They say they have the scoop… John Edwards is suspending his campaign for President, and may drop out completely, because his wife has suffered a recurrence of the cancer that sickened her in 2004, when she was diagnosed with breast cancer, an Edwards friend told The Politico. “At a minimum he’s going to suspend” the [...]

Speculation is running wild and none of it looks good. John and Elizabeth have called a news conference today and whenever you hear something like that it feels like they’ll be breaking bad news. Especially just one day after John rushed to be by Elizabeth’s side at her doctors appointment? From the NY Times: WASHINGTON, [...]

President Bush has offered to make his senior aides available to Congressional investigators in the prosecutor case — but not under oath, and with no transcripts. Bush said his White House counsel, Fred Fielding, told lawmakers they could interview presidential counselor Karl Rove, former White House Counsel Harriet Miers and their deputies â€â€? but only [...]

From WBZTV: (WBZ) BOSTON There were some tense moments in Boston’s financial district Wednesday morning as police were forced to blow up a suspicious device. The bomb squad shut down busy Devonshire Street after someone spotted a green box chained to a no parking sign. The box turned out to be some kind of traffic [...]

Two guys were putting up guerilla marketing Lite-Brite signs around the country for Cartoon Network’s show Aqua Teen Hunger Force, but after a few people in Boston thought they were bombs and freaked out…the two are now faced with imprisonment? Brilliant. Take note of the last couple paragraphs in this… CHARLESTOWN, Massachusetts (CNN) — Two [...]

It sounds too good to be true. But everything I can find says this could be legitimate. A molecule used for decades to combat metabolic diseases in children, may soon be available as an effective treatment for many forms of cancer, University of Alberta researchers are reporting. In results that “astounded� school scientists, the molecule, [...]

He was 93. More from the AP: LOS ANGELES – Gerald R. Ford, who picked up the pieces of Richard Nixon’s scandal-shattered White House as the 38th and only unelected president in America’s history, has died, former first lady Betty Ford said Tuesday. [...] Ford had battled pneumonia in January 2006 and underwent two heart [...]

He had bleeding in the brain. From the AP: Johnson, 59, suffered from bleeding in the brain caused by a congenital malformation, the U.S. Capitol physician said. He described the surgery as successful. The condition, usually present at birth, causes tangled blood vessels that can block the flow of blood or rupture. “The senator is [...]

This from Reuters: While there was no immediate word on the condition of the 59-year-old senator, the source, who is familiar with Johnson’s situation, said surgeons sought to remedy an unspecified medical problem. Just hours after Johnson was admitted to George Washington University Hospital, a spokeswoman for him said the senator had not suffered a [...]

Sorry readers, I jumped the gun. My apologies for that. And it looks as if he’s doing better. From the AP: Johnson, who turns 60 on Dec. 28, was admitted to George Washington University Hospital with an undiagnosed illness, said a spokeswoman, Julianne Fisher. She said, however, the senator did not suffer a stroke or [...]

First, my thoughts and prayers are with Senator Johnson and his family. Let’s hope this is not a life-threatenting event. Second, a statement from his office… “Senator Tim Johnson was taken to George Washington University Hospital this afternoon suffering from a possible stroke. As this stage, he is undergoing a comprehensive evaluation by the stroke [...]

Not Michael Steele, as previously rumored. But Florida Sen. Mel Martinez. This seems like an odd pick. Martinez will remain in the Senate, limiting how active he can be with the RNC. And he’s not exactly someone who captures the imagination and energizes the party. In fact, he barely squeaked into office on Bush’s coattails [...]

I just heard NPR refer to an AP report that Donald Rumsfeld is stepping down. A White House announcement is expected later today. More as it develops. Update: The AP story. Asked whether his announcement signaled a new direction in the war that has claimed the lives of more than 2,800 U.S. troops, Bush said, [...]

Financial, not moral. Think Progress reported it a month ago, but nothing came of it. But they clearly were on to something. Air America said it only recently decided to file after negotiations with a key financial backer fell through, but it’s been obvious they were having money troubles for a long time. They’re going [...]

Yeah, right. Either that’s standard chintzy cover for an under-the-table deal with Hillary (a deal cozy?), or it’s true and therefore he’s the man we would have wanted for president: the man sane enough not to want to run for president. The Great American Catch-22. I have never shared other centrists’ enthusiasm for Warner. He [...]

We may have a prospective new Democratic candidate for my Hall of Shame. Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid collected a $1.1 million windfall on a Las Vegas land sale even though he hadn’t personally owned the property for three years, property deeds show. In the process, Reid did not disclose to Congress an earlier sale [...]

Apparently it was the plane of Yankee’s pitcher, Corey Lidle. From NY Times: Corey Lidle, a pitcher for the New York Yankees, was killed today when his small private plane crashed into a residential high-rise building on New York City’s Upper East Side, igniting several apartments before pieces of the aircraft crashed to the ground, [...]

Ooooh, Mr. Bush calls the North Korean nuclear test “unacceptable.” Which is just what he called it before they carried out the test. Unacceptable. What is that, the magic word, Mr. President? Unacceptable? It’s a pity the Japanese didn’t think of this in 1945. If only they had announced that nuclear weapons were “unacceptable.” And [...]

This post might make you feel better. And I stress might. However, first I acknowledge that I’ve been posting a lot about this story, and that’s because there’s a LOT to post about. Just today, Tom Reynolds’ Chief of Staff resigned. Big story that points toward a coverup? Quite possibly. Also, this story isn’t even [...]

I’ve got my own takes on the detainee bill and the warrantless wiretapping bill. But Matthew Yglesias at the American Prospect asks an interesting question: Has the U.S. become a rogue state? Agree or not, it’s a thought-provoking read.