Bin Laden Gets a Pass from Pakistan  —  Brian Ross and Gretchen Peters Report:  —  Osama bin Laden, America's most wanted man, will not face capture in Pakistan if he agrees to lead a "peaceful life," Pakistani officials tell ABC News.  —  The surprising announcement comes …

Bush brands Iran leader a 'tyrant'  —  US President George W. Bush branded Iran's president a tyrant and compared leaders in Tehran to Al-Qaeda terrorists who cannot be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons.  —  "America will not bow down to tyrants," he said in the second of a series …

GOP secretly channeled millions to Lieberman  —  The White House funneled millions of dollars through major Republican Party contributors to Sen. Joseph Lieberman's primary campaign in a failed effort to ensure the support of the former Democrat for the Bush administration.

A Choice for Democrats on S. 2590  —  This morning I welcomed the Congress back in session and started work on an aggressive agenda that focuses on fighting and winning the War on Terror.  —  I also had the chance to speak with my Republican colleagues about S. 2590, the Federal Funding Transparency …

ABC Docudrama Sparks 9/11 Spat  —  The docudrama that ABC will air next week commemorating the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks seems likely to revive some long-running disputes over whether the Clinton or Bush administration has more to answer for in neglecting indications of a pending al Qaeda attack on the United States.

Okay, I'm watching the Katie Couric show.  —  It's so annoying to feel forced into it!  She's standing up and wearing a weird white jacket buttoned conspicuously at the waist as if to argue with those who said she'd been photoshopped into semi-svelteness.  Now, she's sitting down …

MEMOGATE REUNION!  —  Good news, phony document fans!  The team that gave you Memogate is back in action.  —  Former CBS News producer Mary Mapes has rejoined her old running partner Dan Rather at Mark Cuban's HDNet channel.  Rather, 74, is starting all over at hi-def cable network …

What Valerie Plame Really Did at the CIA  —  In the spring of 2002 Dick Cheney made one of his periodic trips to CIA headquarters.  Officers and analysts were summoned to brief him on Iraq.  Paramilitary specialists updated the Vice President on an extensive covert action program in motion …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  —  CONTACT:  —  (617) 725-4025  —  ROMNEY DENOUNCES KHATAMI VISIT TO HARVARD  —  Declines to provide escort, or offer state support for trip  —  Governor Mitt Romney today ordered all Massachusetts state government agencies to decline support, if asked …

Press Gaggle by Tony Snow and Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Frances Townsend  —  White House Conference Center Briefing Room  —  MR. SNOW: Good morning, everybody.  Good to have you here on such a lovely day.  Let me begin with the President's schedule.

Israeli panel: Giuliani is 'best' presidential candidate for Israel  —  Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani is the "best" candidate in the 2008 race for Israel, a panel of eight Israeli experts assembled by Haaretz has determined.  —  Giuliani is followed by former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich …