Wolfowitz Resigns From World Bank  —  Paul D. Wolfowitz, ending a furor over favoritism that blew up into a global fight over American leadership, announced his resignation as president of the World Bank Thursday evening after the bank's board accepted his claim that his mistakes at the bank were made in good faith.

Testimony in a Teacup  —  What's Overlooked in Comey's Histrionics  —  James Comey's Senate testimony on Tuesday was staggeringly histrionic.  It has, as Sen. Arlen Specter suggested, the dramatic flair of the Saturday Night Massacre.  Presidential emissaries seeking the signature …

RESEARCH BRIEFINGS  —  The Facts About Border Security and Immigration Reform  —  Administration And Bipartisan Group Of Senators Reach Agreement On Comprehensive Immigration Reform  —  Today, Administration Officials And A Bipartisan Group Of Senators Reached Agreement On Comprehensive Immigration Reform Legislation.

McCain's missed votes on Iraq trigger Reid rebuke  —  Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is the only presidential candidate in Congress to have missed a major vote on the Iraq war this year, and his absences are not sitting well with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.).

In Rudy's heart & on payroll  —  Judith Giuliani got $125G to craft speeches  —  Being Mrs. Rudy Giuliani can't be easy, but at least it pays well - about $10,000 a month.  —  A day after the former mayor disclosed in federal filings that he considers his third wife, Judith, a salaried employee …

One Step at a Time for Sen. Johnson  —  Mary Lu Carnevale reports on Sen. Tim Johnson.  —  A South Dakota radio personality who visited with Sen. Tim Johnson last month says the South Dakota Democrat will likely be back in his Senate office sooner than most people expect.

When women take classes in tennis, wine-tasting, sailing, etc., in the hope of meeting men.  —  They don't find them. … You want to explain the behavior of the people who are not doing something, so... why not ask the people who are doing it?  Talk to the women and the educators who attract …

Exxon Still Funding Climate Change Deniers  —  So.  The day of reckoning has come - when we get to find out just how much of the climate change denial industry ExxonMobil is still paying for.  —  This is the company which, apparently, has been "misunderstood" on global warming and has said it has dropped its funding of the deniers.

Majorities of Republicans, conservatives, and frequent church attenders in favor  —  PRINCETON, NJ — A substantial majority of the American public favors the expansion of federal hate crime legislation to include crimes against people based on their gender, sexual orientation, and gender identity.

Just the Two of Us  —  For President Bush, the sensation must have been akin to watching his own funeral.  —  Bush's closest ally, Tony Blair, was on his final visit to the White House before the British prime minister, now deeply unpopular, leaves office.

The Man Who Wasn't There  —  Fred Thompson isn't yet running, but he's running a great campaign.  —  Having watched the second Republican debate the other night, it's clear to me the subject today is Fred Thompson, the man who wasn't there.  While the other candidates bang away earnestly …

[TS] Op-Ed Columnist: Don't Blame Bush  —  The president has done just what his party wants and expects.

First Blogger?  —  Since the '04 Howard Dean campaign, the Internet has been seen as fertile ground for presidential candidates.  But the advent of a possible candidacy by former Senator Fred Thompson could take online politics to a new level.  In this exclusive article for Pajamas Media …

Obama Disputes Claim of Sharing Clinton's Stance on War  —  Senator Barack Obama yesterday directly challenged former President Bill Clinton's assertions that Mr. Obama and Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton hold the same essential positions on the Iraq war.  —  Throughout the spring …

Dave Johnson and James Boyce: And Away We Go: As Al Gore's Book Gathers Steam, So Does The Smearing.  —  On Thursday, Time magazine put up on its website an advance article of its cover story on Al Gore's new book, with excerpts.  —  Immediately the right started the character assassination.

Dobson says he won't vote for Giuliani  —  WASHINGTON - A prominent Christian leader said Thursday that "my conscience and my moral convictions" prevent him from voting for Rudy Giuliani should he win the Republican nomination.  —  In a blistering online column, Focus on the Family founder James Dobson wrote …

Al Gore says he's out of love with politics  —  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former U.S. vice president Al Gore says he has "fallen out of love with politics" and does not want to run for president although he has not ruled it out completely.  —  "If I do my job right, all the candidates …

Getting Sarkozy - and France - Wrong  —  Bonhomie does not a policy make:  —  Sarkozy's agenda is "to the left of Kucinich"  —  One of the reasons I know I'm doing something right on this web site is the fact that I'm lucky enough to have Bernard Chazelle as a frequent reader of and commentator …