WaPo quasi-retracts page-one story about Feith Iraq/AQ intel  —  Spruiell e-mails with the subject header, "Good Lord."  Indeed.  —  They're calling it a "correction," but is it really a correction if you're quoting from an entirely different document than the one you thought you were?

Deadliest Bomb in Iraq Is Made by Iran, U.S. Says  —  The most lethal weapon directed against American troops in Iraq is an explosive-packed cylinder that United States intelligence asserts is being supplied by Iran.  —  The assertion of an Iranian role in supplying the device …

Target Iran: US able to strike in the spring  —  Despite denials, Pentagon plans for possible attack on nuclear sites are well advanced  —  US preparations for an air strike against Iran are at an advanced stage, in spite of repeated public denials by the Bush administration, according to informed sources in Washington.

Al-Qaeda Suspects Color White House Debate Over Iran  —  Last week, the CIA sent an urgent report to President Bush's National Security Council: Iranian authorities had arrested two al-Qaeda operatives traveling through Iran on their way from Pakistan to Iraq.

Poll shows Arabs dislike Bush  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new poll on Thursday underscored deep Arab unhappiness with the United States but said the negative image could be repaired if Washington brokered a comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace agreement.  —  The survey of 3,850 people …

For Lawyers, No Clear Favorite  —  Litigators Backed Edwards in 2004, but He Has New Competition  —  In the last presidential election, John Edwards had the powerful support and deep pockets of the nation's trial lawyers behind him.  But when the lawyers gather for their winter conference today …

OBAMA: IF YOU LOOK AFRICAN-AMERICAN, YOU ARE TREATED LIKE ONE  —  Acknowledging that his presidential campaign has opened a racial debate, Sen. Barack Obama, who has a white mother and an African father, says if you look African-American, you are treated like one.

Giuliani Shifts Abortion Speech Gently to Right  —  As he prepares for a possible run for president — a road that goes deep into the heart of conservative America — Rudolph W. Giuliani takes with him a belief in abortion rights that many think could derail his bid to capture the Republican nomination.

Best of the Web  —  Best of the Tube This Weekend: Watch James Taranto on "Lou Dobbs Tonight."  CNN, 6-7 p.m. EST tonight, with a repeat showing at 4 a.m. EST Saturday.  —  Denying the Future  —  The Boston Globe's Ellen Goodman starts off a column about global warming on a loopy note:

Democratic voters growing impatient with Congress  —  CHICAGO - In Washington, Democrats are blaming Republicans for the Senate's failure so far to vote on a resolution opposing a troop increase in Iraq.  —  But in the heartland, some voters say such excuses no longer are good enough.

Special Super Journamalism Barack-Atah-Adonai-Elohenu-Melech-Ha- Olam Shabbat Candle-Lighting Blogging!!  —  Friday at sundown is a fitting moment to take note of a particularly pathetic piece of Journamalism from Mike Allen at the Politico.  —  You see, Mike Allen begins his trashing of Barack Obama.

Billionaire Offers $25M Prize to Fight 'Warming'  —  British billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson, with former vice president Al Gore at his side, on Friday offered a $25 million prize for anyone who can come up with a way to blunt global climate change by removing at least a billion tons …

Soviet monument to make way for Reagan: report  —  Opponents of Poland's former communist regime reportedly want to pay a posthumous homage to US President Ronald Reagan by erecting his statue in the place of a Soviet-era monument.  —  In an open letter to the mayor of the southwestern city of Katowice …

Qana Media Swarm Revealed  —  Here's a photograph taken during the ghoulish dead baby display after Israel's bombing of the town of Qana, at the height of the Hizballah media blitz, but from a different angle than the dozens and dozens of similar photos that were splashed all over the front pages of the newspapers of the world.

Wake-up call to a.m. news: moms tuning out  —  Morning broadcast shows, once a staple for women, are seeing audiences shrink as news sources multiply.  —  NEW YORK — When her children were young, Jenny Lauck used to flip on "Today" or "Good Morning America" as she brewed her morning coffee and tended to her babies.