Members of the audience seemed startled, then many clapped, and she proceeded to open the floor to questions, reported EditorandPublisher.com  —  After her comments, Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean issued a press release expressing his outrage.  Dean called Coulter's remarks 'hate-filled and bigoted.'

White House Backed U.S. Attorney Firings, Officials Say  —  The White House approved the firings of seven U.S. attorneys late last year after senior Justice Department officials identified the prosecutors they believed were not doing enough to carry out President Bush's policies on immigration …

Romney and Giuliani Make Pitch to Conservatives  —  Mitt Romney of Massachusetts and Rudolph W. Giuliani of New York are both Republican presidential candidates who have been voted into office by largely Democratic electorates.  They both have a history of taking liberal positions on social issues.

Lieberman To Deliver Democratic Address  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman plans to deliver the Democrats' radio response to President Bush Saturday and urge that the president and Congress "hold the Pentagon and Army chain of command accountable for the neglect of our soldiers at Walter Reed" Army Medical Center.

Unnervingly creepy photo of the day  —  Bryan will write about this later, I'm sure, but let me tell you: I was eating dinner when Charles sent me the link to his post, and when I saw the picture I literally dropped the fork and scrambled to the phone to call MM's husband.  My hands were still shaking 15 minutes later.

Noticeably Absent From the Giuliani Campaign: His Children  —  Rudolph W. Giuliani at his inaugural as mayor of New York in 1994, where his son, Andrew, 7, captured the show.  But Andrew was not at events like the one in Spartanburg, S.C., last month, right, part of Mr. Giuliani's bid for the presidency …

Liechtenstein: no retaliation for Swiss 'invasion'  —  Mark Oliver and agencies  —  The Swiss army is not renowned for its aggressive expeditionary adventures - but it does appear to have accidentally invaded Liechtenstein.  —  According to the Swiss daily Blick, around 170 infantry soldiers …

MythBusters Workshop: Extreme Plumbing  —  A mythbusters primer on turning plumbing and high-psi tanks into things that go boom.  As always, don't try this at home.  —  Jamie Hyneman (left) and Adam Savage turn high-pressure tanks into multipurpose powerplants.  —  Let's talk about plumbing

Bill Maher is Sorry the Assassination Attempt on Dick Cheney Failed  —  In 2002, ABC made the decision to not renew Bill Maher's contract after he made some disgraceful comments on his program "Politically Incorrect" concerning America's military response to 9/11.

RUDY DRAGGED DOWN  —  RIGHTIES CROSS ABOUT HIS DRESS  —  Rudy Giuliani's liberal stance on abortion, guns and gays wasn't his biggest problem yesterday as he addressed a conference of conservative activists - it was his having dressed in drag.  —  A whisper campaign targeting …