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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 Tape Airs On al-Jazeera UPDATE: bin Laden Claims 9/11  —  Via Laura Mansfield: … UPDATE by Rusty: What will the Truthers say now?  Al Jazeera: … "Bin Laden" uses the logic that he was behind 9/11, and not the Taliban, ergo the U.S. attack against Afghanistan was unjustified.

A Man on a Mission  —  What's wrong with Michael Gerson's "heroic conservatism."  —  Michael Gerson, long praised (some would say over-praised) as President Bush's genius speechwriter, is also, it turns out, a would-be moral philosopher and political strategist.

"This hypocrite broke up my family"  —  HENRY HYDE, THE MAN WHO WILL SIT IN JUDGMENT ON PRESIDENT CLINTON, CONFIRMS THAT HE CARRIED ON A SECRET AFFAIR.  —  BY DAVID TALBOT |  Fred Snodgrass, a 76-year-old Florida retiree, says he gets so upset when he watches Rep. Henry Hyde on TV that "I nearly jump out of my chair."

GOP YouTube Debate Flubs  —  Falsehoods, exaggerations and stumbles  —  The CNN/YouTube debate among Republicans lacked any talking snowmen, but we did note a few false and misleading statements by the candidates.  — Romney claimed New York called itself a "sanctuary city" for illegal aliens.

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 …