Nagin Is Reelected In New Orleans  —  NEW ORLEANS, May 20 — Mayor C. Ray Nagin was reelected Saturday, overcoming a ceaseless barrage of criticism stemming from the chaos of Hurricane Katrina and the stalled recovery to achieve what many considered an improbable victory.

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."

Saudi Men Who Rode School Bus Arrested  —  TAMPA - Two Saudi men were arrested Friday after they boarded a school bus and rode to Wharton High School in New Tampa.  —  Students on the bus became alarmed, as did the bus driver, who called ahead.  Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies met the bus at the school and detained the men.

Filing: Tape Shows Lawmaker Taking Money  —  ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A congressman under investigation for bribery was caught on videotape accepting $100,000 in $100 bills from an FBI informant whose conversations with the lawmaker also were recorded, according to a court document released Sunday.

Give and take across the border  —  1 in 7 Mexican workers migrates — most send money home  —  Washington — The current migration of Mexicans and Central Americans to the United States is one of the largest diasporas in modern history, experts say.  —  Roughly 10 percent of Mexico's population …

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.

Attorney Gen.: Reporters Can Be Prosecuted  —  WASHINGTON - Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Sunday he believes journalists can be prosecuted for publishing classified information, citing an obligation to national security.  —  The nation's top law enforcer also said the government …

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 …

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 …

Surprise.  Hussein Acts as if He's on Trial.  —  STILL UNBOWED?  After hearing he might actually face the hangman, Saddam Hussein seemed to take a more sober approach in court.  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq  —  AS Saddam Hussein entered the courtroom last Monday after a three-week recess …

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 …

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 …

Heard the Good News?  —  Things are better than you think.  Yes, I know, most Americans are in a sour mood these days, convinced that the struggle in Iraq is an endless cycle of bloodshed, certain that our economy is in dismal shape, lamenting that the nation and the world are off on the wrong track.

Are those burning trousers I smell?  —  Last week, the blue half of the blogosphere got all excited because Jason Leopold said he had sure and certain knowledge that Karl Rove was going to be indicted post haste.  —  I've been meaning to blog about this, because as a journalist my immediate reaction was: are y'all on crack?

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 …