3 in 10 Americans Admit to Race Bias  —  Survey Shows Age, Too, May Affect Election Views  —  As Sen. Barack Obama opens his campaign as the first African American on a major party presidential ticket, nearly half of all Americans say race relations in the country are in bad shape and three …

Hate Groups' Newest Target  —  White Supremacists Report an Increase in Visits to Their Web Sites  —  Sen. Barack Obama's historic victory in the Democratic primaries, celebrated in America and across much of the world as a symbol of racial progress and cultural unity …

Inside a 9/11 Mastermind's Interrogation  —  WASHINGTON — In a makeshift prison in the north of Poland, Al Qaeda's engineer of mass murder faced off against his Central Intelligence Agency interrogator.  It was 18 months after the 9/11 attacks, and the invasion of Iraq was giving Muslim extremists new motives for havoc.

Falling exam passes blamed on Wikipedia ‘littered with inaccuracies’  —  WIKIPEDIA and other online research sources were yesterday blamed for Scotland's falling exam pass rates.  —  The Scottish Parent Teacher Council (SPTC) said pupils are turning to websites and internet resources …

Time Magazine uncritically prints Nancy Pelosi's “justifications” for the FISA “compromise”  —  (updated below)  —  It's hardly news that Time Magazine's principal function is uncritically to amplify false claims from government officials, but this article by Massimo Calabresi — entitled …

June Polls Don't Hold Up  —  This week's polls showing Barack Obama with small, but significant, single-digit leads among likely voters are certainly welcomed by Democrats, but recent history hasn't been kind to early frontrunners.  —  In fact, only one of the last five June election-year polling averages …

McCain Driving Debate, But Some Fear Swerving  —  GOP Insiders Want More Consistent Theme  —  In the two weeks since Barack Obama became the presumptive Democratic nominee, John McCain has demonstrated a knack for driving the daily political debate, forcing his opponent to respond to a challenge …

Regret  —  As I've written before, Democrats will regret embracing the expansion of executive power because a President Obama will find his administration undone by an “abuse of power” scandal.  All of those powers which were necessary to prevent the instant destruction of the country will instantly become impeachable offenses.

Teacher accused of burning cross on student's arm  —  (CNN) — School administrators in Ohio voted Friday to begin the process of firing a middle school teacher accused of burning a cross into a student's arm and refusing to keep his religious beliefs out of the classroom.

The ground warriors  —  Supporters of McCain, Obama are gearing up  —  digg us!  del.icio.us!  —  Ohio will be a battleground state in the presidential campaign this fall, and battles require armies.  —  The armies of Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain have yet to arrive …

Toddlers to be taught about human rights  —  Toddlers are to be taught about human rights and respecting different cultures in a scheme condemned as an “absurd” waste of time.  —  Nurseries across the country are adopting the project, which will see teachers explaining to children as young …

Calm in Basra May Offer A Guide for Iraqi Security  —  Rebuilt Army Controls City Militias Once Held  —  BASRA, Iraq — The Iraqi army soldiers walked with confidence into this city's notorious Five Miles neighborhood.  Shiite militiamen once greeted them with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades.