WEBB DOESN'T WANT TO BE VP  —  From NBC's Mark Murray  —  Virginia Sen. Jim Webb just issued a statement from his Senate office saying that — “[u]nder no circumstances” — does he want to be considered as Obama's veep.  “Last week I communicated to Sen. Obama and his presidential campaign …

WE'LL GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT  —  I think we may have come to that moment, that quick turn of events, that encapsulates the fact that there is apparently no limit to the howlers and nonsense that John McCain can throw out and still not generate collective guffaws or even scrutiny from the national political press.

The Case of Jesse Helms  —  The liberal blogosphere wants to know: Why have conservatives lined up to say kind things about the late Jesse Helms?  Partially because nobody wants to speak ill of the dead, but largely because Helms was an sometimes-effective, always-steadfast champion …

DEM SHOCKER!!... Speaker Pelosi Was Sending Messages to FARC Terrorists While Undermining Colombian Government!  —  New information reveals that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was indirectly sending messages to the FARC.  The Marxist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) is designated as a terrorist group by the US government.

Obama: I need to earn troops' trust  —  Candidate lays out defense policies, touts his judgment over McCain's, holds civilians accountable for missteps in Iraq  —  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama knows that to win the vote of current and former military members …

GOP Looks To Redistrict Itself Back Into Power  —  For months, a sense of dread has been percolating within Republican circles over potentially massive congressional losses in 2008.  Facing the possibility of a more pronounced minority status in the House and more than a couple seats lost in the Senate …

Toddlers who dislike spicy food ‘racist’  —  Toddlers who turn their noses up at spicy food from overseas could be branded racists by a Government-sponsored agency.  —  The National Children's Bureau, which receives £12 million a year, mainly from Government funded organisations …

Christian Group Launches “Abortion President” Campaign against Barack Obama  —  Oh my.  The fight against Barack Obama on abortion has officially begun.  The Christian Defense Coalition, who are known to shock folks from time to time, have come up with a new campaign called: “Barack Obama: The Abortion President”.

Will Israel Attack Iran?  —  As the most pro-Israel administration in Washington since Harry Truman enters its last six months in office, Israel faces a strategic choice.  Will it use the possible indulgence of the Bush Administration to attack Iran's nuclear facilities …

Washington Post Names Outsider as Top Editor  —  The Washington Post has named Marcus W. Brauchli, a former top editor of The Wall Street Journal, as its executive editor, the paper announced Monday.  The appointment comes as a new publisher, Katharine Weymouth, puts her stamp on one of the nation's great newspapers.

When Fox News Is the Story  —  Like most working journalists, whenever I type seven letters — Fox News — a series of alarms begins to whoop in my head: Danger. … Once the public relations apparatus at Fox News is engaged, there will be the calls to my editors, keening (and sometimes threatening) …

Medic in famous photo dies after PTSD struggle  —  During the first week of the war in Iraq, a Military Times photographer captured the arresting image of Army Spc. Joseph Patrick Dwyer as he raced through a battle zone clutching a tiny Iraqi boy named Ali.  —  The photo was hailed as a portrait …

ROUGH STUFF  —  The new McCain ad attacking Obama is out and it's a doozy ...

CREW FILES BAR COMPLAINTS AGAINST FORMER JUSTICE DEPT. OFFICIALS ELSTON AND McDONALD  —  7 Jul 2008 // Washington, DC - Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed bar complaints against former Department of Justice officials Michael J. Elston and Esther Slater McDonald.