Somalia: Al Qaeda militant killed … MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A senior al Qaeda suspect wanted for bombing U.S. embassies in East Africa has been killed, a Somali official said Wednesday as witnesses said U.S forces launched a third day of airstrikes.  —  Also Wednesday …

Bush Drops Plans to Renominate 3 Judges  —  In an apparent effort to lower the temperature in the fierce battle over federal judges — and in a concession to political reality — President Bush said Tuesday that he was dropping plans to nominate three of his choices for the federal appeals courts …

With Iraq Speech, Bush to Pull Away From His Generals  —  When President Bush goes before the American people tonight to outline his new strategy for Iraq, he will be doing something he has avoided since the invasion of Iraq in March 2003: ordering his top military brass to take action they initially resisted and advised against.

Vilsack wants funding for more troops blocked  —  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack called Tuesday for Congress to block funding for additional troops in Iraq.  —  But he said he's leery of using purse strings to shrink the U.S. presence in Iraq.

Leak Probes Stymied, FBI Memos Show  —  A lack of cooperation from one or more intelligence agencies led the FBI to abandon several recent criminal investigations into leaks of classified information to the press, records obtained by The New York Sun indicate.

Governor Mitt Romney on Iraq  —  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  —  Boston, MA - Governor Mitt Romney, in direct consideration of the proposed increase in troop deployments in Iraq, issued the following statement today putting an emphasis on the need for clear and measurable strategic objectives.

Did the 9/11 Commission receive all the documents it requested?  Davis Releases Berger Report  —  Washington, D.C. - Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Tom Davis (R-VA) released the following statement today on a committee report that sheds important new light …

A Hopeful Ponders Where to Plant Her Flag  —  Choices, choices.  The Four Seasons in Georgetown or the Four Seasons in Midtown?  A town full of political leaks or a town full of mysterious odors?  Easy access to hundreds of gabby Democratic strategists or easy access to the one gabby Democrat …

"I'm not afraid, I've lost everything in Iraq:" An Interview with a Fallujan Civil Servant  —  An Interview with a Fallujan Civil Servant  —  Note: Please consider this interview a companion piece to my second dispatch for the Examiner.  Taken together, they provide a good primer …

Troops Sent in Surge to Have Limited Role, Bush Aide Says  —  President Bush will announce tonight that the additional American troops he plans to send to Baghdad will act only in support of Iraqi forces, and that they are being sent only because the Iraqi government has promised a "fundamental" …

What Can be Done?  —  I taped a diavlog with Ann Althouse on Monday during which we wound up mostly agreeing that the Democratic congress was unlikely to change very much about Iraq, largely because they can't change very much.  As I noted yesterday, however, after we recorded the episode …

Terminatorcare  —  Gov. Schwarzenegger writes a prescription for disaster.  —  MONTEREY, Calif.—On Monday, Arnold Schwarzenegger presented his proposal for reducing the number of Californians who lack health insurance.  His proposal is almost indistinguishable—except in details …

The New Deal and the Great Depression  —  Like the folks writing at Mahalanobis, Marginal Revolution and Free Exchange, I was rather surprised to see Berkeley Professor Brad DeLong claim, "A normal person would not argue that the New Deal prolonged the Great Depression."

The Age of Proximity  —  The Age of Anxiety isn't a new phenomenon — but the Age of Proximity is.  And with good reason, the Age of Proximity is a dangerous, challenging era.  —  Monday, Jan. 8, 2007, provided several uncomfortable illustrations.  Take New York City first …