Backlash Against Bollinger Hits Columbia  —  A backlash against the president of Columbia University, Lee Bollinger, who on Monday delivered a harsh rebuke to President Ahmadinejad, is coming from faculty members and students who said he struck an "insulting tone" and that his remarks amounted to "schoolyard taunts."

Bush astounds activists, supports human rights  —  UNITED NATIONS — President Bush implored the United Nations on Tuesday to recommit itself to restoring human decency by liberating oppressed people and ending famine and disease.  —  Speaking before the United Nations General Assembly …

September 26, 2007 - Clinton, Giuliani Neck And Neck In New Jersey Pres Race, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; More See Giuliani As More Principled Than Democrat  —  New York Sen. Hillary Clinton and former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, the Republican front-runner …

Senate Panel to Consider Shield Bill for Reporters  —  A bill that for the first time would give journalists limited protection from efforts to force them to reveal their sources in the federal courts will be taken up by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, and its sponsors said its prospects are good.

Hofstra Law School Hosts Sixth Biannual Legal Ethics Conference "Lawyering at the Edge: Unpopular Clients, Difficult Cases, Zealous Advocates"  —  Hofstra Law School, Hempstead, NY: Hofstra Law School is pleased to announce its upcoming 2007 Legal Ethics Conference, Lawyering at the Edge …

Burma Dharma: What is the Sound of 20,000 Monks Marching?  —  Can you imagine 20,000 Rabbi's taking to the streets of Manhattan to protest the treatment of the poor?  How about 20,000 Bishops and Cardinals marching in the streets of say, Venice, holding hands?

House Passes Children's Health Bill  —  A broad House majority gave final approval last night to a $35 billion expansion of the popular children's health insurance program, with members from both parties brushing aside a stern veto threat from President Bush to vote their support, 265 to 159.

Kline says he sees 'amazing' progress in Iraq  —  WASHINGTON — Rep. John Kline, returning from his fifth trip to Iraq, said Tuesday he saw "amazing" progress in the security situation there, and a sense of normalcy returning among Iraqi people.  —  Kline, R-Minn., traveled to Iraq …

Iranian President Ahmadinejad Delivers Remarks at U.N. General Assembly Meeting  —  SPEAKER: IRANIAN PRESIDENT MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD  —  AHMADINEJAD (THROUGH TRANSLATOR): In the name of God, the compassionate and the merciful, oh, God, hasten the arrival of Imam al-Mahdi and grant him good health …

NPR Rebuffs White House On Bush Talk  —  Radio Network Wanted To Choose Its Interviewer  —  The White House reached out to National Public Radio over the weekend, offering analyst Juan Williams a presidential interview to mark yesterday's 50th anniversary of school desegregation in Little Rock.

Uncle Sam Wants You, Gramps  —  How come "national service" proponents never talk about drafting the old?  —  One of the most interesting (and in my view sinister) aspects of proposals for mandatory "national service" is that they virtually always target only the young, usually 18- to 21-year-olds.

Bed-wetter Nation  —  Here's a big question that I want to start addressing in upcoming posts: what is conservative rule doing to our nation's soul?  How is it rewiring our hearts and minds?  What kind of damage are they doing to the American character?  And can we ever recover?

MoveOn Pays The Times $77,508 for Ad Cost  —  MoveOn.org said yesterday that it paid The New York Times $77,508 after the newspaper revealed that its advertising department had undercharged the organization for an advertisement that ran two weeks ago and proved controversial.

Inspector Finds Broad Failures in Oil Program  —  The Interior Department's program to collect billions of dollars annually from oil and gas companies that drill on federal lands is troubled by mismanagement, ethical lapses and fears of retaliation against whistle-blowers, the department's chief independent investigator has concluded.

IF HENRY AIN'T HAPPY, AIN'T NOBODY HAPPY  —  Is it stonewalling, obstruction, or both?  —  Shortly after Rep. Henry Waxman announced last week that his House Oversight and Government Reform Committee would hold hearings on the Blackwater incident in which 11 Iraqi civilians died …

Calling Rudy  —  For Mr. Giuliani, it's more than his wife that's on the line.  —  Most Americans understand it takes an extra chromosome to run for President, but there are some limits on odd behavior.  Which makes us wonder what Rudy Giuliani was thinking last Friday when he accepted …

Candidates Battle the Slow Season for Fund-Raising  —  A supporter of Rudolph W. Giuliani has sent out an invitation that explicitly plays off Mr. Giuliani's association with the Sept. 11 attacks, asking supporters for "$9.11 for Rudy."  —  The campaign of John Edwards has sent …

Islamist 'leader' wants revolution  —  THE mysterious sheik behind the Australian chapter of Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir has revealed the organisation's support for military coups and revolutions to overthrow non-Muslim governments worldwide.  —  Ismail Al Wahwah, who was little known until …

Justice in Jena  —  THE case of the so-called Jena Six has fired the imaginations of thousands, notably young African-Americans who, according to many of their comments, believe they will be in the vanguard of a new civil rights movement.  Whether America needs a new civil rights movement …