Book Excerpt: The Assault on Reason  —  Not long before our nation launched the invasion of Iraq, our longest-serving Senator, Robert Byrd of West Virginia, stood on the Senate floor and said: "This chamber is, for the most part, silent—ominously, dreadfully silent.

Justice Weighed Firing 1 in 4  —  26 Prosecutors Were Listed As Candidates  —  The Justice Department considered dismissing many more U.S. attorneys than officials have previously acknowledged, with at least 26 prosecutors suggested for termination between February 2005 and December 2006 …

ABC News's Charlie Gibson Calls the Shots, Lands on Top  —  After word arrived Tuesday afternoon that Jerry Falwell had suffered a fatal heart attack, Charlie Gibson was determined not to lead his newscast with the preacher's death.  —  "It lends importance to a figure whose legacy contained …

The search in the Triangle of Death continues  —  a U.S. Army Blackhawk drops reward leaflets over Owesat Village on May 14 [U.S. Army photo].  Click to view.  —  U.S. and Iraqi forces continue to scour the farming regions around Yusifiyah and Mahmudiyah in an effort to recover its 3 missing soldiers

Cast Your Vote for Hillary's Campaign Song  —  Hillary Clinton is getting the 2008 voting started early, posting a YouTube video on her website this afternoon in which she urges supporters to cast their vote for her official campaign theme song.  —  Coming on the heels of her text messaging …

Wolfowitz interview goes nowhere fast … In our Behind the Scenes series, CNN correspondents share their experiences in covering news and analyze the stories behind the events.  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — I was the only reporter in the world to talk to embattled World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz on Wednesday.

Rove's Worrisome Witness  —  On the day presidential senior adviser Karl Rove administered a tongue-lashing to a Republican congressman, disturbing news about his former executive assistant was spread on Capitol Hill.  GOP House members learned that Susan Ralston is requesting immunity …

Immigration Overhaul Is Closer to Senate Floor  —  Proposal Would Offer Route to Legal Status, Shift Preferences to Skilled Workers  —  Senate negotiators reached a tentative agreement yesterday on a broad overhaul of the nation's immigration laws that would offer virtually …

Clinton aide forfeits law license in Justice probe  —  Samuel R. Berger, the Clinton White House national security adviser who was caught taking highly classified documents from the National Archives, has agreed to forfeit his license to practice law.  —  In a written statement issued by Larry Breuer …

It's Our Cage, Too  —  Torture Betrays Us and Breeds New Enemies  —  Fear can be a strong motivator.  It led Franklin Roosevelt to intern tens of thousands of innocent U.S. citizens during World War II; it led to Joseph McCarthy's witch hunt, which ruined the lives of hundreds of Americans.

Terrorists in the File Cabinet?  —  Three of the Fort Dix suspects entered the United States illegally more than two decades ago.  How tighter immigration enforcement might have prevented the possible plot before it was ever dreamt up.  —  The arrest last week of three New Jersey terror suspects …

For '08 Résumés, Don't Ask Them to Fill in Blanks  —  Stealing a page from the Soviet playbook, the current crop of presidential candidates has taken to eliminating whole chapters of their histories.  —  Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's turbulent final years as first lady?

Reports Show Wealth as a Common Factor Among 2008 Contenders  —  Former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani of New York, who just six years ago told a divorce court he had only $7,000 in assets under his control, has amassed a net worth of more than $30 million, much of it from paid speeches.

Unity Fractures as Palestinians Battle in Gaza  —  Gaza City was shuttered on Wednesday as gunmen took over rooftops and top-floor apartments.  Most everyone else huddled fearfully indoors on the fourth day of factional Palestinian fighting that is drawing in the Israeli military.

Richardsonmania  —  I attended a big speech by Bill Richardson, the unknown candidate, this morning where he put forward an extremely ambitious energy and climate change agenda that, I believe, will also be released in greater detail on his website soon.  I also got a chance to talk to Richardson …