Judge nixes warrantless surveillance  —  DETROIT - A federal judge ruled Thursday that the government's warrantless wiretapping program is unconstitutional and ordered an immediate halt to it.  —  U.S. District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor in Detroit became the first judge to strike …

BREAKING NEWS: Explosive Substances Found at Tri-State Airport, Female Passenger Detained  —  CLICK ON THE LIVE FEED LINK ABOVE TO WATCH LIVE COVERAGE FROM TRI-STATE AIRPORT  —  Tri-State Airport in Wayne County has been evacuated.  A perimeter has been set up, and evacuees are being asked to stand back 350 feet from the airport.

Lieberman leads opponents in new poll  —  BOSTON (Reuters) - U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman (news, bio, voting record), a three-term Democrat now running as an independent candidate, leads the man who beat him in last week's primary vote by 12 points in a three-way race, a poll released on Thursday shows.

Ex-Wife Gives Alibi for JonBenet Suspect  —  BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - A former American school teacher said publicly Thursday that he was with JonBenet Ramsey when she died in what he called "an accident," a stunning admission after a decade without answers in the 6-year-old girl's murder.

France Throws U.N Peacekeeping Plans Into Disarray  —  Chirac Rebuffs Pleas to Make Major Contribution to Mission  —  France has rebuffed U.N. pleas to make a major contribution to a peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon, setting back international efforts to send a credible military force …

Tramm Hudson Destroys Himself  —  Tramm Hudson is the current front runner in the GOP primary in FL-13, the Congressional District being vacated by Katherine Harris.  RedState has happened upon the clip below of Tramm talking to a group of people.  His words will, justifiably …

Hatch says Demo win could help terrorists  —  Sen. Orrin Hatch, who continuously decries the bitter partisanship in Washington, implied this week that Democratic success in November's election could result in terrorist attacks on America.  —  Hatch was quoted in Tuesday's Tooele Transcript Bulletin …

Top al Qaeda Man In Pakistan Nabbed  —  Gretchen Peters and Habibullah Khan Report:  —  A senior al Qaeda commander allegedly tied to the London airplane bomb plot has been arrested in Pakistan, Pakistani intelligence and law enforcement officials have told ABC News.

N. Korea Appears to Be Preparing for Nuclear Test  —  U.S. Officials Tell ABC News Evidence Show Signs an Underground Test is in the Works  —  There is new evidence that North Korea may be preparing for an underground test of a nuclear bomb, U.S. officials tell ABC News.

However, Nicole Kidman is hot  —  I've been wondering if it is possible for me to describe exactly how much I don't give a damn what actors think.Or rock stars.  —  I should state at the outset that when actors lend their celebrity to raise money for cancer research and similar causes, I think its wonderful.

Mass murder in the skies: was the plot feasible?  —  The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air;  —  And a loud voice came forth out of the temple of Heaven,  —  From the throne, saying, "It is done!"  —  Binary liquid explosives are a sexy staple of Hollywood thrillers.

Remarks by the President at Lynn Swann for Governor Reception  —  Lancaster Host Resort and Conference Center  —  THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all for coming.  (Applause.)  Thanks for being here.  The people of Pennsylvania know that when you draft Lynn Swann — (laughter) — you get a man who performs.