Carroll Rejects Statements Made in Iraq  —  RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AP) - Former hostage Jill Carroll strongly disavowed statements she had made during captivity in Iraq and shortly after her release, saying Saturday she had been repeatedly threatened.  —  In a video, recorded …

Attacking Iran May Trigger Terrorism  —  U.S. Experts Wary of Military Action Over Nuclear Program  —  As tensions increase between the United States and Iran, U.S. intelligence and terrorism experts say they believe Iran would respond to U.S. military strikes on its nuclear sites by deploying …

The President as Average Joe  —  Trying to Boost Support, Bush Brings Banter to the People  —  President Bush was taking questions from an audience the other day when he was asked about the immigration debate raging in Washington.  —  "It's obviously topic du jour ," he said.

FEMA Calls, but Top Job Is Tough Sell  —  WASHINGTON, April 1 — The calls went out across the nation, as Bush administration officials asked the country's most seasoned disaster response experts to consider the job of a lifetime: FEMA director.  But again and again, the response over the past several months was the same: "No thanks."

Barbarians of suburbs target French Jews  —  THE pretty schoolgirl known as Yalda wore tight white trousers and thigh-high boots to the rendezvous.  Her target, a young Jewish telephone salesman, quickly fell under her spell.  He meekly followed her when she suggested a nightcap at her place.

A Light Almost Dawns  —  Adam Nagourney writes in tomorrow's New York Times about using the Internets for political campaigning: … The professional politicians are losing control of the message.  This is absolutely the best news I've heard in a long time.  —  I like this part, too:

Here are the Chronicle's recommendations in the April 11 primary runoff elections  —  The runoff elections for the Democratic and Republican party primaries are April 11.  Early voting runs from Monday through Friday.  The Chronicle makes the following recommendations:  —  DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY

Buckley Says Bush Will Be Judged on Iraq War, Now a `Failure'  —  March 31 (Bloomberg) — William F. Buckley Jr., the longtime conservative writer and leader, said George W. Bush's presidency will be judged entirely by the outcome of a war in Iraq that is now a failure.

On Labor Markets: What, Exactly, Am I Talking About  —  Several readers have responded to my recent posts on labor markets by suggesting that I am — I'm paraphrasing — (a) a toady for the Man; or (b) certifiably insane.  At issue is my assertion — and those of some of my colleagues …

The Volokh Conspiracy  —  HURRAY FOR JIM AND SARAH BRADY: In a Friday interview with the Washington Post, Jim and Sarah Brady state: "In the first place, lets make it clear we don't want restrictions on law abiding citizens beyond making sure that all gun purchasers undergo a complete and comprehensive background check."

The Passion of the Pope  —  [Republished without revision from March 7, 2005]  —  MORE FEARFUL NOW THAN DEATH, to those fortunate enough to live in the First World, is a long decay before death.  We fear mortality but we fear a long morbidity before mortality more.  —  Living wills.

Egyptian cartoonists strike back at Denmark  —  The Syndicate of Egyptian cartoonists decided that they would respond to the danish cartoons by making their own cartoons on what happend.  They were done in order to- and I quote- " as a response to those who fell under the thrall of racism …

The Pied Piper of Irresponsibility  —  Did you know that Hugh Hefner will soon turn 80 years old?  Its true - the young cad has become the very aged lecher...as Matthew Scully notes over at Opinion Journal: … I guess it helps Hefner to say that - after all, the truth would hurt a bit …

Women pilots for PAF fighters  —  RISALPUR, March 30: Pakistan Air Force on Thursday welcomed the first four women pilots into its cadre with ceremonial pomp and aerial acrobatics at a grand parade watched by the Vice-Chief of Army Staff.  —  Saba Khan, Nadia Gul, Mariam Khalil and Saira Batool …

Basic Instinct 2  —  "Basic Instinct 2" resembles its heroine: It gets off by living dangerously.  Here is a movie so outrageous and preposterous it is either (a) suicidal or (b) throbbing with a horrible fascination.  I lean toward (b).  It's a lot of things, but boring is not one of them.