6 arrested in plot to kill soldiers at Fort Dix  —  Federal investigators last night arrested six Islamic radicals who were planning a heavily armed attack against soldiers at Fort Dix as part of a jihad against America, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Republican quotes KKK founder on House floor  —  Roll Call reports today that a House Republican delivered a foreign policy speech yesterday in which he quoted Nathan Bedford Forrest, founder of the KKK. … "Controversial figure" doesn't quite cut it.  Most lists of the worst Americans …

Poll: Voters Down on GOP, Impatient with Congress  —  · As the Democratic Congress and the Republican president struggle to come to some kind of compromise on Iraq and other issues, the political environment outside the Beltway continues to be as polarized as ever.

Chevron Seen Settling Case on Iraq Oil  —  Chevron, the second-largest American oil company, is preparing to acknowledge that it should have known kickbacks were being paid to Saddam Hussein on oil it bought from Iraq as part of a defunct United Nations program, according to investigators.

THE SECOND AMENDMENT IN THE SUPREME COURT: The D.C. Circuit refused to rehear the Parker case en banc.  A few thoughts on this case in the Supreme Court:  —  1. Timing: I assume that the District of Columbia will petition for certiorari; it has 90 days to do this, so the petition will likely be filed in mid-August.

I Ask Your Forgiveness  —  We don't expect the men and women we support to necessarily support the same position we do on every single vote.  But even in the short time Chris Carney has been in Congress, he has moved further and further away from all the other Blue America endorsees who won seats.

Morris: It's 'Convenient' To Keep U.S. Troops In Iraq So Terrorists Can Kill Them 'Around The Corner'  —  President Bush has repeatedly argued that the United States needs to "eliminate terrorist threats abroad, so we do not have to face them here at home."  —  Last night on Hannity and Colmes …

Spinning Hillary Centrist  —  Editor' s Note: This is an excerpt of a longer article about Hillary Clinton's circle of advisers, which will appear in May 16 in the print version of The Nation.  —  As Hillary Clinton charges toward the Democratic nomination for President, her campaign has a coterie of influential advisers.

Oh, man.  The GOP has a new hit out on Nancy Pelosi that's even more absurd than the bogus plane story or the "controversy" over the trip to Syria.  And predictably, the Associated Press is already running with the story.  The AP has already gotten its reward for doing this …

Journalists are not a royal class in America  —  Regular readers know I'm on a three-week hiatus — I've only been showing up here for about two minutes a day to quickly give folks a new discussion topic.  I'm still super-pressed for time, so I'm going to make it real short.

Habeas Restoration: Move Quick  —  I'm told there's an outside shot that House Democrats on the Armed Services Committee will put a restoration of habeas corpus into the Defense Department Authorization Bill being marked up tomorrow and Thursday.  Apparently Chairman Skelton has the votes …

18 Big GOP Donors Dine With the Queen  —  Avni Patel Reports:  —  An Arizona car dealer, an interior designer and a former Enron executive were among the 18 major Republican donors invited to the dine with the Queen of England, along with celebrities, members of Congress and Bush administration officials …

Blundering Bush makes ANOTHER gaffe as he winks at the Queen  —  When you've just made it sound like the Queen is more than 200 years old, there may be a few ways of recovering from the gaffe.  —  But turning to her and giving her a sly wink is probably not included in any book of royal etiquette.