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."

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.

Can She Reach Religious Voters?  —  During a question-and-answer session at Tufts University immediately after the 2004 election, Sen. Hillary Clinton identified the alienation of religious voters as one of the Democratic Party's main problems.  And the appeal she proposed was straightforward …

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 …

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 …

UAW Reaches Tentative Agreement With GM  —  General Motors and the United Auto Workers agreed to a new contract early Wednesday, ending a two-day nationwide strike with a watershed deal that establishes a new union-managed trust fund for retiree health care.

No Liberal Bias At The Times  —  Timeswoman Katherine Seelye pursues the "General Betray Us" discounted ad puzzle  —  and delivers a great laugher.  Times spokeswoman Catherine Mathis explained to Ms. Seelye why there was no displayed by the ad department when they gave a discount to MoveOn:

Hsu raised big money for Clinton supporters  —  Candidates she courted benefit  —  Disgraced fund-raiser Norman Hsu did a lot more than just pump $850,000 into Hillary Clinton's campaign bank account: He also raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for local, state, and federal candidates …

New Train Wreck Coming on FISA  —  I just got off the phone with Caroline Fredrickson from the ACLU, and the news is about what you'd expect if you have witnessed Democratic House behavior over the past six months.  The bottom line is that Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid are disorganized and giving …

The Soros Threat To Democracy  —  Democracy: George Soros is known for funding groups such as MoveOn.org that seek to manipulate public opinion.  So why is the billionaire's backing of what he believes in problematic?  In a word: transparency.  —  George Soros & MoveOn.org: Exclusive Series

Do Not Vote for This Guy  —  HE DOESN'T WANT DEMOCRATS TO VOTE—UNLESS IT'S TO APPOINT HIM TO THE FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION.  —  Another one for you to file under "fox guards the henhouse": The Senate rules committee votes tomorrow (Wednesday) on whether to give Hans A. von Spakovsky …

Towns Rethink Laws Against Illegal Immigrants  —  A little more than a year ago, the Township Committee in this faded factory town became the first municipality in New Jersey to enact legislation penalizing anyone who employed or rented to an illegal immigrant.

Goldwasser recounts confrontation with Ahmadinejad  —  Wife of kidnapped IDF soldier Ehud Goldwasser tells Ynet of Iranian president's reaction to her question 'why don't you allow Red Cross to visit captives?' at New York press conference, saying, 'Now he knows I can reach him too, he does not scare us'

(CROSSTALK) … There really is this child-like need in American mainstream political discourse constantly to believe that we are fault-free and that when there is hostility directed at us from other parts of the world, it is always baffling and unjustified and crazy and malicious.