Scholars Decry Law School's About-Face on New Dean  —  Scholars across the political spectrum protested what they called an assault on academic freedom after the University of California at Irvine withdrew a job offer from a liberal professor who wrote an op-ed criticizing the Bush administration.

FOX News Poll: Rudy Giuliani Preferred President Over Hillary Clinton If Terrorists Attack America  —  NEW YORK — A majority of Americans say they would feel more comfortable with Rudy Giuliani in the White House than Hillary Clinton if another terrorist attack were to happen in the United States, according to a new FOX News poll.

BUSH'S APPALLING IRAQ SPEECH.  —  President Bush's TV address tonight was the worst speech he's ever given on the war in Iraq, and that's saying a lot.  Every premise, every proposal, nearly every substantive point was sheer fiction.  The only question is whether he was being deceptive or delusional.

The Least Bad Plan  —  PRESIDENT BUSH'S explanation of his latest plans for Iraq last night was marred by a couple of important omissions.  First, the president failed to acknowledge that, according to the standards he himself established in January, the surge of U.S. troops into Iraq has been a failure …

Sunnis: "al-Qaeda is the enemy of Allah"  —  al-Qaeda has broken the faith with Muslims. al-Qaeda propaganda and the attacks on the US in the 90's and culminating with 9-11 made it seem to be a force to take on America and Western values.  It promised to return the Arab world to the pinnacle of world power.

Shays Says He'll Not Run Again If Denied Chairmanship  —  WASHINGTON - Rep. Christopher Shays said today he will not seek another congressional term unless House Republican leaders support his bid for the job of top GOP member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

MoveOn rolls out second provocative ad  —  Anti-war group MoveOn.org is clearly embracing the maxim that there's no such thing as bad publicity.  —  Just days after the group's political action committee caused a firestorm with a full page New York Times advertisement calling Gen. David Petraeus …

Police Say O.J. Simpson Questioned In Hotel Theft  —  Las Vegas Police Say Hotel Break-In Involved Sports Memorabilia  —  LAS VEGAS — Metro police confirmed early Friday morning that O.J. Simpson was questioned in connection to a theft at the Palace Station Casino.

Thompson Suggests Congress Overreached in Schiavo Case  —  Republican Presidential Candidate Says Right-to-Die Cases Should be 'Left to Locals'  —  Former Tennessee senator and presidential hopeful Fred Thompson ventured into hazardous terrain Thursday in Florida, where he suggested Congress …

[TS] Op-Ed Columnist: A Surge, and Then a Stab  —  President Bush's actions have been what you'd expect from a man whose plan is to keep up appearances for the next 16 months.

More Than Ever, Impeachment Is the Cure  —  Last night we heard the President of the United States declare that he would refuse to allow US troops to come home from Iraq until they achieved "success" as he and only he defined success.  "Return on success," he told the troops, adding that …

Smiley: GOP candidates ignore minorities  —  WASHINGTON — Three of the four leading Republican presidential candidates turned down invitations to a PBS debate this month at a historically black college in Baltimore, leading moderator Tavis Smiley on Thursday to accuse them of ignoring minority voters.

A Humbled President  —  He seemed almost broken to me.  His voice raspy, his eyes watery, his affect exhausted, his facial expression almost bewildered.  I thought I would feel angry; but I found myself verging toward pity.  The case was so weak, the argument so thin …

Report: Shaheen To Run Against GOP Senator Sununu In New Hampshire  —  Big news out of New Hampshire: A new report says that former governor Jeanne Shaheen has decided to seek a rematch against vulnerable incumbent GOP Senator John Sununu.  This morning's Union Leader says it has the story: