Fugitive fundraiser captured in Colorado tonight  —  (09-06) 20:52 PDT SAN FRANCISCO — Fugitive political fundraiser Norman Hsu, who skipped out on San Mateo County authorities this week rather than face sentencing in a fraud scheme, was apprehended tonight by federal and local lawmen in Grand Junction, Colo.

[TS] Op-Ed Columnist: Time to Take a Stand  —  Gen. David Petraeus has a history of making overoptimistic assessments of progress in Iraq that happen to be convenient for his political masters.

Petraeus, Seeing Gains in Iraq as Fragile, Is Wary of Cuts  —  Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top American commander in Iraq, has told President Bush that he wants to maintain heightened troop levels in Iraq well into next year to reduce the risk of military setbacks, but could accept the pullback …

BURIED LEDE ALERT....Fred Kaplan has a good piece in Slate today about the upcoming Petraeus report and what Congress needs to ask about it.  But I was more taken by an astonishing statement at the end of the piece from Stephen Biddle, a member of Petraeus's advisory panel.

More On Ed Schultz's Bar Fight  —  Earlier this evening I wrote a post about North Dakota and national radio personality (and Democrat mouthpiece) Ed Schultz getting into an altercation with Kevin Nagle.  Upon first hearing of the story, something just didn't seem right.

Hardline takeover of British mosques  —  Almost half of Britain's mosques are under the control of a hardline Islamic sect whose leading preacher loathes Western values and has called on Muslims to "shed blood" for Allah, an investigation by The Times has found.

S. Korean leader presses Bush on ending war  —  SYDNEY, Australia (CNN) — In a rare public exchange highlighting the delicacy of political diplomacy, President Bush told South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun a formal end to the Korean War begins when North Korea halts its secretive nuclear weapons program.

For Thompson, Goal Is to Don Reagan Mantle  —  Fred D. Thompson had one central strategic goal as he formally began his presidential campaign on Thursday: to win over conservatives who are disheartened at their current choice of Republican candidates by positioning himself as the ideological and stylistic heir of Ronald Reagan.

Killing her softly with his song  —  Barack Obama wants to transform politics.  But can he defeat Hillary Clinton by casting her as the divider and himself as the uniter?  —  Barack Obama speaks with local residents in Storm Lake, Iowa, on Sept. 5.  —  Barack Obama has long been searching …

Gallup Ranks the 2008 Candidates According to a Feeling Thermometer  —  Obama rated the most positively by Americans; Hillary enjoys broadest partisan support  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Using a "feeling thermometer" rating scale, Gallup recently tested the public images of several of the Republican …

Employment Situation Summary  —  Technical information:  —  Household data: (202) 691-6378 USDL 07-1363  —  Establishment data: 691-6555 Transmission of material in this release  —  http://www.bls.gov/ces/ is embargoed until 8:30 A.M. (EDT), Media contact: 691-5902 Friday, September 7, 2007.

Why the Term "Bedwetter" Became Popular  —  Because it fits!  At popular deadender blog "The Jawa Report," Rusty Shackleford reacts to a new video appearing on Islamic extremist websites: … 1) No, it's not.  —  2) Maybe there's an attack in the works - why wouldn't there be?

I See London, I See France  —  First, it was the suave, debonair and sophisticated Dissident Frogman.  Then, it was Sarkozy, a Crusader and Zionist cowboy, who professes to love America.  —  Now, the French examine themselves and consider this matter of arrogance.  I don't know what is happening over there.