Gonzales v. Gonzales  —  If Attorney General Alberto Gonzales had gone to the Senate yesterday to convince the world that he ought to be fired, it's hard to imagine how he could have done a better job, short of simply admitting the obvious: that the firing of eight United States attorneys was a partisan purge.

Training Iraqi troops no longer driving force in U.S. policy  —  WASHINGTON - Military planners have abandoned the idea that standing up Iraqi troops will enable American soldiers to start coming home soon and now believe that U.S. troops will have to defeat the insurgents and secure control of troubled provinces.

Renzi steps down from House panel after raid on firm  —  WASHINGTON - Rep. Rick Renzi stepped down temporarily from the House Intelligence Committee on Thursday, after the FBI raided his family's business in connection with an ongoing federal investigation.  —  Agents took documents …

Three days after guilty plea, Griles ties the knot  —  Two Bush administration officials who have been linked in scandal are now linked in wedlock.  —  The union of former Deputy Interior Secretary J. Steven Griles and Sue Ellen Wooldridge could have implications for the investigation into Griles's ties to ex-lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

Rick Perlstein's blog  —  Last year I attended a major conference of conservative intellectuals and activists at Princeton University as the token liberal.  There I heard Richard Land of the Southern Baptist Convention say that the Democratic Party ostracizes all pro-life Democrats.

Canada joins anti-Kyoto bloc  —  This week's announcement by the Canadian government — that it may join a U.S.-led coalition focused on voluntary emissions cuts — could be part of a global shift away from Kyoto's binding targets.  —  In a somewhat surprising development, Canada …

A Moment of Silence  —  What can be said about the Virginia Tech massacre?  Very little.  What should be said?  Even less.  The lives of 32 innocents, chosen randomly and without purpose, are extinguished most brutally by a deeply disturbed gunman.  With an event such as this …

Doolittle off powerful panel  —  As a federal investigation unfolds, he takes a leave of absence from the House Appropriations Committee.  —  Story appeared in MAIN NEWS section, Page A4  —  Rep. John Doolittle, R-Roseville, had his Virginia home searched as the FBI looked for business papers of his wife, Julie.

S.223  —  Blog articles for S.223  —  S.223: A bill to require Senate candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form.  —  APRIL 20, 2007  —  S.223  —  S.223 A bill to require Senate candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form. introduced Jan. 09, 2007 293 views