Harry Reid And The Culture Of Corruption  —  Once again, we discover why the Democrats quietly dropped their "culture of corruption" theme for the upcoming midterms.  The AP catches Harry Reid without a disclosure on real-estate deals that netted him $700,000 in profit:

Exclusive: Book says Bush just using Christians  —  'Tempting Faith' author David Kuo worked for Bush from 2001 to 2003  —  More than five years after President Bush created the Office of Faith-Based Initiatives, the former second-in-command of that office is going public with an insider's tell …

Small aircraft crashes into NYC skyscraper; Update: Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle piloted the plane?  —  Right off the East River, on 72nd Street.  It looks like an apartment building; the fire is small, perhaps confined to one apartment unit thus far.  Fox and CNN are carrying it live.

U.S. indicts American in al-Qaida video  —  LOS ANGELES - The charge of treason was used for the first time in the United States' war on terrorism Wednesday, filed against a California man who appeared in propaganda videos for al-Qaida.  —  Adam Yehiye Gadahn, 28, could be sentenced to death …

Hastert Aides Interest Ethics Panel  —  Staff Members' Knowledge of Foley's Actions With Former Pages in Question  —  With House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert denying personal knowledge of former representative Mark Foley's activities, investigators for the House ethics committee are bearing …

'Huge rise' in Iraqi death tolls  —  An estimated 655,000 Iraqis have died since 2003 who might still be alive but for the US-led invasion, according to a survey by a US university.  —  The research compares mortality rates before and after the invasion from 47 randomly chosen areas in Iraq.

Avoiding Political Embarrassment the Columbia University Way  —  How do you avoid political embarrassment at Columbia University these days?  —  Disinvite invited guests to a talk sure to interest conservatives and other hawks in the larger NYC community.  —  Why, we wonder …

Report refutes fraud at poll sites  —  WASHINGTON — At a time when many states are instituting new requirements for voter registration and identification, a preliminary report to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission has found little evidence of the type of polling-place fraud those measures seek to stop.

NUREMBERG-STYLE TRIALS PROPOSED FOR GLOBAL WARMING SKEPTICS  —  CONTACT: MARC MORANO ( marc_morano@epw.senate.gov ), MATT DEMPSEY ( matthew_dempsey@epw.senate.gov )  —  A U.S. based environmental magazine that both former Vice President Al Gore (http://gristmill.grist.org/print/ 2006/9/19/11408/1106? …

The YouTube Jihad : It Really IS a Jihad, Folks  —  The Mudville Gazette summarizes an al Qaeda working paper summarizing a plan for an expanded English language propaganda effort: … What this means is: the online jihad is only beginning.  We can expect to see new and more effective forms of Islamist propaganda.

ANNOUNCEMENT OF GLORIOUS NUCLEAR ACHIEVEMENT TO GANGSTER STOOGES OF BLOGOSPHERE  —  In the back yard of scientific researchings behind the Great Storage Shed of the People, Iowahawk scientists successfully conducted above-ground nuclear missile test explosions under secure and many malt liquor conditions …

Report Criticizes Ex-ATF Chief  —  Justice Dept. Inspector General Says Truscott Violated Ethics Rules  —  The former director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives violated ethics rules by requiring 20 employees to help his teenage nephew prepare a high school video project …

Army: Troops to stay in Iraq until 2010  —  WASHINGTON - The U.S. Army has plans to keep the current level of soldiers in Iraq through 2010, the top Army officer said Wednesday, a later date than Bush administration or Pentagon officials have mentioned thus far.

The FAA Corrals Its Brand  —  Federal Aviation Administration chief Marion C. Blakey worries that people have been confusing her agency with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), or worse, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).  —  So Blakey last month signed an order establishing the FAA …