U.S. attorneys often clash with Washington  —  Ousted prosecutors, many from the West, had disagreed with an increasingly involved Justice Department.  —  WASHINGTON — The corpse was never found.  Nor could police in Phoenix turn up the gun.  They did have a suspect …

HILL: I'M THE JFK OF 2008  —  VOWS TO BEAT ODDS  —  Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton invoked the campaign of the nation's lone Catholic president, John Kennedy, last night as she talked about her challenge in becoming the first female commander-in-chief.  —  "He was smart, he was dynamic, he was inspiring and he was Catholic.

TRANSCRIPT: FORMER SEN. FRED THOMPSON ON 'FOX NEWS SUNDAY'  —  The following is a partial transcript of the March 11, 2007, edition of "FOX News Sunday With Chris Wallace":  —  "FOX NEWS SUNDAY" HOST CHRIS WALLACE: Well, chances are you've never heard of U.S. President Charles Ross …

Twice as Many Americans Conservative as Liberal  —  Looking at the topline results [PDF here] of the latest AP-Ipsos poll, I came across this:  —  So 41% of the country self-identifies as "conservative," 34% as "moderate," and only 21% as "liberal."  Further, 14% consider themselves …

'Smart' rebels outstrip US  —  Top American generals make shock admission as Iraq leader pleads with neighbouring countries to seal off their borders  —  Paul Beaver in Fort Lauderdale and Peter Beaumont  —  The US army is lagging behind Iraq's insurgents tactically in a war that senior officers …

Plaintiffs Reflect on Gun Ruling  —  Residents Suing D.C. Explain Motivation  —  George Lyon says he wants a gun in his home because it's his constitutional right.  Tom Palmer says he used a gun to ward off a beating.  And Gillian St. Lawrence says her shotgun is useless because it has to be unloaded and have its trigger locked.

Al-Qaeda plot to bring down UK internet  —  SCOTLAND YARD has uncovered evidence that Al-Qaeda has been plotting to bring down the internet in Britain, causing chaos to business and the London Stock Exchange.  —  In a series of raids, detectives have recovered computer files revealing …

FDL Book Salon: Joe Conason: It Is Happening Here  —  [FDL is pleased to welcome Stirling Newberry and Joe Conason here today for a discussion of It Can Happen Here.  As with all Book Salon discussions, please be polite and keep this thread on topic.  Any off topic discussions should be taken to the prior thread.

TD Blog Interview with James Yee  —  James Yee is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point.  In 2002 and 2003, he served as the Muslim Chaplain at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, with the rank of Captain in the United States Army.  After ten months of deployment at Guantanamo …

The 'Surge' Is Succeeding  —  A front-page story in The Post last week suggested that the Bush administration has no backup plan in case the surge in Iraq doesn't work.  I wonder if The Post and other newspapers have a backup plan in case it does.  —  Leading journalists have been reporting …

Islamic militants warn Austria, Germany  —  CAIRO, Egypt - Islamic militants threatened to attack Germany and Austria unless the two European nations break ranks with the U.S. and withdraw their personnel from Afghanistan, according to a Web statement.  —  "Germany will face more threats …

Lancing The Boil  —  One of the most interesting things about following the Connecticut senate race last summer was becoming exposed to the local media.  One stand-out was Colin McEnroe, who has written the piece that should have been written by a top flight national columnist except they are so in the tank …

Securing Iraq Votes, One at a Time  —  House Democratic Leaders Methodically Build Support for War Plan  —  Rep. Jerry Nadler was the only lawmaker at a meeting of all House Democrats on Thursday to stand up and declare that he could not support a compromise plan to fund the Iraq war with a timeline to end the conflict.

Iran Economic Decline Accelerates  —  The Iranians, rich in oil but poor in refining capacity, has imposed a gasoline-rationing program and increased the prices for fuel as a result of its continuing economic collapse.  The decline comes in part from increasingly effective international sanctions …