Police: Drugs found in Al Gore III's car  —  LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) — Former Vice President Al Gore's son, Albert Gore III, was arrested early Wednesday morning in Orange County, California on suspicion of possessing marijuana and prescription drugs, Jim Amormino of the Orange County Sheriff's Department told CNN.

'Wonderfully Spared'  —  Our Founders were talented men—and lucky ones too.  —  "You and I have been wonderfully spared," Thomas Jefferson wrote John Adams in 1812.  "Of the signers of the Declaration of Independence I see now living not more than half a dozen on your side of the Potomak, and, on this side, myself alone."

The Libby affair  —  President Bush's commutation of the 30-month prison sentence for I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff, is neither wise nor just.  It is clearly within the president's executive powers, but that is beside the point.

Bill Clinton Criticizes Bush on Libby Move  —  Former President Bill Clinton criticized President Bush on Tuesday for commuting the prison sentence of I. Lewis Libby Jr. and tried to draw a distinction from his own controversial pardons.  —  In Iowa to promote the presidential candidacy of his wife …

A Stark Edge in Race for '08 Cash  —  New Numbers Heavily Favor The Democrats  —  Campaign contributors to the 2008 presidential candidates heavily favored Democrats in the three-month period that ended Saturday, giving three dollars to the party's leading contenders for every two dollars they gave to the top Republican candidates.

No Joy This Fourth Of July  —  "A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."  ~ Declaration of Independence  —  I've always enjoyed the Fourth of July.  —  It's summer, it's a festive holiday about celebration …

The Brits and The Others  —  Like Mark and Victor, I too have a very bad feeling about Gordon Brown.  Those Orwellian language changes spooked me, as did the appointment of M.M. Brown.  The obvious intent is to reduce the whole unpleasantness to a policing problem, which is what they did with the I.R.A. …

The Summer of Drugs  —  Forty years ago, dirty, stinky hippies converged on San Francisco to "turn on, tune in and drop out."  —  This summer marks the 40th anniversary of the so-called Summer of Love.  Honest and intelligent people will remember it for what it really was: the Summer of Drugs.

Private contractors outnumber U.S. troops in Iraq  —  New U.S. data show how heavily the Bush administration has relied on corporations to carry out the occupation of the war-torn nation.  —  The number of U.S.-paid private contractors in Iraq now exceeds that of American combat troops …

Jihad Watch banning update  —  To the City of Chicago, Bank of America, Fidelity Investments and Site Coach we can now add, according to emails I've received from Jihad Watch readers, GE IT, JPMorgan Chase, Defense Finance and Accounting Services, and...the Federal Government …

Washington, Lincoln Most Popular Presidents: Nixon, Bush Least Popular  —  Seven American Presidents are viewed favorably by at least 80% of all Americans.  Those esteemed seven are led by the first President George Washington.  The Father of our Country is viewed favorably by 94% of Americans.

Grand jury finds Jurupa agency violated laws  —  Download story podcast  —  The Press-Enterprise  —  RIVERSIDE - The Jurupa Community Services District violated state law when it sold 4 acres of public land to Rep. Ken Calvert and his investment partners without first offering …

'Those who cure you will kill you'  —  An al-Qaeda leader in Iraq boasted before last week's failed bombings in London and Glasgow that his group was planning to attack British targets and that "those who cure you will kill you", The Times has learnt.  —  The warning was delivered to Canon Andrew White …