Idaho Senator Loses Committee Leadership Posts  —  The political career of Senator Larry Craig of Idaho appeared to be collapsing today as fellow Republicans called for his resignation and party leaders ousted him from his committee leadership posts amid the fallout over his arrest and guilty plea …

Carlson claimed that after incident in a public bathroom, he assaulted the man who "bothered" him  —  On the August 28 edition of MSBNC Live, hosted by MSNBC general manager Dan Abrams, Tucker Carlson, host of MSNBC's Tucker, asserted, "Having sex in a public men's room is outrageous.

FEC To Collect $775,000 Civil Penalty From America Coming Together  —  WASHINGTON -The Federal Election Commission (FEC/Commission) announced today that it has reached a settlement with America Coming Together (ACT) regarding violations of federal campaign finance laws during the 2004 Presidential election.

Ex-President Carter welcomes Edwards  —  AMERICUS, Ga. - Former President Carter welcomed Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards to Georgia on Wednesday, embracing the fellow Southerner as a kindred spirit on poverty and the environment.  —  Carter and Edwards shared the stage at Carter's alma mater …

Obama Steals A Page From FDR  —  "Fine the lenders!" writes Barack Obama here.  —  Hoping to prop up his poopy presidential primary campaign, Obama says we should round up "the unlicensed, unregulated, fly-by-night mortgage brokers who are hoodwinking low-income borrowers into taking on loans …

Good news, but not for Democrats  —  IT'S A WAR, and it's the Middle East, so glad tidings can go sour and there are never any guarantees.  But for all the caveats, the news from Iraq has been heartening.  —  For months, observers have been crediting General David Petraeus's "surge" with remarkable progress on the ground.

The Big Picture(s)  —  In the midst of the still-lingering controversy over the truthiness of The New Republic's "Baghdad Diarist," more than a few people suggested that war supporters, unable to discredit the real bad news coming from Iraq, targeted the Scott Thomas Beauchamp stories as a weak link.

Slouching Towards Utopia?  The Economic World of the Twentieth Century: Chapter 7.1: The World in 1900: The View from 1900  —  7.1: The World in 1900: The View from 1900  —  The View from 1900  —  What did the world look like in the last generation of the nineteenth century?

Clinton to give away fundraiser's cash  —  WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton will give to charity the $23,000 in donations she has received from a fundraiser who is wanted in California for failing to appear for sentencing on a 1991 grand theft charge.

MoveOn targets pro-surge Democrat  —  Rep. Brian Baird's (D-Wash.) recent conversion on the Iraq war is beginning to affect more than the national dialogue.  On Wednesday, liberal group MoveOn.org announced an ad campaign against the congressman in his own district.

Clinton Campaign Will Give Hsu Money to Charity  —  Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign announced this evening that it was donating $23,000 to charity after one of its leading donors, Norman Hsu, who had given an equivalent amount to Mrs. Clinton over the years, acknowledged today that there appeared to be an outstanding

Pranksters wrap Rove's car  — Pranksters wrap Rove's car  —  WASHINGTON - Karl Rove, your car is ready.  — Bush will mark Katrina anniversary  —  AP - 17 minutes ago  —  NEW ORLEANS - President Bush is marking Hurricane Katrina's devastating blow by celebrating those he says have …