President Lee C. Bollinger's Introductory Remarks at SIPA-World Leaders Forum with President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  —  I would like to begin by thanking Dean John Coatsworth and Professor Richard Bulliet for their work in organizing this event and for their commitment to the role …

23% Approve of MoveOn.org Petraeus Ad, 58% Disapprove  —  Twenty-three percent (23%) of Americans approve of an ad run in the New York Times "that referred to General Petraeus as General Betray Us."  A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 58% disapproved.

The Ugly Side of the G.O.P.  —  I applaud the thousands of people, many of them poor, who traveled from around the country to protest in Jena, La., last week.  But what I'd really like to see is a million angry protesters marching on the headquarters of the National Republican Party in Washington.

A Little Rock Reminder  —  Nine Pioneers Showed Why School Integration Matters  —  Fifty years ago this week, President Dwight Eisenhower risked igniting the second U.S. civil war by sending 1,000 American soldiers into a Southern city.  The troops, with bayonets at the end of their rifles …

Giuliani party seeks $9.11 per person  —  WASHINGTON - A supporter of Rudy Giuliani's is throwing a party that aims to raise $9.11 per person for the Republican's presidential campaign.  —  Abraham Sofaer is having a fundraiser at his Palo Alto, Calif., home on Wednesday …

Other People's Politics  —  In defense of the New York Times.  —  Two bastions of liberalism are discovering the nasty side of campaign finance reform now that it has landed in their own backyards.  —  On Sunday, a spokeswoman for the New York Times admitted it had "made a mistake" …

Shuster to Rep. Blackburn: "When was the last time a New York Times ad ever killed somebody?"  —  Tucker substitute host David Shuster confronts Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) about the blatant hypocrisy of the Republican party when he asks about Rush Limbaugh's Senator Betrayus smear …

Marines Denied Permission To Film Commercial  —  On The Streets Of San Francisco  —  New York said "yes," but we said "no." Why were the U.S. Marines denied permission to film a recruiting commercial on the streets of San Francisco?  —  San Francisco is, once again, the center of a controversy …

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Poll: Democrats sit strong with voters despite corruption  —  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey voters link government corruption more with Democrats, but they're not necessarily planning to vote Republican, a poll released Tuesday found.  —  And they're unsure whether they want a top corruption-buster …

Court Advances Military Trials for Detainees  —  A special military appeals court, overturning a lower court ruling, on Monday removed a legal hurdle that has derailed war crime trials for detainees at Guantanámo Bay, Cuba.  —  The ruling allows military prosecutors to address …

Union Doozy  —  Sorry to everyone who was expecting a new cartoon last Friday.  I do page design on top of cartooning, and there were two big projects that monopolized my day on Thursday.  My original plan was to draw an O.J. Simpson cartoon after I was done with the first project, but, alas, it wasn't meant to be.

Aussie diggers injured and dog killed  —  THREE Australian soldiers were wounded and an explosive-detection dog killed in two separate roadside bomb attacks by Taliban extremists in southern Afghanistan last week.  —  A special operations task group vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb during …