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 …

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 …

Obama leads — in cash  —  $32 million in the second quarter will allow him to 'vigorously' compete in important early states  —  WASHINGTON — White House hopeful Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) beat chief rival Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) in second-quarter fund-raising …

More London bombings on way, warns Muslim  —  UK Islamist leader claims Brits ready to carry out 'many attacks'  —  JERUSALEM - The thwarted car bombings in London last week and the terror attack this weekend against Scotland's busiest airport were "completely justified" …

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 …

You don't say: U.S. captures top Hezbollah bombmaker in Iraq; Update: Video added  —  Not even the left will be surprised by this but they'll publicly scoff and attack the story anyway lest it give any more credence to Bush's complaints about Iran.  Greenwald used that same "reasoning" …

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.

THE REAL SINS OF THE CIA  —  THE CIA last week released a heavily redacted version of a 1973 report what it considers its fathers' sins.  There was nothing new: In the '70s and '80s, agency employees on all sides of the quarrels over what the CIA should do shopped their versions of the report …

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.

Rear Adm. Eugene B. Fluckey; Commanded Submarine Attacks on Japanese Shipping  —  Rear Adm. Eugene B. Fluckey, one of the greatest naval heroes of World War II who was awarded the Medal of Honor and four Navy Crosses for his daring submarine attacks on Japanese shipping, died June 28 at Anne Arundel Medical Center.

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.

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 …