Missing E-Mail May Be Related to Prosecutors  —  The White House said Thursday that missing e-mail messages sent on Republican Party accounts may include some relating to the firing of eight United States attorneys.  —  The disclosure became a fresh political problem for the White House …

CBS Fires Don Imus Over Racial Slur  —  Dismissal Caps Week Of Uproar Over Radio Host's Comments About Rutgers Women's Basketball Team  —  (CBS/AP) CBS announced Thursday that it has fired Don Imus from his radio program, following a week of uproar over the radio host's derogatory comments about the Rutgers women's basketball team.

The prospect of all-female conception  —  Women might soon be able to produce sperm in a development that could allow lesbian couples to have their own biological daughters, according to a pioneering study published today.  —  Scientists are seeking ethical permission to produce synthetic sperm cells …

Wolfowitz must be told to resign now  —  The president of the World Bank has one asset: his credibility.  The Bank's capacity to make a difference lies not in its money and ideas but in its ability to be the world's voice for development.  This includes, as Paul Wolfowitz, the current president …

Open thread: Fireworks on the Factor with Michelle hosting?  Update: Video added  —  The show's starting now; comment below if you're watching.  I'm reliably informed that one guest lobs a sexist insult at Michelle — but a "good," progressive kind of sexist insult, not a retrograde conservative one.

AL SHARPTON, ARBITER ELEGENTIAE  —  When Don Imus sought absolution for his characteristic display of poor taste, he bent his knee to Pope Al Sharpton.  How is it that Al Sharpton has become the arbiter elegentia for matters involving race?  Though he is accorded an absurdly respected role …

ACLU Releases Files on Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan and Iraq  —  Americans Have a Right to Unfiltered Information About the Human Costs of War, ACLU Says  —  NEW YORK - The American Civil Liberties Union today made public hundreds of claims for damages by family members of civilians killed …

'I am plotting a new Russian revolution'  —  London exile Berezovsky says force necessary to bring down President Putin  —  The Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky has told the Guardian he is plotting the violent overthrow of President Putin from his base in Britain after forging close contacts with members of Russia's ruling elite.

Early Verdict on Whitehouse Favorable  —  Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) was getting needled by his peers from the moment he walked into his first meeting of Judiciary Committee Democrats in early January.  —  "Hey, Sheldon," Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) barked at the newcomer, a member of one of his state's oldest families.

BREAKING: PRESENT AT THE BOMBING  —  In this exclusive report he describes the carnage, the aftermath, and what led up to it, including the fact that two suicide vests were discovered inside the Green Zone on April 1, with a resulting, if unsuccessful, search for others.

Imus, The Duke Boys And Our Bloodlust  —  Dick Meyer: Thoughts On Building Up And Tearing Down Celebrities  —  (CBS) This commentary was written by CBSNews.com's Dick Meyer.  —  We have become serial character assassins.  —  Don Imus is just the latest example of something sad and unattractive …

Immigration Debate Sours for Illegals  —  AP Photo CASP102  —  WASHINGTON (AP) - The terms of the immigration debate have turned less friendly for illegal immigrants as lawmakers and the Bush administration struggle to reach a deal in the next few weeks.  —  The landscape for an immigration overhaul …

Duff Wilson's New Version  —  The worst journalist covering the case was the New York Times' Duff Wilson.  While reporters from the Herald-Sun were more biased, few people outside the Triangle have ever heard of the H-S. The Times, on the other hand, is trusted by many as "all the news that's fit to print."