Biden Unbound: Lays Into Clinton, Obama, Edwards  —  Loquacious Senator, Democratic Candidate on Hillary: 'Four of 10 Is the Max You Can Get?'  Edwards 'Doesn't Know What He's Talking About'  —  Senator Joseph Biden doesn't think highly of the Iraq policies of some of the other Democrats who are running for President.

Terror Plot: Ninth Arrest  —  A ninth suspect has been arrested by police investigating an alleged Iraq-style kidnapping and beheading plot in the UK.  —  It follows the detention of eight people at addresses in Birmingham earlier.  —  Assistant Chief Constable David Shaw, of West Midlands Police …

Senate Allies of Bush Work to Halt Iraq Vote  —  The Bush administration's allies in the Senate began a major effort on Tuesday to prevent a potentially embarrassing rejection of the president's plan to push 20,000 more troops into Iraq.  —  With the Senate expected to reach votes …

Honesty in Elections  —  On Election Day last fall in Maryland, fliers were handed out in black neighborhoods with the heading "Democratic Sample Ballot" and photos of black Democratic leaders — and boxes checked off beside the names of the Republican candidates for senator and governor.

Mohammed Jamal Khalifa, Osama bin Laden's brother-in-law, murdered in Madagascar  —  Mohammed Jamal Khalifa.  (CBS Photo).  Click photo to view.  —  Khalifa had an extensive history in funding, plotting al-Qaeda terrorist activities; Task Force 145 likely scored the kill

Obama's Grudge Factor  —  These are chilly days on Capitol Hill ... and on the campaign trail for Fox News journalists — at least when they're anywhere near Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.).  —  Sources tell The Sleuth that the Obama camp has "frozen out" Fox News reporters and producers in the wake …

President Bush Delivers State of the Economy Report  —  Fact Sheet: State of the Economy Overview  —  THE PRESIDENT: Thanks for coming.  Please be seated.  Thanks for being here.  I'm pleased to be back in Federal Hall.  You know, I drove in, and there stood George Washington.

You Want Innovation?  Offer a Prize  —  Besides the fact that both are considered great movies, "The Wizard of Oz" and "Silence of the Lambs" don't have much in common.  One is the story of a girl from Kansas who's transported to a magical land where animals dance and sing, and the other is about a serial killer who eats his victims.

Air Force's role in Iraq could grow  —  More flights are likely along the Iranian border, sources say.  —  WASHINGTON — The Air Force is preparing for an expanded role in Iraq that could include aggressive new tactics designed to deter Iranian assistance to Iraqi militants, senior Pentagon officials said.

Warrants Issued for 13 CIA Operatives in Germany Kidnapping  —  German prosecutors on Wednesday said they have issued arrest warrants for 13 CIA operatives suspected of kidnapping a German citizen in the Balkans in 2004 and taking him to a secret prison in Afghanistan before realizing several months later that they had the wrong person.

I Have Had My Differences With Members of the Press.  But it's Nothing That Burying them Under Tons of Earth Won't Solve  —  Does President Bush have it in for the press corps?  Touring a Caterpillar factory in Peoria, Ill., the Commander in Chief got behind the wheel of a giant tractor and played chicken with a few wayward reporters.

Millions wasted in Iraq reconstruction aid  —  Quarterly audit paints grim picture of fraud, frustration  —  An employee of a private generator company, which supplies electricity to most Baghdad residents, works on circuit breakers in Baghdad, in March 2006.