Prisoners' Ruse Is Inquiry Focus at Guantánamo  —  WASHINGTON, June 11 — Three detainees at the United States military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, tried to conceal themselves in their cells — behind laundry and through other means — to prevent guards from seeing them commit suicide …

U.S. military: Al-Zarqawi died of blast injuries  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Abu Musab al-Zarqawi lived for 52 minutes after a U.S. warplane bombed his hideout northeast of Baghdad, and he died of extensive internal injuries consistent with those caused by a bomb blast, the U.S. military said Monday.

John Kerry's Skimmer Scam  —  As the Kate Zernike front page Memorial Day weekend New York Times story indicates, a number of Kerry supporters were disappointed that Kerry had not vigorously defended himself against the charges of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth during the 2004 Presidential campaign.

ACLU tries to stop warrantless wiretapping  —  DETROIT - Critics of the government's domestic surveillance program claim it violates the rights of free speech and privacy.  The Bush administration says it is necessary and legal.  Both sides were due in court Monday to argue the constitutionality of the program.

Smoke of Iraq War 'Drifting Over Lebanon'  —  In Political and Social Life, Returned Fighters Inspire Climate of Militancy  —  TRIPOLI, Lebanon — Abu Haritha still carries traces of the battles he fought in Iraq, 500 miles away.  —  On his hand is a black ring, a gift from a fellow insurgent …

Deadly Intent: Ann Coulter, Word Warrior  —  ONCE again, Ann Coulter has a book in need of flogging, and once again, people are stunned by what a "vicious," "mean-spirited," "despicable" "hate-monger" they say she is.  —  Ms. Coulter, who seems afflicted by a kind of rhetorical compulsion …

Blending In, Moving Up  —  Beneath the surface of the immigration debate is a debate about shared values.  If we look at just three of those values — the English language, family and hard work — we see a higher level of Latino assimilation than is often presumed.

Democrats Are Winning... Except at the Polls  —  "This is just to cover Bush's (rear) so he doesn't have to answer questions" about things in Iraq, said Rep. Pete Stark, second ranking Democrat on the House Ways and Means Committee.  "This insurgency is such a confused mess that one person …

Castro: Al-Zarqawi Killing a 'Barbarity'  —  Cuban President Fidel Castro Calls U.S. Airstrike That Killed al-Zarqawi a 'Barbarity'  —  HAVANA Jun 10, 2006 (AP)— President Fidel Castro called the U.S. airstrike that killed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi a "barbarity," saying he should have been put on trial.

The Democrats, Keeping a Civil Tongue  —  House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is promising that things are going to change big time if the Democrats capture control of the House in November.  —  Former majority leader Tom DeLay 's resignation, she wrote last week in a piece …

Terror Links to Saddam's Inner Circle  —  What was the relationship between Saddam Hussein's inner circle and Islamic terrorists?  A newly released document appears to provide evidence that in 1999 the Taliban welcomed "Islamic relations with Iraq" to mediate among the Taliban …

Always the Party of What-Went-Wrong  —  The Democrats have become too good at losing.  —  Even now, with the Republicans looking bruised and beatable as the midterm elections approach, the first signs of another period of Democratic discontent are emerging.

'Warmongers' have a point: It's a war  —  Here are four news stories from the last week:  —  Baghdad: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi found himself on the receiving end of 500 pounds of U.S. ordnance.  —  London: Scotland Yard arrested a cell of East End Muslims allegedly plotting a sarin attack in Britain.

Iran accused of hiding secret nuclear weapons site  —  Fresh evidence has emerged that Iran is working on a secret military project to develop nuclear weapons that has not been declared to United Nations inspectors responsible for monitoring Iran's nuclear programme.

Hurricane warning issued for Alberto  —  TAMPA, Fla. - Forecasters issued a hurricane warning for parts of Florida's Gulf Coast on Monday as the first named storm of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season quickly gained strength in the Gulf of Mexico.  —  The warning from Longboat Key near Sarasota …

At the U.N., Bluster Backfires  —  Last month President Bush issued a rare apology.  "Saying 'Bring it on,' kind of tough talk, you know, that sent the wrong signal," he confessed.  "I think in certain parts of the world it was misinterpreted."  —  Well done, Mr. President, you've understood that bluster can backfire.

Fox News host to guest: 'You're going to hell!'  —  News analyst Julie Banderas attacks anti-homosexual Christian preacher  —  A discussion about protests by an anti-homosexual church at the funerals of fallen American soldiers turned into an astounding shoutfest on national television this weekend …

The Truman Show  —  ONCE upon a time — 60 years ago, to be precise — liberals were the moderates in American politics.  They were flanked on the left by so-called progressives who were either unconcerned about the threat posed by the international spread of Communism or covertly sympathetic to it …

Adviser Has President's Ear as She Keeps Eyes on Iraq  —  WASHINGTON, June 11 — At the end of each day, President Bush gets a three-to-four-page memo from the National Security Council staff about developments over the previous 24 hours in Iraq.  The document, said to be written in the crisp …