When And Why Joseph C Wilson IV Outed Valerie Plame  —  Before we put the Plame "leak" story to bed once and for all, I want to reiterate what I first posited almost two years ago, which now seems to be more true than ever.  —  It was almost certainly Mr. Joseph C. Wilson IV who first "outed" his wife as a CIA officer.

Chlorine Gas Sickens 356 in Iraq Bombing  —  BAGHDAD (AP) - Three suicide bombers driving chlorine-laden trucks struck in the Sunni insurgent stronghold of Anbar province, killing two policemen and forcing about 350 Iraqi civilians and six U.S. troops to seek treatment for exposure to the gas, the military said Saturday.

Tenn. mine enriched Gore, scarred land  —  Al Gore Jr. received more than $500,000 in royalties from the owners of zinc mines who held mineral leases on his farm near Carthage, Tenn. Now the mines have a new owner and are scheduled to reopen later this year.

G.O.P. Anger in Swing State Eased Attorney's Exit  —  The first whiff of something suspicious came when a 15-year-old boy received a voter registration card in the mail.  Soon a second one arrived.  Then his 13-year-old neighbor got one, too.  —  Neither boy had applied for the cards …

Sampson: I Failed to Organize "Political Response"  —  Boy, has Kyle Sampson learned his lesson, or what?  He hasn't resigned because of his role in a scheme to fire prosecutors for political reasons, oh no: he resigned because he didn't succeed in organizing "a more effective political response" to the charges of impropriety.

No lawyer is willing to represent Pakistan govt in judge's case  —  For the latest World News on mobile sms WOR to 4567  —  LAHORE: The government is unable to find a lawyer of any standing to represent it before the supreme judicial council in the reference against the chief justice.

At war's fourth: Bush v Democrats  —  The White House, repeatedly asked if President Bush is planning anything to mark the fourth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq on Monday, has suggested that the president is going about business as usual.  On Monday, that business includes playing host …

A More Islamic Islam  —  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A small group of self-proclaimed secular Muslims from North America and elsewhere gathered in St. Petersburg recently for what they billed as a new global movement to correct the assumed wrongs of Islam and call for an Islamic Reformation.

Barnes lectures Bush on purge scandal  —  It's Saturday, and you know what that means — it's time to marvel at the latest column from Fred Barnes, the executive editor of The Weekly Standard.  Of all of the Bush shills in the conservative media, no one enjoys being an unpaid public relations rep for the White House more than Barnes.

The Laugh Gap Explained  —  1. Women are lower status.  "For all that the sexual revolution has changed gender relationships in the West," Annie wrote, "there are still huge differences in social position between the genders.  Women are still lower on the social scale than men …

FBI file links Kennedy to Monroe's death  —  For four decades there have been rumours that Marilyn Monroe's death was not a simple suicide.  Now a Los Angeles-based Australian writer and director, Philippe Mora, has uncovered an FBI document that throws up a chilling new scenario.

Logrolling, Blogrolling and Other Bad Habits  —  In December 2005, I engaged in an interesting discussion with Dan Solove of the very good law blog Concurring Opinions on the nature of the blogosphere Left and Right.  I took issue with this assertion from Solove:

BAGHDAD — From the Philippines to Vietnam, a question commanders faced every time they bolstered their forces: If the war is going as well as you say, why do you need reinforcements?  And if it's not going so well — despite what you've said — why should we believe that more troops are the answer?

Probe of Al-Qaeda Leader's Handling Sought  —  Senators Urge Inquiry After Mohammed Alleges Abuse  —  Two senators who observed last week's closed military proceedings against al-Qaeda leader Khalid Sheik Mohammed called for an investigation into allegations that the accused planner …

Cindy Sheehan: "Stop this BullSh*t!"  —  ** Cindy Sheehan- "It's like being in the shadow of the death star."  Huh???  —  This speech could be a classic study for psychiatric students for years to come...  Democratic darling, Cindy Sheehan, belts out an unbelievably crazy speech today at the small antiwar rally in Washington DC.