Detainee Convicted by Military Panel  —  GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — A panel of six military officers convicted a former driver for Osama bin Laden of a war crime Tuesday, completing the first military commission trial here and the first conducted by the United States since the end of World War II.

McCain's Green-Eyed Monster  —  Not since Iago and Othello obsessed on the comely Cassio, not since Richard of Gloucester killed his two nephews, not since Nixon and Johnson glowered at the glittering J.F.K., has there been such an unseemly outpouring of boy envy.

McCain takes air out of tire pressure debate  —  HUNTINGTON, W. Va - Republican John McCain appeared to back down on Tuesday in his dispute with his opponent Barack Obama over tire pressure.  —  Last week in St. Louis, Obama told an audience that steps such as inflating tires to the correct levels …

Kansas politician who crusaded against abortion loses big  —  For the second time in two years, voters in Kansas have handed a stinging defeat to Phill Kline, an anti-abortion crusader who's reputation was made attempting to prosecute the state's abortion providers, first as state attorney general …

For Bayh, Shot No. 3 at No. 2 Spot  —  Committee Seats, Red-State Support Complement Obama  —  Officially, Barack Obama will deliver an energy-policy speech Wednesday to citizens in Elkhart, Ind. But the focus of the political chattering class will be on the man sitting shotgun at the event …

Bundler Collects From Unlikely Donors  —  The bundle of $2,300 and $4,600 checks that poured into Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign on March 12 came from an unlikely group of California donors: a mechanic from D&D Auto Repair in Whittier, the manager of Rite Aid Pharmacy No. 5727 …

Backers to salute Hillary Clinton with a parade and rally at DNC  —  Hillary Clinton supporters will march through Denver during the Democratic National Convention to show appreciation for the New York senator's historic primary run and urge the party to place her name in nomination.

You Still Can't Write About Muhammad  —  Starting in 2002, Spokane, Wash., journalist Sherry Jones toiled weekends on a racy historical novel about Aisha, the young wife of the prophet Muhammad.  Ms. Jones learned Arabic, studied scholarly works about Aisha's life, and came to admire her protagonist as a woman of courage.

No Crisis Is Immune From Exploitation Under Bush  —  Tucked away on the Cayman Islands sits Ugland House, an unassuming, nondescript building of modest scale and size.  However, according to a recent report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), this five-story office building is home …

Tapping Tired Wells  —  There were good ideas in the energy plan Sen. Barack Obama unveiled Monday.  The most important of these is a cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gases that would auction off 100 percent of emission credits.  The Illinois Democrat also announced a strong commitment …

Obama Fatigue - 48% Hearing Too Much About Him  —  McCain's Ads Seen As Negative, Obama's as Positive  —  As he has since January, this week, Barack Obama enjoyed much more visibility as far as the public was concerned than did John McCain.  By a margin of 76% to 11% respondents …

Obama stalls in public polling  —  In the two months since Barack Obama captured the Democratic nomination, he has hit a ceiling in public opinion, proving unable to make significant gains with any segment of the national electorate.  —  While Obama still leads in most matchups with John McCain …

BUSH GOTS SEOUL!!... Pro-American Protesters Give Bush a HUGE Korea Welcome!!  —  Amy Proctor is currently blogging from Korea and has this wonderful news including video of Bush's Big Welcome in Seoul, South Korea.  —  Christians for Bush—  Christians participate in a prayer meeting held …

DNC launches 'Exxon-McCain ‘08’  —  Stung by Republican taunts about tire gauges, Democrats are pumping up a stunt of their own.  —  The Democratic National Committee on Wednesday is launching an “Exxon-McCain '08” campaign, complete with a gas-pump logo and garish red buttons, bumper stickers and yard signs.

THE CHET EDWARDS BOOMLET.  —  I'm not sure if I can really fulfill Josh Marshall's request to explain the Chet Edwards boomlet, but here are a few data points:  —  1) In a meeting with The American Prospect, Rep. Artur Davis, who's one of the Democratic Party's more promising young politicians …

THE PHOTOS EVERYONE'S BEEN WAITING FOR!  —  The NATIONAL ENQUIRER is releasing the photograph that the world has been waiting for - the first-ever picture of John Edwards and his love child!  —  The stunning “spy photo” shows the former presidential contender holding his infant daughter Frances Quinn Hunter …

CBS News Poll: Veep Picks May Matter More This Year  —  A new CBS News poll on the presidential election will be released this evening but we have a few nuggets to share this morning.  While most voters (67 percent) say their vote will be based mostly on the candidate at the top of the ticket …