Transcript: Third G.O.P. Debate  —  The following is a transcript of the 2008 Republican presidential candidates debate hosted by CNN, WMUR-TV and The New Hampshire Union Leader.  The participants were Senator Sam Brownback, the former Virginia Gov. James Gilmore, the former …

In the White House, Pardon Is A Topic Too Sensitive to Mention  —  The sentence imposed on former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby yesterday put President Bush in the position of making a decision he has tried to avoid for months: Trigger a fresh political storm by pardoning …

Conservative Candidates All Support Banning Gays From The Military  —  At CNN's Democratic presidential debate on Sunday, host Wolf Blitzer asked the candidates, by show of hands, to say whether they would get rid of the 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' ban on gays in the U.S. military.

Steven Gilliard Jr., 42, Dies; Founder of Liberal Political Blog  —  Steven Gilliard Jr., a political journalist who found his calling as a combative and influential blogger on the left, died on Saturday in Manhattan.  He was 42.  —  He died after having been hospitalized …

Associated Press' Crappy Reporting Makes Obama's Rhetoric Sound Racially Threatening  —  This is some really, really rank journalism.  The Associated Press is badly distorting a speech Barack Obama gave today, giving his words a scary and racially-threatening cast that they simply didn't have in reality.

Bloomberg On JFK Plot: 'Stop Worrying, Get A Life'  —  (CBS) NEW YORK While questions continue to arise about the alleged plot to blow up a fuel pipeline beneath JFK Airport and surrounding neighborhoods, some are questioning why New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg hasn't had a louder voice since the plot was foiled on Saturday.

THE SANITY SQUAD—There's Somethin' Happenin' Here...What It Is Ain't Exactly Clear...  But, for the benefit of all intelligent and discerning listeners; as well as for the annoyance of the the reality-challenged community, this week's Sanity Squad Podcast posted at Pajamas Media Politics Central …

Debate winners!  Guaranteed accurate!  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. — Here are the winners and losers of Tuesday night's Republican presidential debate, accurate to three decimal places.  —  FIRST PLACE: Mitt Romney  —  Analysis: Strong, clear, gives good soundbite and has shoulders you could land a 737 on.

Exclusive: Iraqi Lawmakers Pass Resolution That May Force End to Occupation  —  War on Iraq: While Washington lawmakers play procedural games with an out-of-control executive branch, Iraqi legislators are working to bring an end to the occupation of their country.

Fox News apologizes for tape goof  —  NEW YORK - Fox News Channel apologized on-air Tuesday for running tape of a different congressman while reporting Monday on the indictment of Rep. William J. Jefferson on bribery charges.  —  The network ran footage of House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers …

GOP Debate Talk Clock  —  Want this on your site? copy the code below!  —  I love you guys.  Keep it up.  — reply  —  June 5, 2007 - 6:23pm — Anonymous  —  online?  —  Is the debate by chance streaming online? :)  — reply  —  June 5, 2007 - 6:24pm — Anonymous

Talk to the Newsroom: National Editor Suzanne Daley  —  Suzanne Daley, The Times's national editor, is answering reader questions June 4 through 8, 2007.  —  Ms. Daley joined The Times in 1978 as a copy girl and became a reporter for the metropolitan desk in 1982, covering over the next 10 years …

Thompson Demonstrates Broad Potential Appeal  —  Bush Approval Falls to 29% — Lowest Ever  —  Summary of Findings  —  Former Sen. Fred Thompson has broad potential appeal among Republican voters even before his expected entrance into the presidential race.

Sen. Sessions Releases List of 20 Loopholes in the Senate Immigration Bill  —  WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) released a list of 20 loopholes in the comprehensive immigration bill today which reveals that the bill is fatally flawed and will not establish a functioning immigration system in the future.

Rulings leave Guantánamo in legal limbo  —  George Bush's administration faced renewed demands yesterday to abandon the separate legal system operating at Guantánamo Bay and to try detainees at military and civilian courts.  —  In a second blow in a year to the credibility …

PC brigade ban pin-ups on RAF jets - in case they offend women and Muslims  —  In killer heels and little else, they have a definite deadly charm.  —  But the risque images of women that have decorated warplanes since the First World War have been scrubbed out.