Election 2008: Giuliani 52% Clinton 43%  —  In a match-up between the early 2008 frontrunners, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) leads New York Senator Hillary Clinton (D) 52% to 43%.  The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds Giuliani's lead growing in recent months.

Exclusive: Cheney Holds Firm on Iraq Achievements  —  The Vice President Highlights Iraq Success Stories, North Korea Nuke Agreement  —  In an exclusive interview with ABC News, Vice President Dick Cheney refused to acknowledge failure of any U.S. policy in Iraq, touting the fall of Saddam Hussein …

Former ACLU Chapter President Arrested for Child Pornography  —  Complaint Alleges Virginia Man Accessed, Downloaded Graphic Child Pornography  —  Federal agents arrested Charles Rust-Tierney, the former president of the Virginia chapter of the ACLU, Friday in Arlington for allegedly possessing child pornography.

New Republic Sold, to Drop Weekly Publication Schedule  —  The Canadian media giant CanWest has taken a majority stake in the 92-year-old New Republic, and plans to relaunch the weekly as a thicker, glossier - and half as frequent - magazine with a more robust Web site.

Justice Department Fires 8th U.S. Attorney  —  An eighth U.S. attorney announced her resignation yesterday, the latest in a wave of forced departures of federal prosecutors who have clashed with the Justice Department over the death penalty and other issues.

Lieberman Calls for Political Cease-fire  —  U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman called for a "political cease-fire" for the next six-months to give the new military leadership a chance to show the public the new strategy is working.  —  Lieberman who met with state officials in Hartford Friday said …

Complaint against Bush billboard upheld  —  A complaint made against a Hell Pizza billboard featuring US President George Bush has been partially upheld by the Advertising Standards Complaints Board (ASCB).  —  The advertisement featured Mr Bush and the words "Hell.  Too good for some evil bastards".

Mayor Rudy Giuliani on the campaign trail  —  The Hugh Hewitt Show  —  HH: Welcome back to the Hugh Hewitt Show, Mayor.  Good to have you.  —  RG: How are you, Hugh?  —  HH: I'm great.  —  RG: Good to talk to you.  —  HH: I'm great.  Mayor, the campaign's off to a pretty early start.

Obama ridicules Cheney's Iraq comments  —  AUSTIN, Texas - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama (news, bio, voting record) ridiculed Vice President Dick Cheney on Friday for saying Britain's decision to pull troops from Iraq is a good sign that fits with the strategy for stabilizing the country.

You Go, Geffen!  —  Hillary Clinton's very bad week.  —  We know from the philosophers that a true statement is true without regard to the reliability or sagacity of the person who utters it.  We have it on good authority that the truth shall set us free.  David Geffen spoke truth to Maureen Dowd last week.

'NYT' SUNDAY PREVIEW: Suze Orman Reveals She is the '55-year-old Virgin'  —  NEW YORK In an interview for The New York Times Magazine this coming Sunday, financial guru and TV host Suze Orman gets on Deborah Solomon's case for not looking out for her own money, partly because "you are a woman."

Guns Don't Kill People, Gun Control Kills People  —  Uganda terrorizes its own citizens under the auspices of UN gun control mandate.  —  The country of Uganda plans to send about 1,500 troops to Somalia as part of an African Union peace-keeping force.  The goal is to stabilize the weak government …

Painting Over the Problems at Walter Reed's Building 18  —  It's not every day one gets to witness a whitewash in action, but Walter Reed Army Medical Center provided just such an opportunity yesterday.  —  In Sunday's Washington Post, Dana Priest and Anne Hull described the woeful conditions …