Good read: Dan Froomkin on the White House's new wave of negative ads and infighting.
Bush sure loves the straw man argument.
Has Afghanistan become the forgotten war?
SOME NEWS:
* Worldwide study of mental illness finds global prevalence.
* Federal judge rules the abortion ban unconstitutional.
* Author Barbara Ehrenreich, on feminist lessons learned from Abu Ghraib. (Courtesy Dona Quixote.)
* BBC Q&A on the handover in Iraq.
* Powell continues to press for information about the intelligence scandal. Trails still lead back to Chalabi, who may have been spying for Iran.
* Democrat fills Janklow's vacant seat.
* Government case against Padilla outlined.
* States mad about the administration's loopholes for nuclear waste cleanup.
* Forgotten papers in an attic lead to an amazing discovery.
* The impressive story of a D-Day photographer.
* Moore's new film gets American distributor.
* Kubrick: total pack rat.
Good read: Teri Garr's new experiences with multiple sclerosis. (Courtesy Velvet.)