Lieberman: Bomb Iran If It Doesn't Stop  —  Conn. Senator Says The U.S. Should Strike If Tehran Keeps Helping Anti-U.S. Forces In Iraq  —  (CBS) The United States should launch military strikes against Iran if the government in Tehran does not stop supplying anti-American forces in Iraq …

Democrats' Prosperity Problem  —  Early in George W. Bush's presidency, liberal critics said: The economy is not growing.  Which was true.  He inherited the debris of the 1990s' irrational exuberances.  A brief (eight months) and mild (the mildest since World War II) recession began in March 2001 …

Next Year in Iraq  —  Tom Ricks has this to say about military planning in Iraq today.  There are two important points here.  The first is this: … [Italics mine]  —  In other words, all the yammering by various politicians about bringing the troops home by March 2008 is nonsense.

Powell: Close Guantanamo Now, Restore Habeas  —  This morning on NBC's Meet the Press, Gen. Colin Powell strongly condemned the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, calling it "a major problem for America's perception" and charging, "if it was up to me, I would close Guantanamo — not tomorrow, this afternoon."

The Guidebook for Taking a Life  —  We were in a small house in Zarqa, Jordan, trying to interview two heavily bearded Islamic militants about their distribution of recruitment videos when one of us asked one too many questions.  —  "He's American?" one of the militants growled.  "Let's kidnap and kill him."

MI6 probes UK nuclear link to Iran  —  A British company has been closed down after being caught in an apparent attempt to sell black-market weapons-grade uranium to Iran and Sudan, The Observer can reveal.  —  Anti-terrorist officers and MI6 are now investigating a wider British-based plot allegedly …

Snow: Bush standing firm behind Gonzales  —  WASHINGTON - The White House on Sunday dismissed Senate plans to hold a no-confidence vote on the attorney general and said the outcome will not undermine President Bush's resolve to keep Alberto Gonzales at the Justice Department.  —  "Not a bit.

President Bush Participates in Joint Press Availability with Prime Minister of Albania, Dr. Sali Berisha  —  PRIME MINISTER BERISHA: (As translated.)  Today is a beautiful day.  Today is a great day, historic for all Albanians.  Among us is the greatest and most distinguished guest …

The Sopranos Ends — British Tourists Suffer Most  —  How powerful a force has The Sopranos become in American culture?  Our friends across the pond have even written articles today about its valedictory episode tonight.  Both the left-wing Guardian and the conservative Telegraph note the passing of the series (HBO, 9 pm ET).

Gay Bomb  —  Shocking news of U.S. interest in a Gay Bomb!  —  Not exactly news.  It was widely reported a couple of years ago: … OK, they aren't doing it.  But let's think this one through as a moral proposition, applying the most liberal, libertarian, gender-orientation accepting, peace-loving standards possible:

Gonzales: US eyeing gun flow into Mexico  —  CUERNAVACA, Mexico — Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Friday that Washington is taking steps to address Mexican concerns the U.S. is not doing enough to stop illegal weapons from being smuggled across the border and into the hands of brutal drug gangs.

Income Inequality, Writ Larger  —  INCOME inequality is a hot topic in politics and economics.  The rising economic tide is lifting a bunch of yachts, but leaving those in simple boats just bobbing along.  —  Two professors — Thomas Piketty of the Paris School of Economics and Emmanuel Saez …

Why Washington Can't Get Much Done  —  MEMBERS of Congress — with the possible exceptions of Senator Robert C. Byrd and Representative John D. Dingell — come and go.  So do presidents and even Supreme Court justices.  —  But some big issues come to the nation's capital and never leave …

VIDEO COMPILATION: The Assault On Reason, Paris Hilton Edition  —  The media's latest "serial obsession" focuses on Paris Hilton's jail sentence.  On Friday, MSNBC abruptly cut away from coverage of Gen. Peter Pace's replacement (with producers screaming in the background) to return to Paris Hilton.