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Bill would force political bloggers to register as lobbyists.

Valerie Plame and her lacky husband, who has somehow managed to escape investigation for outing his wife, claim Cheney doesn't have immunity on the same issue, even though the prosecutor has declared no crime was committed. Their opinion is about as worthwhile as a snake's. They're just trying to prolong the 15 minutes of fame they manufactured at the nation's expense. Insight into Libby's trial.

Captured Taliban spokesman claims Mullah Omar is in Pakistan under the protection of a Pakistani intelligence agency. Pakistan denies. The implications for Osama bin Laden are clear.

Gates considering adding troops in Afghanistan. It would be far better to just legalize drugs and disarm the Taliban.

Afghan civilians thwart attack at US base.

Pressure on Israeli PM Olmert to resign increases after top general resigns.

Iran shoots down US spy drone.

Domestic pressure on Ahmadenijad increases.

Reason thinks Bush's surge in Iraq is about staying relevant. If that's the case, too bad he wasn't this relevant at the start or we might not be in this position. I think the new Iraq plan is a last ditch effort to win while creating an exit excuse. Bush is playing it for all it's worth, but it's about time he did that. I think Bush got this one the best he could for the country. Christopher Hitchens points out how we can still screw up.

Germany to prioritize EU constitution.

No progress at 6 party talks regarding North Korean nukes.

Director of UN Oil for Food program indicted.

Bush appointing "controversial" attorneys without Senate approval - thanks to the Patriot Act. Controversial is code for "not acceptable to Democrats."

The FISA court has finally fixed its procedures to handle the overseas terrorist wire-tapping program. It's funny this is reported as "Bush changing course" when he's been trying to get the court to adjust all along. It took them years.

In a sure sign that man-made global warming is a matter of faith, not supported by evidence, evangelicals agree. This may also be a sign of the apocalypse. Reason injects... reason on the subject. Boortz on global warming.

If a college education is a good investment, why subsidize it (making it more expensive and harder to get)?

Oil falls to 20 month low.

Hong Kong to bar pregnant Chinese women from entry.

HP develops technique to quintuple the number of transistors on a chip.

John Stossel says our trade deficit doesn't matter. Walter Williams concurs. That's fine, but handycapping American products relative to foreign products with our income tax is terrible. Support the FairTax.

Thomas Sowell points out the mistakes of both parties in the Iraq war.

Somebody may be making a profit from Medicare-D.

Ralph Peters says negotiations will only make matters in Iraq worse.

Lately, pundits have cited Churchill's line that "to jaw-jaw is better than to war-war." But Winnie was no Neville Chamberlain: He understood that only a position of strength makes jaw-jaw a viable option. And he certainly understood that wars had to be won.

Russia, along with China, is waging a new Cold War of Terror against us.

Russia's power is constantly growing via-a-vis EU -- and America, too. Less than two years after blocking such a sale, Russia is now ready to approve export of the Iskander-E (SS-26 Stone in NATO nomenclature) medium-range rocket to Syria. It has a range of 280 kilometers and multiple warheads. This is a not-so-friendly warning to both EU and the U.S. that Russia is back in the Middle Eastern game of nations -- opposed to Western interests.

Cod enzyme kills bird flu.