Liberal McCarthyism  —  Bigotry and hate aren't just for right-wingers anymore.  —  WASHINGTON—My brief and unhappy experience with the hate and vitriol of bloggers on the liberal side of the aisle comes from the last several months I spent campaigning for a longtime friend, Joe Lieberman.

House Incumbents at Risk, Poll Finds  —  Percentage of Americans Who Approve of Their Representative Has Fallen Sharply  —  Most Americans describe themselves as being in an anti-incumbent mood heading into this fall's midterm congressional elections, and the percentage of people who approve …

AOL Takes Down Site With Users' Search Data  —  AOL issued an apology yesterday for posting on a public Web site 20 million keyword searches conducted by hundreds of thousands of its subscribers from March to May.  But the company's admission that it made a mistake did little to quell a barrage …

Polarizing McKinney tries to galvanize her backers in runoff  —  ATLANTA - U.S. Rep. Cynthia McKinney, one of the most polarizing political figures in Georgia, will have to galvanize voters in her base and beyond in a runoff election Tuesday to keep her House seat.

Lebanon demands ceasefire  —  BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's prime minister, choking back tears, demanded a "quick and decisive ceasefire" on Monday after an Israeli air raid that he said killed more than 40 civilians sheltering from fighting in a southern village.

Not so fast, Reuters  —  I had about 30 seconds to talk about the Reuterization of war journalism on O'Reilly last night, which is just the way it is on cable TV.  Thankfully, there are no time limits or topic constraints on the Internet.  Which is why I started Hot Air in the first place.

BUCK$ FOR BLOG: SOFTBANK PUTS $5M IN HUFF POST  —  A group led by venture capital firm Softbank is investing $5 million in the Huffington Post, an online news site and political blog owned by the pundit Arianna Huffington, The Post has learned.  —  The investment comes a little over a year …

U.S. Asked to Not Interfere in Cuba  —  Leftist intellectuals and human rights activists from around the world pleaded with the United States on Monday not to interfere with Cuba while Fidel Castro recovers from intestinal surgery, and Cuba's parliament speaker warned the U.S. would face dire consequences if it did.

Counterinsurgency, by the Book  —  AS we all know, war has changed.  In the 21st century it is dominated by irregular and unconventional ways of fighting.  Al Qaeda demonstrated this on 9/11, and the bloody wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are only further corroboration.

Texas Republicans abandon DeLay fight  —  WASHINGTON - There will be no replacement for former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay on the November ballot.  —  Delay's name will remain on the ballot, unless he withdraws from the race for the Houston-area House seat he vacated earlier this year.

Pilgrim's Progress  —  In the twilight, Billy Graham shares what he's learned in reflecting on politics and Scripture, old age and death, mysteries and moderation.  A NEWSWEEK exclusive.  —  By By Jon Meacham  —  Newsweek  —  Earlier this summer, on a warm Carolina evening, Billy Graham awoke in the middle of the night.

President Bush and Secretary of State Rice Discuss the Middle East Crisis  —  THE PRESIDENT: Good morning.  Since the crisis in Lebanon began more than three weeks ago, the United States and other key nations have been working for a comprehensive solution that would return control of Lebanon …

Lieberman Campaign Website Hacked?  —  At www.joe2006.com, the following message appears:  —  "This Account Is Under Construction"  —  According to Lieberman's campaign communications director, Marion Steinfels, "Yep, we've been hacked."  —  "There's a coordinated effort to overloaded …

Army Ponders Amusement Venue, Hotel At Ft. Belvoir  —  Army officials say they are considering allowing a private developer to build a 125-acre entertainment, hotel and conference center complex next to a national Army museum at Fort Belvoir that could draw more than 1 million people a year to traffic-choked southern Fairfax County.

Israeli Soldiers Find a Tenacious Foe in Hezbollah  —  Late last week while guarding a house in southern Lebanon that Israeli forces were using as a command post, Cpl. Matan Tyler received an unusual order from his commander: Watch out for guys wearing Israeli uniforms.

Court told US troops gang-raped Iraqi girl  —  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A U.S. military court in Baghdad heard graphic testimony on Monday of how three U.S. soldiers took turns raping a 14-year-old Iraqi girl before murdering her and her family.  —  At the hearing into whether four U.S. soldiers …