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 …

3 Generals Spurn the Position of War 'Czar'  —  Bush Seeks Overseer For Iraq, Afghanistan  —  The White House wants to appoint a high-powered czar to oversee the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with authority to issue directions to the Pentagon, the State Department and other agencies …

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.

'Katie's Notebook' Item Cribbed From W.S. Journal  —  Katie Couric did a one-minute commentary last week on the joys of getting her first library card, but the thoughts were less than original.  The piece was substantially lifted from a Wall Street Journal column.

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 …

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 …

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.

Iraqi citizens exercise peaceful right of assembly in Najaf  —  BAGHDAD — Citizens of Iraq assembled in Najaf Monday to conduct a demonstration against the U.S. presence in their country.  —  Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr called for the protest on the fourth anniversary of the fall of Baghdad …

EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon Considers Extended Tours for All Soldiers  —  ABC News Has Learned New Plan Would Accommodate Bush Troop Surge  —  ABC News has learned that the Pentagon is considering extending the tours of duty for every active duty soldier in Iraq and Afghanistan.

EXCLUSIVE...Two Explosive Books Tell the Inside Story of the Forged Iraq-Niger Docs That Helped Build the Case for War  —  Watch 128k stream Watch 256k stream Read Transcript  —  Help Printer-friendly version Email to a friend Purchase Video/CD

PBS shelves film on moderate Muslims  —  A 52-minute documentary film exploring the struggles of moderate American Muslims at the hands of their radical brethren has also become a showcase for the struggles between right and left in the news media.  —  The producers of "Islam vs. Islamists" …

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 …

Is Nancy Pelosi a Rove mole?  —  Undaunted by the bad smell she imparted to the Democratic Congress when she took it upon herself to spread her own foreign policy to Syria, bungling her pathetic attempt at shuttle diplomacy, Nancy Pelosi is planning to repeat the same performance in Iran, making a Republican win in '08 more likely.

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.

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 …

More downs than ups?  —  Roller-coaster developments leave the British feeling low  —  LONDON — Can an entire nation go on an emotional roller-coaster?  —  Britain's public has been on such an emotional adventure since its 15 sailors and marines were seized in the Persian Gulf.  It may not yet be over.

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.

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 …