45 Muslim doctors planned US terror raids  —  A group of 45 Muslim doctors threatened to use car bombs and rocket grenades in terrorist attacks in the United States during discussions on an extremist internet chat site.  —  Police found details of the discussions on a site run by one of a three-strong "cyber-terrorist" gang.

Splitting Hairs, Edwards's Stylist Tells His Side of Story  —  Man Behind Pricey Coifs Details Long Relationship  —  For four decades, Joseph Torrenueva has cut the hair of Hollywood celebrities, from Marlon Brando to Bob Barker, so when a friend told him in 2003 that a presidential candidate needed grooming advice, he agreed to help.

A Mob-Rule Moment  —  Former senator Fred Thompson has begun his unannounced quest for the Republican presidential nomination by telling audiences in New Hampshire that Washington is badly out of touch with the country.  —  As a senior campaign adviser put it to The Post's Michael Shear …

Al Gore's son arrested for drugs  —  The son of Al Gore, the former vice president and prominent environmental campaigner, was yesterday arrested for possession of drugs after being pulled over by police for speeding.  —  Al Gore III, 24, was stopped as he was driving a blue Toyota Prius …

Romney's Data Cruncher  —  In late 2002, Alex Gage sold his share of a well-established polling firm and set about convincing Karl Rove that he had the answer to ensuring President Bush's reelection.  —  His pitch was simple: Take corporate America's love affair with learning everything …

Taliban Radio station back On air  —  Radio Voice of Shariat has been launched again by the Taliban in southern Afghanistan.  Locals and authorities have accepted that they started broadcasting in the southern provinces.  Radio Voice of Shariat has been heard in the provinces of Paktia, Paktika and Khost.

New al-Qaeda video calls on Muslims to unite in jihad  —  CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Qaeda's No. 2 has issued a new video tape calling on Muslims to unite in jihad, or holy war, and support the Islamist movement in Iraq, a U.S.-based intelligence monitoring group said Wednesday.

Jihadi Transvestite Busted in Islamabad  —  Now here's the sort of story that brightens the 4th of July: … It's like an upper-class Indian masquerading as an Untouchable, or a Ruler of the Universe in blackface, trying to fool the cops.  The deputy information minister has it precisely right …

The Lying Game  —  WHEN the Republicans in Congress impeached President Bill Clinton over the Monica Lewinsky affair, they insisted that it wasn't about sex, it was about lying.  Of course that wasn't true.  Even at the height of their power-mad self-delusions (when Newt Gingrich was conducting …

Giuliani watchers wonder if he will overplay 9/11 card  —  WILMINGTON, Del. — Rudy Giuliani was just six seconds into his speech when he played his campaign trump card: the memory of the Sept. 11 attacks.  —  "I'll tell you the reason I wear this flag," the former New York City mayor told supporters …

Surge Seen in Applications for Citizenship  —  The number of legal immigrants seeking to become United States citizens is surging, officials say, prompted by imminent increases in fees to process naturalization applications, citizenship drives across the country and new feelings of insecurity among immigrants.

Obama wows Iowa transcendental meditators  —  FAIRFIELD, Iowa — Sen. Barack Obama drew his heartiest welcome of a two-day swing through Iowa in the state's capital of inner peace.  —  To the frustration of the cameramen in the Fairfield town square, Obama delivered his remarks facing East …

Ozzy Osbourne to help Taiwan in U.N. membership quest  —  TAIPEI (Reuters) - After 14 failed attempts at joining the United Nations using media campaigns and presidential appeals, Taiwan is turning to a local goth-style rock band backed by Ozzy Osbourne in its quest for membership to the world body.

Fed Up With War, Some Won't Pay Taxes  —  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - When the United States invaded Iraq more than four years ago, war opponent David Gross asked his bosses for a radical pay cut, enough so he wouldn't have to pay taxes to support the war.  —  "I was having a hard time looking at myself in the mirror," Gross said.

Liberties lost  —  Besides all his other gifts, Thomas Jefferson appears to have been prophetic.  —  In his first presidential inaugural address in 1801, he ticked off a long list of essential principles of government, featuring highlights of the Bill of Rights, and called preservation of the government …

Body Count In Baghdad Up in June  —  Nearly five months into a security strategy that involves thousands of additional U.S. and Iraqi troops patrolling Baghdad, the number of unidentified bodies found on the streets of the capital was 41 percent higher in June than in January, according to unofficial Health Ministry statistics.

Clintons Adjust to Her Turn in His Old Role  —  As thousands of people cheered along the Fourth of July parade route here, it was the tall man with the familiar white hair who made the crowd go truly gaga.  —  "Bob Barker!  It's Bob Barker!" two women shrieked upon seeing the former president …