For Democrats, a Scandal of Their Own  —  WASHINGTON, May 22 — Democrats' plans to make Republican corruption a theme of their election strategy this year have been complicated by accusations of wrongdoing in their own ranks, leading the party to try on Monday to blunt the political effects …

Bush Says Iraq War at 'Turning Point'  —  Blair Announces Plans to Visit Washington to Discuss Iraq Strategy  —  President Bush said today the war in Iraq has reached a "turning point" with the formation of a unity government Saturday in Baghdad, but he suggested the conflict may be far from over.

For Clintons, Delicate Dance of Married and Public Lives  —  Bill and Hillary Clinton flew to Chicago together last month to deliver speeches a few hours and a few miles apart.  And like any couple, they thought about having dinner at day's end.  But life is not so simple when you are married to a Clinton.

Thieves Steal Personal Data of 26.5M Vets  —  WASHINGTON - Thieves took sensitive personal information on 26.5 million U.S. veterans, including Social Security numbers and birth dates, after a Veterans Affairs employee improperly brought the material home, the government said Monday.

PRESS RELEASE: AMIR TAHERI ADDRESSES QUERIES ABOUT DRESS CODE STORY  —  Regarding the dress code story it seems that my column was used as the basis for a number of reports that somehow jumped the gun.  —  As far as my article is concerned I stand by it.  —  The law has been passed …

Is Left-Leaning Google Censoring Right-Leaning Websites?  —  Something frighteningly ominous has been happening on the Internet lately: Google, without any prior explanation or notice, has been terminating its News relationship with conservative e-zines and web journals.

Cheney's Guy  —  He's barely known outside Washington's corridors of power, but David Addington is the most powerful man you've never heard of.  Here's why:  —  One week after the September 11 terrorist attacks, President George W. Bush briefly turned his gaze away from the unfolding crisis …

MSNBC: Rove's legal team expects decision 'at any time'  —  MSNBC's David Shuster declared Monday evening that Karl Rove's legal team expects Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald to announce a decision "at any time" in the ongoing CIA leak investigation and that new documents put Cheney's former chief of staff in the hot seat.

Dodd Poised For Possible '08 Presidential Run  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Christopher J. Dodd said today he has "decided to do all the things that are necessary to prepare to seek the presidency in 2008."  —  The Connecticut Democrat will hire staff, raise money and travel around the country …

Drudge 'retracts' story on Howard Dean after receiving letter from DNC lawyer  —  Drudge story includes Raw Story quote  —  Conservative heavyweight Matt Drudge has all but retracted a story about Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean after receiving a letter from the DNC's lawyers, RAW STORY can report.

Secret Guarding  —  The new secrecy doctrine so secret you don't even know about it.  —  Last Thursday, a federal court in Virginia threw out a lawsuit against the government that had been brought by a German citizen named Khalid el-Masri.  El-Masri alleged that the government had violated U.S. law when …

Bush's faith worries Albright  —  LONDON, England (Reuters) — U.S. President George W. Bush has alienated Muslims around the world by using absolutist Christian rhetoric to discuss foreign policy issues, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright says.  —  "I worked for two presidents …

Special report—Corps on Gore!  —  PART 1—STILL CRAZY: Al Gore was right about global warming—way back in the 1980s.  He was also right on internal combustion.  And oh yes, he was right on Iraq, in a prophetic speech in September 02—a speech Joe Klein praised at the time.