New Justice Dept. Emails Reveal Top Rove Aides' Involvement In Attorney Scandal  —  Justice Department documents released tonight include new emails linking Karl Rove's top aides — former White House political director Sara Taylor, who resigned last month, and her deputy Scott Jennings — to the U.S. attorney scandal.

Hamas captures Fatah security HQ  —  Hamas forces captured the headquarters of the Fatah-allied security forces in northern Gaza, seizing control of a key prize in the bloody power struggle between the sides, Hamas and Fatah officials said.  —  Hamas attacked the compound with mortars and automatic gunfire …

CBS blames sexism for bad ratings  —  Leslie Moonves, CBS chief executive, on Tuesday suggested that sexist attitudes were partly to blame for the faltering performance of Katie Couric, the news anchor he recruited to the network with a $15m annual pay package.  —  "I'm sort of surprised by the vitriol against her.

James Carville, call your agent!  —  So the Washington Post and New York Times both dutifully printed Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's smack-talking assessment of the Republican field yesterday:  —  "I've learned one thing in listening to all the debates and reading about all these people running …

Full text of Blair's speech on politics and media  —  Full text of Tony Blair's speech on the changing relationship between politics and the media, delivered on June 12  —  The purpose of the series of speeches I have given over the past year has been deliberately reflective …

Post-traumatic Iraq syndrome  —  The war is lost.  Americans should begin to deal with what that means.  —  LOSING HURTS MORE than winning feels good.  This simple maxim applies with equal power to virtually all areas of human interaction: sports, finance, love.  And war.

And Immigration is Number Two  —  Rudy Giuliani has just released a blueprint for his candidacy which he calls his "Twelve Commitments to the American People."  And they are:

Judge Suing Dry Cleaner Cries Over Pants … WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge had to leave the courtroom with tears running down his face Tuesday after recalling the lost pair of trousers that led to his $54 million lawsuit against a dry cleaner.  —  Administrative law judge Roy L. Pearson …

Munitions Dumping at Sea  —  It is no secret that the U.S. military has used the ocean as trashcan for munitions in the past.  Peter discussed at the Old DSN how federal lawmakers were pressing the US Army to reveal everything it knows about a massive international program to dump chemical weapons off homeland and foreign shores.

Voter Suppression Showdown, Round 2: Von Spakovsky  —  Following Bradley Schlozman's memorable performance before the Senate Judiciary Committee last week, former senior Civil Rights Division Hans von Spakovsky will be appearing before the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration tomorrow.

Poll: Romney surges ahead in New Hampshire  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has jumped to the head of the pack of 2008 Republican presidential contenders in New Hampshire, according to a CNN/WMUR poll out Tuesday.  —  Romney shot past former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani …

AlGore Video: Bush (41) Lied, People Died — 1992 edition  —  If the MSM actually cared about past statements by possible presidential candidates, this clip would be among the juiciest on earth.  The MSM would get Al Gore on camera to explain his transformation from reasonable hawk to hard left anti-war screecher.

Joe Lieberman Is At It Again  —  After wrongly supporting George W. Bush's strategic blunder of attacking Iraq, and continuing to support Bush's failed policies after the invasion, Senator Joe Lieberman made irresponsible comments this weekend regarding military action against Iran.

Senate Republicans Work $4.4 Billion Border Security Amendment  —  WASHINGTON — GOP negotiators of an immigration reform bill are crafting a large border security amendment with mandatory, immediate funding that they hope will assuage concerns of both Republicans and Democrats, FOX News has learned.

Thompson Wants to Be President  —  How much deeper can Fred Thompson wade into the presidential waters without actually announcing that he is a candidate?  —  He was up to his eyeballs tonight on "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno.  —  Asked directly if he would like the job of president …

Comment viewing options  —  Don't be shy; tell us how you really feel, Barney!  —  Barney's absolutely right.  —  Living in MA all my life, I've been exposed to Republican-Lite Govenors for the past 20 years or so.  He was by far the most triangulating, the most shallow, the most, well, everything that Rep. Frank said.

19th-century weapon found in whale  —  BOSTON - A 50-ton bowhead whale caught off the Alaskan coast last month had a weapon fragment embedded in its neck that showed it survived a similar hunt — more than a century ago.  Embedded deep under its blubber was a 3 1/2-inch arrow-shaped projectile …