Cheney Sticks to His Delusions  —  Faced with overwhelming evidence to the contrary, even President Bush has backed off his earlier inflammatory assertions about links between al-Qaeda and Saddam Hussein.  —  But Vice President Cheney yesterday, in an interview with right-wing talk radio host Rush Limbaugh …

Goodling said she would invoke 5th Amendment if called before Congress  —  WASHINGTON - Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' top aide, who refusedto testify before Congress about her role in the politically charged firing of eight U.S. attorneys, abruptly quit her job Friday.

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 …

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.

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.

Colorado Statue Honoring Fallen Navy SEAL Opposed, "Glorifies Violence"  —  **Welcome Michelle Malkin readers—scroll for updates … Plans to honor Littleton, Co. native and fallen Navy SEAL Danny Dietz, killed while fighting al-Qaeda guerillas in Afghanistan in 2005 …

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 …

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.

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.

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 …

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 …