Reid Says He Won't Accept Free Tickets  —  WASHINGTON (AP) - Reversing course, Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid's office acknowledged Wednesday night he misstated the ethics rules governing his acceptance of free boxing tickets and has decided to avoid taking such gifts in the future.

Probe Into Iraq Deaths Finds False Reports  —  Pentagon to Review Training After Alleged Massacre in Haditha  —  The U.S. military investigation of how Marine commanders handled the reporting of events last November in the Iraqi town of Haditha, where troops allegedly killed 24 Iraqi civilians …

Security Grants Are Made; Criticism Follows  —  WASHINGTON, May 31 — After vowing to steer a greater share of antiterrorism money to the highest-risk communities, Department of Homeland Security officials on Wednesday announced 2006 grants that slashed money for New York and Washington 40 percent …

FEC Adopts Hands-Off Stance on '527' Spending  —  The same rules that allowed independent "527" groups such as America Coming Together and Swift Boat Veterans for Truth to pump more than $400 million into the 2004 election campaigns will remain in place for now, the Federal Election Commission …

Bush's Realization on Iran: No Good Choice Left Except Talks  —  WASHINGTON, May 31 — After 27 years in which the United States has refused substantive talks with Iran, President Bush reversed course on Wednesday because it was made clear to him — by his allies, by the Russians, by the Chinese …

Pennsylvania Senate: Casey by 23  —  Santorum Remains Most Vulnerable Incumbent  —  The latest Rasmussen Reports election poll in Pennsylvania shows Republican Senator Rick Santorum solidifying his standing as most vulnerable congressional incumbent this election season.

Justice Dept. Is Criticized by Ex-Official on Subpoenas  —  Subpoenas issued last month to reporters for The San Francisco Chronicle were criticized yesterday by a former chief spokesman for Attorney General John Ashcroft as a "reckless abuse of power."  —  The former spokesman, Mark Corallo …

An Accidental Tax Boon  —  Sometimes in Washington, good things are more likely to happen by accident than by congressional or executive design.  Treasury secretary nominee Henry M. Paulson Jr. is no doubt aware of this fact, but it's one worth keeping in mind in the continuing debate over tax reform …

Paulson Brings Heft to China Currency Drive, Free-Trade Fight  —  May 31 (Bloomberg) — Henry Paulson's selection as U.S. Treasury secretary may enhance the standing of the department as it pushes for flexible exchange rates abroad and battles protectionism at home.

Iraq veteran sues Moore over 9/11 film  —  BOSTON - A veteran who lost both arms in the war in Iraq is suing filmmaker Michael Moore for $85 million, alleging that Moore used snippets of a television interview without his permission to falsely portray him as anti-war in "Fahrenheit 9/11."

Why So Little Protest On Iraq?  —  CBS' Dotty Lynch On Theories On Low Anti-War Decibel Level … I have always hated the explanation that student protests against the Vietnam War were motivated by young men who didn't want to serve.  For one thing, as a young woman who was passionately against the war …

The film the world never viewed:  —  Fahrenheit Jimmy Carter  —  Ex-U.S. President Jimmy Carter is in league with Osama bin Laden.  —  A paper trail shows that more than $1 million has been funneled from Bakr M. Bin Laden on behalf of the Saudi Bin Laden Group to The Carter Center.