Army chief declares war on Blair: 'We must quit Iraq soon'  —  The head of the Army is calling for British troops to withdraw from Iraq "soon" or risk catastophic consequences for both Iraq and British society.  —  In a devastating broadside at Tony Blair's foreign policy …

Mark Warner Bows Out  —  Mark Warner announced this morning that he's not running for president.  As Prince Metternich asked when informed that the Russian ambassador had suddenly dropped dead, "What can have been his motive?"  I suppose it was a calculation that he was just not going to overtake Hillary Rodham Clinton.

A "Deep Blue Sea" in the 2006 Midterms?  —  Small Craft Advisory becomes Gale Warning for GOP  —  Just a few weeks ago, President Bush and the GOP appeared to be staging a remarkable comeback that would have enabled the Republicans to retain their congressional majorities.

Russia, China Oppose N. Korea Sanctions  —  UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Russia and China on Thursday opposed tough sanctions the U.S. wants to impose against North Korea this week for its claimed nuclear test, saying they want more time to work out a more moderate response to Pyongyang's nuclear brinkmanship.

Republican Gays are Closeted Dems  —  The complex nature of the "dirty trick" against the Republicans over the Mark Foley scandal is beginning to emerge.  It doesn't involve a George Soros-funded group or emails that had been in the possession of the media or shopped around by Democratic operatives.

U.S. brings first treason case in over 50 years  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A California-born convert to Islam, accused of making a series of al Qaeda propaganda videos, became on Wednesday the first American charged with treason since the World War Two era, U.S. Justice Department officials said.

Senate Report: Five Nonprofit Groups Sold Clout to Abramoff  —  Five conservative nonprofit organizations, including one run by prominent Republican Grover Norquist, "perpetrated a fraud" on taxpayers by selling their clout to lobbyist Jack Abramoff, Senate investigators said in a report issued today.

Calling Tom Maguire or Clarice Feldman: Reidorama Needs A Forensic Blogger  —  The Harry Reid story looks very, very bad for the Democrats' number one senator.  CNN has run an amazing story, and this jumps out: … So, did Harry own it or not after 2001?  Sure, he violated the Senate's rules, but why?

Allen's Advisers Try Mute-Button Strategy  —  RICHMOND — Weeks after George Allen 's mouth got him into serious trouble, the senator's advisers have apparently decided that he should shut up.  —  At least when it comes to talking directly to the media, that is.

Poll: Brown increases lead over DeWine in Senate race  —  A SurveyUSA poll finds Democrat Sherrod Brown leading incumbent Republican Mike DeWine.  —  In an election for United States Senator from Ohio today, 10/12/2006, Brown defeats DeWine, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted for WCPO-TV Cincinnati …

Man admits UK-US terror bomb plot  —  A man has pleaded guilty to conspiring to murder people in a series of bombings on British and US targets.  —  Dhiren Barot, of north London, planned to use a radioactive "dirty bomb" in one of a series of attacks in the UK, Woolwich Crown Court heard.