According to press reports, over the course of an April 16, 2004 meeting, UK Prime Minister Tony Blair convinced Dubya not to bomb the headquarters of al-Jazeera -- the Arab satellite TV network -- in Doha, Qatar.

While insisting they don't torture, CIA director Porter Goss confesses to many "unique and innovative" ways to collect information. If you want to find out more than that, you'll have to be in possession of some information they want.

U.S. Veep Dick Cheney ripped those who dared accuse the Bush administration of hyping pre-war intel on Iraq's WMDs -- but still has a kind word for a Congressman and retired Marine colonel who thinks the U.S. should pull its troops out of Iraq now.

Democracy Now! talks with investigative journalist James Bamford about his Rolling Stone article on the Rendon Group, headed by John Rendon, and its role in selling the Iraq War.

Montana's Gov. Brian Schweitzer sees energy salvation for America -- and economic rejuvenation for the dying small towns in his state's eastern half -- in converting coal into liquid energy.

In an interview on CNN's Larry King Live (that old pit bull!), Bob Woodward said he saw no evidence of a government conspiracy to discredit former U.S. ambassador Joseph Wilson by outing his wife as a CIA operative.

Here it is, my big brainstorm of the day: A personal biosecurity assistant!

It would require a range of skills, from those of a public health nurse to a professional cleaner -- and even some muscle, when necessary.

The cleaning would take place before you took a subway seat or grabbed a subway pole, as two examples of grubby everyday tasks that could unwittingly bring death visiting you.

Frankly, I could see a role for the advance cleaning of public toilet seats too (actually, I know some people who would pay to have washroom doors opened for them), or the sterilization of restaurant cutlery.

The nursing skills would be needed to assess the threat risk of individuals in public spaces, maybe scanning people to see if they have a fever or some other sign of illness.

And finally, the muscle might be necessary to physically repel those who could bring potential illness-bearing germs into your own private space.

Frankly, I think everyone would appreciate it if the hacking coughers and serial noseblowers were heaved off their public transit vehicle. Even if the vehicle were moving. Heck, maybe especially if the vehicle were moving.

I'm telling you, folks: This could be the career of the 21st Century!