WOULD BIN LADEN GET HABEAS RIGHTS?  —  From NBC/NJ's Adam Aigner-Treworgy  —  SAN ANTONIO, Texas — According to the McCain campaign's top foreign policy advisor, Obama equals Clinton — at least when it comes to fighting terrorism.  —  On a conference call with reporters that took place this morning …

More on the AP idiots … Hey AP — that's 120 words.  Have your lawyers call my lawyers.  —  Media experts are swarming over the AP's takedown notice against two bloggers, claiming that no one is allowed to excerpt from AP stories anymore.  Remember the AP's idiotic assertion:

$12.50 For Five Words?  “Bite Me” Indeed, AP  —  So AP wants to charge bloggers for “fair use” content.  Good luck with that.  Many are going to boycott them as a result, but one notable blogger is taking another tack.  —  Markos: … Which brings up a good point.

Rush & Molloy: Feud for thought  —  For once, pundit Arianna Huffington is a woman of few words.  —  As politicians and journalists of every stripe mourn Tim Russert, the NBC newsman's longtime antagonist has yet to express condolences or any belated admiration.

Rep. Darrell Issa politicizes Russert's death.  —  This afternoon, the House of Representatives took up a resolution honoring the life of Tim Russert.  Following speeches by several speakers who issued heartfelt condolences, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) brazenly exploited Russert's death …

Hillary Clinton's campaign photo album's got something missing  —  For those of you who still can't quite accept the fact that Hillary Clinton is gone, finished, beaten, defeated as a Democratic presidential candidate, her campaign has just posted an online photo album.  —  For a walk down memory lane, go here.