Senate Republicans Block Floor Vote on Iraq Resolution  —  Senate Republicans today blocked a floor vote on a House-passed resolution that expresses disapproval of President Bush's plan to send thousands of additional U.S. troops to Iraq, as a procedural motion to cut off debate on the measure fell short of the 60 votes needed.

Soldiers Face Neglect, Frustration At Army's Top Medical Facility  —  Behind the door of Army Spec.  Jeremy Duncan's room, part of the wall is torn and hangs in the air, weighted down with black mold.  When the wounded combat engineer stands in his shower and looks up, he can see the bathtub on the floor above through a rotted hole.

Rudy's inner diva is outed  —  Demands private jet, fancy hotel — and 100G — to give speech, sez Web site  —  Move over, J.Lo.  There's a new diva on the scene - and his name is Rudy Giuliani.  —  At least that's the impression given by a copy of the basic contract the former mayor …

Trial in Error  —  Could someone please explain to me why Scooter Libby is the only person on trial in the Valerie Plame leak investigation?  —  Special Counsel Patrick J. Fitzgerald charged Vice President Cheney's former chief of staff with perjury on the theory that Libby had a nefarious reason …

Planning Seen in Iraqi Attacks on U.S. Copters  —  Documents captured from Iraqi insurgents indicate that some of the recent fatal attacks against American helicopters are a result of a carefully planned strategy to focus on downing coalition aircraft, one that American officials say has been carried …

Antiwar Anger at '02 Vote on Iraq Follows Clinton  —  One of the most important decisions that Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton made about her bid for the presidency came late last year when she ended a debate in her camp over whether she should repudiate her 2002 vote authorizing military action in Iraq.

Sure, Barack, you voted 'no' to war in Iraq.  That was the easy part  —  If politics were a fairy tale, Barack Obama would surely be the next president of the United States.  With his melting pot roots (father Kenyan, mother Kansan, born in Hawaii) and his molten hot rhetoric …

With One Word, Children's Book Sets Off Uproar  —  The word "scrotum" does not often appear in polite conversation.  Or children's literature, for that matter.  —  Yet there it is on the first page of "The Higher Power of Lucky," by Susan Patron, this year's winner of the Newbery Medal …

Not the 'Real Vote'  —  REP. JOHN MURTHA (D-Pa.) has a message for anyone who spent the week following the House of Representatives' marathon debate on Iraq: You've been distracted by a sideshow.  "We have to be careful that people don't think this is the vote," the 74-year-old congressman …

Romney's Bigotry  —  A Republican Christianist heckles a Mormon candidate in Florida.  Romney responds as follows: … How is that not a religious test for the presidency?  The anti-Mormon bigotry displayed is ugly and wrong - but it will come up again.  Bush and Rove have built …

Father of Salt Lake Mall Killer Believes Son Was Trained (Video)  —  The father and aunt of Salt Lake City mall killer, Sulejman Talovic, spoke with News Channel 5 KSL.com in Salt Lake.  —  They are concerned that someone they do not know was influencing the young man to commit the horrible crimes.

A VC Post - Pork is for Terrorists  —  The following is a post of mine at the Victory Caucus, re-iterating some ideas I have hit upon over time.  All spelling and syntax left as-is to show the deficiencies of the writer:  —  Pork is for Terrorists  —  That heading was a title to a piece …

CONGRESSMAN JOHNSON PLEADS FOR THE TROOPS  —  The last Republican to speak against the Democrats' anti-surge, pro-defeat resolution yesterday was Sam Johnson of Texas.  Johnson was a pilot who flew something like 90 combat missions in Korea and Vietnam.  He was shot down over North Vietnam …

Worth The Wait  —  Laura Sessions Stepp, The Washington Post's most annoying lifestyle reporter, has a new book out about the evils of hooking up.  "Your body is your property," she warns girls, "Think about the first home you hope to own.  You wouldn't want someone to throw a rock through the front window, would you?"