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A New York City teenager fell out the window of a moving bus while using the restroom Tuesday and landed on the New York State Thruway. State police said Jose Gonzales, 17, lost his balance when the chartered bus swerved to change lanes. It was unclear how fast the bus was going. Gonzales was taken to Albany Medical Center for treatment. Police said he'll recover. Gonzales fell onto the shoulder of the thruway near Exit 23 southbound. He had been at the Capitol on Tuesday to lobby with a group on the issue of AIDS.

Ready for some Monday morning mischief? I am! You can help local Florida journalist Roger Moore of the Orlando Sentinel (search) and maybe his paper avoid legal problems from me and you can have a little fun getting him to apologize. I have been held in a false light by Moore and his paper and I need your collective help to get it fixed. ... Moore excerpted a paragraph from the book referring to my father which I have no idea if it is true or not — my father has been dead for years. In excerpting the paragraph, Moore...

From JACK STOKES, director of media relations, Associated Press: [This is a solicited letter regarding Salon's "The Associated Press 'insurgency.'"] Several brave Iraqi photographers work for The Associated Press in places that only Iraqis can cover. Many are covering the communities they live in where family and tribal relations give them access that would not be available to Western photographers, or even Iraqi photographers who are not from the area. Insurgents want their stories told as much as other people and some are willing to let Iraqi photographers take their pictures. It's important to note, though, that the photographers are...

Sat Sep 4, 6:22 PM ET U.S. Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry (R) has a beer with supporters at a restaurant in Straton, Ohio, September 4, 2004. Kerry is on a two-day bus tour of the critical battleground state of Ohio, heading into the November 2 election. REUTERS/Jim Young US ELECTION

When you're in a hole, dig deeper, I guess. Kerry buttboy, Chad Clanton, fresh from trying to ban books, provides a press release on the two men in the latest Swift Vets ad. Let's see. Kenneth Cordier is a Republican donor, despised LBJ, is a member of a "Bush administration advisory panel on veterans' issues," is "open about his conservative views", made a joke about "pulling of ladies' panties over the faces of Iraqi prisoners by U.S. interrogators at Abu Ghraib as preferable to beheading," and wait, stop! Chad's killing me ... with laughter. And what about Paul Galanti? Well,...

Wednesday morning, August 18:Kerry speaks to a hostile crowd at the VFW Convention in Cincinnati (see Across the Great Divide for more): Wednesday evening, August 18:Kerry decides to attack the Swift Boast Veterans for Truth - Kerry steamed by war critics: Kerry reversed course Wednesday night after arriving in Boston from a campaign trip to Cincinnati. As his motorcade pulled up to his Beacon Hill townhouse, he asked senior adviser David Morehouse, communications direction Stephanie Cutter and press secretary David Wade to come inside. With campaign manager Mary Beth Cahill on the phone, Kerry told his aides, "I think it's...

Teresa Heinz Kerry, wife of Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry , pretends to be scared of a stuffed catterpillar before reading to a group of children Monday, June 28, 2004, at the Gace Hill head start center in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam) AP - Jun 28 4:15 PM Teresa Heinz Kerry, wife of Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry , plays with a group of childern after reading them a story Monday, June 28, 2004, at the Gace Hill head start center in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam) AP - Jun 28 4:15 PM Teresa Heinz Kerry, wife of Democratic presidential candidate John...

WASHINGTON - A Secret Service document written shortly after the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing described security video footage of the attack and witness testimony that suggested Timothy McVeigh (news - web sites) may have had accomplices at the scene. "Security video tapes from the area show the truck detonation 3 minutes and 6 seconds after the suspects exited the truck," the Secret Service reported six days after the attack on a log of agents' activities and evidence in the Oklahoma investigation. The government has insisted McVeigh drove the truck himself and that it never had any video of the bombing...

Big news from war crimes guy!Kerry Plays a Fierce Defense:An angry John Kerry yesterday raged that the White House has a "twisted sense of ethics and morality" as he faced new TV ads that accuse him of voting against U.S. troops in Iraq. "They don't think twice about trying to pretend to America that I somehow don't care about the defense of our nation," Kerry said as he stumped in Pittsburgh using an American flag as his backdrop.Hmm, they must have left the North Vietnamese flag on the bus. And I hope that when he got testy, he didn't commit...

                RICHARD A. CLARKE - Chairman Richard A. Clarke is an internationally recognized expert on security, including homeland security, national security, cyber security, and counterterrorism. He is currently an on-air consultant for ABC News.Clarke served the last three Presidents as a senior White House Advisor. Over the course of an unprecedented 11 consecutive years of White House service, he held the titles of:- Special Assistant to the President for Global Affairs - National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism - Special Advisor to the President for Cyber SecurityPrior to his White House years, Clarke...

Don't ask why we're holding hands! Maybe we can get the Fat Lady to sing! What was the size of the submarine sandwich he had before the show? I better have a drink after all that hard work!

General enlists Hollywood to ignite campaign By Julian Coman in Washington In an unlikely attempt to gain star backing for a slow-burning campaign, the Democratic presidential candidate, General Wesley Clark, is spending late nights talking politics with Madonna and wooing sympathetic supergroups such as The Eagles, with whom he recently shared the stage during a rendition of Hotel California. Gen Clark, who had a cerebral and somewhat austere reputation during his military career, has spent much of the past month seeking out the late-night company of west coast rock stars, screen idols and movie producers. While his rivals preach to...

The publication of evidence from the BBC journalist at the heart of the David Kelly affair was delayed yesterday following a personal plea from the corporation's chairman that publication might affect the journalist's health. In a surprise move, the Commons foreign affairs select committee said it would not publish the transcript of last Thursday's evidence session with BBC journalist Andrew Gilligan that ended with the committee expressing serious doubts about his reliability as a witness. Although the committee had pledged to publish the evidence this week, it reluctantly decided not to do so after Gavyn Davies, the BBC chairman, privately...

  Living History   by Hillary Rodham Clinton submit a reaction As reviewed by John Marshall on June 10, 2003 Sen Clinton is one of the most extraordinary women that I have ever met, and we as a people and as a nation are lucky to have her serving this great country of ours. The book I recommend to all, to learn how one could be so graced with passion and so human. My daugthers, Laura and Paij, see her as a role model for all women.   As reviewed by Kim Smith on June 09, 2003 I admire...

Laura Callahan, the deputy CIO of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), was placed on paid administrative leave last week after questions surfaced about her academic qualifications, a DHS spokeswoman confirmed. The move came after members of Congress contacted department officials demanding answers to questions about her academic background, as well as about the department's policy on background checks. On her resume, Callahan, who was appointed to the position on April 1, said she received her academic degrees, including a doctorate in computer information systems, from Hamilton University in Evanston, Wyo. However, the congressmen, including Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.),...

In the town where I live, you can turn in a criminal by calling (800) 898-TIPS. The New York Times now offers a similar service to its readers. They can finger crooked stories by sending an E-mail to The Times at retrace@nytimes.com. Jayson Blair is the proximate cause of this humiliating hotline. But some of the TIPS coming into The Times aren't about Blair. Nobody knows exactly who's under investigation. Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Rick Bragg was suspended last week for letting an uncredited intern do his reporting. He's quitting. And at least one other internal review is taking place. It...

MAR. 27, 2003: AMERICAN PHILISTINES? Simon Jenkins, a columnist for the London Times, says that the war in Iraq is being conducted by a bunch of Philistines. Says the culturally concerned Mr. Jenkins, there are a huge number of historic treasures in Iraq. "The Art Newspaper has published an awesome list of Iraqi sites near bases, factories and scientific works, some of them damaged by bombing errors in 1991." Mr. Jenkins would apparently allow Saddam sanctuary for himself and his troops anywhere there is art or history, and he would add to the list of America's crimes the crime of...

The Pentagon is proudly displaying its technological superiority as it ramps up for a possible war with Iraq, but antiwar groups too are engaged in a high-tech mobilization to protest a U.S. military intervention. Hundreds of Web sites -- many cross-linked to sympathetic groups in a grassroots effort to drum up support -- are urging Americans and people worldwide to take action. Site visitors are urged to download antiwar posters, sign online petitions and send chain e-mail letters to friends and lawmakers. The Internet is allowing antiwar groups to communicate nationwide and across the globe in ways hardly possible during...

Anti-war campaign continues for Ritter Former weapons inspector, mired in scandal, crusades against attacking IraqBy ALAN WECHSLER, Staff writerFirst published: Saturday, February 1, 2003 SAUGERTIES -- Despite the widespread publicity of his sex-charge arrest, former U.N. arms inspector Scott Ritter drew a standing-room-only crowd eager to hear his views of the impending war with Iraq on Friday night. The Delmar resident, 41, talked for 45 minutes and answered questions for almost another hour, but he did not discuss his brush with the law in 2001. At the time, he was arrested in Colonie and charged with trying to rendezvous...

      America's paper of wreckord, The New York Times, comes out of the closet.  Web registered Times readers can sign up for News Tracker service.  Here's how the service is being marketed on the Gray Slut's [electric] editorial pages:     "Create a News Tracker alert and receive FREE e-mail notification when articles that match your interest are published. First define your topic of interest, then set your delivery schedule and name your alert."