BREAKING: US HOLDS 300 PRISONERS LINKED TO IRAN  —  American forces in Iraq now hold some 300 prisoners tied to Iran's intelligence agencies, Pajamas Media learned from both diplomatic and military sources.  —  This is believed, by both sources, to be a record number of prisoners tied to Iran.

Congressional oversight is a linchpin of how our democracy works  —  It is so inescapably clear that Alberto Gonzales repeatedly lied about what occurred with the U.S. attorney firings that the national media and even many Bush supporters are clearly acknowledging that fact.

Shariah in Minnesota?  —  Radical Muslim activists go fishing in troubled waters.  —  MINNEAPOLIS—The land of 10,000 lakes and that welcoming attitude we call "Minnesota Nice"—is becoming a window on America's potential future.  Here in Minneapolis, one of the nation's most livable cities …

Activists remember a different Romney  —  Advocates for gay and abortion rights and the environment say the GOP candidate misled them on his positions.  —  BOSTON — As an abortion-rights advocate, Deborah Allen did not think she would find much in common with Mitt Romney.  Then she heard his pitch.

Anger Is All The Rage  —  During the divisive War of 1812, a livid woman famous for her long hair rode to the White House, stood in her carriage, let down her tresses and proclaimed that she would gladly be shorn of them if they would be used to hang President James Madison.

Russia is Europe's natural ally  —  Two thousand years ago Roman soldiers united enormous territories from Britain to Athens, from the Rhine to the Iberian peninsula, by the sword.  Europe has survived many destructive wars and the collapse of empires.  It overcame the dictatorship of tyrants …

A Partnership on Iraq  —  President Bush staked out his position on Iraq in January, and the House has now staked out its own.  Deep divisions between these positions signal a stalemate among our political leaders.  There is no unity of effort.  Yet the president and the Democratic majorities …

In the Hospital, Mrs. Edwards Set Campaign's Fate  —  As the nurse fumbled to find the vein in her arm last Wednesday and Elizabeth Edwards was bracing for the worst possible news, her decision about her husband's presidential campaign was sealed.  —  A doctor had already told …

Cancer Survivor White House Tony Snow's Special Perspective (UPDATED)  —  Newsweeks' The Gaggle notes that it was a particularly tough — and revealing — week for White House Press Secretary Tony Snow.  —  Beset by various controversies, Snow was steadfast in his defense of the Bush administration. …

Terror Database Has Quadrupled In Four Years  —  U.S. Watch Lists Are Drawn From Massive Clearinghouse  —  Each day, thousands of pieces of intelligence information from around the world — field reports, captured documents, news from foreign allies and sometimes idle gossip …

Eyebrows Are Raised in Mich. Over Reasons for Prosecutor's Firing  —  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — In the aftermath of the surprise firing of U.S. Attorney Margaret M. Chiara, questions outnumber answers.  Was she dismissed for political reasons?  For poor performance?  To make way for someone else?

Dissing the Disgruntled!  Grazer-Gate Update: A summary of the L.A.Times' second-time-farce scandal is here.  The most recent at-bats ...  ** P.S.: It's not clear why the Times would need to recruit "guest editors"—they already more or less have them!  In a relatively short period they'v …

PURGEGATE FISHINESS SUMMARY....Is there, as Alberto Gonzales insists, a perfectly reasonable explanation for Purgegate?  I guess there might be, but there are sure an awful lot of reasons to be skeptical.  Here's a list off the top of my head:  — Prior to the purge …

Rice Hints at U.S. Peace Push on Mideast  —  In making her fourth trip to the Middle East in four months to try to breathe life into dormant Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has opened the door to the possibility that the United States might offer …

MoveOn moves in with Pelosi  —  The netroots group's support proved crucial to passage of the Democrats' Iraq spending plan.  But antiwar activists say MoveOn has been co-opted by its access to power.  —  When Eli Pariser, the executive director of MoveOn.org, looks at the Iraq spending bill …

Play About Iraq War Divides a Connecticut School  —  Student productions at Wilton High School range from splashy musicals like last year's "West Side Story," performed in the state-of-the-art, $10 million auditorium, to weightier works like Arthur Miller's "Crucible," on stage last fall in the school's smaller theater.