The AC-130 gunship is capable of firing thousands of rounds per second.  —  (CBS/AP) A U.S. Air Force gunship has conducted a strike against suspected members of al Qaeda in Somalia, CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports exclusively.  —  The targets included …

Lieberman on Surge: What's "The Worst that Could Happen"?  —  [UPDATE: Welcome Atrios, C&L readers.]  —  Over the weekend, I caught a snippet of CSPAN's coverage of the McCain/Lieberman "surge" party at the American Enterprise Institute.  It was after all the speeches, with the Senators kibitzing with reporters as the hour ran down.

Democrats may deny funds for Iraq surge  —  WASHINGTON - In a blunt challenge to President Bush, the leader of the Senate's new Democratic majority said Monday he will "look at everything" within his power to wind down the war in Iraq, short of cutting off funding for troops already deployed.

Exclusive: Bush Picks a Replacement for Harriet Miers  —  In a signal that he could be open to working more closely with congressional Democrats rather than stonewalling, President Bush plans to name the widely respected Republican lawyer Fred F. Fielding as White House counsel this week, party sources tell TIME.

New Saddam Execution Video  —  A video showing Saddam Hussein shortly after he was executed has emerged on the internet.  The video and images from it are shown below.  The first uncut, uncensored, unedited video showing Saddam Hussein executed caused quite a stir.

Authorities: Miami package was harmless  —  MIAMI - The Port of Miami was hit by its second terrorism scare in two days Monday when a package that was to be loaded onto a cruise ship tested positive for plastic explosives.  Authorities later determined it was just a box of sprinkler parts.

CNN RELIABLE SOURCES  —  Coverage of Democrats on the Hill; Should Networks Show Footage of Saddam's Execution?  —  THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT.  THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.  —  HOWARD KURTZ, HOST (voice over): Here come the Democrats.

A Candidate's Not-So-Candid Camera?  —  John Edwards is ridiculing his political consultants.  —  "You know, they gave me a really great memo," he says, waving the document, which advises him to highlight the importance of public education when addressing teachers.

Bush and Abramoff have met.  Here is the photo.  —  As we saw as recently as last Friday, the Bush Administration has gone to great lengths to prevent any access to information documenting a relationship with Jack Abramoff.  But that relationship exists.  CREW was provided a photo …

Murtha: We Have The Power of The Purse  —  Rep. John Murtha (D-PA), appearing just now on Hardball and gifted as always with the ability to speak plainly, couldn't have been clearer on the controversial issue as to whether Democrats have the ability to restrict the Bush administration's funding of a troop increase in Iraq.

Left Behind  —  I'm afraid I'm going to get cranky about this: The Democrats who oppose the so-called "surge" are right.  But they have to be careful not to sound like ill-informed dilettantes when talking about it.  The latest to make a fool of himself is Paul Krugman of the New York Times …

Officials believe White House chose new Intelligence chief in effort to darken Iran Intelligence Estimate, broaden domestic surveillance  —  Print page sponsored by Velvet Revolution. … The nomination of retired Vice Admiral John Michael "Mike" McConnell to be Director of National Intelligence …