Two doctors held over bomb attacks  —  While police swoop on motorway to arrest woman in a veil  —  Two doctors were among five people being held as terror suspects last night after the bomb plots in London and Glasgow.  —  One was one of two men who tried to drive a blazing Jeep packed with petrol …

Obama, Clinton smash fundraising records  —  Hillary Clinton may be the one consistently coming out top when Democratic voters are asked who they want to be their presidential candidate, but Barack Obama seems to be the one they reach into their wallets for.

A President Besieged and Isolated, Yet at Ease  —  Bush, Grasping for Answers and Fixated on Iraq, Remains Resolute  —  At the nadir of his presidency, George W. Bush is looking for answers.  One at a time or in small groups, he summons leading authors, historians, philosophers and theologians …

Secret Document: U.S. Fears Terror 'Spectacular' Planned  —  Official Cites Resemblance to Warnings and Intelligence Before 9/11  —  A secret U.S. law enforcement report, prepared for the Department of Homeland Security, warns that al Qaeda is planning a terror "spectacular" this summer …

A Victory For Free Speech  —  If you believe most of the newspaper editorials and the outraged complaints from self-styled reform groups last week, the Supreme Court opened a huge "loophole" in campaign finance law that will enable corporations and unions to pollute the political process with their ads.

Leahy: If Bush And Cheney Don't Cooperate With Subpoenas He Will Push To Find Them In Contempt Of Congress  —  Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Patrick Leahy, (D-VT) was on "Meet The Press" this morning to discuss the ongoing DOJ and White House scandals. and clearly states …

Florida election mayhem for 2008  —  How the home of hanging chads, Katherine Harris and butterfly ballots is shaking up the Democratic primary.  —  Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, center, signs a bill that moves Florida's presidential primary ahead of most other states on May 21, 2007.

Floods are judgment on society, say bishops  —  The floods that have devastated swathes of the country are God's judgment on the immorality and greed of modern society, according to senior Church of England bishops.  —  One diocesan bishop has even claimed that laws that have undermined marriage …

Babies not as innocent as they pretend  —  Whether lying about raiding the biscuit tin or denying they broke a toy, all children try to mislead their parents at some time.  Yet it now appears that babies learn to deceive from a far younger age than anyone previously suspected.

Virginia isn't for drivers  —  Starting today, Virginia drivers are in for one of the region's most egregious money grabs in a long time.  Authorities are slated to begin imposing a jaw-dropping $1,050 "abuser fee" on drivers registered in-state who are caught speeding 20 or more mph over the limit.

Can We Know Her?  —  A Woman in Charge: The Life of Hillary Rodham Clinton  —  Her Way: The Hopes and Ambitions of Hillary Rodham Clinton  —  The 1988 presidential campaign is generally thought of as a low point in political journalism, if not national politics itself …

My plea to fellow Muslims: you must renounce terror  —  As the bombers return to Britain, Hassan Butt, who was once a member of radical group Al-Muhajiroun, raising funds for extremists and calling for attacks on British citizens, explains why he was wrong  —  When I was still a member …

Al Qaeda Adapts  —  Al Qaeda continues to take a beating, but you can ignite a media firestorm just saying that.  One of the most irritating things about the war on terror, is trying to keep score.  Unlike a conventional war, where you can measure territory won and lost, as well as casualties …

Franchise operation  —  Tim Blair provides a fine example of why The New York Times is an unreliable guide to the ways of the world: … My dictionary defines "disenfranchised" as: … The "South Asian population" are British subjects with as much right to vote as Tony Blair or Gordon Brown.

Lieberman Uses Foiled British Terror Plot To Push For Greater U.S. Domestic Spying  —  Appearing on ABC's This Week, Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) used the foiled terror attempts in London to call for greater domestic spying here in the United States.  Lieberman said, "I hope these terrorist attacks …

Voters don't like Legislature - but favor big decisions  —  HELENA - Montana voters flunked the 2007 Legislature on job performance, a Gazette State Poll shows - but, oddly enough, they strongly supported some of the session's major decisions.  —  The poll found that 67 percent of voters slapped …