Republican wins bellwether House race  —  A former Republican congressman narrowly beat his Democratic rival early Wednesday for the right to fill the House seat once held by jailed Randy "Duke" Cunningham, a race closely watched as a possible early barometer of next fall's vote.

Proposal Would Let Iran Enrich Uranium  —  TEHRAN, June 6 — The confidential diplomatic package backed by Washington and formally presented to Iran on Tuesday leaves open the possibility that Tehran will be able to enrich uranium on its own soil, U.S. and European officials said.

Senate Emphasis on Ideology Has Some in G.O.P. Anxious  —  WASHINGTON, June 6 — Though some Republican candidates may relish the Senate's current concentration on same-sex marriage and other ideologically charged topics, Senator Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island is not among them.

Coulter Won't Buy Into Lauer's Liberal Logic  —  While considerable attention focuses on Ann Coulter's more superficial charms, from a conservative perspective Ann's real beauty is her absolute refusal to buy into liberal logic, no matter how pervasive.  That independence of mind was on display …

Populist Jon Tester Scores Huge Win Against D.C. Dems & For the Rest of Us  —  The winds of change - they are a-blowin' hard out here in the heartland, no matter how much Washington, D.C. pretends they aren't.  Tonight, in a major upset, populist Democratic State Senate President Jon Tester crushed …

Plan to storm Parliament alleged  —  Terror suspects remanded for bail hearings  —  Jun. 6, 2006.  —  SURYA BHATTACHARYA AND JESSICA LEEDER  —  Bombings, an armed assault on Parliament and even the beheading of Prime Minister Stephen Harper were among a chilling miscellany …

Bush Turns to House in Immigration Debate  —  ARTESIA, N.M., June 6 — President Bush tried on Tuesday to win back the trust of conservatives who have distanced themselves from him on immigration, promising to "get this border enforced" and warning those who enter the country illegally that "if you get caught, you get sent home."

Clashes Break Out in NW Iran, Qom Protesters Drive Out Rafsanjani  —  The ethnic Ahwazis put together a video showing glimpses of the regime's horrible oppression, HERE  —  Here is a powerful line from the video, "We Resist Without Hate."  —  The former president of Iran, Hashemi Rafsanjani …

Salvaging Iraq  —  The images from Iraq are of hell on earth: On Sunday 12 Iraqi students traveling to Baqubah to take their final exams were dragged from a bus and killed because they practiced the wrong religion.  The next day gunmen dressed in police uniforms kidnapped 56 people near …

Block the Vote, Ohio Remix  —  If there was ever a sign of a ruling party in trouble, it is a game plan that calls for trying to win by discouraging voting.  —  The latest sign that Republicans have an election-year strategy to shut down voter registration drives comes from Ohio.

Hydrogen on the Cheap  —  Last month, we took an in-depth look at alternative fuels.  Among them was Earth's most abundant element, hydrogen.  Although its future looks bright—the only by-product of a hydrogen fuel cell is water, and experts believe they can one day be used to create electricity …

Technology Sharpens the Incumbents' Edge  —  Redistricting Also Complicates Democrats' Effort to Take Control of House  —  In Ohio's 1st Congressional District, Republican incumbent Steve Chabot is running up against his toughest reelection challenge in years.  But his Democratic opponent is running up against Chabot's computer.