Will Her Face Determine His Fortune?  —  AS the election of 2008 approaches with its cast of contenders who bring unprecedented diversity to the quest for the White House, the voting public has been called on to ponder several questions: Is America ready for a woman to be president?  What about a black man?

Live Aid is promoting green to save the planet - what planet are they on?  —  As Madonna bounds on to the huge Wembley stage to save the planet, how the assembled Greenies will cheer.  —  The superstar is today fronting the massive Live Earth event, with nine concerts played …

President's Radio Address  —  THE PRESIDENT: Good morning.  —  This week, we received more good news showing that our economy is strong and growing.  The Department of Labor reports that our economy has now created jobs for 46 consecutive months.  America added 132,000 jobs in June …

Glasgow Suspect Angered by Iraq War, Relative Says  —  Bilal Abdulla, one of the two doctors arrested after a blazing Jeep Cherokee rammed into the Glasgow Airport terminal on Saturday, is a deeply religious Iraqi who was angry that his prominent Sunni family "lost everything" …

Senate Floor To Be a Stage For '08 Race  —  Antiwar Candidates Seeking the Spotlight  —  The four Senate Democrats seeking their party's presidential nomination will take their campaigns to the chamber's floor next week, pushing new limits on U.S. involvement in Iraq in an attempt to burnish their antiwar credentials.

Bombers Kill Dozens North of Baghdad  —  Suicide bombers killed dozens of people in two attacks north of Baghdad on Saturday, raising questions about whether insurgents who have fled intense military operations in Baghdad and Diyala are turning to more vulnerable targets nearby.

Much of US favors Bush impeachment: poll  —  Nearly half of the US public wants President George W. Bush to face impeachment, and even more favor that fate for Vice President Dick Cheney, according to a poll out Friday.  —  The survey by the American Research Group found that 45 percent support …

"Media Matters"; by Paul Waldman  —  The Haircut siren song  —  "It is some kind of commentary on the state of American politics that as Edwards has campaigned for president, vice president and now president again, his hair seems to have attracted as much attention as, say, his position on health care."

Lindsey Graham: Escalation 'Is Working Beyond My Expectations'  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), returning from a visit this week to Iraq along with his pro-escalation partner Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), offered the following assessment of the situation in Iraq:

Cheney fatigue settles over some in GOP  —  WASHINGTON - Dick Cheney, who thrives on secrecy while pulling the levers of power, is getting caught in the glare of an unwelcome spotlight.  —  Once viewed as a sage and mentor to President Bush, Cheney has approval ratings now that are as low as — or lower — than the president's.

You Could Have Knocked Me Over . . .  . . . with a hanging chad when I found out that George Bush and the Dalai Lama were both born yesterday.  But then you know what they say about karma.  —  Well, wait.  What do they say?  This confoozlement led me to consult at the knee of Craig Johnson …

Yesterday's ruling on NSA warrantless eavesdropping  —  The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday, by a 2-1 decision, vacated last August's Order of the Order from District Court Judge Anna Diggs Taylor which enjoined the Bush administration from eavesdropping without warrants.

The Saturday Cartoons  —  We have an added treat today: Another hilarious Walt Handelsman animation from deep inside Dick Cheney's hidden bunker to the tune of — if you can believe this — "Wouldn't it be Lovely."  —  Click on the screenshot above or go here to see it.

Sensing a Shift, Reid Will Press for an Iraq Exit  —  Democratic voters are not the only ones bitter over their party's failure to use new Congressional power to force a withdrawal of troops from Iraq.  Senator Harry Reid, the occasionally obstreperous Democratic leader, is seething as well.