House Democrats pass contempt citations  —  WASHINGTON - The House Judiciary Committee voted contempt of Congress citations Wednesday against White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten and President Bush's former legal counselor, Harriet Miers.  —  The 22-17 vote — which would sanction for pair …

Bill O'Reilly's Web site threatens Hillary's life  —  FOX News' Bill O'Reilly has been attacking the liberal blog Daily Kos, and liberal blogs in general, over some extreme comments left by some of our visitors.  It's interesting therefore that O'Reilly's own Web site contains some of the most hideous hate you've ever seen.

National Intelligence Estimate claim over Iran-linked threat unsupported, CIA sources say  —  Current and former intelligence officials say the Bush Administration's National Intelligence Estimate regarding terrorist threats to the United States does not provide evidence to support its assertions …

Rep. Harman: White House Never Sought Approval For 'Other Intelligence Activities'  —  In his testimony yesterday, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales claimed that when James Comey raised objections to the administration's spying program, he was referring to "other intelligence activities," …

The Scott Thomas affair at New Republic — maybe a different take  —  My agent always urges me to provide a sound bite version of any idea I put out in public.  I don't actually think there are very many interesting ideas that fit into sound bites, but here's the short version for those of you without …

Specter to probe Supreme Court decisions  —  Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) plans to review the Senate testimony of U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel J. Alito to determine if their reversal of several long-standing opinions conflicts with promises they made to senators to win confirmation.

Disfavor for Bush Hits Rare Heights  —  In Modern Era, Only Nixon Scored Worse, And Only Truman Was Down for So Long  —  President Bush is a competitive guy.  But this is one contest he would rather lose.  With 18 months left in office, he is in the running for most unpopular president in the history of modern polling.

Conservatives call for Bush to emphasize 'leaving Iraq'  —  Some conservative activist leaders, fearing voter anger with the Iraq war, want President Bush and GOP leaders to begin emphasizing that U.S. troops will be "leaving Iraq" to give Republicans cover as they head into a tough political landscape in 2008.

Nonny Mouse Goes Down Under  —  The travel and tourist industry is one of the United State's biggest money-makers, generating $103 billion in tax revenue every year.  Without this tax revenue, every American household would pay nearly $1,000 more in taxes every a year.

Another Resignation From Team Thompson  —  The day after his would-be campaign manager was replaced, Ex-Sen. Fred Thompson has another senior staff position to refill.  —  J.T. Mastranadi was hired just a week and a half ago to be the campaign's director of research.  He resigned this morning, a friend of his said.

How Fresh Is Your Cable News?  Check the Label  —  This just in!  There's no more news on TV, at least not on the cable news networks.  Plain old news apparently just isn't good enough anymore, so TV news stories have been getting new and improved names.  —  President Bush's latest news conference?

Giuliani, the federalist candidate  —  He proposes letting the states decide on social issues such as abortion and gay rights.  —  Social issues such as gay rights and gun control divide America so sharply largely because no one has found a single solution for them equally acceptable …