Jury finds Padilla guilty on terror charges  —  MIAMI, Florida (CNN) — The jury in the Jose Padilla terror trial has found the American guilty of conspiracy to support Islamic terrorism overseas.  —  Padilla was originally arrested on allegations that he planned to set off radioactive "dirty bombs" in the United States.

Notes Detail Visit to Ashcroft's Hospital Room  —  John Ashcroft was "barely articulate," "feeble" and "clearly stressed" as he sat in a hospital room chair in March 2004 when top White House aides unsuccessfully tried to persuade him, as the Attorney General, to sign an extension …

PICKERING TO RESIGN FROM CONGRESS  —  From NBC's Mark Murray  —  Rep. Chip Pickering, R-Miss., is announcing he's resigning from Congress to work on K Street, becoming the latest House Republican to either vacate his seat or decide not to seek re-election in 2008.

Tony Snow Signals His Resignation, Plus 'A Couple' More 'Coming Up In The Next Month'  —  After the recent resignation of Karl Rove, media outlets speculated on what the rest of President Bush's term will look like without "the Architect."  The President is "fighting lame duck status," reported the AP.

Bush's daughter, Jenna, engaged  —  CRAWFORD, Texas - Is a White House wedding in the works?  Jenna Bush, one of President Bush's twin daughters, is engaged to be married to her longtime boyfriend, Henry Hager, the White House announced Thursday.  —  Asked if the two were getting married …

'We have broken speed of light'  —  A pair of German physicists claim to have broken the speed of light - an achievement that would undermine our entire understanding of space and time.  —  According to Einstein's special theory of relativity, it would require an infinite amount of energy …

Poll: Majority mistrustful of upcoming Iraq report  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — A majority of Americans don't trust the upcoming report by the Army's top commander in Iraq on the progress of the war and even if they did, it wouldn't change their mind, according to a new poll.

Iraqi women: Prostituting ourselves to feed our children  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — The women are too afraid and ashamed to show their faces or have their real names used.  They have been driven to sell their bodies to put food on the table for their children — for as little as $8 a day.

In Surge, Giuliani Now Tops Clinton by Seven Points  —  After being virtually tied with Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton for several months, Republican contender Rudy Giuliani now leads Clinton up 47% to 40% in the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

'DIEBOLD ELECTION SYSTEMS, INC.' IS NO MORE!  (At Least in Name)  — By Brad Friedman from St. Louis, MO...  Diebold Elections Systems, Inc. is no more.  At least in name.  —  After a year and a half of conversely trying to dump their failed voting unit and/or lying to customers …

MSNBC Newsroom Booed Bush State of the Union  —  UPDATE: Joe and Mika discuss this NB item.  See below.  —  Joe Scarborough has pulled back the curtain on the liberal bias at MSNBC, describing an incident in which people in its newsroom ceaselessly booed President Bush during a State of the Union address.