Giuliani's Mistress Used N.Y. Police as Taxi Service  —  Richard Esposito Reports:  —  Well before it was publicly known he was seeing her, then-married New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani provided a police driver and city car for his mistress Judith Nathan, former senior city officials tell the Blotter on ABCNews.com.

Murtha finds military progress in trip to Iraq  —  Warns that Iraqis must do more for their own security  —  WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. John Murtha today said he saw signs of military progress during a brief trip to Iraq last week, but he warned that Iraqis need to play a larger role in providing …

CNN's Performance Was Unacceptable.  There Should Be A Do Over of This Debate.  —  Our own Dan Spencer made USA Today today in an article by Jill Thompson.  —  Only if you check our front page, we don't have a contributor named Dan Spencer; well, we do, but he does not write under his name.

Surprise: Muslim YouTube questioner was former CAIR Intern  —  CAIR brags:  —  They taught her well:  —  See what others have said  —  Note from Michelle: This section is for comments from michellemalkin.com's community of registered readers.  Please don't assume that I agree with or endorse …

Study: Canadian Beer Drinkers Threaten Planet  —  Scientists have found a new threat to the planet: Canadian beer drinkers.  —  The government-commissioned study says the old, inefficient "beer fridges" that one in three Canadian households use to store their Molson and Labatt's contribute significantly …

Dialing the Republicans  —  I attended Frank Luntz's dial group of 30 undecided—or sort of undecided—Republicans in St. Petersburg, Florida, last night...and it was a fairly astonishing evening.  —  Now, for the uninitiated: dials are little hand-held machines that enable a focus group member …

Bin Laden: Europeans should end US help  —  CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden called on the Europeans to stop helping the United States in the war in Afghanistan, according to excerpts of a new audiotape broadcast Thursday on Al-Jazeera television.

Kennedy to Challenge Landrieu  —  Political Wire has learned that Lousiana state Treasurer John Kennedy (R) — who switched his party affiliation to the Republican Party earlier this year — will challenge Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) in 2008.  The official announcement will be early next year though …

In Chávez Territory, Signs of Dissent  —  Chávez territory, the habitual wisdom here goes, is a place like Coche: slums on this city's fringe where the poor live in cinderblock hovels.  To reach Coche, drive past dozens of billboards celebrating President Hugo Chávez's rule ahead …

The Chicago Tribune vs. Time magazine  —  (updated below: Klein's GOP source outs himself  —  As I noted yesterday, The Chicago Tribune reprinted factually false excerpts from Joe Klein's Time column.  But unlike Time — which disgracefully continues to stand behind Klein's falsehoods …