GOP Plans Hearings on Issue of Immigrants  —  In a move that could bury President Bush's high-profile effort to overhaul immigration law until after the midterm elections, House GOP leaders yesterday announced a series of field hearings during the August recess, pushing off final negotiations on a bill until fall at the earliest.

Bush Accuses Iran of Dragging Its Feet  —  President Bush on Wednesday accused Iran of dragging its feet on a Western incentive package aimed at getting Tehran to suspend uranium enrichment activity.  Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said earlier in the day that his country will respond …

Murder & Media Manipulation: Al-Qaeda's Strategy in Iraq  —  Since I first learned of the murder of the two U.S. soldiers whose booby-trapped bodies were recovered earlier today, I've ben trying to find words to express my outrage at this atrocity.  Simply put, it shows the barbarity of our adversary …

On Iraq, Kerry Again Leaves Democrats Fuming  —  WASHINGTON, June 20 — When Senator John Kerry was their presidential nominee in 2004, Democrats fervently wished he would express himself firmly about the Iraq war.  —  Mr. Kerry has found his resolve.  But it has not made his fellow Democrats any happier.

Soldiers of fortune go free as judge denounces Chirac over island coup  —  COVERT attempts by President Chirac to exert influence over Africa were exposed by a French court yesterday, when it denounced his secret services for conniving with a band of mercenaries in a coup in the tiny Comoros Islands.

Lieberman Vs. the Democrats  —  Connecticut Sen. Joseph Lieberman is as seasoned a pol as anyone can find, but he seems to have forgotten the very purpose of elections.  —  In a remarkable interview he recently gave to The Post's David S. Broder [op-ed, June 18], the Democrats' 2000 vice …

Is the NSA spying on U.S. Internet traffic?  —  Salon exclusive: Two former AT&T employees say the telecom giant has maintained a secret, highly secure room in St. Louis since 2002.  Intelligence experts say it bears the earmarks of a National Security Agency operation.

Lawyer Representing Saddam Hussein Killed  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - One of Saddam Hussein's lawyers was shot to death Wednesday after he was abducted from his home by men wearing police uniforms in Baghdad, court and police officials said.  —  Khamis al-Obeidi, who represented Saddam …

In plain English, Rick backs Vento  —  INJECTING HIMSELF in the middle of a South Philly controversy as burning- hot as a stainless-steel grill, U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum (left) made an unscheduled stop at Geno's Steaks last night to wolf down a cheesesteak and stand behind its owner.

An A-to-Z Book of Conservatism Now Weighs In  —  WASHINGTON, June 20 — It has red states and blond pundits; home schoolers and The Human Life Review; originalists, monetarists, federalists and evangelists; and no shortage of people named Kristol.  —  Now American conservatism can claim another mark …

Al-Qaida video shows alleged 20th hijacker  —  WASHINGTON - Al-Qaida has identified a would-be 20th hijacker for the Sept. 11 attacks as a Saudi operative who was killed in a 2004 shootout with his country's security forces.  —  In a statement accompanying a new video …

The NBA is rigged ?  Please..  —  Im used to getting emails from fans claiming the NBA is this or that.  The NBA wants a team to win based on market size.  The NBA doesnt want me to win because the league doesnt like me.  So and so has money on the game.  The NBA makes more money when the series goes 7 games.

Merrill Apparently Shot Himself On the Bay  —  Philip Merrill, the prominent publisher and former diplomat whose body was found floating in the Chesapeake Bay on Monday, suffered from a heart condition and apparently took his own life, his family said last night.

Human rights groups silent on death of Americans  —  Two American soldiers, missing since an insurgent ambush at the checkpoint they were manning last Friday, were found dead Monday night on a street just south of Baghdad.  An Iraqi General confirmed to the Associated Press that the soldiers' bodies showed …