Mexican Presidential Rivals Both Claim Win in Tight Vote  —  MEXICO CITY, July 2 — Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Felipe Calderón each claimed victory in Mexico's presidential election late Sunday night, even though the country's electoral commission said the race …

War on terror ruling worries GOP lawmakers  —  WASHINGTON - Two Republican senators said Sunday that Congress must rein in the Supreme Court ruling that international law applies to the Bush administration's conduct in the war on terror.  —  Thursday's Supreme Court decision embracing Article 3 …

Israel rejects militants' ultimatum on prisoner exchange  —  The bureau of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Monday that Israel rejected an ultimatum issued earlier in the day by Palestinian militants holding an Israel Defense Forces soldier, saying that Israel would not give in to blackmail.

We Need Fewer Secrets  —  The U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) turns 40 tomorrow, the day we celebrate our independence.  But this anniversary will not be a day of celebration for the right to information in our country.  Our government leaders have become increasingly obsessed with secrecy.

What is left of Malkin, Hinderaker and Horowitz's credibility?  —  As I documented at length this weekend, Michelle Malkin, John Hinderaker, Red State, David Horowitz and many others of that sort spent the weekend engaged in the most vicious and self-evidently misguided attacks …

Al-Zarqawi's cell phone reportedly yields surprises  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Abu Musab al-Zarqawi had the phone numbers of senior Iraqi officials stored in his cell phone, according to an Iraqi legislator.  —  Waiel Abdul-Latif, a member of former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi's party …

Britons tire of cruel, vulgar US: poll  —  LONDON (AFP) - People in Britain view the United States as a vulgar, crime-ridden society obsessed with money and led by an incompetent president whose Iraq policy is failing, according to a newspaper poll.  —  The United States is no longer a symbol …

On Right and Left, a Push for Government Openness  —  WASHINGTON, July 2 — Exasperated by his party's failure to cut government spending, Senator Tom Coburn, Republican of Oklahoma, is seeking cyberhelp.  —  Mr. Coburn wants to create a public database, searchable over the Internet …

THEY ALREADY KNEW THE COLONISTS WERE FED UP  —  (Courtesy of reader Les Baitzer.)

Crack Is Found in Shuttle's Foam Insulation  —  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., July 3 —Inspectors found a crack in the foam insulation of the space shuttle Discovery's external fuel tank early today.  NASA managers are meeting to determine whether it will affect a planned liftoff Tuesday afternoon, according to the space agency.

The Unstoppable Cuban Spring  —  By Oswaldo José Payá Sardiñas  —  HAVANA — In March 2003 dozens of leaders of Cuba's Varela Project and other human rights defenders were detained, subjected to summary trials, condemned to many years in prison, and confined in the most inhumane and cruel conditions.

A New Partnership Binds Old Republican Rivals  —  John McCain and George W. Bush had notable differences in the 2000 Republican primary season, left.  But by Mr. Bush's re-election bid in 2004, the relationship had mellowed, at least publicly.  —  After years of competitive and often contentious dealings …

Canada to Upgrade the Military and Its Mobility  —  TORONTO, July 1 — Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservative government has announced the most aggressive upgrade of Canada's military equipment in decades, laying out new expenditures of $15.3 billion to improve transportation capacities.

Preteen mag accused of military pitching  —  PETERBOROUGH, N.H. - Parents and teachers are complaining that the latest issue of a popular magazine for preteens amounts to little more than an early recruitment pitch for the Army.  —  Cobblestone magazine, which is put out by Carus Publishing in Peterborough …