Tip Followed '05 Attacks on London Transit  —  It all began with a tip: In the aftermath of the July 7, 2005, suicide bombings on London's transit system, British authorities received a call from a worried member of the Muslim community, reporting general suspicions about an acquaintance.

Short-Term Gain, Long-Term Pain  —  With the defeat of Joe Lieberman in the Democratic primary in Connecticut, antiwar forces are poised for a takeover of the Democratic Party.  Tuesday's exhilarating victory, and the elan and electoral legitimacy gained, may carry the newly energized Democratic left …

'Mass Murder' Foiled  —  A terror plot is exposed by the policies many American liberals oppose.  —  Americans went to work yesterday to news of another astonishing terror plot against U.S. airlines, only this time the response was grateful relief.  British authorities had busted the …

The London Plot  —  For almost five years now, we have carried around the legacy of Sept. 11.  There is no sunny morning that does not revive its memory.  The news of a terrorist plot against America-bound airliners yesterday called up feelings that are never all that far below the surface.

GOP Candidates Facing Troublesome Trend  —  Republicans determined to win in November are up against a troublesome trend - growing opposition to President Bush.  —  An Associated Press-Ipsos poll conducted this week found the president's approval rating has dropped to 33 percent, matching his low in May.

Olmert gives IDF green light to expand ground offensive  —  Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Defense Minister Amir Peretz on Friday ordered the Israel Defense Forces to implement an expanded ground operation in Lebanon.  —  The cabinet approved an operation Wednesday calling for a push to the Litani River …

GOV'T MAY PROSECUTE RECIPIENTS OF LEAKED INFORMATION: The federal government may prosecute private citizens who illegally receive and retransmit classified information, held federal district court Judge T.S. Ellis III yesterday in United States v. Rosen.  Judge Ellis denied a motion to dismiss filed …

Video: Brian Williams' liberal math  —  Oops, he did it again.  NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams, reporting from London's Heathrow Airport, likens jihadi suicide bombers to-well, let's let him speak for himself: … Last year, Brian Williams compared our founding fathers to terrorists:

Liquid Threat Is Hard to Detect  —  Despite knowing for years that liquid explosives posed a threat to airline safety, security agencies have made little progress in deploying technology that could help defend against such attacks, security experts say.  —  Since September 2001 …

President Remains Eager to Cut Entitlement Spending  —  The Bush administration has begun sounding out lawmakers and other key figures about mounting a new bipartisan effort to rein in the costs of Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security after the midterm elections, according to officials in the administration and on Capitol Hill.

Lebanon: Cease-fire draft 'unacceptable'  —  A new obstacle arose over the latest UN draft proposal to stop the fighting between Israel and Hizbullah on Thursday night, when Lebanon refused to allow the French to enforce its mandate as allowed by the UN's chapter VII regulations.

Terror Arrests Play in Political Arena  —  Republicans seized on the arrests of terrorism suspects in Britain yesterday to bolster a White House campaign to turn national security issues to their advantage this fall, arguing that the nation needs tough Republican policies to protect Americans from threats from abroad.

The first step towards defeating the terrorists: stop blaming ourselves  —  THERE'S A familiar ritual each time an operation to thwart a putative terrorist incident dominates the news.  After the public's initial expressions of relief and shuddering contemplation of what might have been …