Top Items:
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
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.
RELATED ITEMS:
Washington Post:
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.
RELATED ITEMS:
Jim Hodges / Hampton Roads Daily Press:
McCain tries to rally veterans for Allen — POLITICS: SENATE CAMPAIGN — Maybe somebody should have clued in Sen. John McCain. — First, Sen. George Allen, R-Va., wound up a few dozen veterans with a "we win, they lose, there's no substitute victory" strategy for Iraq …
Discussion:
Wonkette
Sam F. Ghattas / Associated Press:
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.
RELATED ITEMS:
BBC:
Israel mounts fresh Lebanon raid — Israel carried out an overnight raid inside Lebanon aimed at disrupting an arms transfer, the Israeli army says. — One soldier died and two were injured in the Bekaa Valley operation, it said. Lebanese sources earlier told Reuters agency that three militants also died.
Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Ruling Against Wiretaps Further Sharpens Partisan Divide — A federal judge's ruling that the National Security Agency's warrantless wiretapping is unconstitutional set off a flurry of political responses yesterday, as Republicans tried to keep control of the national security debate amid signs …
Discussion:
The Horse's Mouth
RELATED ITEMS:
Anne E. Kornblut / New York Times:
G.O.P. Deserts One of Its Own for Lieberman — Alan Schlesinger, in Hartford last month, has dismissed calls for him to exit the race. One poll shows him with just 4 percent of the vote. — Facing Senator Joseph I. Lieberman's independent candidacy, Republican officials at the state …
Justin Rood / TPMmuckraker:
At White House, Strange Silence Over Terror Probe Leak — The Bush administration hates leaks, especially when they involve classified information. They and their allies have made that abundantly and forcefully clear (Plame affair aside). Attorney General Al Gonzales has mounted …
Discussion:
The Next Hurrah
RELATED ITEMS:
Theo Emery / New York Times:
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 …
Daily Mail:
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.
Nick Schou / Los Angeles Times:
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.
Larisa Alexandrovna / The Raw Story:
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 …
Discussion:
The Agonist
Reuters:
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.
Discussion:
Secular Blasphemy
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
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?
RELATED ITEMS:
Simon Tisdall / Guardian:
Ahmadinejad roadshow seduces an adoring public — Eyewitness report: Iran's president arrives on a US-made helicopter - an evangelist from the sky — He arrives amid a hurricane of swirling brown dust and deafening noise. A dense, rolling cloud of straw and dirt sweeps across the parched field …
Discussion:
Captain's Quarters
Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
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 …
Discussion:
Media Blog
Elissa Gootman / New York Times:
In Elite N.Y. Schools, a Dip in Blacks and Hispanics — More than a decade after the city created a special institute to prepare black and Hispanic students for the mind-bendingly difficult test that determines who gets into New York's three most elite specialized high schools …
Discussion:
Rantingprofs
Senior Data Journalist, NY — 
Manager - Publishing Editorial, Manila — 
Oil Reporter, Singapore — 
Newsperson - State Govt. & Politics, CA — 
Business Reporter, SC — 
State Government Reporter, WA — 
Climate Crisis Columnist — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Community Engagement Mgr., DC — 
Senior California Politics Reporter, CA — 
Staff Writer - Business, NY — 
Team Editor - Opinion, ON — 
Assistant Correspondent, DC — 
Climate & Weather Reporter, MN — 
Senior Tech Editor, Remote US — 
Lead Business Reporter, TN — 
Managing Editor, WA — 
Private Credit Reporter, NY — 
Trending News Reporter, TX — 
City Correspondent, London — 
Legislative Reporter, CA — 
Reporter, PA — 
Visual Editor, Remote — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
Senior Political Reporter, DC — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Business & Gaming Reporter, NV — 
Coastal Climate Reporter, SC — 
Environment & Energy Reporter, CT — 
Coordinating Editor, OR — 
Editor, Remote US — 
Business Reporter, WA — 
Editor-in-Chief, AZ — 
