Ex-Justice Official's Statements Contradict Gonzales on Firings  —  The former Justice Department official who carried out the firings of eight U.S. attorneys last year told Congress that several of the prosecutors had no performance problems and that a memo on the firings was distributed …

Coda  —  I missed this one, from Friday: … This is the media critic for the Washington Post and CNN.  Do you think maybe Howie has been spending a little too much time around the wrong people lately?  —  Gwen Ifill was good this morning on Meet The Press.

Message: I Don't Care  —  So evidently Markos really doesn't give a damn that he pissed off everyone with his idiotic comments regarding Kathy Sierra.  How else can you explain a post that says, in effect, "Yeah, right-codes of conduct are stupid.  What do we disagree on?"

The Media Cornucopia  —  It's a Golden Age of media—but not for long, if the Left has its way.  —  Throughout most of history, humans lived in a state of extreme information poverty.  News traveled slowly, field to field, village to village.  Even with the printing press's advent, information spread at a snail's pace.

Brrrrrr!  Global Warming Rally Roundup... It Was Cold!  —  Update: Glenn B. sends this photo from the Albany, New York rally:  —  This photo from the Albany Times Union says it best.  —  In Utah they spelled out their message to Congress...  In the snow.  —  Carbondale, Illinois:

Donors Linked to the Clintons Shift to Obama  —  As Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton seeks to reassemble the Democratic money machine her husband built, some major fund-raisers long associated with her and him have signed on with Senator Barack Obama.  —  Among the biggest fund-raisers …

Republicans Wish You A Painful Tax Day  —  So here's a pretty nice policy idea from John Edwards: if the IRS already has all the information it needs to do your taxes, as it does for about 50 million Americans, why don't we spare you the trouble and have the IRS do your taxes by itself?

Ombudswho?  —  Lots shakin' at The Washington Post lately.  An alert Ombudsman had plenty to choose from, should she want to act as the Readers' Representative.  Here are some examples (from just the last ten days) where readers deserved an ombud or two:  —  Syndicated columnist Robert …

Why We Pay Without A Whimper  —  Early American history was a conservative's nirvana: It was one long tax revolt.  —  The British imposed taxes on everything from molasses to tea, and Americans smuggled the molasses, tossed the tea into a harbor and reached for their muskets.

Celebrating #42  —  George Will has few peers in politics and in baseball politics, and he proves it yet again today in his look at the 60th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's first game with the Brooklyn Dodgers.  For those confused by the Don Imus kerfuffle, here's what real prejudice and hatred looked like:

Gen Musharraf Refuses US Military Help  —  President General Pervez Musharraf has rejected 'absolutely and totally' the prospect of a joint US-Pakistan military operation to pursue retreating insurgents inside Pakistan, reports The Pakistan Tribune.  —  " 'The whole population of Pakistan …

YOU FIND YOU'RE BACK IN VEGAS WITH A HANDLE IN YOUR HAND:  —  The sordid story of Muhammed Shahwani takes a new turn.  Shahwani, you'll recall, is the  —  Iraqi intelligence chieftain, surviving since the halcyon days of Iyad Allawi's tenure as premier.  His credentials as a survivor …

Lenders Sought Edge Against U.S. in Student Loans  —  In a fierce contest to control the student loan market, the nation's banks and lenders have for years waged a successful campaign to limit a federal program that was intended to make borrowing less costly by having the government provide loans directly to students.

FDL Book Salon: Feldman Frames the Debate  —  (Please welcome author Jeffrey Feldman to the FDL Book Salon in the comments — JH)  —  Some people may say that Iraq is the most important issue of the day, others may say it is energy, or civil rights, or more abstract issues such as globalization.