The Leaker & Al-Shifa  —  The word is out that CIA agent Mary McCarthy has been fingered as one source of information for The Washington Post's Dana Priest.  McCarthy apparently provided Priest with information for her Pulitzer Prize winning coverage of the CIA's alleged secret terror prisons throughout Europe.

EU official: No evidence of illegal CIA action  —  Antiterror chief advises committee  —  BRUSSELS — Investigations into reports that US agents shipped prisoners through European airports to secret detention centers have produced no evidence of illegal CIA activities, the European Union's antiterrorism coordinator said yesterday.

National Intelligence Officer Mary O. McCarthy: First Traitor Nabbed  —  So, the government finally launched a probe in January to find those who've been leaking top secret information to the press without authorization.  And they've exposed their first traitor: senior National Intelligence Officer Mary O. McCarthy.

CIA VS. THE WHITE HOUSE: THE LEAKER AND THE SQUEALER  —  The war between the CIA and the White House took an interesting turn today as one CIA source for the press was rolled up and another came out of the closet.  —  First, the Agency announced the firing of an employee who has admitted speaking to the press:

Top Shiites Nominate A Premier For Iraq  —  Al-Maliki Opposed Hussein And the U.S.-Led Invasion  —  BAGHDAD, April 21 — Jawad al-Maliki, an experienced political operator and advocate for Iraq's Shiite Muslims, won the approval of Shiite party leaders for the post of prime minister on Friday …