Carroll Rejects Statements Made in Iraq  —  RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AP) - Former hostage Jill Carroll strongly disavowed statements she had made during captivity in Iraq and shortly after her release, saying Saturday she had been repeatedly threatened.  —  In a video, recorded …

Attacking Iran May Trigger Terrorism  —  U.S. Experts Wary of Military Action Over Nuclear Program  —  As tensions increase between the United States and Iran, U.S. intelligence and terrorism experts say they believe Iran would respond to U.S. military strikes on its nuclear sites by deploying …

The President as Average Joe  —  Trying to Boost Support, Bush Brings Banter to the People  —  President Bush was taking questions from an audience the other day when he was asked about the immigration debate raging in Washington.  —  "It's obviously topic du jour ," he said.

The Endgame in Iraq  —  Iraq is becoming a country that America should be ashamed to support, let alone occupy.  The nation as a whole is sliding closer to open civil war.  In its capital, thugs kidnap and torture innocent civilians with impunity, then murder them for their religious beliefs.

FEMA Calls, but Top Job Is Tough Sell  —  WASHINGTON, April 1 — The calls went out across the nation, as Bush administration officials asked the country's most seasoned disaster response experts to consider the job of a lifetime: FEMA director.  But again and again, the response over the past several months was the same: "No thanks."

Barbarians of suburbs target French Jews  —  THE pretty schoolgirl known as Yalda wore tight white trousers and thigh-high boots to the rendezvous.  Her target, a young Jewish telephone salesman, quickly fell under her spell.  He meekly followed her when she suggested a nightcap at her place.

A Light Almost Dawns  —  Adam Nagourney writes in tomorrow's New York Times about using the Internets for political campaigning: … The professional politicians are losing control of the message.  This is absolutely the best news I've heard in a long time.  —  I like this part, too:

Here are the Chronicle's recommendations in the April 11 primary runoff elections  —  The runoff elections for the Democratic and Republican party primaries are April 11.  Early voting runs from Monday through Friday.  The Chronicle makes the following recommendations:  —  DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY

Buckley Says Bush Will Be Judged on Iraq War, Now a `Failure'  —  March 31 (Bloomberg) — William F. Buckley Jr., the longtime conservative writer and leader, said George W. Bush's presidency will be judged entirely by the outcome of a war in Iraq that is now a failure.

On Labor Markets: What, Exactly, Am I Talking About  —  Several readers have responded to my recent posts on labor markets by suggesting that I am — I'm paraphrasing — (a) a toady for the Man; or (b) certifiably insane.  At issue is my assertion — and those of some of my colleagues …

The Volokh Conspiracy  —  HURRAY FOR JIM AND SARAH BRADY: In a Friday interview with the Washington Post, Jim and Sarah Brady state: "In the first place, lets make it clear we don't want restrictions on law abiding citizens beyond making sure that all gun purchasers undergo a complete and comprehensive background check."

The Passion of the Pope  —  [Republished without revision from March 7, 2005]  —  MORE FEARFUL NOW THAN DEATH, to those fortunate enough to live in the First World, is a long decay before death.  We fear mortality but we fear a long morbidity before mortality more.  —  Living wills.

Egyptian cartoonists strike back at Denmark  —  The Syndicate of Egyptian cartoonists decided that they would respond to the danish cartoons by making their own cartoons on what happend.  They were done in order to- and I quote- " as a response to those who fell under the thrall of racism …

The Pied Piper of Irresponsibility  —  Did you know that Hugh Hefner will soon turn 80 years old?  Its true - the young cad has become the very aged lecher...as Matthew Scully notes over at Opinion Journal: … I guess it helps Hefner to say that - after all, the truth would hurt a bit …

Women pilots for PAF fighters  —  RISALPUR, March 30: Pakistan Air Force on Thursday welcomed the first four women pilots into its cadre with ceremonial pomp and aerial acrobatics at a grand parade watched by the Vice-Chief of Army Staff.  —  Saba Khan, Nadia Gul, Mariam Khalil and Saira Batool …