According to the New York Times' James Risen, Bush White House officials asked the CIA to gather dirt on and discredit left-wing academic Juan Cole because they didn't like the things he wrote on his blog.

Last Saturday, a state park hosted the Southern Michigan Militia Field Day, complete with guns, tactical training, and a barbecue. In the shadow of the recent Hutaree militia arrests, this crowd was anxious to separate itself from "homegrown terrorists."