Personnel Announcement  —  President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate ten individuals, appoint twelve individuals, recess appoint four individuals and designate one individual to serve in his Administration.  The President today also announced that he has appointed one individual to serve in his Administration.

EXCLUSIVE: Obama Bests Clinton in Primary Fundraising  —  Newcomer Obama Raises More Primary Cash than Clinton  —  ABC News has learned that the $23.5 million Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., raised for his presidential campaign for use in the primaries is more than that raised by the Democratic frontrunner, Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y.

Freed British sailors to fly home in time for Easter  —  The President of Iran shook hands with the British hostages this afternoon after announcing he was freeing them.  —  The sailors will leave Tehran early Thursday and arrive at London's Heathrow airport around 1200 GMT, said Robin Air, father of Royal Marine Capt. Chris Air.

Clarification from the Prime Minister's Bureau  —  Following quotes attributed to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, during her visit to Damascus, the Prime Minister's Bureau wishes to clarify the following:  —  During Mrs. Pelosi's meeting with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, before her visit to Syria …

Giuliani stands by support of publicly-funded abortions  —  TALLAHASSEE, Florida (CNN) — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani told CNN Wednesday he supports public funding for some abortions, a position he advocated as mayor and one that will likely put the GOP presidential candidate at odds with social conservatives in his party.

Three Yale Students Arrested for Flag Burning  —  Three Yale University students were arrested early Tuesday morning for burning an American flag on a pole attached to a house in New Haven, the Yale Daily News reported today.  —  The three men, all of foreign origin, were charged …

Newsweek: Agency to Investigate Iglesias Firing  —  It's almost too perfect.  —  When Justice Department official William Moschella was asked why the Department had fired U.S. Attorney David Iglesias, he told Congress that "Iglesias had delegated to his first assistant the overall running of the office.

At Law School, Koh is liberal lion  —  This is the first part of a two-part profile.  —  Fate brought Harold Hongju Koh to the Yale Law School deanship.  He was six years old at the time.  —  The year was 1961, and Eugene V. Rostow — outspoken, energetic and controversial — was dean.

The Logic of Over-the-Top Suspicion  —  Watch this video of one more Bush supporter and a few more lies, via Rachel Maddow.  Another day, another couple of lies.  This one about Carol Lam, former U.S. Attorney General [d'oh!] based in Sand Diego, who was fired in the recent USAG firing scandal.

If only Newt Gingrich were president  —  After Iran announced today that it was releasing the 15 British sailors unharmed — without the need for any bombing campaigns, invasions, or new wars — this is what Tony Blair said, according to the BBC: … There is still no definitive evidence …

Land of the lost: Left-wing blogs get punked  —  Take a close look at this photo—focus on the folder tucked under Karl Rove's arm and keep a mental note of what's on the TV monitor (big hat tips to Gid and Ace):  —  Now, look at all the heavy breathing from left-wing blogs about the name on the folder, "Coptix:"