Kiss of Death?  —  On July 6, the commuters stopping by O'Neill's pub on North Main Street here for a beer and a ballgame on their way home from work found themselves in the middle of a political rebellion.  While the after-work crowd stood along the bar, drinking Stella Artois and carousing …

CopyCoulter: Plagiarism Scandal Heating Up  —  Since the New York Post article featuring John Barrie, a plagiarism expert, and his work on looking into online allegations of plagiarism by Ann Coulter, the scandal is now off and rolling.  —  Justin Rood of TPMmuckraker wrote that Barrie …

Two Dozen Injured as Car Strikes Pedestrians at Sailfest  —  ',SHADOW, CAPTIONSTYLE, 'italic',CLOSEWEIGHT, 'bold', CLOSESIZE, 1, CLOSECOLOR, '#ffffff', STICKY, CAPTION, 'Author Profile', FGCOLOR, '#ffffcc', OFFSETX, 20, OFFSETY, -25, WIDTH, 300);" onmouseout="return nd();">Kathleen Edgecomb

Contender Alleges Mexico Vote Was Rigged  —  Populist's Plan for Legal Challenge Ignites Boisterous Crowd at Massive Rally in Capital  —  MEXICO CITY, July 8 — Downtown Mexico City swelled Saturday with the accumulated frustration and rage of the poor, who were stoked into a sign-waving …

American attacks on Mehdi Army cause uproar among Shia  —  US forces in Iraq have launched a series of bloody attacks on Shia militia forces in and around Baghdad, killing or wounding 30 fighters and provoking widespread anger in the Shia community.  —  Iraqi government security forces …

The Protein Wisdom - Deb Frisch Blogfight  —  I'm late coming to the story of the psychology professor and Jeff Goldstein of Protein Wisdom, but here's my view: What Deborah Frisch wrote is inexcusable behavior for a blogger of any kind, liberal or conservative.  Her comments about Jeff Goldstein's son and wife are indeed unhinged.

Bush to pursue nuclear deal with Russia  —  WASHINGTON - President Bush will pursue a nuclear cooperation agreement when he meets Russian leader Vladimir Putin next week during a summit of industrialized nations in St. Petersburg, the White House said Saturday.

Joking Muslim cleric mocks victims of London blasts  —  A SPEECH by an extremist Muslim cleric praising the London bombers and mocking victims of suicide attacks has been broadcast on the internet to coincide with the anniversary of the July 7 attacks.  —  The audience laughs as Omar Brooks …

GOP senator helped hip-hop producer dodge coke sentence  —  Orrin Hatch: Dallas Austin 'will learn from this experience'  —  SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) — U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah, a musician in his own right, helped secure the release of Atlanta R&B producer Dallas Austin …

Ally Told Bush That Failing to Inform Congress of Spying Projects Might Be Illegal  —  WASHINGTON, July 8 — In a sharply worded letter to President Bush in May, an important Congressional ally charged that the administration might have violated the law by failing to inform Congress …

A City on a Hill, or a Looting Opportunity  —  JUST for my own bad self, I love living in the United States of America.  —  Every night before I go to sleep, I lie in bed next to my wonderful German short-haired pointer, Brigid, and my Dalmatian, Susie, and I look out at the palm trees …

Powerful GOP Activist Sees His Influence Slip Over Abramoff Dealings  —  For more than a decade, Grover G. Norquist has been at the nexus of conservative activism in Washington, becoming a Bush administration insider whose weekly strategy sessions at his Americans for Tax Reform …

Investors Lead Home Sale Boom in New Orleans  —  NEW ORLEANS, July 8 — In a market spurred by speculators and bargain hunters, an extraordinarily large number of houses in the flood-ravaged metropolitan area here are being sold, according to real estate analysts, who say volume and sales prices exceed levels before Hurricane Katrina.

Navy data again found on public web site  —  WASHINGTON - For the second time in two weeks, Social Security numbers and other personal information of Navy personnel have been discovered on an Internet site, triggering an investigation.  —  The Navy said Friday that information …

A few words on the Frisch matter, presented in convenient list form (updated)  —  1) I don't feel victimized.  Debbie Frisch is as nutty as the ring around a squirrel's crapper, but I don't think she's a threat.  She's more of an object lesson in having too many cats.