Exclusive: McClellan whacks Bush, White House  —  Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan writes in a surprisingly scathing memoir to be published next week that President Bush “veered terribly off course,” was not “open and forthright on Iraq,” and took a “permanent campaign approach” …

Dems seek to avoid meltdown  —  Those people who believe all problems have solutions may be unfamiliar with the inner workings of the Democratic Party.  —  On Saturday, the party's Rules and Bylaws Committee will try to solve a big problem, in order to avoid a huge problem in order to prevent a train wreck.

John Bolton to be target of citizen's arrest at Hay Festival  —  John Bolton, the former US ambassador to the United Nations, faces a citizen's arrest when he addresses an audience at the Hay Festival in Wales this evening.  —  George Monbiot, the journalist and activist …

MCCAIN URGES NEW ARMS PACT WITH MOSCOW  —  Distancing himself from the Bush administration, Senator John McCain vowed to work more closely with Russia.  — Video |  Transcript |  Candidates Join in Darfur Pledge

Why I've chosen to back Barack Obama  —  F or the first time in 40 years, the Oregon Democratic primary has played a pivotal role in deciding who may be our president.  In casting our votes, we Oregonians understood the seriousness of our decision.  —  As one of the superdelegates …

Clinton Casts Wide Net of Exaggeration, Claims to Lead in “Every Poll”  —  From CBS News' Fernando Suarez:  —  BILLINGS, MONT. — During an evening rally in Montana's largest city Tuesday night, Hillary Clinton explained to the crowd why she should be the Democratic Party's nominee …

Our Collectivist Candidates  —  On Sunday Barack Obama urged graduates of Connecticut's Wesleyan University to devote themselves to “collective service.”  This is not an unusual theme for a commencement address.  But it was interesting how long he went on discussing various kinds …

In Rare Move, 3 Candidates Join in Pledge on Darfur  —  WASHINGTON — The three senators who would be president have agreed to a rare joint statement accusing the Sudanese government of atrocities against civilians in Darfur and warning it not to try to run out the clock on the Bush administration …

Al Qaeda Discusses Losing Iraq  —  Al Qaeda web sites are making a lot of noise about “why we lost in Iraq.”  Western intelligence agencies are fascinated by the statistics being posted in several of these Arab language sites.  Not the kind of stuff you read about in the Western media.

The Kennedy-Khrushchev Conference for Dummies  —  Remedial history for Barack Obama.  —  BARACK OBAMA FIRST VOWED to meet unconditionally with the leaders of America's foremost enemies in the YouTube Democratic candidates' debate on July 23, 2007.  Since then he has reaffirmed and expanded …

Cities and Ambition  —  Great cities attract ambitious people.  You can sense it when you walk around one.  In a hundred subtle ways, the city sends you a message: you could do more; you should try harder.  —  The surprising thing is how different these messages can be.

Al Qaeda Warrior Uses Internet to Rally Women  —  BRUSSELS — On the street, Malika El Aroud is anonymous in an Islamic black veil covering all but her eyes.  —  In her living room, Ms. El Aroud, a 48-year-old Belgian, wears the ordinary look of middle age: a plain black T-shirt and pants and curly brown hair.