A Statement on Scott Thomas Beauchamp  —  Scott Thomas Beauchamp is a U.S. Army private serving in Iraq.  He came to THE NEW REPUBLIC's attention through Elspeth Reeve, a TNR reporter-researcher, whom he later married.  Over the course of the war, we have tried to provide our readers with a sense of Iraq as it is seen by the troops.

Pakistan slams 'ignorant' Obama attack warning  —  ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Pakistan accused Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama of "sheer ignorance" for threatening to launch US military strikes against Al-Qaeda on Pakistani soil.  —  Obama warned Wednesday that if he is elected president …

Clinton and the Bloggers  —  CHICAGO - We're at the second annual YearlyKos convention, where liberal bloggers have convened with excitement that almost all the Democratic presidential candidates are courting them in person on Saturday.  —  This was quite the coup, since a year ago …

Public anger will follow our sorrow  —  The cloud of dust above the Mississippi that rose after the Interstate 35W bridge collapsed Wednesday evening has dissipated.  But there are other dark clouds still hanging over Minneapolis and Minnesota.  —  The cloud of dust above the Mississippi …

Chris Dodd Smacks Down O'Reilly about Daily Kos: The VIDEO  —  Continuing on Nicole's post, I've got the video of Dodd doing a great job of sticking up for Daily Kos in an excellent way.  He told the truth.  And when propagandists like BillO are confronted with the truth—heads explode.

Glasgow terror suspect dies from burns  —  LONDON - A man critically burned after allegedly crashing an explosive-laden Jeep into Glasgow Airport died of his injuries Thursday, Strathclyde Police said.  —  Kafeel Ahmed, 27, had been in the hospital for a month with burns from the alleged attack on June 30 …

Citing Iran, US covertly arms Gulf states  —  A recently disclosed US agreement with Saudi Arabia for a 10-year, $20 billion dollar arms sale is a "done deal," according to intelligence officials and experts familiar with the negotiations.  —  Yesterday, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice …

'Egyptians killed 4 Sudanese on border'  —  Egyptian soldiers killed four Sudanese refugees near the Egypt-Israel border overnight Wednesday in full view of IDF troops, a shaken-sounding IDF soldier said in an interview with Channel 10, Thursday evening.  —  According to the soldier …

CAIR Executive Director Placed at HAMAS Meeting  —  The executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Nihad Awad, participated in a three-day summit of U.S.-based HAMAS members and supporters in 1993.  —  Until now, he had been identified only as Nihad LNU (last name unknown) in FBI reports and analyses.

Out of the Theater, Into the Courtroom  —  Jhannet Sejas and her boyfriend were celebrating her 19th birthday by taking in a matinee showing of the hit movie "Transformers" at the theater at Ballston Common mall.  —  Sejas was enjoying the movie so much that she decided to film a short clip …

Migrant law blocks benefits  —  Prop.  300 denying college aid, child care  —  Nearly 5,000 people in Arizona have been denied in-state college tuition, financial aid and adult education classes this year under a new state law banning undocumented immigrants from receiving those state-funded services.

For Young Earners in Big City, a Gap in Women's Favor  —  Young women in New York and several of the nation's other largest cities who work full time have forged ahead of men in wages, according to an analysis of recent census data.  —  The shift has occurred in New York since 2000 …