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 …

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.

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.

Cardin Wins Md. Senate Primary  —  U.S. Rep. Benjamin L. Cardin beat out former NAACP president Kweisi Mfume to win the Democratic nomination to replace retiring Democratic Sen. Paul Sarbanes of Maryland, even as chaos at polling sites Tuesday delayed final results and left some other races too close to call.

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.

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."

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?

Letter across the divide  —  We've begun this conversation across the great rift that is dividing our country, as I've begun staking out my positions.It is a conversation full of suspicion, jibes and bitterness.  It's hard to avoid that when tensions are as high as they are, when there is so much at stake.

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 …

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 …

TALIBAN GETS BURY LUCKY  —  FURY AS NICEY-NICE BRASS CALL OFF  —  STRIKE ON FUNERAL  —  Taliban terror leaders who had gathered for a funeral - and were secretly being watched by an eye-in-the-sky American drone - dodged assassination because U.S. rules of engagement bar attacks in cemeteries, according to a shocking report.

At universities, little learned from 9/11  —  FIVE YEARS have now passed since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and what have our universities been doing?  I can tell you about Harvard, and the answer is not reassuring.  —  Harvard has just welcomed the former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami to give a little talk.

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.

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?

Sen. Allen again apologizes for remark, regrets use of Confederate flag  —  WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. George Allen offered a broad apology Tuesday for failing to grasp how his use of words and symbols, including the Confederate flag, could be offensive to racial minorities.

Jersey Turns, Dems Panic; Torricelli, Anyone?  —  A powerful clue that U.S. Senator Robert Menendez might ultimately be forced to withdraw from his bid for a full term in New Jersey emerged last Friday, when he addressed the question head-on just hours after the world learned that he is the subject of a federal criminal investigation.