Oh, dear.  Guess who's taking the Washington Post's editorial board to task for its editorial stance against Nancy Pelosi's trip to Syria?  One of the Post's own Op ed columnists, Eugene Robinson.  —  Check out this appearance by Robinson on Hardball.  Robinson defends Pelosi's trip to Syria …

When a dilettante takes on Hizbullah  —  We can thank the US speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, for having informed Syrian President Bashar Assad, from Beirut, that "the road to solving Lebanon's problems passes through Damascus."  Now, of course, all we need to do is remind Pelosi …

Within the bounds  —  USA TODAY's views distort both the nature of Speaker Pelosi's trip and the constitutional role of Congress in foreign policy.  As a member of the speaker's delegation who accompanied her to every meeting, I would like to set the record straight.  —  Let's be clear.

Gonzales aide who asserted Fifth resigns  —  WASHINGTON - A top aide to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales abruptly quit on Friday, almost two weeks after telling Congress she would not testify about her role in the firings of federal prosecutors.  —  There was no immediate reason given …

Gonzales Aide Who Refused to Testify Resigns  —  Monica Goodling, the Justice Department official who helped coordinate the firings of eight United States attorneys, an episode that has jeopardized the position of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, resigned today.

Britons Say They Feared for Lives in Iran Captivity  —  Their greatest scare, they recalled, came on the second day, when they were flown to Tehran, blindfolded and backed up against a prison wall while their Iranian captors fiddled with weapons, cocking rifles and making them fear for their lives.

Americans offered 'aggressive patrols' in Iranian airspace  —  The US offered to take military action on behalf of the 15 British sailors and marines held by Iran, including buzzing Iranian Revolutionary Guard positions with warplanes, the Guardian has learned.