Press Briefing by Tony Snow  —  MR. SNOW: Good morning.  Good to see you all.  Couple of notes, first on the President's day.  The President had his normal briefings in the morning.  At 10:30 a.m. he'll have a visit with wounded military personnel at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

Keith Olbermann's Special Comment: You ceased to be the President of the United States  —  Keith Olbermann delivers arguably his most pointed and most powerful Special Comment yet on the ramifications of Bush's commutation of Libby's sentence.  —  Download (6700) |  Play (8086) Download (3208) |

Bush Rationale on Libby Stirs Legal Debate  —  In commuting I. Lewis Libby Jr.'s 30-month prison sentence on Monday, President Bush drew on the same array of arguments about the federal sentencing system often made by defense lawyers — and routinely and strenuously opposed by his own Justice Department.

Clinton slams Bush over Libby maneuver  —  KEOKUK, Iowa - Democratic presidential contender Hillary Rodham Clinton drew a distinction between President Bush's decision to commute the sentence of White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby — which she has harshly criticized — and her husband's 140 pardons in his closing hours in office.

Freed journalist 'so glad to be free'  —  GAZA CITY (CNN) — Released BBC correspondent Alan Johnston, kidnapped March 12 in Gaza by a group calling itself the Army of Islam, described his nearly four months in captivity as being "buried alive."  —  "The last 16 weeks have been the very worst of my life …

Romney and Giuliani Trail Democrats in Fund-Raising  —  Two more Republican presidential candidates disclosed new fund-raising totals today that underscored the tough political environment for their party and the big money advantage that the Democrats have built so far.

Dress up day...  So, I thought I was being extremely festive today... not only did I dress up my four year old daughter in red, white, and blue for camp, I even wore a red tie to work.  That's nothing though.  —  In the Jose Padilla trial, jurors showed up today all dressed up.  Row one in red.

Private contractors outnumber U.S. troops in Iraq  —  New U.S. data show how heavily the Bush administration has relied on corporations to carry out the occupation of the war-torn nation.  —  The number of U.S.-paid private contractors in Iraq now exceeds that of American combat troops …

Update on "Bless the Beasts and Children"  —  Since the publication of "Bless the Beasts and Children" many questions have arisen: some of which I can and will answer here, and some whose answers lie elsewhere.  —  Today, late afternoon on 3 July in Baqubah, Colonel Hiduit from 2nd Brigade 5th Iraqi Army …

Judge dismisses 'New York Times' lawsuit  —  NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a New York Times lawsuit against the Department of Defense and the Department of Justice, saying classified documents the newspaper was seeking under the Freedom of Information Act were properly withheld.

The baggage handler who tackled terrorists  —  Watch John Smeaton describe the incident  —  A baggage handler who helped to foil Saturday's terrorist attack on Glasgow airport has become an internet star, with a tribute website set-up in his honour describing him as a Scottish hero in the mould of William Wallace.