The Bright Light of Public Scrutiny  —  Last week, I blogged on the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act, S. 2590, a crucial step towards fixing the federal government's spending problem.  S. 2590 would create a single, easily searchable database capable of tracking approximately $1 trillion …

Rumsfeld: Bush foes lack courage on terror  —  Adjust font size:  —  SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) — Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld on Tuesday accused critics of the Bush administration's Iraq and counterterrorism policies of lacking the courage to fight terror.

Up to 14 hurt in SF hit-and-run spree 7 critical; driver believed to have struck, killed a man in Fremont earlier  —  (08-29) 15:56 PDT SAN FRANCISCO — As many as 14 people were injured this afternoon by a motorist who drove around San Francisco running them down before he was arrested, authorities said.

Former VP candidate Jack Kemp to campaign for Lieberman  —  NEW LONDON — Sen. Joe Lieberman, running for re-election as an independent after losing the Democratic primary and being abandoned by top-ranking Democrats earlier this month, will campaign with former Republican vice presidential candidate Jack Kemp, Lieberman said Tuesday.

The Glenn & Helen Show: Richard Posner on Terrorism and the Constitution  —  With the fifth anniversary of the September 11th attacks coming up, we thought we'd talk to law professor and U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Richard Posner, whose latest book, Not a Suicide Pact: The Constitution …

No wonder the GOP wanted to kill the census report  —  Earlier this year, the Bush administration announced that it no longer saw any reason for the Census Bureau to keep producing its annual report on poverty and income.  It may be the only government survey that researchers how income changes affect …

Beyond Macaca: The Photograph That Haunts George Allen  —  Barnstorming around Virginia in the re-election campaign that Republican Senator George Allen hopes will provide the impetus for his 2008 run for the presidency, he has suddenly been forced on the defensive.

Perry calls special election for DeLay's unexpired term  —  AUSTIN — Republican Gov. Rick Perry on Tuesday called a Nov. 7 special election to temporarily fill the seat left vacant when former U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay resigned.  —  DeLay, a Republican whose term would have expired in January, resigned in June.

Reuters van attack: 70mm unguided rocket?  —  So I e-mailed Noah Shachtman of Defense Tech and asked him to look at the photo of the Reuters van that was hit by the IAF in hopes of identifying what ordnance they used.  While conceding that the damage looked "strange, strange," …

Plame Out  —  THE RIDICULOUS END TO THE SCANDAL THAT DISTRACTED WASHINGTON.  —  I had a feeling that I might slightly regret the title ("Case Closed") of my July 25 column on the Niger uranium story.  I have now presented thousands of words of evidence and argument to the effect that …

Assembly approves universal health care  —  Passage of bill seen as election-year test for Schwarzenegger  —  (08-29) 04:00 PDT Sacramento — The Democratic-controlled Legislature is on the verge of sending Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger a bill that would create a state-run universal health care system …

Hefley ponders run at seat as write-in  —  Rep. Joel Hefley is seriously considering running as a writein candidate to retain his seat rather than risk handing it over to Republican nominee Doug Lamborn.  —  In meetings with national political consultants, Hefley and his supporters have come …

Oops!  CNN Airs Anchor's Girltalk Over Bush Speech  —  Looking for a "passionate, compassionate, great, great" man?  Well, according to CNN's Kyra Phillips, they do indeed exist.  —  During CNN's live coverage of President Bush's remarks from New Orleans, Phillips was unaware that her microphone …

Brain injury budget faces cut  —  Military research, treatment at risk  —  Brain injuries are so common among U.S. troops that they're called the signature injury of the Iraq war, but Congress is poised to cut military spending on researching and treating them.

Fauxtography: The incredible disappearing Katie (Update: Innocent explanation?)  (Bumped)  —  She's on the Adnan Hajj diet.  Try it and watch the pounds melt away from your waist and neck.  —  Unfortunate side effect of the Adnan Hajj diet: your chin is sharpened to the point where it can cut glass.