It is nearly as if we live in a world in which when Christians kill Muslims it’s a crusade, when Jews kill Muslims it’s a massacre, but when Muslims kill Muslims – it’s the weather channel – nobody cares. To me the most frightening reality is the eerie silence. When you remember the Muslim reaction [...]

Bush Gives Final Plug Ahead of Immigration Vote   President Bush pumps up rhetoric ahead of key test vote in the Senate on a fragile bipartisan compromise to overhaul the nation’s immigration laws… FoxNews
Arianna Huffington: A [Secret] Woman in Charge — Hillary’s Disturbing Secrecy Problem   Historians will be debating for decades what the worst element of [...]

The Note: Edwards under a microscope   There’s been nice symmetry to the presidential race so far this year — a Republican Big Three and a Democratic Big Three, creeping Tennessee shadows on both sides, and now a freshly independent certain mayor who can watch everyone tear each other up while prepping a check with 12 [...]

The Note: Rudy’s nightmare   Nobody can use the change of seasons more than former mayor Rudolph Giuliani, R.-N.Y. Think he’d like a do-over for the week? He lost a pair of campaign chairmen in early-voting states — one to a spot in the Bush Cabinet, one to bizarre drug charges. (Asks ABC’s Jake Tapper: Which [...]

Bloomberg Severs G.O.P. Ties, Fueling Talk of ’08 Bid   Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced Tuesday that he was dropping his Republican affiliation, a step that could clear the way for him to make an independent bid for the presidency.
The announcement was released during a campaign-style swing through California, during which Mr. Bloomberg, 65, a billionaire [...]

Bush to Meet With Israeli Leader Olmert After Lifting Sanctions on Palestinian Authority   The U.S. decision to end an economic and political embargo on the Palestinians increased pressure for a reciprocal move from Israel as the Bush administration hoped to improve the chances for peace.
Swift changes in Palestinian politics in recent days left a western-backed [...]