Full coverage: Virginia Tech massacre  —  April 18: NBC News releases a picture of Cho Seung-Hui that was in the package the Virginia Tech gunman sent to NBC between the two shootings on Monday.  —  Photos & audio  —  Virginia Tech students, faculty come to terms with the horror of the mass shooting at the Blacksburg, Va., school.

Justices uphold ban on abortion procedure … WASHINGTON (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a law that banned a type of late-term abortion, a ruling that could portend enormous social, legal and political implications for the divisive issue.  —  The sharply divided 5-4 ruling could prove historic.

Four Things To Remember When Reading Gonzales v. Carhart  —  As an antidote against the inevitable chorus of fake moderates arguing that today's abortion case is no big deal, four things to keep in mind as you ponder today's decision:  — Don't take assertions by the Court …

Doolittle Throws His Wife Under The Bus  —  Rep. John Doolittle's (R-CA) statement tonight: … Doolittle apparently expects people to believe that he has nothing to do with the investigation of his wife's business.  That's laughable.  —  The relationship between John Doolittle and criminal lobbyist Jack Abramoff is extensive.

Can conservative bloggers tell the truth?  —  Here's a simple challenge for John Hinderaker, a writer for the popular conservative blog Power Line who recently revisited the 2004 Swift Boat Veterans for Truth campaign controversy.  Upset by recent media references that suggested …

Fred Thompson 2008: A Matter of When — Not If  —  ABC News' Teddy Davis Reports: Fred Thompson's top cheerleader on Capitol Hill — Rep. Zach Wamp, R-Tenn. — said Wednesday that the former Republican senator's entrance into the 2008 presidential race is a matter of when — not if.

Video: Eisner says it's time to get the public "emotional" about gun control  —  Appeals to reason are so passe.  Or so suggested the former Disney CEO during his appearance this afternoon on CNBC's "Power Lunch," in which he called explicitly for the abolition of handguns in America.

Don't Reward Failure By Giving Money to NARAL  —  I'm sure Nancy Keenan is licking her sweet chops over the latest SCOTUS decision.  It is, after all, probably going to be the biggest fundraising opportunity she's had during her tenure at NARAL.  Bigger even than Sandra Day O'Connor's retirement.

Experts: Force increases may not be enough  —  The Senate Armed Services Committee heard testimony Tuesday that increasing the size of the Army and Marine Corps may not resolve severe and growing personnel problems.  There was even talk of returning to the draft to fill the ranks.

Poll reveals most negative assessment of Iraq war yet  —  In the latest CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll, taken April 10-12, 69 percent of Americans say things are going badly for the United States in Iraq.  That's the most negative assessment yet recorded, up from 54 percent …

This may look like a UN plane... but Sudan used it to bomb Darfur  —  Britain and America threatened yesterday to impose new sanctions on Khartoum after a United Nations report accused Sudan of disguising its military planes and helicopters as UN aircraft and using them to attack villages in Darfur.