Democratic senators say Gonzales should go  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales should resign following disclosures of mass firings of federal prosecutors and a report that the FBI improperly obtained information on private citizens, top Democratic senators said on Sunday.

TRANSCRIPT: FORMER SEN. FRED THOMPSON ON 'FOX NEWS SUNDAY'  —  The following is a partial transcript of the March 11, 2007, edition of "FOX News Sunday With Chris Wallace":  —  "FOX NEWS SUNDAY" HOST CHRIS WALLACE: Well, chances are you've never heard of U.S. President Charles Ross …

HILL: I'M THE JFK OF 2008  —  VOWS TO BEAT ODDS  —  Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton invoked the campaign of the nation's lone Catholic president, John Kennedy, last night as she talked about her challenge in becoming the first female commander-in-chief.  —  "He was smart, he was dynamic, he was inspiring and he was Catholic.

Twice as Many Americans Conservative as Liberal  —  Looking at the topline results [PDF here] of the latest AP-Ipsos poll, I came across this:  —  So 41% of the country self-identifies as "conservative," 34% as "moderate," and only 21% as "liberal."  Further, 14% consider themselves …

Plaintiffs Reflect on Gun Ruling  —  Residents Suing D.C. Explain Motivation  —  George Lyon says he wants a gun in his home because it's his constitutional right.  Tom Palmer says he used a gun to ward off a beating.  And Gillian St. Lawrence says her shotgun is useless because it has to be unloaded and have its trigger locked.

'Smart' rebels outstrip US  —  Top American generals make shock admission as Iraq leader pleads with neighbouring countries to seal off their borders  —  Paul Beaver in Fort Lauderdale and Peter Beaumont  —  The US army is lagging behind Iraq's insurgents tactically in a war that senior officers …

Scientists threatened for 'climate denial'  —  Scientists who questioned mankind's impact on climate change have received death threats and claim to have been shunned by the scientific community.  —  They say the debate on global warming has been "hijacked" by a powerful alliance of politicians …

Giuliani in '89: "There Must Be Public Funding For Abortion"  —  The YouTube wars continue...  This belly of a doozy is from November 3, 1989.  —  "There must be public funding for abortion for poor women."  —  "I have also started that I disagree with President Bush's veto last week of public funding for abortion."

Lancing The Boil  —  One of the most interesting things about following the Connecticut senate race last summer was becoming exposed to the local media.  One stand-out was Colin McEnroe, who has written the piece that should have been written by a top flight national columnist except they are so in the tank …

Al-Qaeda plot to bring down UK internet  —  SCOTLAND YARD has uncovered evidence that Al-Qaeda has been plotting to bring down the internet in Britain, causing chaos to business and the London Stock Exchange.  —  In a series of raids, detectives have recovered computer files revealing …

TD Blog Interview with James Yee  —  James Yee is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point.  In 2002 and 2003, he served as the Muslim Chaplain at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, with the rank of Captain in the United States Army.  After ten months of deployment at Guantanamo …

FDL Book Salon: Joe Conason: It Is Happening Here  —  [FDL is pleased to welcome Stirling Newberry and Joe Conason here today for a discussion of It Can Happen Here.  As with all Book Salon discussions, please be polite and keep this thread on topic.  Any off topic discussions should be taken to the prior thread.

Subprime Borrowers  —  A little earlier today James posted on the problems that subprime lenders are experiencing and there was a comment on that post to the effect that people who bought older homes were more likely to be "subprime borrowers" than those who bought "McMansions" and that got me to thinking.

Halliburton to Move Headquarters to Dubai  —  Halliburton, the big energy services company, said today that it would open a corporate headquarters in the United Arab Emirates city of Dubai and move its chairman and chief executive, David J. Lesar, there.  —  The company will maintain …