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.

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 …

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

Backing Harris?  Her list shortens … In the U.S. Senate primary, Rep. Katherine Harris has been touting key political endorsements from fellow Republican lawmakers.  The problem is, some of them never endorsed her.  —  Several members of the U.S. House called the Harris campaign …

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.

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.

What Is 'Islamofascism'?  —  "Islamic fascists" — used by President George W. Bush for the conspirators in the alleged trans-Atlantic airline bombing plot — and references by other prominent figures to "Islamofascism," have been met by protests from Muslims who say the term is an insult to their religion.

Sullivan "airs" theory that Cheney, Rumsfeld deliberately screwed up Iraq  —  This makes three fringe anti-Bush conspiracy theories he's either explicitly endorsed or deemed credible enough to repeat on his heavily-trafficked, Time-magazine-hosted website in recent weeks.  Count 'em.

Hariri's son condemns Israel and Syria  —  David Fickling and agencies  —  The son of Lebanon's assassinated former prime minister and leader of the largest faction in the Lebanese parliament today condemned the involvement of both Israel and Syria in the country's month-long war.

NRSC Takes Lieberman  —  It's no coincidence that a purposeful silence has replaced the well-publicized calls from Republicans last month for no-hope GOP Senate candidate Alan Schlesinger to make way for someone more credible.  —  The state and national party, it seems …