New Republic Magazine

Lawyers on behalf of DARE, the national drug-education program, filed a $10-million libel suit Monday against Stephen Glass, the young journalist accused of falsifying more than two dozen articles in prominent U.S. magazines. It was the first libel action against Glass since his fabrications were exposed last month, embarrassing the magazines that employed him and prompting many publications to review their fact-checking procedures.

A Los Angeles federal judge said Monday that she intends to dismiss a libel suit by DARE, the anti-drug program, against Rolling Stone magazine over an article containing numerous fabrications.

After nearly five months of mounting criticism, the New Republic has disavowed reports about petty wartime cruelty in Iraq, saying the magazine had lost faith in the Army private who wrote them.

Lawyers for Drug Abuse Resistance Education, an anti-drug organization based in Culver City, say they'll drop a $10-million libel complaint against journalist Stephen Glass if he explains how he fabricated quotes and sources for articles that accused DARE of intimidation.

Andrew Sullivan resigned as editor of the New Republic magazine Friday, saying he wanted to do more writing and start a "new phase" in his life. The Washington Post reported that Sullivan told colleagues he is HIV positive.

Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Long Beach)--a prominent conservative who favors drug testing for congressional staffs and supports strong anti-drug legislation--used marijuana, hashish and LSD as a young man, the magazine New Republic will report in its Nov.