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 …

Snow's First Day Back  —  Highlights:  — In a rare move, the gaggle allowed the cameras to be on for the first five minutes.  — Snow received applause from some reporters when he arrived.  — Said one reporter: "Where you been?"  Another: "Did Rove do a double delete on you?"

After attacking Reid over war "is lost" comment, Broder "doubtful" Iraq victory is possible  —  On the April 30 edition of XM Radio's The Bob Edwards Show, Washington Post columnist David Broder asserted that it was "really doubtful" President Bush would be able "to salvage something that would look like a victory in Iraq."

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.

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.

Al-Qaeda Chief in Iraq Killed?  —  Body unseen, but reliable info: Abu al-Kareem Khalaf, the Interior Ministry spokesperson, told al-Iraqiya television that al-Masri was killed in the "Naba'i" area of Taji, and did not involve US or Iraqi forces, he said.  "We have not seen his corpse yet …

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."

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.

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.

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 …

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):

McCain Favors a 'League of Democracies'  —  WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain envisions a "League of Democracies" as part of a more cooperative foreign policy with U.S. allies.  —  The Arizona senator will call for such an organization to be …