Terror Plot Involves Islamic Extremists; Police Have 'Crystal Clear' Picture of Suspect  —  Brian Ross and Richard Esposito Report:  —  British police have a "crystal clear" picture of the man who drove the bomb-rigged silver Mercedes outside a London nightclub, and officials tell the Blotter …

Court switches, will hear detainee cases  —  In a startling turn of events in the legal combat over the war on terrorism, the Supreme Court on Friday agreed to reconsider the appeals in the Guantanamo Bay detainee cases.  It vacated its April 2 order denying review of the two packets of cases.

OBAMA'S NOT-SO-INSPIRING RHETORIC:  —  Jonathan Cohn thinks that Obama distinguished himself in last night's Democratic primary debate as the one candidate who can appeal to African Americans and build a multi-racial political coalition.  Jon makes some fair points, but I had a slightly different take on Obama's performance.

Romney Accused of Mistreating Family Dog  —  BOSTON (AP) — An example of Mitt Romney's crisis management skills has turned into something of a political problem for the Republican presidential contender.  —  Romney placed his family dog, an Irish setter named Seamus, into a kennel lashed …

If It's Friday...  Bushie is resigning.

Nightclub bomb alert issued two weeks ago  —  Read the Government's warning sent out to nightclubs in full  —  Nightclubs across Britain were warned they could be terrorist targets just weeks before a double car bomb attack in London, The Times has learnt.

City May Seek Permit and Insurance for Many Kinds of Public Photography  —  Some tourists, amateur photographers, even would-be filmmakers hoping to make it big on YouTube could soon be forced to obtain a city permit and $1 million in liability insurance before taking pictures or filming on city property, including sidewalks.

This is Nuts!  —  A friend just sent me a rather shocked link to Amazon.com's page for Jonah Goldberg's new book with the utterly crazy title: "Liberal Fascism: The Totalitarian Temptation from Hegel to Whole Foods."  The original subtitle was "The Totalitarian Temptation from Mussolini to Hillary Clinton."

Farfour Mouse dies in last episode  —  Hamas TV on Friday broadcast what it said was the last episode of a weekly children's show featuring "Farfour," a Mickey Mouse look-alike who had made worldwide headlines for preaching Islamic domination and armed struggle to youngsters.

Diabetic Man Kicked Off Train Found Alive  —  Passenger Barefoot, Dehydrated, Disoriented, Deputies Say  —  WILLIAMS, Ariz. — A 65-year-old St. Louis man who Amtrak personnel kicked off a train in the middle of a national forest in Williams has been found dehydrated and disoriented two miles from where he was dropped off.

Romney second to Hillary in the can't-stand-'em poll  —  WASHINGTON - More than half of Americans say they wouldn't consider voting for Sen. Hillary Clinton for president if she becomes the Democratic nominee, according to a new national poll made available to McClatchy Newspapers and NBC News.

Bush plays al Qaida card to bolster support for Iraq policy  —  WASHINGTON — Facing eroding support for his Iraq policy, even among Republicans, President Bush on Thursday called al Qaida "the main enemy" in Iraq, an assertion rejected by his administration's senior intelligence analysts.