Key Rove aide fingered in US Attorney investigation to step down; Could face subpoena  —  Multiple sources reported today that a top aide to President George W. Bush's key adviser Karl Rove will soon step down from her job in the White House.  The aide, Sara M. Taylor, was identified …

Press Briefing by Dana Perino  —  White House Conference Center Briefing Room  —  MS. PERINO: Good morning.  Good Friday afternoon, I'm sorry.  It's been 53 days since the President requested funding for the troops.  We sent up the budget on February 5th, and in addition to sending up the budget we sent the supplemental, as well.

N.Y. gallery cancels naked chocolate Jesus exhibit  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Manhattan art gallery canceled on Friday its Easter-season exhibit of a life-size chocolate sculpture depicting a naked Jesus, after an outcry by Roman Catholics.  —  The sculpture "My Sweet Lord" …

Bush Caught Hyping False Iraq Spending Deadline  —  The Bush administration has been trying to force Congress to abandon its support for an Iraq withdrawal time line by claiming that a "clean" Iraq spending bill must be signed by mid-April or U.S. troops will suffer.

A Deadly U.S.-Iran Firefight  —  The soldiers who were there still talk about the September 7 firefight on the Iran-Iraq border in whispers.  At Forward Operating Base Warhorse, the main U.S. military outpost in Iraq's eastern Diyala Province bordering Iran, U.S. troops recount events reluctantly …

Transplant Update (Update: Success!  Update II: FM Speaks!)  —  Note: This has been bumped to the top; newer posts are below.  —  I have a few moments to update everyone on the First Mate's progress.  She went into surgery around 9:15 CT, about an hour ago.

Citing more sex-change operations, increased lesbian fertility clinics, Savage said of 9-11: "That was God speaking"  —  On the March 27 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, Michael Savage complained that Americans currently live in "post-Christian times" in which "[t] …

Meet John D'oh: Michelle Malkin is Watching You  —  "We are coming to a new order of things.  There's too much talk been going on in this country.  Too many concessions have been made.  What the American people need is an iron hand."  — Someone in Frank Capra's Meet John Doe, but Not the Good Guy

America's 'Seinfeld' strategy in Iraq  —  The history of US foreign policy is punctuated by a series of doctrines.  The Monroe doctrine (1823) declared that European powers would not be allowed to intrude into the western hemisphere.  The Truman doctrine (1947) committed Washington …

Those aren't gifts  —  Misguided advocates of negotiation with the mullahs, beware  —  Iran's mullahs have repeatedly indicated their willingness and ability to help restore order in Iraq, on the condition that the United States packs up and leaves the region.

Europe threatens action as Iran airs new 'confession'  —  EU foreign ministers support British position and warn of 'appropriate measures' if 15 sailors and marines not released  —  The EU threatened to act against Iran last night if it did not immediately and unconditionally release …

Australian to Serve 9 Months in Terrorism Case  —  David Hicks, the Australian high-school dropout whose detention became an international issue, will serve nine more months in custody, most of it in Australia, under the terms of a plea deal unsealed here Friday.

The Most Trusted Name in Blogger Ethics Panels  —  James Carville responded to our inquiry: … Carville basically has two contradictory answers.  The first is that he implicitly, through his fame and reputation, reveals his bias.  He doesn't need to disclose that he is a senior advisor …

WITH FIVE PRIVATE JETS, TRAVOLTA STILL LECTURES ON GLOBAL WARMING  —  His serious aviation habit means he is hardly the best person to lecture others on the environment.  But John Travolta went ahead and did it anyway.  —  The 53-year-old actor, a passionate pilot, encouraged his fans to "do their bit" to tackle global warming.

Rosie O'Donnell 9/11 Conspiracy Comments: Popular Mechanics Responds  —  Recently, Rosie O'Donnell, a co-host of ABC talk show The View, made comments on the show that renewed controversy over the collapse of World Trade Center 7.  —  While saying she didn't know what to believe …

TIME TO ADMIT OVERSIGHT?  —  Is Time trying to bury the attorney general scandal that's seized Washington, D.C., for the past three months?  In just the last week, new documents emerged contradicting Alberto Gonzales's account of his role in the firings, a low-level Department …