Immigration Bill: Online and Awaiting Your Comments  —  Late Friday night, an electronic version of the "immigration reform" bill was finally published, and quickly found its way into the hands of KLo at the Corner.  From there, it has spread all over the net, of course.

Bush's Summer Hires Targeted  —  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has a little trick up his sleeve that could spell an end to President Bush's devilish recess appointments of controversial figures like former United Nations Ambassador John Bolton.  We hear that over the long August vacation …

US plans 'Vatican-sized' Iraq embassy  —  When the idea of building a new US embassy in Baghdad was first mooted by the American administration in the aftermath of the invasion of Iraq, there seemed to be a grandiose logic to it.  —  The compound, by the side of the Tigris …

Top Republican predicts Gonzales may resign  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee predicted on Sunday Attorney General Alberto Gonzales might step down in the face of a substantial Senate "no-confidence" vote on his performance.

My friend, Jerry Falwell  —  How the pornographer found himself in the embrace of the reverend who sued him.  —  THE FIRST TIME the Rev. Jerry Falwell put his hands on me, I was stunned.  Not only had we been archenemies for 15 years, his beliefs and mine traveling in different solar systems …

Assad's volcano in Lebanon  —  Terrorist group Fatah al-Islam unleashed its fury on the Lebanese army today, killing at least 12 army soldiers and ISF members and wounding dozens of others, including civilians.  The Syrian-backed group— made up of Syrian, Palestinian, Lebanese …

Capitulation, from A—  to Z  —  Are you a fine upstanding member of the Undocumented-American community?  That's to say, are you (if you'll forgive the expression) an illegal immigrant?  —  Great news!  Being illegal is now perfectly legal!  Just for being one of the circa 12 million people …

AFTER AIDING BILL ON IMMIGRATION, EMPLOYERS BALK  —  Employers, who helped shape a major immigration bill over the last three months, said on Sunday that they were unhappy with the result because it would not cure the severe labor shortages they foresee in the coming decade.

Project Payback: Google-Bombing Pro-Amnesty, Republican Senators Up For Election In 2008  —  Since 2005, conservatives have been loudly saying, secure the border, build the fence, crack down on the people hiring illegal aliens, and no amnesty.  Because those conservatives have put the interests …

Tainted Chinese Imports Common  —  In Four Months, FDA Refused 298 Shipments  —  Dried apples preserved with a cancer-causing chemical.  —  Frozen catfish laden with banned antibiotics.  —  Scallops and sardines coated with putrefying bacteria.  —  Mushrooms laced with illegal pesticides.

Second Life for Study Group  —  After an initially tepid reception from policymakers, the recommendations of the Iraq Study Group are getting a second look from the White House and Congress, as officials continue to scour for bipartisan solutions to salvage the American engagement in Iraq.

Canadians don't care for Sicko  —  Moore's health-care film gets rough reception  —  Michael Moore is handing out fake bandages to promote his new film Sicko, an exposé of the failings of the U.S. health care system.  —  But he may feel like applying a couple to himself after the mauling …

So how did it become required classroom viewing?  —  Even climate change experts say many of the claims in Al Gore's film are wrong.  —  First it was his world history class.  Then he saw it in his economics class.  And his world issues class.  And his environment class.

A Law Terrorism Outran  —  In 1978, the first cellular mobile phone system was still being tested, a personal computer's memory had just been expanded to 16 kilobytes and our greatest threat was the largest nation-state on Earth, the Soviet Union.  That same year, the framework governing …