Congressman's No Muslim Fan  —  Republican warns immigration crackdown needed to halt influx  —  Here's the letter Representative Virgil Goode sent to Virginia constituents warning that unless there is an immigration crackdown "many more Muslims" will be elected to public office.

Haditha: Wuterich charged with 13 counts of murder  —  Time reported on September 17th that the charges could come "as early as next week."  They were a little off.  Then they reported yesterday that the suspects won't be held in pre-trial confinement, which they took as a sign that the charges wouldn't be that severe.

U.S. to Declassify Secrets at Age 25  —  It will be a Cinderella moment for the band of researchers who study the hidden history of American government.  —  At midnight on Dec. 31, hundreds of millions of pages of secret documents will be instantly declassified, including many F.B …

Robin Hayes says we will win in Iraq by "spreading the message of Jesus Christ" there.  —  Robin Hayes has the solution to the Iraq war: have our soldiers convert all Muslims to Christianity.  —  Having won the election by only a hair's width and almost getting himself kicked out of Congress seems …

Slurs?  Rat's not true, says Regan  —  Embattled publisher Judith Regan is defending herself against new claims that she made anti-Semitic slurs.  —  Two publishing insiders allege the woman behind that O.J. Simpson book regularly compared Jewish people to "rodents."

The Wag Time Pet Spa Conspiracy... And a Cancer Survivor's Right to Respect  —  As an investigative reporter and independent journalist, I have pursued a career course of independence so as to not be beholden to anyone.  A grandiose notion, perhaps, and I will perhaps leave it to others to judge my work against the ideal.

Redacted Version of Original Op-Ed  —  The Iraq Study Group has added its voice to a burgeoning chorus of commentators, politicians, and former officials calling for a limited, tactical dialogue with Iran regarding Iraq.  The Bush administration has indicated a conditional willingness to pursue …

'Scarborough Country' for Dec. 20  —  Guests: Michael Crowley, Josh Green, Joan Walsh, Steve Adubato, Rachel Sklar, Katrina Szish, Courtney Hazlett  —  JOE SCARBOROUGH, HOST: Tonight, the Democratic frontrunner for 2008 takes her pre-campaign campaign to "The View."  But first, stop the presses.

The AP (non-)responds and another search comes up empty  —  Yesterday, I contacted the AP about the "Jamil Hussein"/Jamil Ghdaab Gulaim/Ghulaim findings and asked these simple questions: … Here is the response I received yesterday from AP media relations officer Linda Wagner:

Why won't Carter debate his book?  —  YOU CAN ALWAYS tell when a public figure has written an indefensible book: when he refuses to debate it in the court of public opinion.  And you can always tell when he's a hypocrite to boot: when he says he wrote a book in order to stimulate a debate …

Robots could demand legal rights  —  Robots could one day demand the same citizen's rights as humans, according to a study by the British government.  —  If granted, countries would be obliged to provide social benefits including housing and even "robo-healthcare", the report says.

Judge to decide if voting code is trade secret  —  TALLAHASSEE — The question of whether a private company should disclose the computer codes it uses to operate touch-screen voting machines in Florida will now be decided by a Leon County circuit judge.  —  Lawyers in the case …

Muslims Mark Solidarity With Jews  —  Event Held Days After Iranian Meeting That Denied Genocide  —  Local Muslim leaders lit candles yesterday at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum to commemorate Jewish suffering under the Nazis, in a ceremony held just days after Iran had a conference denying the genocide.

Oslo rape statistics shock  —  Two out of three charged with rape in Norway's capital are immigrants with a non-western background according to a police study.  The number of rape cases is also rising steadily.The study is the first where the crime statistics have been analyzed according to ethnic origin.

Target Iran: Former UN Weapons Inspector Scott Ritter and Investigative Journalist Seymour Hersh on White House Plans for Regime Change  —  Watch 128k stream Watch 256k stream Read Transcript  —  Help Printer-friendly version Email to a friend Purchase Video/CD