Dems set war bill without Iraq timeline  —  WASHINGTON - In grudging concessions to President Bush, Democrats intend to draft an Iraq war-funding bill without a timeline for the withdrawal of U.S. troops and shorn of billions of dollars in spending on domestic programs, officials said Monday.

McCain Hits Romney Hard  —  Mitt Romney has been trying to make quite a bit of political hay out of the compromise immigration bill — he sees it as one of John McCain's key weaknesses as relates to the Republican base and a great way to differentiate himself as the One True Conservative in the race …

Iran's secret plan to force US out of Iraq in summer  —  Iran is secretly forging ties with al-Qaida elements and Sunni Arab militias in Iraq in preparation for a summer showdown with coalition forces intended to tip a wavering US Congress into voting for full military withdrawal, US officials say.

Edwards not involved in haircut  —  As he told the New York Times's Matt Bai of the haircut mess, "Other people arrange these things, and I wasn't personally involved in it."  —  To be fair, this one should probably just be filed, at least in part, under the weirdness of the campaign life …

Best of the Web  —  Today's Video on WSJ.com: Mary O'Grady on Hugo Chavez's latest power grab.  —  The Rankest Ex-President  —  As a great man once said, there he goes again!  "Former President Carter says President Bush's administration is 'the worst in history' in international relations …

Al Gore with Diane Sawyer  —  Al Gore tries to explain his book to Diane Sawyer on GMA, but can't get her to stop asking about him about he '08 election.  Oh, and how fat is he?  Here's the link to his book: The Assault on Reason,  —  Download (1969) |  Play (2104) Download (1268) |  Play (1634)

Immigration Compromise Faces New Opposition  —  Proposal Stays Alive, But Foes Lie in Wait  —  The Senate voted last night to move forward on an overhaul of immigration laws, but even proponents of the delicate compromise proposal conceded that the furor over the deal was surpassing their expectations and endangering the plan.

Onetime Giuliani Insider Is Now a Critic From Outside  —  As Rudolph W. Giuliani runs for president, his image as a chief executive who steered New York through the disaster of Sept. 11 has become a pillar of his campaign.  But one former member of his inner circle keeps surfacing to revisit …

Training Iraq's Death Squads  —  Tucked into the corner of Major Ali's mirror is a postcard displaying the handsome, airbrushed visage of Imam Hussein, the venerated Shiite martyr.  Ali probably needs no reminder of sacrifice when he sees his tired reflection.

Executive Summary: The Fiscal Cost of Low-Skill Immigrants to the U.S. Taxpayer  —  Each year, families and individuals pay taxes to the government and receive back a wide variety of services and benefits.  When the benefits and services received by one group exceed the taxes paid …

Editorial: Macho Mistakes at Ground Zero  —  As more and more workers who inhaled the dust at ground zero fall ill, it has become increasingly clear that much of the problem can be traced to the Giuliani administration's failure to insist that all emergency personnel and construction workers at the site wear respirators.

Iran Charges U.S. Scholar With Trying to Topple Regime  —  American scholar Haleh Esfandiari has been charged with trying to topple the Iranian regime, Iran's state-controlled television reported today.  —  Iran's Intelligence Ministry accused Esfandiari, director of Middle East programs …

Richardson Formally Enters Race for President  —  Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico formally kicked off his bid for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination today, highlighting his Hispanic roots and wealth of experience and issuing a forceful call to end American involvement in Iraq.