Pelosi steps out of bounds on ill-conceived trip to Syria  —  Bush's no-talk policy is flawed, but speaker's tactics are no solution.  —  Democrats in Congress have been busy flexing their foreign policy muscles almost from the moment they took power in January, for the most part responsibly.

Sailors 'blindfolded, bound and threatened'  —  The British service personnel held hostage in Iran said they were blindfolded, bound and threatened with seven years in prison if they didn't admit they had strayed into Iranian waters.  —  At a press conference the sailors and Marines confirmed …

Cheney reasserts al-Qaida-Saddam connection  —  Vice president's words come as latest Pentagon report again dismisses link  —  WASHINGTON - Vice President Dick Cheney repeated his assertions of al-Qaida links to Saddam Hussein's Iraq on Thursday as the Defense Department released a report citing …

Justice Department In New Fight Over Papers on Firings  —  The Justice Department is refusing to release hundreds of pages of additional documents related to the firings of eight U.S. attorneys, setting up a fresh clash with Capitol Hill in a controversy that continues to threaten Attorney …

How Supply-Side Economics Trickled Down  —  AS one who was present at the creation of "supply-side economics" back in the 1970s, I think it is long past time that the phrase be put to rest.  It did its job, creating a new consensus among economists on how to look at the national economy.

Anti-gun zealots oppose Navy SEAL memorial statue  —  Read this.  —  Did you read it yet?  This story is so flabbergasting, I'm going to walk you through it here to ensure you don't miss it.  There's no clearer illustration of just how unreality-based and ignorant the Left is in this country.

3 federal prosecutors quit manager posts  —  They left their management jobs with the Minnesota U.S. Attorney's Office and will go back to prosecuting cases.  —  In a surprising move, three top lawyers in the Minnesota U.S. Attorney's Office resigned their management positions Thursday and will return to prosecuting cases.

How the web became a sexists' paradise  —  Everyone receives abuse online but the sheer hatred thrown at women bloggers has left some in fear for their lives.  Jessica Valenti, editor of Feministing.com, reports  —  Last week, Kathy Sierra, a well-known software programmer and Java expert …

Britain's Humiliation — and Europe's  —  Iran has pulled off a tidy little success with its seizure and release of those 15 British sailors and marines: a pointed humiliation of Britain, with a bonus demonstration of Iran's intention to push back against coalition challenges to its assets in Iraq.

Emissions Already Affecting Climate, Report Finds  —  Earth's climate and ecosystems are already being affected, for better and mostly for worse, by the atmospheric buildup of smokestack and tailpipe gases that trap heat, top climate experts said today.  —  And while curbs in emissions can limit risks …

Bloggers to Blame for Rudy's Bad Week?  —  Roger Simon reports: … Is Rudy blaming bloggers for his recent bad publicity?  —  Rudy's recent problems have arisen from interviews he granted or speeches he gave.  —  The most damning information has come from YouTube videos …

Chlorine truck bomber kills 27 in Ramadi  —  BAGHDAD - A suicide bomber driving a truck loaded with TNT and toxic chlorine gas crashed into a police checkpoint in western Ramadi on Friday, killing at least 27 people and wounding dozens, police in the Anbar provincial capital said.

One of the 85 'loyal Bushies' comes under scrutiny  —  Last year, Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle (D), seeking a second term, was considered relatively vulnerable by the Republican establishment.  The GOP had successfully recruited then-Rep. Mark Green (R-Wis.) to be their gubernatorial candidate …