gas Prices  —  Seeking to gain advantage on a potent election-year issue, Democrats are promoting ambitious ideas to lower gasoline prices, targeting key voting blocs such as farmers and autoworkers.

For soldiers, gratitude and praise from an Iraqi mayor  —  COLORADO SPRINGS - An Iraqi mayor stood before troops lined up on the lawn at Fort Carson on Friday morning and said only two words in English.  —  But those two words brought the crowd to its feet.  —  "Thank you."