Air America To Declare Bankruptcy, But Progressive Radio Remains Strong  —  Air America Radio will announce a major restructuring on Friday, which is expected to include a bankruptcy filing, three independent sources have told ThinkProgress.  —  Air America could remain on the air under the deal …

Senate Committee Approves Wiretap Legislation  —  A Senate committee today approved a bill supported by President Bush that would enable the administration to continue a warrantless wiretapping program that the White House launched after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

Real story behind Armitage story  —  When Richard Armitage finally acknowledged last week he was my source three years ago in revealing Valerie Plame Wilson as a CIA employee, the former deputy secretary of state's interviews obscured what he really did.  I want to set the record straight based on firsthand knowledge.

Wynn Leads Edwards in a Close Race  —  Seven-term incumbent U.S. Rep. Albert R. Wynn (D) was fighting for his political life on Tuesday, leading challenger Donna Edwards by fewer than 3,000 votes with nearly 96 percent of precincts reporting.  —  The two candidates had been neck and neck earlier …

In Setback for Democrats, Incumbent Wins Republican Senate Primary  —  Senator Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island won the Republican primary there on Tuesday, fending off a bid from a populist challenger that the national Republican Party had feared would cost it a seat it had held since 1976 in an overwhelmingly Democratic state.

Mother of Missing Boy Commits Suicide  —  Two weeks after telling police that her son had been snatched from his crib, Melinda Duckett found herself reeling in an interview with TV's famously prosecutorial Nancy Grace.  Before it was over, Grace was pounding her desk and loudly demanding to know: "Where were you?

Bush to hold talks on Ali G creator after diplomatic row  —  US President George Bush is to host White House talks on British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen.  —  Cohen, 35, creator of Ali G, has infuriated the Kazakhstan government with his portrayal of Borat, a bumbling Kazakh TV presenter.

MORE TROOPS....The New Republic reports on the state of our military today: … There's nothing all that new in this article, but it's worth reading it to get the big picture.  Two-thirds of active Army units are unready for combat and the situation is even worse in the National Guard.

SUMMARY AND TEXT OF H. RES. 1000, PROVIDING FOR EARMARKING REFORM IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES  —  Earmark Reform: How the New Rule Works  — In order for the House to consider a bill, the Committee of jurisdiction must list all earmarks included in the bill and committee report along …

GOP Senators Seek to Meld Detainee Plan, Geneva Treaty  —  The administration's proposal would avoid a key part of the historic protections.  But critics say that would send the wrong message.  —  WASHINGTON — The Bush administration's proposal for handling terrorism prisoners would undercut …

At Least 62 Bodies Found in Baghdad  —  Nearly 100 people were killed or found dead in a series of bloody incidents throughout the Iraqi capital over the past 24 hours, authorities said.  —  At least 62 unidentified bullet-riddled corpses—all bearing signs of torture …

Bush Tells Group He Sees a 'Third Awakening'  —  President Bush said yesterday that he senses a "Third Awakening" of religious devotion in the United States that has coincided with the nation's struggle with international terrorists, a war that he depicted as "a confrontation between good and evil."

Young Anger Foments Jihad  —  During Monday's commemorations of the fifth anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, I found myself wondering what the world will look like on the 10th anniversary, or the 20th.  Will the catastrophe that began five years ago become a permanent feature of life — a "long war" that won't end for many decades?

Muslims urged to buy influence in world media  —Text+RIYADH (Reuters) - Muslim tycoons should buy stakes in global media outlets to help change anti-Muslim attitudes around the world, ministers from Islamic countries heard at a conference in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.