Mexico Presidential Race Too Close to Call  —  Mexico's presidential election was too close to call Sunday, with a leftist offering himself as a savior to the poor and a conservative free-trader both declaring themselves the winner.  Officials said they won't know who won for days.

War on terror ruling worries GOP lawmakers  —  WASHINGTON - Two Republican senators said Sunday that Congress must rein in the Supreme Court ruling that international law applies to the Bush administration's conduct in the war on terror.  —  Thursday's Supreme Court decision embracing Article 3 …

Israel rejects militants' ultimatum on prisoner exchange  —  The bureau of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Monday that Israel rejected an ultimatum issued earlier in the day by Palestinian militants holding an Israel Defense Forces soldier, saying that Israel would not give in to blackmail.

We Need Fewer Secrets  —  The U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) turns 40 tomorrow, the day we celebrate our independence.  But this anniversary will not be a day of celebration for the right to information in our country.  Our government leaders have become increasingly obsessed with secrecy.

Britons tire of cruel, vulgar US: poll  —  LONDON (AFP) - People in Britain view the United States as a vulgar, crime-ridden society obsessed with money and led by an incompetent president whose Iraq policy is failing, according to a newspaper poll.  —  The United States is no longer a symbol …

Interview With An Iraqi General  —  I wrote a story for Michael Yon's Frontline Forum a week ago about the town I am stationed in right now named Qayyarah.  Qayyarah is a model for other Iraqi cities because it was once a haven for terrorists but is now safe enough for anyone to travel around in without fear of terrorists.

Al-Zarqawi's cell phone reportedly yields surprises  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Abu Musab al-Zarqawi had the phone numbers of senior Iraqi officials stored in his cell phone, according to an Iraqi legislator.  —  Waiel Abdul-Latif, a member of former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi's party …

On Right and Left, a Push for Government Openness  —  WASHINGTON, July 2 — Exasperated by his party's failure to cut government spending, Senator Tom Coburn, Republican of Oklahoma, is seeking cyberhelp.  —  Mr. Coburn wants to create a public database, searchable over the Internet …

THEY ALREADY KNEW THE COLONISTS WERE FED UP  —  (Courtesy of reader Les Baitzer.)

A New Partnership Binds Old Republican Rivals  —  John McCain and George W. Bush had notable differences in the 2000 Republican primary season, left.  But by Mr. Bush's re-election bid in 2004, the relationship had mellowed, at least publicly.  —  After years of competitive and often contentious dealings …

The Unstoppable Cuban Spring  —  By Oswaldo José Payá Sardiñas  —  HAVANA — In March 2003 dozens of leaders of Cuba's Varela Project and other human rights defenders were detained, subjected to summary trials, condemned to many years in prison, and confined in the most inhumane and cruel conditions.

Canada to Upgrade the Military and Its Mobility  —  TORONTO, July 1 — Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservative government has announced the most aggressive upgrade of Canada's military equipment in decades, laying out new expenditures of $15.3 billion to improve transportation capacities.

What is left of Malkin, Hinderaker and Horowitz's credibility?  —  As I documented at length this weekend, Michelle Malkin, John Hinderaker, Red State, David Horowitz and many others of that sort spent the weekend engaged in the most vicious and self-evidently misguided attacks …

Craig Durrett: Ann Coulter has us right where she wants us — talking about Ann  —  If I didn't have to read Ann Coulter because of my job, maybe I wouldn't.  And that's from a guy who sometimes treats opposing viewpoints like castor oil: Maybe it tastes bad, but it's good for me to know what other people think and why.