Reid To Force Senate Into All-Night Session Tuesday  —  Forcing his Republican colleagues to put up or shut up on the notion of an up-or-down vote, Senate Majority leader Harry Reid (D-NV) just moments ago announced that he will immediately file a cloture motion on the Reed-Levin troop redeployment bill and …

BREAKING NEWS: Joseph Wilson Endorses Hillary Clinton  —  The blogs got it first. … A conference call announcing the endorsement of Hillary Clinton by Joseph Wilson was just held with bloggers to hear the breaking news.  This is a huge deal for Candidate Clinton and a big endorsement for her candidacy.

How Bush Uses His Generals  —  President Bush says that he should be trusted on military issues because he listens to his commanders.  But he has a tendency to celebrate his generals when they're providing him political cover — then stick a knife in their backs when they're no longer of any use to him.

Troopers kill gunman in Capitol  —  State troopers shot and killed an armed man who attempted to enter Gov. Bill Ritter's office inside the state Capitol this afternoon.  —  The man, who claimed he was "the emperor," said he was going to take over the state government.

Military support for the republican candidates.  —  NAME: TOTAL [ARMY] [NAVY] [AIRFORCE] [VETERAN]  —  RON PAUL: 23,465 [6,975] [6,765] [4,650] [5,075]  —  McCain: 15,825 [6925] [6305] [1795] [800]  —  Units are contributions in dollars by employees of the respective military organizations.

Vitter emerges, asks again for forgiveness  —  U.S. Sen. David Vitter again asked for forgiveness for a "serious sin in my past,'' but provided few details in a brief statement to reporters Monday afternoon from a Metairie hotel, his first public appearance since revelations emerged last week …

More Departures From McCain '08  —  In a widely expected move, Sen. John McCain's (R-Ariz.) press department resigned en masse today.  —  Communications director Brian Jones stepped down, along with deputies Matt David and Danny Diaz.  Research director Brian Rogers and South Carolina …

"Ocean"  —  The Mitt Romney campaign has released a new television ad called "Ocean."  In it, Romney criticizes the culture to which our children are exposed, and expresses a desire to clean it up.  Romney's campaign has posted the video in the Candidates' Forum; go to Romney's page to watch …

51% Say Wait Till September for Iraq Policy Change  —  Fifty-one percent (51%) of American voters say that the United States should wait for the September progress report before making major policy changes in Iraq.  A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 38% disagree.

Better Bombs: Scientists Develop Metal That Explodes on Impact  —  When most bombs go off,  —  they release a spray of deadly shards of steel.  Now, imagine that those shards were themselves explosive, detonating in a massive chain reaction.  It's for real: Defense contractors are harnessing …

The New New Atheism  —  Attacking "God" has become a lucrative book business.  But there's not much substance behind the latest atheist tracts.  —  "There is nothing new under the sun," proclaims the Book of Ecclesiastes.  The rise of the new new atheism confirms this ancient biblical wisdom.