2 dead in JSC hostage standoff  —  A NASA contract worker barricaded himself inside a Johnson Space Center building Friday and killed one of two hostages before committing suicide.  —  William A. Phillips, a 60-year-old engineer, fatally shot co-worker David Beverly in the chest …

No Surrender  —  [Ross] So Harry Reid announced that he thinks the war in Iraq is "lost," prompting general outrage on the right - capped off by Mark Levin's call for Reid's resignation: … Here's my question: Is there any imaginable point in any imaginable conflict where Mark Levin would admit that the United States had lost a war?

Iraqi tribal chiefs forming an anti-insurgent party  —  The Sunni sheiks aim to set up a council and enter elections.  They also seek to enhance U.S. troops' image.  —  RAMADI, IRAQ — A group of Sunni tribal leaders in beleaguered Al Anbar province said Thursday that it intended to form …

Administration officials say Gonzales should step down … WASHINGTON (CNN) — Several administration officials and the House Republican Conference chairman said Friday that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales should step down, following the harsh response to his Senate testimony on last year's firing of eight U.S. attorneys.

A coward named Derbyshire  —  You've probably read the NRO's very own John Derbyshire's insane rant against the victims of the VT shooting.  In his twisted mind he thought his logic was sound and repeated that he wasn't criticizing the students, but merely raising a point of conversation.

House Passes Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Act  —  The House has passed the Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Act, by a vote of 269-134.  —  Passage came after defeat of a Republican motion to recommit with instructions.  As background, the C-Span Congressional Glossary provides the following definition:

Vermont Senate calls for impeachment of Bush … MONTPELIER, Vermont (AP) — Vermont senators voted Friday to call for the impeachment of President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney, saying their actions in Iraq and the U.S. "raise serious questions of constitutionality."

Jihadist video shows boy beheading man  —  KILI FAQIRAN, Pakistan - The boy with the knife looks barely 12.  In a high-pitched voice, he denounces the bound, blindfolded man before him as an American spy.  Then he hacks off the captive's head to cries of "God is great!" and hoists it in triumph by the hair.

House Approves A Full D.C. Seat  —  Biggest Step Toward Vote Since '70s; Bill Faces High Hurdles in the Senate  —  A bill giving the District its first full seat in Congress cleared the House yesterday, marking the city's biggest legislative victory in its quest for voting rights in nearly three decades.

Rutgers team skips Clinton meeting  —  NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton finally dropped by Rutgers to meet with the school's women's basketball coach — but the players themselves skipped the half-hour meeting, citing their studies and Imus fatigue.