Gonzales Aide Suggested Replacements for Attorneys  —  A Justice Department e-mail released today shows that the former chief of staff to Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales proposed replacement candidates for seven United States attorneys nearly a year before those prosecutors were fired …

Flying Solo Past the Point of No Return  —  For a few days, it seemed as if Don Imus would somehow pull out of the death spiral.  After all, once he came under fire, Mr. Imus said he was sorry for the racial insult, said he was sorry again and then began a week of penance …

Breaux says he won't run for governor  —  BATON ROUGE —Democratic former U.S. Sen. John Breaux said Friday he will not be a candidate for governor this fall because he did not get a definitive legal opinion from the state attorney general clearing up his status as a citizen of the state.

Life's little contradictions  —  We all know people whose passionate beliefs stand in direct opposition to their other passionate beliefs.  Here's a handy list of 30 contradictory concepts.  —  1 The same people who claim to worry most about future generations surviving climate change …

Warner's Fundraising Prompts Speculation on Reelection Plans  —  U.S. Sen. John W. Warner (R-Va.) reported Thursday that he has raised only $500 in campaign contributions during the first three months of the year, fueling speculation that he may not seek a sixth term next year.

Corzine may not have been buckled up  —  CAMDEN, N.J. - Gov. Jon S. Corzine was apparently riding without a seat belt, in violation of state law, when he was critically injured in the crash of his official vehicle, a spokesman said Friday.  —  A state trooper was at the wheel and the governor …

Imus, a postscript  —  I haven't written about the Imus affair here.  I never listen to Imus and thus have no opinion of or particular interest in him.  My main interest in the matter was simply to see how it would play out and what the outcome would say about the state of our culture.

Islamist Group Denies Report of Hoyer Invitation to Visit Congress  —  (CNSNews.com) - The Muslim Brotherhood has denied an Egyptian newspaper report saying that a visiting delegation led by House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer had invited members of the radical Islamist group to visit the U.S. Congress.

Former Steelers Swann eyes run for Congress in 4th District  —  TRIBUNE-REVIEW  —  Former Pittsburgh Steelers star Lynn Swann said Thursday he is considering a run for Congress.  —  Swann, a Sewickley Heights Republican who lost his bid last year to unseat Gov. Ed Rendell …

Study Casts Doubt on Abstinence-Only Programs  —  A long-awaited national study has concluded that abstinence-only sex education, a cornerstone of the Bush administration's social agenda, does not keep teenagers from having sex.  Neither does it increase or decrease the likelihood that if they do have sex, they will use a condom.

Saying No to Fox News  —  I have this mischievous suspicion that Roger Ailes, the creator and chairman of Fox News, secretly admires the bloggers and other activists working to keep Democratic presidential candidates from debating on his cable network.  —  To be sure, Ailes will never say this.

Uncle Leo's Medals: An Astonished Update  —  he day after tomorrow — Sunday, April 15 — is Yom Hashoah, the Jewish holiday of remembrance for the victims of the Holocaust.  —  Nearly a month ago, I filed a request with the Staatsarchiv Würzburg for my great-uncle Leopold's World War …