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.

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 …

Two Terror Suspects Are Hospital Doctors  —  Two of the five terror suspects being held in the wake of the failed car bombings in London and Glasgow are hospital doctors working in the UK.  —  The majority of the five terror suspects being held in police custody in connection with bomb attacks …

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 …

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 …

Thompson Moves From 'If' He'll Run to 'How'  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. — The venue was vintage Fred D. Thompson: a gun shop.  Perfect for the down-home, Washington-outsider candidate who campaigned across Tennessee in the 1990s with a red pickup truck, rolled-up shirt sleeves and a straight-talking attitude.

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 …

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 …

Under John Roberts, Court Re-Rights Itself  —  LOS ANGELES This term at the Supreme Court was a nearly unmitigated disaster for progressives.  By 5-to-4 votes, the justices upheld limits on abortion, dealt a staggering blow to school desegregation, lacerated campaign finance reform …

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 …

Following Immigration Debate, Number of Republicans in USA Increases  —  During the month of June, the number of people identifying themselves as Republicans increased and the number of Democrats was little changed.  That's the first time in 2007 that the number of Republicans has increased.

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 …

Bless the Beasts and Children  —  Where did they go?  —  On 29 June, American and Iraqi soldiers were again fighting side-by-side as soldiers from Charley Company 1-12 CAV, led by Captain Clayton Combs, and Iraqi soldiers from the 5th IA, closed in on a village on the outskirts of Baqubah.

Son of Ailing Shiite Leader Steps Forward  —  After years of troubled or failed relations with Iraq's Shiite politicians, President Bush last December welcomed Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, resplendent in black turban and traditional robes, to the White House.  The visit cemented Hakim and his party …