G.O.P. Candidates Criticize Slur by Conservative Author  —  Three of the leading Republican presidential candidates on Saturday denounced one of their party's best-known conservative commentators for using an antigay epithet when discussing a Democratic presidential contender at a gathering of conservatives here.

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.

Since you asked  —  A left-wing extremist exhibits many, but not necessarily all, of the following attributes:  —believes that the decision to go to war in Iraq was not an individual case of monumental stupidity, but a consequence of America's fundamental imperialistic nature.

Afghanistan: US forces attack suspected al Qaeda hideout  —  Christopher Isham and Gretchen Peters Report:  —  For the past two days, U.S. and NATO forces have been conducting a major attack against a compound in a remote area of Eastern Afghanistan where Osama bin Laden or another senior al Qaeda leader …

Another Hillary defector  —  WASHINGTON - Greg Craig, a Washington super-lawyer with close ties to the Clintons, is supporting Sen. Barack Obama for President.  —  Craig was a White House special counsel defending President Bill Clinton in the Senate impeachment trial.

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 …

Remember: for Cambodia, read Iraq  —  The Killing Fields illustrates brilliantly part of the long disaster that has been Cambodia over recent decades.  It is a compelling film that follows the story of a young Cambodian, Dith Pran, who worked for the New York Times reporter Sidney Schanberg …

Expert on Soviet Intelligence Shot in Adelphi  —  Federal and local law enforcement authorities are investigating a shooting in Prince George's County that critically injured a prominent intelligence expert who specializes in the former Soviet Union.  —  Paul Joyal, 53, was shot Thursday …

U.S. Predicting Steady Increase for Emissions  —  The Bush administration estimates that emissions by the United States of gases that contribute to global warming will grow nearly as fast through the next decade as they did the previous decade, according to a long-delayed report being completed for the United Nations.

Committee subpoenas former Walter Reed chief  —  The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has subpoenaed Maj. Gen. George Weightman, who was fired as head of Walter Reed Army Medical Center, after Army officials refused to allow him to testify before the committee Monday.

She earned her celebrity status the old fashioned way  —  I don't know much about Anna Nicole Smith, but I have a sudden urge to write about her.  I hope readers will forgive me if this post turns out to be (1) utterly foolish, (2) what everyone else has been saying, or (3) both.

GOP VIPs ponder David Iglesias fallout  —  Some state Republicans fear former U.S. attorney's claims may hurt party  —  Everyone with half a stake in New Mexico politics had been waiting months for U.S. Attorney David Iglesias to put his cards on the table.

Hate words and you  —  When Miss Coulter spoke about John at the conservative convention in Washington yesterday, she used a word that she intended as a nasty and derogatory suggestion.  John and I have long ago shrugged off the vile words of this person.  When she made a joke about the exact moment …