• Our View: Bush's cabinet is dropping like flies
  Secretary of State Colin L. Powell has resigned from President George W. Bush's cabinet. This opens up another position for Bush to fill, likely with more of his friends, not necessarily the most qualified. Six of 15 cabinet positions have been vacated since Bush took office in his second term.

• Another Palestinian terrorist bites the dust...
  I realize that I may sound callous saying this, but good riddance to Yasser Arafat. Last Thursday, after suffering a brain hemorrhage and lapsing into a coma, one of the world's most vile terrorists finally kicked the bucket.

Sports

• 49ers edge out Anteaters, lose to USC
  A tumultuous regular season is near a close as the Long Beach State men's water polo team wrapped up play at home, edging out UC Irvine on Saturday, but belly flopped against the University of Southern California on Sunday.