from yahoo:

• Gonzales admits attorney firings mishandled
'Mistakes made'

• US Army battalion shifted from Baghdad to Baqouba

• Mortar attack targets Somalia's president
Somalia unrest

• Palestinian economist key in Hamas-Fatah coalition

• Stocks dive on subprime lender worries
Mortgage meltdown

• Spacecraft spots bodies of liquid on Saturn's moon
Photos

from c-span:

· Iranian Foreign Minister Calls US, Israel Main Threat to Peace

· Mexico Warns Lack of Jobs Root Cause of Immigration

· Japan and Australia Sign Defense Pact

· Pres Bush Vows to Push for Comprehensive Immigration Reform

· E-mail Shows White House Involvement in Attorney Firings

· Sen Coburn (R-OK) Calls Handling of Attorney Firings Idiotic

· Rep Sensenbrenner (R-WI) Criticizes Justice Dept Explanations

· Congress Close to Deal With White House on International Trade

· Rep Meehan to Become Chancellor of Univ of Mass-Lowell

i sent him this eml:

dear mr meehan:

i applaud your efforts to repeal "don't-ask/don't-tell."

in addition to moral/ethical reasons, my objection to the policy is a strategic one, very different from those i commonly hear. i'm surprised no one mentions it, and i think it should be stressed:

any requirement that motivates people to keep personal secrets also makes them vulnerable to blackmail.

i'm sure i don't need to spell out the implicit national security threat for you.

congratulations on the new job.

· Ex-Sen Edwards (D-NC) Denies Vote for Iraq War Was Calculated

· Sen Clinton (D-NY) Revives "Vast, Right-Wing Conspiracy"

· Rep Tancredo (R-CO) Says Immigrants Should Learn English

· Sen Obama Says War Funds Should Not Be Tied to Withdrawal

· House Panel Votes To Grant DC First Full Vote in US House