Conservatives to Bush: Fire Gonzales  —  In what could prove an embarrassing new setback for embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on the eve of his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, a group of influential conservatives and longtime Bush supporters has written a letter to the White House to call for his resignation.

Kerry reopens door to possible presidential run  —  DENVER - Sen. John Kerry (D-Massachusetts) reopened the door to a possible 2008 presidential campaign during a book signing in Denver and then again, in an interview with 9NEWS.  —  The 2004 Democratic nominee told a crowd of more than 250 …

Public Knowledge of Current Affairs Little Changed by News and Information Revolutions  —  What Americans Know: 1989-2007  —  Summary of Findings  —  Since the late 1980s, the emergence of 24-hour cable news as a dominant news source and the explosive growth of the internet have led …

The Wolfowitz Files  —  The anatomy of a World Bank smear.  —  The World Bank released its files in the case of President Paul Wolfowitz's ethics on Friday, and what a revealing download it is.  On the evidence in these 109 pages, it is clearer than ever that this flap is a political hit based …

Prayers For WFB And The Anchoress  —  Patricia Taylor Buckley, the beloved wife of conservative godfather William F Buckley and mother of novelist Christopher Buckley (Thank You For Smoking), has passed away this weekend.  National Review's The Corner has a number of touching tributes in remembrance.

Justice Probes Abramoff Ties To White House  —  The Justice Department's Public Integrity Section is investigating connections between disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff and the White House, a probe that may be affected by missing White House emails.  —  Lawyers involved in the case …

"Substantialicious"  —  While we're on the subject of phony sanctimonious gasbags, I have been remiss in failing to write about the fact that none other than Ann Coulter appeared before the "Reclaiming America for Christ" conference in Florida and repeated her faggot slur against Edwards.

We Need To Help Delara Darabi, Teenage Artist on Deathrow in Iran  —  We need website managing, creating, organizing savvy volunteers.  —  Delara Darabi is a teenage artist on deathrow in Iran: … She tried to commit suicide and was saved.  Her haunting paintings (haunting is a f**king understatement) can be seen here.

MTP Transcript for April 15, 2007  —  MR. TIM RUSSERT: Our issues this Sunday: The war in Iraq, are there any good options?  With us, the former special envoy to the Middle East and author for "The Battle for Peace," retired General Tony Zinni.  Then, the debate over Don Imus and his comments …

Paying for America  —  I just paid my taxes, and I have to say, I always take pride when I do so.  I don't like having less money to spend, of course, and the complexity of the process is really upsetting.  But I am proud to pay for democracy, and I feel when I do send money to the DC Treasurer …

Congressional junkets picking up steam  —  WASHINGTON (Map, News) - Congress is keeping Andrews Air Force base plenty busy this year ferrying lawmakers all over the globe at taxpayers' expense.  Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi took his wife, nine Democrats and two Republicans …

Suspect reported held in fatal Va. Tech shooting  —  One person dead; 2nd assailant may be at large; 7-8 others may be victims  —  BLACKSBURG, Va. - A shooting at a Virginia Tech dormitory on Monday left at least one person dead, a state government official with knowledge of the case told The Associated Press.

More Economic Lies From the White House  —  For economic commentary and analysis, go to the Bonddad blog … Let's look at this statement more carefully, shall we?  —  According to the National Bureau of Economic Research, Clinton's expansion laster from March 1991 to March 2001.

Ritual-washing area for Muslims at MCTC may be only the beginning  —  Last week, I wrote about Minneapolis Community and Technical College, which is planning to install facilities to help Muslim students perform ritual washing before daily prayers.  It's a simple matter of extending …