Photos that damn Hezbollah  —  THIS is the picture that damns Hezbollah.  It is one of several, smuggled from behind Lebanon's battle lines, showing that Hezbollah is waging war amid suburbia.  —  The images, obtained exclusively by the Sunday Herald Sun, show Hezbollah using high-density residential areas …

A Senate Race in Connecticut  —  Earlier this year, Senator Joseph Lieberman's seat seemed so secure that — legend has it — some people at the Republican nominating convention in Connecticut started making bleating noises when the party picked a presumed sacrificial lamb to run …

Seattle suspect allegedly ambushed girl  —  SEATTLE - The man suspected in a fatal shooting rampage hid behind a potted plant in a Jewish charity's foyer and forced his way through a security door by holding a gun to a 13-year-old girl's head, the police chief said Saturday.

Roberts and Alito Misled Us  —  I have had the honor of serving on the Senate Judiciary Committee for 43 years, during which I've participated in confirmation hearings for all the justices who now sit on the Supreme Court.  Over that time, my colleagues and I have asked probing questions …

Disowning Conservative Politics, Evangelical Pastor Rattles Flock  —  MAPLEWOOD, Minn. — Like most pastors who lead thriving evangelical megachurches, the Rev. Gregory A. Boyd was asked frequently to give his blessing — and the church's — to conservative political candidates and causes.

Families Challenging Religious Influence in Delaware Schools  —  GEORGETOWN, Del. — After her family moved to this small town 30 years ago, Mona Dobrich grew up as the only Jew in school.  Mrs. Dobrich, 39, married a local man, bought the house behind her parents' home and brought up her two children as Jews.

So Big and Healthy Grandpa Wouldn't Even Know You  —  The 21st-century Keller family.  Craig and Sandy are seated at center, with their daughters Kristy Harden, left, and Rachel.  In the rear from left are Kim Werk, Craig's sister; Dennis, his brother; and Priscilla Keller Reynolds, his mother.

Is housing finally on the way down?  —  It's sure starting to look that way.  —  The Chicago Mercantile Exchange now has housing futures contracts, one each for ten cities plus a national average.  The May 2007 composite (the furthest-out contract) is 5% below the August 2006 composite.

Iran's Ahmedinejad meets 'brother' Chavez  —  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Anti-U.S. leaders Hugo Chavez of Venezuela and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad met in Tehran on Saturday, pledging mutual support for one another, state media reported.  —  Chavez's two-day visit came …

Slacker Friday  —  I've got a new "Think Again" column here called "Bush Bounced, Reporters Follow."  —  Does Jerusalem Have a Plan For What Comes Afterward?  Here.  —  In "Degrading Behavior," Tom Engelhardt takes up the Israeli air campaign against Lebanon and puts it into the context …

Partisan Divide on Iraq Exceeds Split on Vietnam  —  Steve Hart for The New York Times, left; Rod Sanford/Lansing State Journal, via Associated Press  —  Left, supporters of the Iraq war sang "God Bless America" at a Brooklyn rally in April 2003.  A poll shows attitudes dividing starkly on party lines.

Gallup: Current Negativism on Iraq Echoes View of Vietnam War in 1970  —  NEW YORK An analysis released today by Frank Newport, director of The Gallup Poll, shows that current public wishes for U.S. policy in the Iraq war eerily echo attitudes about the Vietnam war in 1970.