Inserting Politics Into Justice  —  The senator vigorously rejected the president's claim of executive privilege.  "I find this extraordinary and troublesome," he said, "and I think it will ultimately be damaging to the president. . . . This is an attempt to stonewall our committee, and the public will be outraged."

Iran 'to try Britons for espionage'  —  FIFTEEN British sailors and marines arrested by Iran's Revolutionary Guards off the coast of Iraq may be charged with spying.  —  A website run by associates of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian president, reported last night that the Britons would be put before a court and indicted.

A Decision The President Alone Must Justify  —  President Bush is in a real bind.  The circumstances surrounding the firing of eight United States Attorneys reek so badly of crass partisan politics that the President's advisers are trying very hard to distance him as much as possible from the decision-making process.

Terrorized by 'War on Terror'  —  How a Three-Word Mantra Has Undermined America  —  The "war on terror" has created a culture of fear in America.  The Bush administration's elevation of these three words into a national mantra since the horrific events of 9/11 has had a pernicious impact …

N.Y. Police Spied Broadly Before G.O.P. Convention  —  For at least a year before the 2004 Republican National Convention, teams of undercover New York City police officers traveled to cities across the country, Canada and Europe to conduct covert observations of people who planned to protest …

SEIU/CAP/UNLV Presidential Healthcare Forum Thread  —  This coverage is sponsored by SEIU, the fastest-growing union in North America, with 1.8 million members in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico.  —  LAS VEGAS — The SEIU/CAP presidential forum on healthcare at UNLV has begun.

Hill bill protects flying public  —  House Republicans are pushing legislation to protect airline passengers from lawsuits for reporting suspicious behavior that might be linked to a terrorist attack.  —  Rep. Steve Pearce, New Mexico Republican, introduced the Protecting Americans Fighting Terrorism Act …

Entitlement  —  Garance put up a post yesterday evening that I thought was a bit of a low blow, suggesting that Sam Rosenfeld, Ezra Klein, and I all just don't like Hillary Clinton because we're men.  I don't want to get into that, but I think it's a good entry into what I think is the very most crucial part …

Mock Colorado Jury Finds Man Not Responsible For Global Warming  —  Dr. Cullen and 2 inches.  I caught a bit of one of her specials last week, or so, in which the Florida everglades were the item.  While there was acknowledgement that most of the Everglades had been rather negatively impacted …

Bill Bennett  • Mike Gallagher  • Dennis Prager  • Michael Medved  • Hugh Hewitt  —  Partisans in the quarrel of Bush vs. Congress have the satisfaction of knowing that weighty arguments can be made in behalf of either position.  Presidential immunity respecting …

Jeb Bush Denied Honor at U. of Florida  —  GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - University of Florida President Bernie Machen said Friday he was "tremendously disappointed" with the school's Faculty Senate vote to deny former Gov. Jeb Bush an honorary degree.  —  The Senate voted 38-28 Thursday …

BLUE AMERICA FINALLY WELCOMES CAROL SHEA-PORTER  —  Most people in government are lawyers.  Of the 42 men who have served as president 25 were lawyers.  The 109th Congress included 218 members who said they were attorneys.  There was something very refreshing and unique about speaking with Carol Shea-Porter the other day.

Hypocrisy on the Hill  —  WASHINGTONIANS probably could live with Republicans' sabotaging their latest chance at congressional representation; that's nothing new.  More galling are those Republicans too gutless to admit their true position.  —  Take, for example, the condescending statement …

South Africa Lowers Voice on Human Rights  —  Modern South Africa came about, historians agree, in part because of the United Nations' unrelenting stance against apartheid.  The United Nations affirmed that South African racism was not merely an internal political problem, but a threat to southern Africa.