The Los Angeles Times: A group of Sudanese from South Sudan are living at a shelter in Northern Israel. They say they have had the same religious and cultural repression as those from Darfur.

• "Israel is cracking down on a recent influx of illegal immigrants, many of whom are Sudanese, over its 140-mile border with Egypt." [The Los Angeles Times]
• Amnesty slams Israel and Lebanon for civilian deaths in last summer's 34-day war. [The Jerusalem Post]
• Bush behind the podium to discuss Iraq at 10:30 this morning. [Yahoo]
  
• A Times profile on a woman exiled by Katrina. [The New York Times]
  
• Sex sells. Posh sex sells more: David and Victoria Beckham strip to their knickers for W Magazine. [Daily Mail]
• "Hillary is from Mars, Obama is from Venus." [Salon.com]
• In Slate's blog roundup, eulogizing McCain and firing Alberto Gonzales. [Slate.com]
• Robert Novak on whether John McCain can make a comeback in his presidential bid. [The Washington Post]