Deadly Attack On CBS News Crew  —  Two Team Members Killed, Correspondent Seriously Injured By Roadside Bomb In Baghdad  —  (CBS/AP) Two members of a CBS News team, veteran cameraman Paul Douglas, 48, and soundman James Brolan, 42, were killed and correspondent Kimberly Dozier, 39 …

Iran's Drive to Nuclear Fuel Slows, Diplomats Say  —  After boasting last month that it had joined the "nuclear club" by successfully enriching uranium on an industrial scale — and portraying its action as irreversible — Iran appears to have slowed its drive to produce nuclear fuel …

Memorial Day  —  Reflections on those who made the ultimate sacrifice.  —  LONDON—In the Cotswold hills, in deep England, there is a pair of villages named Upper Slaughter and Lower Slaughter.  In addition to its rather gruesome name, Lower Slaughter possesses a unique distinction.

FREEDOM IS NOT FREE  —  The National Moment of Remembrance takes place at 3pm local time today for one minute.  Our minute-long tribute over at Hot Air is here.  —  La Shawn Barber shares reflections.  —  Castle Argghhh! has a three-part Memorial Day series.  Start here.

Frist Breaks With Others in G.O.P. Over Raid  —  WASHINGTON, May 28 — Senator Bill Frist, the majority leader, on Sunday defended the raid by federal agents on a Democratic lawmaker's Capitol Hill office, breaking with senior House Republicans who had said the search was unconstitutional.

Remember  —  EVERY YEAR, tens of thousands of people visit Cabrillo National Monument, on the tip of San Diego's Point Loma.  On either side of the road leading to the monument lies a cemetery.  —  Most people never stop, or even slow down, to think about the legions who lie in that massive graveyard.

The Troops Have Moved On  —  N EITHER party expected for the war the magnitude or the duration which it has already attained.  Neither anticipated that the cause of the conflict might cease with or even before the conflict itself should cease.  So said Abraham Lincoln in his second inaugural address …

A Few Years, and Then Another Bush?  —  WASHINGTON — Bush III?  Or has the dynasty run its course?  —  Those are the questions some Republicans are asking themselves as political talk bubbles up yet again about President Bush's brother Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida and his interest in the White House.

Memorial Day Truth: There Is No "War on Terror"  —  There is no "War on Terror."  —  There is, however, a "war" on the U. S. Constitution.  —  After September 11, 2001, we've learned that we can take a punch and move on.  We've faced far worse threats to our national survival in our history …

Terms Differ in Jail Releases  —  Experts worry Sheriff Baca's policy of having certain prisoners serve more time for the same crime may invite `equal protection' challenges.  —  Under its policy of selectively releasing criminals to ease jail overcrowding, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department …

Babies aborted for not being perfect  —  The ethical storm over abortions has been renewed as it emerged that terminations are being carried out for minor, treatable birth defects.  —  Late terminations have been performed in recent years because the babies had club feet, official figures show.

Mayor Says No National Bid, but Actions Keep Question Alive  —  For a man who says he is not running for president, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has been sounding a lot like a candidate for the White House lately.  —  He spent last week thrusting himself into national politics …

For Memorial Day: Editorials Still Oppose Iraq Withdrawals  —  NEW YORK Today marks another Memorial Day, this time with the American death toll in Iraq well past 2400 lives, with over 18,000 injured.  Just over six months have passed since hawkish Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) …

JONAH GOLDBERG ON GOOGLE: "It's kind of sad.  They change their homepage logo for all sorts of holidays and occasions.  Just last week they paid tribute to Arthur Conan Doyle's birthday.  But Memorial Day doesn't seem to rate anything at all."  —  UPDATE: A reader points out that one of Google's competitors remembered:

If Power Shifts In 2008  —  A Democrat Might Not Be as Different as You Would Think  —  Could the United States be better off with a Democrat in the White House in 2009?  Here are a couple of reasons the answer might be yes, even if you're not a Democrat.

Democrats Eye November Landslide  —  Republicans are three steps from a November shellacking _ each a grim possibility if habitually divided Democrats get their acts together.  —  First step: Voters must focus on the national landscape on Nov. 7 rather than local issues and personalities that usually dominate midterm elections.