It's here: The Bush-Kennedy amnesty Report: Potential cost = $2.5 trillion Updated with GOP reax  —  The amnesty sellout arrives.  Background at this post.  —  Lie of the day from Arlen "Illegal Alien Gold Card" Specter: "This will restore the rule of law."

Was Gonzales' Emergency Visit Illegal?  —  When then-White House counsel Alberto Gonzales went to John Ashcroft's hospital room on the evening of March 10, 2004 to ask the ailing Attorney General to override Justice Department officials and reauthorize a secret domestic wiretapping program …

World Bank Chief Paul Wolfowitz Resigns  —  Iraq War 'Architect' Leaves Bank Amid Controversy Over Girlfriend's Raise  —  World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz has resigned his post, effective June 30.  —  An internal panel tasked with investigating the lucrative pay and promotion package Wolfowitz arranged …

White House: 3.5 percent pay hike unnecessary  —  Troops don't need bigger pay raises, White House budget officials said Wednesday in a statement of administration policy laying out objections to the House version of the 2008 defense authorization bill.  —  The Bush administration had asked …

Rudy's not the one  —  The jig is up.  Rudy Giuliani finally admitted in a speech at Houston Baptist University last week that he is an unapologetic supporter of abortion on demand.  That revelation came as no great shock to those of us in the pro-life movement.

Attorneys Seek Immunity for Cheney, Top Officials  —  Judge Urged to Dismiss Lawsuit Filed by Former Ambassador Wilson  —  Attorneys for Vice President Cheney and top White House officials told a federal judge today they cannot be held liable for anything they disclosed to reporters …

Broder falsely suggested that Clinton was given "free hand" trade authority that Bush wants Congress to renew  —  In his May 17 column titled "Can Democrats Take Yes for an Answer?"  The Washington Post's David Broder asked whether congressional Democrats will renew President Bush's trade promotion authority …

Former US ambassador in on-air spat with 'superior' BBC man  —  LONDON (AFP) - Straight-talking former US ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton accused a top BBC presenter of being leftwing and "a superior Brit" in a colourful on-air spat Thursday.  —  The controversial ex-diplomat …

Hurricane chief: NOAA wasted millions  —  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The federal government is spending millions of dollars on a publicity campaign that could be used to plug budget shortfalls hurricane forecasters are struggling with, the National Hurricane Center's director said Thursday.

Ombudsman's Mailbag  —  Welcome to another Ombudsman's Mailbag.  This one is very long, so here's a guide to what's in it so you can pick, choose, skim, scan or devour the whole thing.  —  The length is mostly because there were hundreds of e-mails about PBS's two-part, four-hour documentary …