BREAKING: Libby Motion For Release On Bond Pending Appeal — DENIED  —  Breaking news from the DC Circuit Court of Appeals, in an opinion issued just moments ago, Judges Sentelle, Henderson and Tatel say the following: … It it a per curiam opinion issued on July 2, 2007, and initialled by all three of the judges.

Court won't delay Libby prison sentence  —  WASHINGTON - Former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby cannot delay his 2 1/2-year prison term in the CIA leak case, a federal appeals court unanimously ruled Monday.  —  The decision is a dramatic setback for Libby, who likely will have to surrender to prison in weeks.

In Hunt for Bomb Plotters, Britain Sees a Qaeda Link  —  With their investigation moving at breakneck speed, the police expanded their hunt on Sunday for the plotters of attempted car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow that the British government called the work of terrorists linked to Al Qaeda.

Two more arrests in hunt for terror cell  —  Seven suspects are now in custody over the attempted terror attacks in Glasgow and London after it emerged that two men, aged 28 and 25, were arrested last night in the Paisley area, near Glasgow.  —  Today, the first suspect to be identified …

Presidential Pity Party  —  The WaPo is hosting a Presidential pity party this morning — but a closer read shows some significant cracks in the sympathy and hand holding facade.  To wit: … How, exactly, can you learn from the study of history when you refuse to apply history's lessons to yourself …