Federal court finds warrantless eavesdropping unconstitutional, enjoins the program  —  (updated multiple times)  —  I do not yet know anything more than what is in this AP article, but if it is accurate, it is extraordinary news — extraordinarily good news — on every level.

Explosive Liquids Scare In W. Virginia  —  Air Terminal Evacuated, But 2 Bottles Thought To Be Explosives Were Cosmetics  —  (CBS/AP) A terminal at the Tri-State Airport was evacuated Thursday morning after two containers in a female passenger's bag tested positive for liquid explosives …

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 …

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.

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.

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 …

Republicans Losing The 'Security Moms'  —  Married women with children, the "security moms" whose concerns about terrorism made them an essential part of Republican victories in 2002 and 2004, are taking flight from GOP politicians this year in ways that appear likely to provide a major boost …

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 …

CLAIMS OF CENSORSHIP AND INTIMIDATION AT DARTMOUTH  —  This morning's edition of The Dartmouth carries a worrisome story by reporter Rebekah Rombom.  Here is a significant portion of it, but please click here to read the whole thing. … For reference, Nick's entire statement is posted on this website …

Iran to launch major military maneuvers  —  TEHERAN, Iran  —  Iran will launch a series of large-scale military maneuvers across the country and has not made plans for an end to the ongoing war games, the army said Thursday.  —  "The maneuvers are aimed at introducing Iran's new defensive doctrine …

Ex-C.I.A. Employee Guilty in Assault of Afghan  —  A North Carolina jury today convicted a former Central Intelligence Agency contractor of felony assault for severely beating an Afghan prisoner who died soon after.  —  The contractor, David A. Passaro, 40, a former Army Special Forces medic …

Kurds flee homes as Iran shells Iraq's northern frontier  —  Michael Howard in Qandil Mountain  —  Turkey and Iran have dispatched tanks, artillery and thousands of troops to their frontiers with Iraq during the past few weeks in what appears to be a coordinated effort to disrupt the activities of Kurdish rebel bases.