Lieberman: Bomb Iran If It Doesn't Stop  —  Conn. Senator Says The U.S. Should Strike If Tehran Keeps Helping Anti-U.S. Forces In Iraq  —  (CBS) The United States should launch military strikes against Iran if the government in Tehran does not stop supplying anti-American forces in Iraq …

Powell: Close Guantanamo Now, Restore Habeas  —  This morning on NBC's Meet the Press, Gen. Colin Powell strongly condemned the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, calling it "a major problem for America's perception" and charging, "if it was up to me, I would close Guantanamo — not tomorrow, this afternoon."

Democrats' Prosperity Problem  —  Early in George W. Bush's presidency, liberal critics said: The economy is not growing.  Which was true.  He inherited the debris of the 1990s' irrational exuberances.  A brief (eight months) and mild (the mildest since World War II) recession began in March 2001 …

Next Year in Iraq  —  Tom Ricks has this to say about military planning in Iraq today.  There are two important points here.  The first is this: … [Italics mine]  —  In other words, all the yammering by various politicians about bringing the troops home by March 2008 is nonsense.

MI6 probes UK nuclear link to Iran  —  A British company has been closed down after being caught in an apparent attempt to sell black-market weapons-grade uranium to Iran and Sudan, The Observer can reveal.  —  Anti-terrorist officers and MI6 are now investigating a wider British-based plot allegedly …

Bush Mobbed in Albania!... Pro-US Nation Celebrates Historic Visit  —Updated and Bumped-  —  This Pro-American Muslim country was fired up for the historic visit by President Bush.  —  They mobbed the president in the village of Fushe Kruje.  —  U.S. President George Bush greets crowds …

The Sopranos Ends — British Tourists Suffer Most  —  How powerful a force has The Sopranos become in American culture?  Our friends across the pond have even written articles today about its valedictory episode tonight.  Both the left-wing Guardian and the conservative Telegraph note the passing of the series (HBO, 9 pm ET).

Snow: Bush standing firm behind Gonzales  —  WASHINGTON - The White House on Sunday dismissed Senate plans to hold a no-confidence vote on the attorney general and said the outcome will not undermine President Bush's resolve to keep Alberto Gonzales at the Justice Department.  —  "Not a bit.

Sarkozy set for big majority in parliament  —  President Nicolas Sarkozy was on course on Sunday night to win a commanding majority in parliament after the centre-right UMP party won an estimated 46 per cent of the vote in the first-round of France's general election.

Richardson: I'd leave no troops in Iraq  —  WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential hopeful Bill Richardson said Sunday he wanted a total withdrawal of U.S. forces in Iraq and that American troops are targets in a civil war.  —  "I would leave no troops in Iraq whatsoever," Richardson said.

FDL Book Salon Welcomes Murray Waas and Jeff Lomonaco  —  (Welcome to FDL Book Salon, where today we are privileged to have Murray Waas and Jeff Lomonaco online with us to discuss The Unived States v. I. Lewis Libby.  As always, please keep the discussion on point.

The Guidebook for Taking a Life  —  We were in a small house in Zarqa, Jordan, trying to interview two heavily bearded Islamic militants about their distribution of recruitment videos when one of us asked one too many questions.  —  "He's American?" one of the militants growled.  "Let's kidnap and kill him."

Gonzales: US eyeing gun flow into Mexico  —  CUERNAVACA, Mexico — Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Friday that Washington is taking steps to address Mexican concerns the U.S. is not doing enough to stop illegal weapons from being smuggled across the border and into the hands of brutal drug gangs.