Senate Colleagues to Help Lieberman  —  WASHINGTON — Embattled Democratic Sen. Joe Lieberman is getting a little help from his Senate friends as he tries to fend off an anti-Iraq war challenger in an intraparty fight.  —  Sens. Joe Biden of Delaware, Barbara Boxer of California and Ken Salazar …

NBC: N. Korea prepares 2nd missile test  —  The revelations from South Korean media follow Wednesday's confirmation by the United States that it had prepared its missile interceptors to meet a specific threat - North Korea's launch of a long-range missile said to be capable of reaching Alaska.

Leftist has surprise lead in Mexico recount drama  —  MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A leftist anti-poverty campaigner took a slim lead over his conservative rival in a dramatic recount of Mexico's presidential election vote on Wednesday and warned the country's stability was at stake.

ENRON'S KEN LAY DIES: 'HIS HEART SIMPLY GAVE OUT'  —  Convicted Enron Corp. founder Ken Lay, who was found guilty of helping perpetuate one of the most sprawling business frauds in U.S. history, has died of a massive coronary.  He was 64.  —  Nicknamed "Kenny Boy'' by President Bush …

Limbaugh will not be charged over Viagra  —  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Rush Limbaugh will not face charges in Palm Beach County for the bottle of Viagra found in his luggage that was prescribed in his doctor's name, prosecutors said Wednesday.  —  Charges could have nullified …

IDF kills Hamas operative in attack on PA police  —  IDF forces shelled PA police positions on the northern Gaza beach early Thursday, Palestinian witnesses said, killing one and wounding seven officers from the Palestinian coastal police, four seriously.  —  Hospital officials identified the dead man as Hussam Hijazi, 24.

Climate Change Politics: The Deniers and The Apologists  —  Since I posted that I might focus on global warming, I've started to do research on the existing groups working on the problem.  Here's what I've found is going on, a sort of sketch of the landscape.  Every day brings a new dire piece of news on global warming.

'Stars and Stripes' Lands Exclusive, and Revealing, Bush Interview  —  NEW YORK When Stars and Stripes nabbed anexclusive interview with President Bush on July 4 — aboard Air Force One — it devoted most of the questions to ones submitted by service members.

Video: Saint Cindy shills for Chavez  —  She's the gift that keeps on giving.  All that's left is a photo op with Ahmadinejad, or a papier mache puppet of Ahmadinejad.  Either will do.  —  Norah O'Donnell doesn't even try to hide her hostility.  It'd be easy to assume from this that she's pro-war …

SWIFT Deposits  —  According to Treasury and Justice Department officials familiar with the briefings their senior leadership undertook with editors and reporters from the New York Times and Los Angeles Times, the media outlets were told that their reports on the SWIFT financial tracking system presented risks …

Update: Company to Probe Coulter Plagiarism Charges  —  I heard back from Universal Press Syndicate's Kathie Kerr.  Her company distributes Ann Coulter's column to over 100 newspapers around the country — columns which, according to recent news, may have contained plagiarized material.

N.J. Budget Crisis Shuts Down Casinos and Parks  —  TRENTON, July 5 — The budget deadlock in New Jersey continued today, with Gov. Jon S. Corzine accusing legislators of putting politics above good government in an address to a joint session of the Legislature.

Our enemies aren't drinking lattes  —  'AMATEURS TALK strategy.  Professionals talk logistics.  " That well-worn saying, sometimes attributed to Gen. Omar Bradley, contains an obvious element of wisdom.  Modern militaries cannot fight without a lengthy supply chain, and the success or failure …