ARMY CHECKMATES THE NEW REPUBLIC  —  Last month Pajamas Media published an in-depth report on the scandal surrounding the "Baghdad Diarist" articles by Scott Thomas Beauchamp in The New Republic.  —  Now PJM's Bob Owens interviews Major John Cross, who led the U.S. Army's investigation into Private Beauchamp's shocking claims.

Second Bin Laden Tape Expected  —  Brian Ross Reports:  —  A second tape from Osama bin Laden was recorded in the same location as the video released last week.  —  People in the intelligence community who have seen the tape feel it is directly related to the 9/11 anniversary since …

Delay Decision on Cuts, General Says  —  The top American commander in Iraq, Gen. David H. Petraeus, has recommended that decisions on the contentious issue of reducing the main body of the American troops in Iraq be put off for six months, American officials said Sunday.

Study finds left-wing brain, right-wing brain  —  Even in humdrum nonpolitical decisions, liberals and conservatives literally think differently, researchers show.  —  Exploring the neurobiology of politics, scientists have found that liberals tolerate ambiguity and conflict better than conservatives because of how their brains work.

US surge has failed - Iraqi poll  —  About 70% of Iraqis believe security has deteriorated in the area covered by the US military "surge" of the past six months, an opinion poll suggests.  —  The survey by the BBC, ABC News and NHK of more than 2,000 people across Iraq also suggests …

IT'S CLASSIFIED?  —  We've been hearing a lot about improved security conditions in Iraq and Baghdad.  And there's been a lot of talk about percentage declines of deaths of one sort of another.  But one thing we're going to be listening for tomorrow and Tuesday is some actual data, some numbers.

Prisons Purging Books on Faith From Libraries  —  Behind the walls of federal prisons nationwide, chaplains have been quietly carrying out a systematic purge of religious books and materials that were once available to prisoners in chapel libraries.  —  The chaplains were directed by the Bureau …

Attorney: Craig will try to withdraw guilty plea  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, will begin a legal battle to withdraw his guilty plea to disorderly conduct in an airport restroom, his attorney said Monday.  —  Craig's attorney, Billy Martin, said that the lawmaker's plea …

Activists take Al Gore to task on his diet  —  He may be the hero of the environmental movement for his crusade against global warming but Al Gore is about to be targeted by animal rights activists over his carnivorous contribution to greenhouse gases.  —  Citing United Nations research …

Thompson climbs in GOP poll  —  WASHINGTON — Former Tennessee senator Fred Thompson has gotten a modest bump in support after finally announcing he's running for the Republican presidential nomination, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds.  And Arizona Sen. John McCain may have started to turn around his beleaguered campaign.

The Last Honest Man Gets Honester  —  Lieberman drops yet another huge load of manure on the pages of today's Wall Street Journal, with the help of comrade-in-mendacity McCain: … Bull.  S**t., Joe: … That was from November 2005, a time period during which Sen. Lieberman is now claiming …

The sleazy tactics of George Soros  —  WASHINGTON (Map, News) - It appears that lurking in the political shadows with billionaire philanthropist and Democratic financier George Soros is a tar pit of old-fashioned sleaze.  It's hard to conclude otherwise in view of two recent election fraud verdicts …

AIRBRUSHING REPORTED at Charles Schumer's website.  Apparently, he's reconsidered his comments about the troops, and hopes people will forget them.  (More here).  —  Plus, has MoveOn betrayed the Democratic Party?  "Now, with the 'General Betray Us' campaign, those Democrats again face the question: Do they dare to cross MoveOn?