Cheney: Congress undermining U.S. troops  —  WASHINGTON - Vice President Dick Cheney challenged lawmakers Monday to prove their support for U.S. troops and the war on terrorism by approving the Bush administration's requests for financing military action in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Neoliberalism and Its Discontents  —  While agreeing with much of what Ezra Klein and Ben Adler have to say about the declining fortunes of neoliberal punditry, I think they're both far too harsh in their assessment.  —  The neoliberal school of thought has and had significant failings.

Poll: 69 percent oppose pardon for Libby in CIA leak case  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Nearly 70 percent of Americans oppose a presidential pardon for former White House aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby after his conviction on perjury and other charges related to a CIA agent's exposure, according to a CNN poll out Monday.

Congressman Holds No God-Belief  —  Rep. Pete Stark (D-Calif.) is first Congress member in history to acknowledge his nontheism  —  Contact: Lori Lipman Brown, (202) 299-1091  —  There is only one member of Congress who is on record as not holding a god-belief.

Tapscott's Copy Desk  —  ‹‹ More From this Blog … When I heard last week from Hill sources that the White House congressional liason staff was pressuring OMB Director Rob Portman to not release all of the earmarks requested by Members of Congress to executive agencies under …

Sharpton Rips Obama, Keeps Endorsement On Hold  —  'I'm Not Going To Be Cajoled Or Intimidated By Any Candidate'  —  (CBS) NEW YORK With the race for the Democratic presidential nomination already in high gear, the Reverend Al Sharpton jumped into the fray today with some tough criticism for Senator Barack Obama.

Frostbite, equipment damage end latest Bancroft-Arnesen trek  —  MINNEAPOLIS - A North Pole expedition meant to bring attention to global warming was called off after one of the explorers got frostbite.  —  The explorers, Ann Bancroft and Liv Arnesen, on Saturday called off what was intended …

Hagel won't announce political plans until later this year  —  After months of buildup, Sen. Chuck Hagel stopped short of a presidential campaign Monday, saying he wants to keep his options open until later this year.  —  Instead, the Nebraska Republican will begin actively raising money …

Disagree About Iraq?  You're Not Just Wrong — You're Evil.  —  The conviction of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby last week gave Americans a chance to pick at the scab of what has become a favored obsession — the debate over the motives of the Bush administration in the run-up to the war in Iraq.

Video: Ted Koppel talks sense on Iraq  —  Ted Koppel's Nightline program began as a nightly update to the Iran hostage crisis.  So in a literal way, he has been covering the jihadi war against the US since 1979.  That experience was evident in Koppel's appearance on Meet the Press Sunday.

Halliburton to open headquarters in Dubai  —  CEO will be based in new facility; move immediately sparks criticism  —  MANAMA/HOUSTON - U.S. oil services firm Halliburton Co. is moving its headquarters and chief executive to Dubai in a move that immediately sparked criticism from some U.S. politicians.

In Jack Anderson's Papers, a Hidden History of Washington  —  A professor explores the archives of a newspaper columnist entwined with power  —  After gently digging through a few boxes, and finding only letters and old memoranda, Kevin Anderson settles on Box No. 83 and opens the lid.

Would U.S. News Make Up Fake Data?  —  It's not unusual for college presidents to complain about U.S. News rankings (at least out of the earshot of U.S. News editors).  But on Sunday, the president of Sarah Lawrence College publicly charged that the magazine is preparing to publish made up, false data about her institution.

White House says Rove relayed complaints about prosecutors  —  WASHINGTON - The White House acknowledged on Sunday that presidential adviser Karl Rove served as a conduit for complaints to the Justice Department about federal prosecutors who were later fired for what critics charge were partisan political reasons.

On Screens Soon, Abused Earth Gets Its Revenge  —  Tired of abuse by mankind, the earth is angry.  Worse, the planet is out to even the score.  —  Audiences can expect a story along those lines when M. Night Shyamalan's film "The Happening" reaches screens in the next year.

The Bookseller's Story, Ending Much Too Soon  —  It was a summer day in 2003, when Iraq was still filled with the half-truths of occupation and liberation, before its nihilistic descent into carnage.  Mohammed Hayawi, a bald bear of a man, stood in his shop, the Renaissance Bookstore, along Baghdad's storied Mutanabi Street.