White House Acts to Limit Health Plan for Children  —  The Bush administration, continuing its fight to stop states from expanding the popular Children's Health Insurance Program, has adopted new standards that would make it much more difficult for New York, California and others to extend coverage to children in middle-income families.

Cheney's Office Says It Has Wiretap Documents  —  Vice President Cheney's office acknowledged for the first time yesterday that it has dozens of documents related to the administration's warrantless surveillance program, but it signaled that it will resist efforts by congressional Democrats to obtain them.

Senator Calls for Maliki's Ouster  —  Declaring the government of Iraq "non-functional," the influential chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said yesterday that Iraq's parliament should oust Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and his cabinet if they are unable to forge a political compromise …

Average Incomes Fell for Most in 2000-5  —  Americans earned a smaller average income in 2005 than in 2000, the fifth consecutive year that they had to make ends meet with less money than at the peak of the last economic expansion, new government data shows.

Blogger files FEC complaint against Thompson  —  Progressive blogger Lane Hudson filed a complaint against former Sen. Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.) on Monday, accusing the likely presidential candidate of breaking the law by violating the Federal Election Commission's (FEC) "testing the waters" clause.

Misfire: AP's Bogus Ammo Shortage Story  —  An Associated Press report published late Friday afternoon stated that ammunition shortages in some law enforcement agencies around the nation were to be blamed on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan: … The damning narrative was grasped quickly …

Clinton, McCain split on Iraq pullout  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. - New military tactics in Iraq are working but the best way to honor U.S. soldiers is "by beginning to bring them home," Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton told war veterans Monday.  —  Clinton, seeking the Democratic nomination for president …

Immigration activist deported to Mexico  —  Elvira Arellano, detained in L.A., is seen as an icon of migrant rights by some and as a symbol of lawlessness by others.  —  U.S. immigration officials announced Monday that Elvira Arellano, an illegal immigrant who symbolized inhumane treatment …

U.S. Foreclosures Rise Sharply in July  —  U.S. Foreclosures Rise Sharply in July With Nev., Ga. and Mich. Accounting for Highest Rates  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Foreclosure filings rose 9 percent from June to July and surged 93 percent over the same period last year, with Nevada …

Hail Caesar  —  I've been getting a lot of emails about this group Family Security Matters which boasts such right wing luminaries as Barbara Comstock, Monica Crowley, Frank Gaffney, Laura Ingraham and James Woolsey among others on its board of directors.  It seems like they are just another …

Criticism of a Gender Theory, and a Scientist Under Siege  —  In academic feuds, as in war, there is no telling how far people will go once the shooting starts.  —  Earlier this month, members of the International Academy of Sex Research, gathering for their annual meeting in Vancouver …

Jane Fonda's Radio Network Tanks  —  The "feminist" radio company whose founders include Jane Fonda and Gloria Steinem failed to attract an audience and it signed off the air for good on Friday.  —  When the talk-radio network, called GreenStone, officially launched in September 2006 …

Congressman Charged for Assault At Dulles  —  ABC 7 has learned the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority have charged Representative Robert Filner of California with assault and battery following an incident at Dulles International Airport Sunday night.

Cluelessly Ironic Blog-Bashing Column of the Week  —  Seems an odd time for the MSM to lecture bloggers about the need for "the patient fact-finding of reporters." … Frank doesn't want to tell Ellie her husband is a liar, dude.  —  But this entire article is fundamentally dishonest.