Colleagues Say C.I.A. Analyst Played by Rules  —  WASHINGTON, April 22 — In 1998, when President Bill Clinton ordered military strikes against a suspected chemical weapons factory in Sudan, Mary O. McCarthy, a senior intelligence officer assigned to the White House, warned the president …

Young Officers Join the Debate Over Rumsfeld  —  WASHINGTON, April 22 — The revolt by retired generals who publicly criticized Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld has opened an extraordinary debate among younger officers, in military academies, in the armed services' staff colleges and even in command posts and mess halls in Iraq.

Dump Cheney for Condi, Bush urged  —  REPUBLICANS are urging President George W Bush to dump Dick Cheney as vice-president and replace him with Condoleezza Rice if he is serious about presenting a new face to the jaded American public.  —  They believe that only the sacrifice …

Reporting so good it's ... criminal?  —  THERE are a lot of ways to react to the annual award of the Pulitzer Prizes, which occurred this week.  —  You could congratulate the winners — fulsomely or, as is often the case, through the gritted teeth of a strained smile.

President's Radio Address  —  THE PRESIDENT: Good morning.  This weekend I am traveling in California, where I'm focusing on important issues for our Nation's future, including our economy, energy prices, the war on terror, and immigration reform.  —  America's economy is strong …

New Plans Foresee Fighting Terrorism Beyond War Zones  —  Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld has approved the military's most ambitious plan yet to fight terrorism around the world and retaliate more rapidly and decisively in the case of another major terrorist attack on the United States, according to defense officials.

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Back to the Border  —  Democrat obstruction torpedoed comprehensive immigration reform in the Senate earlier this month.  At the same time, concerns about getting our border under control came into clear relief with news this week of the Department of Homeland Security's effort to crack down on egregious violations of immigration law.

blogging against heteronormativity  —  defining heteronormativity: in brief, heteronormativity is a term that can be used to describe institutions, policies and beliefs that reinforce the rigid categories of male and female.  these categories, supposedly, determine our sex, sexuality, sexual desire, gender identity, and gender roles.

Iraq Chooses al-Maliki as Prime Minister  —  The tough and decisive Al Maliki is chosen to head Iraq's post-Saddam Government,  —  REUTERS VIDEO HERE  —  Great News from Iraq!  —  Iraqi politician Jawad al-Maliki (C) stands with embattled Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari (L) …