Buildup in Iraq Needed Into '08, U.S. General Says  —  The day-to-day commander of American forces in Iraq has recommended that the heightened American troop levels there be maintained through February 2008, military officials said Wednesday.  —  The White House has never said exactly …

A Verdict on the Wilson Affair  —  Denis Collins, a Washington journalist on the Scooter Libby jury, described sentiments in the jury room reflecting those in the Senate Democratic cloakroom: "It was said a number of times. . . . Where's Rove?  Where are these other guys?"

CONFIRMED: Top House Spending Official Knew Of Walter Reed Squalor  —  Congressional Quarterly confirms today that senior House conservatives, including the chairmen of the appropriations and oversight committees, knew about the neglect and deplorable conditions at Walter Reed years before they were exposed by the Washington Post.

Salon.com  —  Was I totally clueless?  When I stepped forward to talk about an anti-military bias at Columbia of course I knew my life would come under some scrutiny.  We hear it everyday, with the universality of the internet, it's impossible to have privacy.

The Gonzales Eight  —  Americans often suspect that their political leaders are arrogant and out of touch.  But even then it is nearly impossible to fathom what self-delusion could have convinced Senator Pete Domenici of New Mexico that he had a right to call a federal prosecutor at home …

The Katie Show  —  DOES COURIC'S ROCKY START AT CBS SPELL TROUBLE FOR HILLARY CLINTON?  —  No one has ever accused Hillary Clinton of being too perky or showing too much leg.  Even so, the presidential candidate could learn a lot from Katie Couric.  The bright-eyed former morning-show host …

Former Iranian Defense Official Talks to Western Intelligence  —  A former Iranian deputy defense minister who once commanded the Revolutionary Guard has left his country and is cooperating with Western intelligence agencies, providing information on Hezbollah and Iran's ties to the organization, according to a senior U.S. official.

Gitmo's Guerrilla Lawyers  —  How an unscrupulous legal and PR campaign changed the way the world looks at Guantanamo.  —  He was the first American to die in what some have called "the real war."  Johnny "Mike" Spann, the 32-year-old CIA paramilitary commando, was interrogating prisoners …

RudyTube 1993: Rudy and Donna  —  Hard watching now, here's Rudy Giuliani's then-wife Donna Hanover and their kids, starring in David Garth's famous 1993 commercial about the "gentle," family Rudy, the soft side of a tough prosecutor.  —  Now, 13 years later, Donna's son …

Three Good Options for The Right  —  The axiom is as old as human striving: The perfect is the enemy of the good.  In politics this means that insisting on perfection in a candidate interferes with selecting a satisfactory one.  —  Which is why the mood of many of the 6,300 people …

New York Label May Not Fit All in Giuliani Run  —  When Republicans say they are skeptical that Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former mayor of New York, can survive their party's presidential nominating process, they usually point to his record of support for abortion rights, gay rights and gun control.

After Libby Trial, New Era for Government and Press  —  The investigation and trial of I. Lewis Libby Jr., who was Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff, will have many legacies and lessons — for government officials, for supporters and critics of special prosecutors and for historians of the events leading to the war in Iraq.