Experts Fault Reasoning in Surveillance Decision  —  Even legal experts who agreed with a federal judge's conclusion on Thursday that a National Security Agency surveillance program is unlawful were distancing themselves from the decision's reasoning and rhetoric yesterday.

Allen Flap May Give A Boost To Webb  —  RICHMOND — The nationwide fallout from controversial remarks Sen. George Allen (R-Va.) made last week has given Democrats new hope in a race many thought would be difficult to win in the historically conservative state.

Question for Bolton: Is Islam the Enemy?  —  As far as I can tell, Bolton has interviewed with one blog, and that is Atlas Shrugs, which Bolton considers a "news publication" and whose author he considers a "journalist."  Here's what Atlas Shrugs has to say about Islam: "the Quran …

Young Quits As Walmart Spokesman Amid Racial Comments Flap  —  Just in case you thought Virginia Senator George Allen was the only person who seems tolerance-challenged and suffers from foot-in-mouth disease, think again: … So let's get this straight for a second: Young has been someone who has been working for racial tolerance?

The CIA-Contra-Crack Connection, 10 Years Later  —  Reporter Gary Webb was the victim of his own hyperbole, but he never got credit for what he got right.  —  TEN YEARS AGO today, one of the most controversial news articles of the 1990s quietly appeared on the front page of the San Jose Mercury News.

Israeli soldier killed in Lebanon raid  —  BEIRUT, Lebanon - Hezbollah fighters battled Israeli commandos who landed near the militants' stronghold deep inside Lebanon early Saturday, killing one soldier, in the first apparent large-scale violation of the U.N.-brokered cease-fire between the sides.

It's art, says the naked woman who'll hug a dead pig on stage  —  After pickled sheep, unmade beds and painting with elephant dung, some questioned where modern art could go next.  —  Kira O'Reilly will provide her own answer today by spending four hours naked, hugging a dead pig - at the taxpayer's expense.

Intelligence officials doubt Iran uranium claims, say Cheney receiving suspect briefings  —  The Bush administration continues to bypass standard intelligence channels and use what some believe to be propaganda tactics to create a compelling case for war with Iran, US foreign policy experts …

Supporters Scuffle At Candidate Forum  —  The increasingly contentious race between U.S. Rep. Albert R. Wynn and his main Democratic primary challenger, Donna Edwards, led to a police call during a forum Wednesday night when a member of Wynn's team allegedly hit a volunteer for Edwards's campaign.

Panic for Rolling Stones as tour tickets go unsold  —  Mick Jagger and his bandmates will never have to worry about where the next paycheque is coming from.  —  And that is, perhaps, something they should be grateful for judging by the apparent apathy surrounding tickets sales …

Terror police find 'martyr tapes'  —  Police investigating an alleged plot to bring down airliners have found several martyrdom videos in the course of their searches, the BBC has learned.  —  Unofficial police sources said the recordings - discovered on laptop computers …

U.N. Congo peacekeepers again accused of sex abuse  —  Source: Reuters  —  The United Nations is investigating a suspected child prostitution ring involving its peacekeepers and government soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the U.N. mission said on Thursday.

Bush: In time, world will recognize Hezbollah's loss  —  CAMP DAVID, Maryland (AP) — President Bush acknowledged Friday that it could take time for the people of Lebanon and the world to view the war between Israel and Hezbollah as a loss for the militant group.

Time Magazine, Hoping to Gain Readers, Shifts to Friday  —  Time magazine, which has been landing on newsstands and in mailboxes on Mondays for four decades, will soon be available on Fridays.  —  The switch is an attempt to increase newsstand sales and is expected to have significant implications …

In Nashville, Sounds of Political Uprising From the Left  —  A bar on Music Row in Nashville.  Democrats in the music industry are frustrated with country and western's reputation for being conservative.  —  NASHVILLE — Country music videos flashed on a television set at the Idle Hour …