Secret Order By Gonzales Delegated Extraordinary Powers To Aides  —  Attorney General Alberto Gonzales signed a highly confidential order in March 2006 delegating to two of his top aides — who have since resigned because of their central roles in the firings of eight U.S. attorneys …

Lieberman: 'Bloggers Have Added Another Dimension of Vituperation Toxicity' To Politics  —  Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) and House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) led a panel discussion today at the American Enterprise Institute discussing "options for restoring civility in American politics."

Press Gaggle by Tony Snow  —  White House Conference Center Briefing Room  —  PRESS CORPS: (Applause.)  —  Q Where ya been?  (Laughter.)  —  MR. SNOW: Just hanging out.  Thank you so much, it's great to be back.  —  Q We thought Rove double-deleted you.  (Laughter.)  —  MR. SNOW: All right.

Bush will work with Democrats on Iraq  —  WASHINGTON - President Bush said Monday he wants to work with Democrats on compromise legislation to pay for the Iraq war even though he'll carry through on his threat to veto a spending bill that also sets a timetable for a U.S. troop withdrawal.

Corzine Leaves Hospital After Accident  —  Gov. Jon S. Corzine apologized to New Jersey residents on Monday as he left the hospital 18 days after a devastating traffic accident in which he was not wearing a seat belt and was being driven at more than 91 miles per hour on the Garden State Parkway.

Broder Tells 'E&P' That He Stands By His Blast At Harry Reid  —  NEW YORK David Broder said he wouldn't change anything in his April 26 column, which angered many readers and caused 50 members of the Senate Democratic Caucus to write a letter criticizing Broder in Friday's Washington Post.

Thompson mulling summer announcement  —  Advisers to Fred Thompson have begun exploring a range of staffing options — including talking to potential campaign managers — as the actor and former Tennessee senator firms up his plans to enter the Republican presidential contest, according to people involved in the conversations.

Sunni Bloc Threatens to Pull Ministers From Cabinet  —  The largest bloc of Sunni Arabs in the Iraqi Parliament threatened to withdraw its ministers from the Shiite-dominated cabinet today in frustration over the Iraq government's failure to deal with Sunni concerns.

A Loser's History  —  GEORGE TENET'S SNIVELING, SELF-JUSTIFYING NEW BOOK IS A DISGRACE.  —  It's difficult to see why George Tenet would be so incautious as to write his own self-justifying apologia, let alone give it the portentous title At the Center of the Storm.

TENET SAID SADDAM WOULD HAVE NUKES BY 2007  —  I didn't see George Tenet's interview on 60 Minutes last night, but Larwyn alerted me to the following statement by Tenet that the intelligence community believed Saddam could have nukes by 2007.  Ian Schwartz got the transcript and is going to be posting video soon.

Price tag for war in Iraq on track to top $500 billion  —  WASHINGTON - The bitter fight over the latest Iraq spending bill has all but obscured a sobering fact: The war will soon cost more than $500 billion.  —  That's about ten times more than the Bush administration anticipated …

Stephanie Miller Takes Her Turn On MSNBC  —  Today through Wednesday, progressive talk show host Stephanie Miller gets her chance to shine in Imus's old slot on MSNBC.  If this morning's show was any indication, she could easily impact their ratings in the same way Keith Olberman has.  —  Download (5492) |

Sen. Johnson Now Recovering at Home  —  Sen. Tim Johnson, who suffered a debilitating brain hemorrhage in December, has left a rehabilitation center to continue his recovery at his home in northern Virginia.  —  The transition from a full-time rehabilitation facility to outpatient …

Immigration Rallies Planned Nationwide  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) - Hispanic and other civil rights groups wrapped up plans for immigration reform marches and rallies Tuesday in dozens of cities, but conceded that a replay of last year's huge turnout was unlikely.

MTP Transcript for April 29, 2007  —  'Meet the Candidate': Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del.  —  MR. TIM RUSSERT: Our issues this Sunday: Our Meet the Candidates 2008 series continues, an exclusive interview with Democrat Joe Biden.  He has represented the state of Delaware in the U.S. Senate for 34 years.

Buckley and Will See Doom for GOP  —  At the end of this clip from ABC's This Week, host George Stephanopoulos and George Will have this interesting exchange: … As Stephanopoulos says, Wow.  —  Compare that to what William F. Buckley Jr. wrote the other day (which Drudge highlighted today in very important red lettering):