Senator Lieberman's Statement on Majority Leader Reid's Comment that the Iraq War is "Lost"  —  WASHINGTON - Senator Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) today made the following statement in response to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's comment that the Iraq War is "lost:"

Rutgers team skips Clinton meeting  —  NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton finally dropped by Rutgers to meet with the school's women's basketball coach — but the players themselves skipped the half-hour meeting, citing their studies and Imus fatigue.

Limbaugh: Conservatives Should 'Circle The Wagons' Around 'Idiot,' 'Weak Attorney General'  —  On his radio show Friday, Rush Limbaugh encouraged conservatives to "circle the wagons" around Alberto Gonzales, recycling his argument that winning elections is more important than governing.

Gunman knew engineer he killed at NASA, police say … HOUSTON, Texas (CNN) — A NASA engineer Friday shot and killed another engineer and then turned the gun on himself at the Johnson Space Center, police and NASA officials said.  —  The shootings occurred in a single office in Building 44 on the sprawling campus.

Land-Swap Plan Causes Trouble For Congressman  —  Mr. Renzi Offers Field  —  To Mining Companies;  —  Grand Jury Is Active  —  SUPERIOR, Ariz. — As they dig for nickel, copper and other commodities in the far corners of the earth, the world's largest mining companies …

Jihadist video shows boy beheading man  —  KILI FAQIRAN, Pakistan - The boy with the knife looks barely 12.  In a high-pitched voice, he denounces the bound, blindfolded man before him as an American spy.  Then he hacks off the captive's head to cries of "God is great!" and hoists it in triumph by the hair.

Iraqi tribal chiefs forming an anti-insurgent party  —  The Sunni sheiks aim to set up a council and enter elections.  They also seek to enhance U.S. troops' image.  —  RAMADI, IRAQ — A group of Sunni tribal leaders in beleaguered Al Anbar province said Thursday that it intended to form …

The West Bank Of The Tigris  —  Welcome to the West Bank - of the Tigris. … Now I understand that the counter-insurgency theory behind this is based on McMaster's temporarily successful work in Tal Afar.  I can "get" the idea and it even looks good on paper.

Army Clamped Down After Tillman's Death  —  AP Photo FX103, FX104, FX106, FX102  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Within hours of Pat Tillman's death, the Army went into information-lockdown mode, cutting off phone and Internet connections at a base in Afghanistan, posting guards on a wounded platoon mate …

House Approves A Full D.C. Seat  —  Biggest Step Toward Vote Since '70s; Bill Faces High Hurdles in the Senate  —  A bill giving the District its first full seat in Congress cleared the House yesterday, marking the city's biggest legislative victory in its quest for voting rights in nearly three decades.

Virginia Tech and What the Blogosphere is Doing  —  There is a move afoot in the blogosphere that declares April 30th a One Day of Silence.  The move, as much as it is linkbait (the badges they give you link back to the One Day site), is a move that is not without controversy.

Pill That Eliminates the Period Gets Mixed Reviews  —  For many women, a birth control pill that eliminates monthly menstruation might seem a welcome milestone.  —  But others view their periods as fundamental symbols of fertility and health, researchers have found.

The Real World Bank Scandal  —  Why the bureaucracy wants to oust Paul Wolfowitz.  —  By the time this is published, I don't know if Paul Wolfowitz will still be president of the World Bank.  Regardless of his fate, many of the problems and agendas underlying his current predicament …