Terror Attack Scenario Exposes Deep Differences Among G.O.P. Hopefuls  —  The scenario presented to the 10 Republican presidential candidates was chilling: Three American shopping malls had been bombed, producing huge casualties.  Terrorists with detailed knowledge of another imminent …

Mr. Comey's Tale  —  JAMES B. COMEY, the straight-as-an-arrow former No. 2 official at the Justice Department, yesterday offered the Senate Judiciary Committee an account of Bush administration lawlessness so shocking it would have been unbelievable coming from a less reputable source.

Pentagon General to Be 'War Czar'  —  WASHINGTON — President Bush has chosen Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute, the Pentagon's director of operations, to oversee the fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan as a "war czar" after a long search for new leadership, administration officials said Tuesday.

HEALTHCARE IN AMERICA....The Commonwealth Fund has released its latest comparison of healthcare performance among various countries, and you can read all about it here.  However, since I know you're all busy people, I'll just cut to the chase: we suck.  Despite the fact that we see doctors less often …

We must attack Iran before it gets the bomb  —  Iran should be attacked before it develops nuclear weapons, America's former ambassador to the United Nations said yesterday.  —  John Bolton, who still has close links to the Bush administration, told The Daily Telegraph that the European Union had to …

Bush Pick Gets Extra Payment From Old Job  —  A senior lobbyist at the National Association of Manufacturers nominated by President Bush to lead the Consumer Product Safety Commission will receive a $150,000 departing payment from the association when he takes his new government job …

Feingold Amendment Defeated  —  As expected, it goes down, 29-67.  —  But the vote allowed the Dem Presidential candidates — Hillary, Obama, Biden — as well as many other Dems, to make strong antiwar statements, endorsing the idea of cutting funding in principle.

New Yorkers Continue to Lead 2008 Nomination Contests  —  Giuliani's favorable image holding steady with Republicans  —  PRINCETON, NJ — The national front-runners for the 2008 presidential nominations continue to be former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani for the Republican Party …

Greenpeace Builds Replica of Noah's Ark  —  ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) - Environmental activists are building a replica of Noah's Ark on Mount Ararat—where the biblical vessel is said to have landed after the great flood—in an appeal for action on global warming, Greenpeace said Wednesday.

Was Osama Right?  —  Islamists always believed the U.S. was weak.  Recent political trends won't change their view.  —  During the Cold War, two things came to be known and generally recognized in the Middle East concerning the two rival superpowers.  If you did anything to annoy the Russians, punishment would be swift and dire.

Administration vaunted bogus credentials  —  Records from the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine show that Dr. Keroack did not finish his residency in obstetrics and gynecology until 1993.  This means he could not possibly have practiced obstetrics for 20 years.

W=GDP/N  —  Ezra also discusses the problem with economists.  My problem with economists is that even many of the smart ones tend to instinctively equate the social welfare of a country with its per capita GDP.  This is absurd, and it isn't as if they don't actually know this, but nonetheless it tends to be how people operate.