A Split Emerges as Conservatives Discuss Darwin  —  Evolution has long generated bitter fights between the left and the right about whether God or science better explains the origins of life.  But now a dispute has cropped up within conservative circles, not over science, but over political ideology …

For Queen and First Lady, Bush Will Try White Tie  —  How does George W. Bush, a towel-snapping Texan who puts his feet on the coffee table, drinks water straight from the bottle and was once caught on tape talking with food in his mouth prepare for a state dinner with the queen?

Democrats' Momentum Is Stalling  —  Amid Iraq Debate, Priorities On Domestic Agenda Languish  —  In the heady opening weeks of the 110th Congress, the Democrats' domestic agenda appeared to be flying through the Capitol: Homeland security upgrades, a higher minimum wage and student loan interest rate cuts …

Can Keith Olbermann straddle the line between news and opinion?  —  NEW YORK - In an angry commentary on April 25, MSNBC's Keith Olbermann accused Rudolph Giuliani of using the language of Osama bin Laden with "the same chilling nonchalance of the madman" to argue that Republicans would keep Americans safer than Democrats from terror.

AT THE CENTER OF THE STORM  —  Echoes of "slam dunk" so vex former Central Intelligence Agency Director George Tenet that he has written a book.  Had he never blurted those words to the president, Mr. Tenet tells us, he might not have written it.  He wants to explain what the words meant …

Excerpt: Prepared Remarks for Speech to Lincoln Club Annual Dinner  —  So we meet again, and I'm honored, because I know we're here for the same reasons: Love of our country and concern for our future.  —  A lot of Americans have these concerns tonight.  They are concerned about the way things are going in our country right now.

Banned From YouTube?  —  Conservatives Perceive YouTube Bias, Launch New Video-Sharing Site  —  In the new digital media age, damning political videos can have an immediate impact on campaign 2.0, thanks largely to the availability and immediacy of YouTube.

Milblog Conference: "Supporting the Troops"  —  The final panel at the 2007 Milblogger Conference discussed the different ways that the troops in the field are being supported by the American public.  —  "Support is more than just a Bumper Sticker"  —  The panelists included (Left to Right):

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The Saturday Cartoons  —  I have not one, but two, excellent animations for you today... The first is by Nick Anderson of the Houston Chronicle, who's also president of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists and pokes fun at the Hillary Clinton-Barack Obama rivalry via a take-off on "New Sensation" by INXS.

Goodling Shed Tears Before Revelations About Firings (Update1)  —  A former U.S. Justice Department official and central figure in the firing of eight U.S. attorneys tearfully told a colleague two months ago her government career probably was over as the matter was about to erupt into a political storm …

Giuliani flips on Schiavo case  —  When Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani came to the home county of Terri Schiavo last month, he said he supported the controversial effort by Congress to intervene to keep the severely brain-damaged woman alive.  —  But now it's not so clear where he stands on the Schiavo case.

Iraq Reimposes Freeze on Medical Diplomas In Bid to Keep Doctors From Fleeing Abroad  —  BAGHDAD — Iraq is hemorrhaging doctors as violence racks the nation.  To stem the flow, the Iraqi government has recently taken a cue from Saddam Hussein: Medical schools are once again forbidden to issue diplomas and transcripts to new graduates.

The moment a teenage girl was stoned to death for loving the wrong boy  —  A 17-year-old girl has been stoned to death in Iraq because she loved a teenage boy of the wrong religion.  —  As a horrifying video of the stoning went out on the Internet, the British arm of Amnesty International condemned …

Rangel, McCrery, USTR bury hatchet  —  The chairman and ranking member of the Ways and Means Committee and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Friday afternoon publicly reaffirmed their intention to work together on a new trade policy.  —  Chairman Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) …