Official's Key Report On Iraq Is Faulted  —  'Dubious' Intelligence Fueled Push for War  —  Intelligence provided by former undersecretary of defense Douglas J. Feith to buttress the White House case for invading Iraq included "reporting of dubious quality or reliability" …

VIDEO COMPILATION: Anna Nicole Smith And Our National Media Embarassment  —  The death of Anna Nicole Smith yesterday was a feeding frenzy for the national media.  News of the war was drowned out: NBC's Nightly News devoted 14 seconds to Iraq compared to 3 minutes and 13 seconds Anna Nicole.

An Iraq Interrogator's Nightmare  —  Aman with no face stares at me from the corner of a room.  He pleads for help, but I'm afraid to move.  He begins to cry.  It is a pitiful sound, and it sickens me.  He screams, but as I awaken, I realize the screams are mine.

NBC's Russert Wraps Up Prosecution Case in Libby Trial  —  The prosecution finished presenting its case in the perjury trial of I. Lewis Libby Jr. on Thursday, leaving his defense lawyers to try to undo the government's contention that Mr. Libby lied under oath during an investigation into the leak of a C.I.A. officer's identity.

Undoing Obama: Inside the Coming Effort to Dismantle a Candidate  —  Barack Obama's free ride is ending.  —  The charismatic Illinois senator has enjoyed a lifetime of hagiography, starting with an 800-word story in The New York Times the day after his election as the first black president of the Harvard Law Review.

No change in political climate  —  On the day that the latest report on global warming was released, I went out and bought a light bulb.  OK, an environmentally friendly, compact fluorescent light bulb.  —  No, I do not think that if everyone lit just one little compact fluorescent light bulb, what a bright world this would be.

Gates describes Iraq evidence against Iran  —  Info on explosives shows Tehran 'very much involved,' Pentagon chief says  —  German Defense Minister Franz Josef Jung, right, and U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates listen to questions from journalists at a NATO gathering Friday in Seville, Spain.

Daring to Dream: Why I support R-B in '08  —  In his end-of-year reflections, Jed Babbin captured the mixed sentiments of many conservatives these days—a rueful wound-licking after the November "thumpin'" exacerbated by a bemused distaste for the current crop of 2008 Republican presidential candidates.

Journalism's Relentless Centrist  —  Last month, a group gathered in New York City to celebrate the 80th birthday of Charles Peters, one of the true revolutionaries in modern journalism.  For more than 30 years, Peters edited the Washington Monthly— a liberal magazine with a small circulation …

CODE OF SILENCE  —  Another source of useful stem cells has been found - and the media and the cloning crowd are trying keep it quiet.  —  While the Democratic-controlled House voted 253-174 to expand federal funding for embryonic stem-cell research, it fell far short of the 290 votes needed …

All 435 House Members Can See Iraq Intelligence — and Talk on Iraq Next Week  —  To the surprise of the Bush administration, the House Intelligence Committee voted unanimously Wednesday night to allow all 435 House members to see the classified version of the National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq sent to the White House last week.

Sexuality Disclosed, Ignorance Exposed  —  Just as it would be a relief to arrive at the place in time when the color of the coaches in the Super Bowl matters not one bit, it would be fabulous to reach the day when a male athlete in a team sport doesn't have to worry about the reaction of declaring his homosexuality.

Anna Nicole Smith Died.  So Did Three American Troops.  —  I can't stand it anymore.  For the last two days, on every cable news network, it has been non stop coverage of the death of Anna Nicole Smith.  Look, I am sorry she is dead.  And my heart goes out to her family.  Really it does.

"Women" vs. Women  —  I've seen this kind of legislation proposed before, and I can see how it's both good- and bad-intentioned, but mostly it makes me roll my eyes. … Emphasis mine.  So with the passage of this bill, you won't be able to do illegal things.  Crazy!

New York, New York  —  Rudy vs. Hillary in 2008?  —  According to polls, Hillary Clinton holds an early and significant lead among Democratic voters (43%, compared with 22% for Barack Obama, according to a Fox News poll 10 days ago).  She is of course the killer fund-raiser of the race …