AP's Reid Story Doesn't Add Up  —  Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) "collected a $1.1 million windfall on a Las Vegas land sale even though he hadn't personally owned the property for three years," the AP reports.  —  Except that's wrong.  Reid made a $700,000 profit on the sale, not $1.1 million.

Exclusive: Book says Bush just using Christians  —  'Tempting Faith' author David Kuo worked for Bush from 2001 to 2003  —  More than five years after President Bush created the Office of Faith-Based Initiatives, the former second-in-command of that office is going public with an insider's tell …

U.S. indicts American in al-Qaida video  —  LOS ANGELES - The charge of treason was used for the first time in the United States' war on terrorism Wednesday, filed against a California man who appeared in propaganda videos for al-Qaida.  —  Adam Yehiye Gadahn, 28, could be sentenced to death …

Avoiding Political Embarrassment the Columbia University Way  —  How do you avoid political embarrassment at Columbia University these days?  —  Disinvite invited guests to a talk sure to interest conservatives and other hawks in the larger NYC community.  —  Why, we wonder …

Hastert Aides Interest Ethics Panel  —  Staff Members' Knowledge of Foley's Actions With Former Pages in Question  —  With House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert denying personal knowledge of former representative Mark Foley's activities, investigators for the House ethics committee are bearing …

Iraq Government says death toll report 'exaggerated'  —  Font size:  —  THE Iraqi Government described as "exaggerated" an independent US study which estimated that 655,000 Iraqis had died since the 2003 US invasion.  —  US President George W. Mr Bush had similarly called the report "not credible".

NUREMBERG-STYLE TRIALS PROPOSED FOR GLOBAL WARMING SKEPTICS  —  CONTACT: MARC MORANO ( marc_morano@epw.senate.gov ), MATT DEMPSEY ( matthew_dempsey@epw.senate.gov )  —  A U.S. based environmental magazine that both former Vice President Al Gore (http://gristmill.grist.org/print/ 2006/9/19/11408/1106? …

Federal deficit falls to smallest level in 4 years  —  Decline seen helped by higher tax revenues  —  WASHINGTON - The federal deficit fell to a four-year low in the budget year that just ended, a result President George W. Bush pointed to Wednesday in claiming Republicans are better stewards of the economy than are Democrats.

New voter registration laws leave thousands off the rolls  —  WASHINGTON — Some of this year's elections could be decided by those who can't vote.  —  VOTING FRAUD: Report refutes fraud at poll sites  —  Across the country, new laws restricting who can register and vote have reduced the number of people who are eligible.

ANNOUNCEMENT OF GLORIOUS NUCLEAR ACHIEVEMENT TO GANGSTER STOOGES OF BLOGOSPHERE  —  In the back yard of scientific researchings behind the Great Storage Shed of the People, Iowahawk scientists successfully conducted above-ground nuclear missile test explosions under secure and many malt liquor conditions …

The YouTube Jihad : It Really IS a Jihad, Folks  —  The Mudville Gazette summarizes an al Qaeda working paper summarizing a plan for an expanded English language propaganda effort: … What this means is: the online jihad is only beginning.  We can expect to see new and more effective forms of Islamist propaganda.

Insurers Get an Earful From Senator  —  Sometimes, political connections come in handy.  Ask Senator Trent Lott of Mississippi.  —  Mr. Lott, a Republican and former majority leader, is one of thousands of homeowners on the Gulf Coast who have been fighting with their insurers over payments for damage in Hurricane Katrina.

Report Criticizes Ex-ATF Chief  —  Justice Dept. Inspector General Says Truscott Violated Ethics Rules  —  The former director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives violated ethics rules by requiring 20 employees to help his teenage nephew prepare a high school video project …

AP Drops a Bomb-o on CA's Pombo  —  "Never" is a dangerous word for a Republican congressman when talking about Jack Abramoff.  —  Just ask Rep. Richard Pombo (R-CA), whose tight race may have gotten tighter over claims he'd "never" been worked by the disgraced superlobbyist.

Chris Wallace, Card-Carrying Democrat?  —  In Sunday's New York Times Magazine, reporter Deborah Solomon asked "Fox News Sunday" anchor Chris Wallace what political party he belonged to.  His answer: "None of your business."  —  Oh, please.  Ever heard of a little thing called public records?