BREAKING NEWS: Lieberman Says War Vote Could Prompt Party Switch  —  Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman of Connecticut told the Politico Thursday that he has no immediate plans to switch parties, but suggested Democratic opposition to funding the war in Iraq might change his mind.

Report Finds Iran in Breach of U.N. Order  —  In open defiance of the United Nations, Iran is steadily expanding — rather than freezing — its efforts to enrich uranium, the International Atomic Energy Agency reported today.  The findings have prompted the Bush Administration to press …

In Both Parties, 2008 Politeness Falls to Infighting  —  The sun was not yet up yesterday, and members of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign team were confronted with the kind of attack that most infuriates them: one questioning the character of Mrs. Clinton and her husband.

U.S. troops find chemicals in Iraq raid  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. troops raided a car bomb factory west of Baghdad with five buildings full of propane tanks and ordinary chemicals the military believes were to be used in bombs, a spokesman said Thursday, a day after insurgents blew up a truck carrying chlorine gas canisters.

Senate illegals bill near complete  —  Senators and lobbyists are putting the final touches on a comprehensive immigration-reform bill that includes an easier citizenship path for illegal aliens and weaker enforcement provisions than were in the highly criticized legislation that the Senate approved last year.

Egyptian Blogger Sentenced to Prison  —  ALEXANDRIA, Egypt — An Egyptian blogger was convicted of insulting Islam and President Hosni Mubarak and sentenced to four years in prison on Thursday in Egypt's first prosecution of a blogger.  —  Abdel Kareem Nabil, a 22-year-old former student …

Iraq 101: The Iraq Effect  —  Research fellows at the Center on Law and Security at the NYU School of Law.  Bergen is also a senior fellow at the New America Foundation in Washington, D.C.  —  "If we were not fighting and destroying this enemy in Iraq, they would not be idle.

U.S. Is Sued Over Position on Marijuana  —  Frustrated by government policy and inaction, a group of advocates for medical marijuana sued two federal health agencies on Wednesday over the assertion that smoking it has no medical benefit.  —  The group, Americans for Safe Access …

President Bush Participates in Panel on Cellulosic Ethanol  —  Fact Sheet: Harnessing the Power of Technology for a Secure Energy Future  —  THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all very much.  I like to tell people part of my job is to be the educator-in-chief.  And today we're at a really interesting facility …

Hunting chimps may change view of human evolution  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chimpanzees have been seen using spears to hunt bush babies, U.S. researchers said on Thursday in a study that demonstrates a whole new level of tool use and planning by our closest living relatives.

In For the Long Haul  —  The Petraeus plan will have U.S. forces deployed in Iraq for years to come.  Does anybody running for president realize that?  —  The British are leaving, the Iraqis are failing and the Americans are staying—and we're going to be there a lot longer than anyone in Washington is acknowledging right now.

Back To Iraq  —  Back to Iraq years earlier than previously promised for some Guard/Reserve components: … While the equipment issues are, in and of themselves, troubling, the other issue is that decisions like this could potentially decimate the Guard/Reserve components for years to come.

A Lack of Courage In Their Convictions  —  Indiscriminate criticism of President George W. Bush is an infectious disease.  Some conservatives seem to have caught it, but congressional Democrats might be crippled by it.  —  Consider some conservatives' reflexive rejection …