Another Assassination in Beirut - Continuously Updated  —  The only thing that surprises me even slightly about today's political assassination in Beirut is that the victim was Pierre Gemayel, a Christian, rather than Fouad Seniora, a Sunni.  —  All the assassination victims after Rafik Hariri, a Sunni, have been Christians.

An Ideologue for Hire Gets New Alliance  —  Senator Joseph I. Lieberman announced Tuesday that he had hired a new spokesman, which is not in itself that noteworthy, except that the said spokesman, Marshall Wittmann, is one of the great career vagabonds, ideological contortionists …

Muslim clerics removed from US Airways claim discrimination  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A day after being removed from a US Airways flight, six Muslim clerics said Tuesday they were the victims of prejudice and did nothing to deserve the treatment.  One called for a boycott of the airline.

Ed. secretary places 2nd on 'Jeopardy'  —  WASHINGTON — Education Secretary Margaret Spellings says she studied hard to prepare for Tuesday night's airing of "Celebrity Jeopardy!"  —  "I didn't want to be the education secretary who didn't know how to spell potato," Spellings joked …

First Daughter Barbara Robbed in Argentina  —  From Our Sources:  —  First Daughter Barbara Bush had her purse and cell phone stolen as she had dinner in a restaurant in Buenos Aires, Argentina, even though she was being guarded by a detail of Secret Service agents, according to law enforcement reports made available to ABC News.

ISRAELI SUPREME COURT REQUIRES RECOGNITION OF GAY MARRIAGE: In a recent decision, the High Court of Israel has ruled that the Israeli government must recognize gay marriages contracted by its citizens abroad and extend to them the same benefits granted to heterosexual marriages.

GOP leaving spending bills to Democrats  —  WASHINGTON - Republicans vacating the Capitol are dumping a big spring cleaning job on Democrats moving in.  GOP leaders have opted to leave behind almost a half-trillion-dollar clutter of unfinished spending bills,

Elderly Woman Killed; 3 APD Officers Wounded  —  ATLANTA — Three Atlanta police officers were shot and wounded and an elderly woman killed at a house in northwest Atlanta Tuesday night.  —  The woman, who relatives say was 92-years-old, opened fire on the officers from the narcotics division …

White House Staffer Robbed, Beaten In Waikiki  —  HONOLULU — The acting director of the White House Travel Office was robbed and beaten in Waikiki early on Tuesday morning outside a nightclub, according to Honolulu police.  —  "He was knocked down, punched, kicked — his wallet and id were stolen …

Richard Cohen on Iraq: A 'Sorry' Case  —  The Washington Post columnist — who once declared that the U.S. had "no choice" but to invade Iraq, partly for "therapeutic" reasons — now admits things have gone wrong, and says that soldiers have a right to feel "duped" because of the "exaggerations" that led to war.

Israel to probe cluster bomb use  —  The Israeli army is to investigate the way cluster bombs were used during the recent conflict with Hezbollah.  —  The chief of the defence staff has said he prohibited the wide use of the munitions during the conflict.  —  But human rights observers …

The Right Brothers: "Bush Was Right"  —  Praise Limbaugh, y'all!  The Right Brothers stoke up the right-wing pyre and throw the liberals on the flames.  Hum along as The Right Brothers testify in this love song to all things Bush.  Can I get an Amen?!  —  User Reviews  —  this has to be a joke, right?