Michelle Obama: Barack has hit boiling point  —  Barack Obama is struggling to contain his anger and frustration over the constant barrage of questions about his character and judgment, his wife has revealed.  —  Michelle Obama lifted the lid on the irritation felt by the leading Democrat candidate …

Guam by seven, J-Mart on the age issue, Perino in Pueblo, Townsend to CNN  —  BREAKING NEWS: RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the year-end goal of an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal is still achievable.  —  Good Sunday morning.  Hope Den 2 is having a chigger-free campout.

The All-White Elephant in the Room  —  BORED by those endless replays of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright?  If so, go directly to YouTube, search for “John Hagee Roman Church Hitler,” and be recharged by a fresh jolt of clerical jive.  —  What you'll find is a white televangelist, the Rev. John Hagee …

Democrat Wins La. Special Election  —  State Rep. Don Cazayoux won the special election in Louisiana's 6th district yesterday, a victory that marks the second time this year that Democrats have won a seat previously held by a Republican.  —  Cazayoux, a conservative Democrat …

Hillary's Horse  —  Tragedy struck the first filly in the Kentucky Derby since 1999, as Eight Belles went down on the track after her second-place finish today, broke two ankles, and was euthanized.  —  Showing a sisterhood with the female horse, Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y. …

The Silent Scream of the Asparagus  —  You just knew it was coming: At the request of the Swiss government, an ethics panel has weighed in on the “dignity” of plants and opined that the arbitrary killing of flora is morally wrong.  This is no hoax.  The concept of what could be called “plant rights” is being seriously debated.

Time for a change  —  In the Democratic primary, we recommend Obama  —  Do the Democrats need a restoration of the past, or is it time for a change?  We think it's time for a change.  We recommend a vote for Barack Obama in Tuesday's primary.  —  The choice between Sen. Obama and Hillary Clinton is not easy.

Strategic Collapse in the War on Terror  —  Words matter, and in the global war on terror we are losing the battle of words, in a self-inflicted defeat.  The consequences could not be more profound.  —  Recent government policy memoranda, circulating through the national counter-terrorism …

Saudis' secret agenda  —  THE cheque from the Saudi Government for $360,000 was enclosed in an envelope.  —  It was a donation, a gift, a part payment to subsidise the construction of a building that would become Sydney's Muslim heartbeat: Lakemba mosque.  More than 35 years …

Partisan Trends  —  Election 2008 Creating Record Number of Democrats  —  The ongoing race for the Democratic Presidential Nomination may be causing angst for party leaders, but the competition has been good for the Party label.  In fact, the Democrats now have the largest partisan advantage …

Greetings from Guantanamo Bay ... and the sickest souvenir shop in the world  —  The sands are white, the sea laps gently and crowds of bronzed Americans laze in the Caribbean sunshine.  —  They have a cinema, a golf course and, naturally, a gift shop stocked with mugs …

GMLRS strike knocks out Special Groups command center in Sadr City  —  A member of the Iraqi National Police creates an inventory of illegal weapons confiscated in the Sadr City, as he turns them over to members of the 42nd Brigade, 11th Iraqi Army Division, at Combat Patrol Base Comanche on April 19.

Missing Records  —  Senator John McCain is 71 years old, a survivor of an aggressive form of skin cancer.  If elected, he would be the oldest man to become president.  —  These factors are not disqualifying, but they impose on Mr. McCain a larger duty than usual to provide detailed, timely disclosure about his health.

In '88, a Lesson on Using Symbols as Bludgeons  —  WASHINGTON — Sometimes, as Senator Barack Obama seemed to argue earlier this year, a flag pin is just a flag pin.  —  But it can never be that simple for anyone with direct experience of the 1988 presidential campaign.

United States is drawing up plans to strike on Iranian insurgency camp  —  Read Mick Smith's defence blog at www.timesonline.co.uk/micksmith  —  The US military is drawing up plans for a “surgical strike” against an insurgent training camp inside Iran if Republican Guards continue with attempts …