ABC's Ross: DC Madam's List Includes White House & Pentagon Officials, Prominent Lawyers  —  ABC News' Brian Ross revealed tonight that the list of customers of an alleged Washington-based prostitution service includes White House and Pentagon officials as well as prominent attorneys.

9 U.S. troops die in Iraq battle, blasts  —  BAGHDAD - A car bomb exploded Saturday in the Shiite holy city of Karbala as the streets were packed with people heading for evening prayers, killing at least 58 and wounding scores near some of the country's most sacred shrines.

Most Katrina Aid From Overseas Went Unclaimed  —  As the winds and water of Hurricane Katrina were receding, presidential confidante Karen Hughes sent a cable from her State Department office to U.S. ambassadors worldwide.  —  Titled "Echo-Chamber Message" — a public relations term …

For $82 a Day, Booking a Cell in a 5-Star Jail  —  Anyone convicted of a crime knows a debt to society often must be paid in jail.  But a slice of Californians willing to supplement that debt with cash (no personal checks, please) are finding that the time can be almost bearable.

Slaughter: Horror at Sony's depraved promotion stunt with decapitated goat  —  Electronics giant Sony has sparked a major row over animal cruelty and the ethics of the computer industry by using a freshly slaughtered goat to promote a violent video game.  —  The corpse of the decapitated animal …

The other day, an editor of The Washington Post's outlook section sent out an email soliciting opinions from a variety of experts on the question of whether Harry Reid was right in saying that the Iraq War was "lost."  They promised to publish replies on the Op-ed page today.

An Open Letter to Mayor Giuliani  —  Dear Mayor Giuliani:  —  Since you have based your presidential campaign almost exclusively on your reaction to terrorist attacks on New York City, and since you have recently accused Democrats of being on the defense against terrorism and therefore guilty …

A Third Way?  —  Fred Thompson isn't the only 'Law and Order' character eyeing the 2008 presidential campaign.  Inside Sam Waterston's efforts to help promote a third-party ticket.  —  A WEB-EXCLUSIVE COMMENTARY  —  The actor Sam Waterston, who plays the hard-hitting assistant D.A. in "Law and Order," has a confession to make.

Gillespie's Bulls**t! on Immigration (Streaming Edition)  —  The episode of Penn & Teller's Bulls**t! on immigration in which I appear as the pro-foreigner advocate is available at YouTube in three easy-to-watch chunks:  —  Part 1:  —  Part 2  —  Part 3:  —  Anyone know where I can find the Walmart episode?

Clinton Pounces On "Mission Accomplished"  —  Democratic Candidate Calls President's 2003 Speech Blot On Leadership  —  (CBS) Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton denounced President George W. Bush on Saturday for his "Mission Accomplished" speech and said his conduct of the Iraq war was …

African Independence  —  It isn't all that it's cracked up to be.  —  BECAUSE OF AND in spite of Hollywood films like The African Queen and television shows like Tarzan, tropical Africa south of the Sahara and north of the Zambezi is terra incognito for most Americans.

Unusual split over GOP race  —  WASHINGTON — As President Bush carefully avoids backing any of those seeking to succeed him in the Oval Office, an unusual split has developed between his top political advisers and immediate family members.  —  Many of Bush's key operatives from campaigns past …

Balancing the Prophet  —  Ever since the Crusades, people in the west have seen the prophet Muhammad as a sinister figure.  During the 12th century, Christians were fighting brutal holy wars against Muslims, even though Jesus had told his followers to love their enemies, not to exterminate them.