Urgent: Letter from Intelligence, Military, Diplomatic, and Law Enforcement Professionals  —  PREFACE:  —  A group of distinguished intelligence and military officers, diplomats, and law enforcement professionals delivered an urgent message this morning to the chairman and the ranking minority member …

Supermodel 'rejects dollar pay'  —  The world's richest model has reportedly reacted in her own way to the sliding value of the US dollar - by refusing to be paid in the currency.  —  Gisele Bündchen is said to be keen to avoid the US currency because of uncertainty over its strength.

Rosie O'Donnell in Talks to Join MSNBC  —  Rosie O'Donnell, who abruptly left "The View" on ABC last spring after drawing attention and ratings for her opinions on everything from the Iraq war to her co-hosts, is in serious discussions to return to television atop a new soapbox …

Paul Raises More Than $3.5 Million  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, aided by an extraordinary outpouring of Internet support Monday, hauled in more than $3.5 million in 20 hours.  —  Paul, the Texas congressman with a Libertarian tilt and an out-of-Iraq pitch …

White House Tells Musharraf: Never 'Restrict Constitutional Freedoms' To Fight Terror  —  During today's White House press briefing, spokeswoman Dana Perino condemned Gen. Pervez Musharraf's declaration of "emergency rule" in Pakistan.  She said that the administration is "deeply disappointed" …

Romney Scores Major Endorsement  —  This is a big one folks.  In a Brody File exclusive, we've found out that Paul Weyrich, the former co-founder of The Moral Majority has endorsed Mitt Romney for President.  The Brody File has the press release.  Read below: … Where do I begin?

First They Came for Hillary Clinton...  It is widely assumed, on both Left and Right, that Hillary Clinton and her campaign made a grave error by responding to the criticism of her performance in last Tuesday's Democratic debate by complaining of a "pile-on."  Bill Kristol, for one, called it a "foolish overreaction."

Thompson advisor steps down  —  Philip J. Martin, a key fundraiser for the GOP presidential candidate, has a record for selling drugs.  The campaign says it will no longer use his jet for travel.  —  BEDFORD, N.H. — A top fundraiser with a criminal record for selling drugs resigned from the campaign of presidential hopeful Fred.

Stephen Colbert Drops Presidential Bid … NEW YORK (AP) - Stephen Colbert has dropped his bid for the White House.  —  His announcement came after the South Carolina Democratic Executive Council voted last week to keep the host of "The Colbert Report" off the state's primary ballot.  The vote was 13-3.

Limbaugh Attacks!  —  Rush Limbaugh went after a young HS graduate on his radio show because she broke down and cried talking about the environment and Global Warming.  —  via email: … Download (40) |  Play (42)  —  The Gavel has the video of her testimony. … (Read the rest of this story...)

GUILIANI'S FLIP-FLOP ON HEALTH INSURANCE FOR KIDS.  —  In his campaign for president, Rudolph Giuliani keeps suggesting that his experience as a prostate cancer survivor makes him uniquely qualified to evaluate the American health care system.  To judge from his recent pronouncements …

Wilkes convicted of corruption  —  A U.S. District Court jury has convicted Brent Wilkes on all 13 counts in his corruption trial.  The Poway defense contractor had been accused by prosecutors of leveraging more than $600,000 in cash bribes and thousands more in gifts to ousted …

Democrats wake up to being the party of the rich  —  Alegislative proposal that was once on the fast track is suddenly dead.  The Senate will not consider a plan to extract billions in extra taxes from megamillionaire hedge fund managers.  —  The decision by Senate majority leader Harry Reid …

The Real Story Behind the Falling Casualty Rate in Iraq  —  As U.S. casualties have continued to drop, many people on the anti-Bush side of the aisle have begun to quietly panic in recent days over this question: "Could George W. Bush and Frederick Kagan have possibly been right about the surge?"