Iraq using 'treasure' of al-Zarqawi info  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's national security adviser said Thursday a "huge treasure" of documents and computer records was seized after the raid on terror leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's hideout, giving the Iraqi government the upper hand in its fight against al-Qaida in Iraq.

French terror plot: 25 convicted  —  PARIS, France (AP) — A court on Wednesday convicted 25 people for their roles in preparing an attack in France in support of Islamic fighters in Chechnya.  —  The five top defendants received prison terms of 8 to 10 years, while the others received lesser sentences.

Crisis Seen in Nation's ER Care  —  Emergency medical care in the United States is on the verge of collapse, with the nation's declining number of emergency rooms dangerously overcrowded and often unable to provide the expertise needed to treat seriously ill people in a safe and efficient manner.

The Iraq war debate reopens in Washington  —  The US House is set to argue the future of the Iraq war - the No. 1 issue for voters - Thursday.  —  WASHINGTON - The No. 1 issue for American voters - the future of the Iraq war - moves to the fore this week, both among President Bush's wartime advisers and on the floor of Congress.

Judge Rules That U.S. Has Broad Powers to Detain Noncitizens Indefinitely  —  A federal judge in Brooklyn ruled yesterday that the government has wide latitude under immigration law to detain noncitizens on the basis of religion, race or national origin, and to hold them indefinitely without explanation.

Tribune investor urges split or sale of company  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tribune Co.'s (NYSE:TRB - news) second-largest shareholder urged the publisher and broadcaster to break itself up by the end of the year or consider a sale of the entire company, calling its media strategy a failure, according to a filing released on Wednesday.

Stopwatch Ticking for Dan Rather  —  CBS to Drop Ex-Anchor From '60 Minutes'  —  NEW YORK — CBS executives have decided there is no future role at the network for Dan Rather, making it certain that the man who sat in the anchor chair for 24 years will depart by this fall.

Jackson-Temple face off in Capitol  —  Democratic blogger extraordinare Roy Temple was temporarily in the custody of state Capitol police Wednesday, when Temple attempted to attend Gov. Matt Blunt's bill-signing ceremony in his office.  —  Temple, former chief of staff to the late Gov. Mel Carnahan …

MILITARY MUSICAL DOUBLE STANDARD  —  The witch hunt against the Marine who performed "Hadji Girl" continues.  Military lawyers are scouring their books for a reason to punish Cpl. Joshua Belile: … Look at this "fair and balanced" headline from our "friends" at the London Times:

What's Black and White and Red All Over?  —  More ink equals more blood, claim two economists who say that newspaper coverage of terrorist incidents leads directly to more attacks.  —  It's a macabre example of win-win in what economists call a "common-interest game," say Bruno S. Frey …

Our Flag and Our Freedom  —  With campaigns at full tilt and the Fourth of July just around the corner, the Senate's new priority is to debate and vote on yet another resolution to amend our remarkable Constitution.  This time it's an amendment that would allow Congress to prohibit a form …

Kerry: 'I Was Wrong' On Iraq  —  Washington, D.C. (CNSNews.com) - U.S. Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts on Tuesday told an audience at the liberal Take Back America conference that he was sorry for voting to authorize the war in Iraq, calling the entire mission "a mistake."

Newly released emails suggest Army Corps lied about Cheney role in Halliburton contract  —  New documents obtained by a conservative watchdog group suggest that the US Army Corp of Engineers may have publicly lied regarding the involvement of the Vice President's office in awarding …

Marine may call Murtha as witness  —  A criminal defense attorney for a Marine under investigation in the Haditha killings says he will call a senior Democratic congressman as a trial witness, if his client is charged, to find out who told the lawmaker that U.S. troops are guilty of cold-blooded murder.

Dean V. DSCC Over Lieberman  —  Jim Dean, bro of the DNC chair and head of Democracy for America, is hopping mad at the DSCC and Chuck Schumer.  —  We reported yesterday that Schumer pointedly declined to rule out supporting Lieberman even if Lieberman's allies were to mount an independent bid on his behalf.

Party of Rapist Proud to Be Godless  —  I thought I'd put off that column on ethanol subsidies I'd been planning to write this week and instead address the topic that has so riveted the nation — the hot new book Godless: The Church of Liberalism.  —  First of all, I'm getting a little fed …