FBI to Examine Foley's E-Mails  —  The FBI announced last night that it is looking into whether former representative Mark Foley (R-Fla.) broke federal law by sending inappropriate e-mails and instant messages to teenage House pages.  —  The announcement came hours after House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert asked …

Should He Stay?  —  The biggest question mark was Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld:  —  After President Bush won reelection in 2004, White House Chief of Staff Andrew H. Card Jr. got out an 8 1/2 -by-11 spiral notebook, half an inch thick, with a blue cover.

Woodward's 60 Minutes Interview on 'State of Denial'  —  Bob Woodward sat down with Mike Wallace to talk about his new book, State of Denial, and had many, many interesting things to report.  The title of the book really says it all; the Bush administration is so convinced that what they're doing …

Muslim accosts injured Para in hospital  —  A paratrooper wounded in Afghanistan was threatened by a Muslim visitor to the British hospital where he is recovering.  —  Seriously wounded soldiers have complained that they are worried about their safety after being left on wards that are open …

At Gitmo, detainees get La-Z-Boys, pastries  —  'This is not just a bad bill," said Sen. Patrick Leahy, ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee.  ''This is truly a dangerous bill."  And it's not just a dangerous bill.  It's also "unconstitutional" and "unconscionable" and represents the loss of the nation's "moral compass."

Patterico's Exclusive Interview with a Man Who Has Spoken to the Terrorists at Guantánamo (Part One: Introduction)  —  I know Zarqawi, the terrorist said to the American. … The terrorist said it all in a matter-of-fact way, looking the American straight in the eye.  —  The American was not frightened.

One small word is one giant sigh of relief for Armstrong  —  IT WAS the perfect quote to match a momentous occasion.  As Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the Moon in 1969, a global audience of 500 million people on Earth watched and listened with bated breath.

Why I'm Banned in the USA  —  For more than two years now, the U.S. government has barred me from entering the United States to pursue an academic career.  The reasons have changed over time, and have evolved from defamatory to absurd, but the effect has remained the same: I've been kept out.

A Party Without Principles  —  After years of single-party government, the prospect of a Democratic majority in the House ought to feel refreshing.  But even with Republicans collapsing in a pile of sexual sleaze, I just can't get excited.  Most Democrats in Congress seem bereft of ideas or the courage to stand up for them.

Letter Gives Glimpse of Al-Qaeda's Leadership  —  Letter Shows Worry Over Iraq Infighting  —  Six months before the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in June, a senior al-Qaeda figure warned him in a letter that he risked removal as al-Qaeda's leader in Iraq if he continued to alienate Sunni tribal …