Duke Lacrosse Case Charges to Be Dropped  —  Three Players Were Facing Charges of First Degree Kidnapping, First Degree Forcible Sexual Offense  —  ABC News Law & Justice Unit  —  The office of North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper will announce that he is dismissing all charges …

House Panel Subpoenas Gonzales for Documents  —  The House Judiciary Committee issued a subpoena to Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales today seeking hundreds of pages of new or uncensored records related to the firings of eight U.S. attorneys last year, officials said.

Panel Said to Alter Finding on Voter Fraud  —  A federal panel responsible for conducting election research played down the findings of experts who concluded last year that there was little voter fraud around the nation, according to a review of the original report obtained by The New York Times.

Bush inviting Dems to meet about Iraq  —  WASHINGTON - President Bush on Tuesday invited Democrats to discuss their standoff over a war-spending bill, but he made clear he would not change his position opposing troop withdrawals.  The White House bluntly said the meeting would not be a negotiation.

Diabetics cured by stem-cell treatment  —  Diabetics using stem-cell therapy have been able to stop taking insulin injections for the first time, after their bodies started to produce the hormone naturally again.  —  In a breakthrough trial, 15 young patients with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes …

Defaults Rise in Next Level of Mortgages  —  Some of the problems afflicting mortgages sold to borrowers with weak, or subprime, credit increasingly appear to be cropping up in loans made to homeowners who were thought to be less risky.  —  The latest sign of possible further deterioration …

Busted!... Multi-National Force Iraq Scores on Mainstream Media  —  Special Update: For the "Think Progress" visitors below...  It's refreshing to see the world's finest military win a battle on the media front!  —  Of all of the 1,800 plus articles published yesterday …

A New Prescription to Curb Health-Care Spending  —  Laura Meckler reports on a new idea to cut health-care spending.  —  If you ask Americans what the biggest problem in health care is today, they might tell you that insurance companies are too stingy.  Or they might say that not enough people have insurance.

Iran plans book, CD on Britons' detention  —  TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) — Iran plans to release a book and CD detailing the arrest and detention of 15 British sailors and marines whom Tehran blames for illegally crossing into Iranian waters, an Iranian military spokesman said.

Gilchrest Seeking White House Deal on Iraq  —  A diverse collection of House Republicans has formed an ad hoc group to negotiate with the White House on a compromise Iraq spending bill, Politico's Ryan Grim reports.  The group plans to hold talks with National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley …

Some in G.O.P. Express Worry Over '08 Hopes  —  Republican leaders across the country say they are growing increasingly anxious about their party's chances of holding the White House, citing public dissatisfaction with President Bush, the political fallout from the war in Iraq and the problems …

Kerry Forces Gingrich To Admit Inhofe Is Off-Base On Global Warming Science  —  Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA) engaged in head-to-head debate this morning on global warming.  During the event, Kerry challenged Gingrich on his commitment to global warming science …

Producer: PBS dropped 'Islam vs. Islamists' on political grounds  —  The producer of a tax-financed documentary on Islamic extremism claims his film has been dropped for political reasons from a television series that airs next week on more than 300 PBS stations nationwide.

Oliphant's Children  —  I'm on the road for the next couple of days—thanks in advance to Stinkeye, Democommie, and Nez for volunteering to cover for me—and I wasn't going to post tonight.  But sometimes my inner Frenchman demands that I grant him an opportunity to speak his mind, and tonight is one of those times.

CBS News fires producer for plagiarism  —  NEW YORK - A CBS News producer was fired and the network apologized after a Katie Couric video essay on libraries was found to be plagiarized from The Wall Street Journal.  —  The essay was removed from the CBS Web site and an editor's note …

When CEO Buys a Mansion, It's Time to Sell Shares  —  Judith Burns reports on a new signal to sell stocks.  —  With House Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank pushing a bill to give shareholders more say on executive compensation, a couple of academic researchers suggest another …

President Bush Makes Remarks on the Iraq War Supplemental  —  THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all.  Good morning; please be seated.  Thank you for your warm hospitality.  It's a pleasure to be here at Legion Post 177, Fairfax, Virginia.  I appreciate you inviting me.

Imus vs. the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks Chart (language warning)  —  My syndicated column this week: THE CULTURE OF "BITCHES, NIGGAS, AND HOS"  —  Let's stipulate: I have no love for Don Imus, Al Sharpton, or Jesse Jackson.  I repeat: A pox on all their race-baiting houses.

Advertisers Pull Out of Imus Show  —  'I Don't Deserve to Be Fired,' Says the Shock Jock, Under Attack for Slur  —  As skittish advertisers began to pull out and calls for his resignation reverberated, embattled shock jock Don Imus yesterday continued a campaign of contrition over racially …