Malkin quits The O'Reilly Factor.  —  Inside Cable News has obtained an e-mail written by Michelle Malkin stating that she has decided to quit appearing on Fox News's The O'Reilly Factor: … Some highlights of her time on the show HERE, HERE, and HERE.

Inshallashshaheed Outted: North Carolina Jihadi in the News (UPDATED)  —  Michael Moss of the New York Times has outted Inshallashaheed, the al Qaeda supporting blogger who we've been investigating for over a year.  I've been sitting on his true identity for months, but in one fell swoop Samir ibn Zafar Khan …

Top Air Force Official Dies in Apparent Suicide  —  The second-highest ranking member of the Air Force's procurement office was found dead of an apparent suicide at his Virginia home Sunday, Air Force and police officials said today.  —  The official, Charles D. Riechers, 47 …

'WIRE' LAW FAILED LOST GI  —  10-HOUR DELAY AS FEDS SOUGHT TAP  —  U.S. intelligence officials got mired for nearly 10 hours seeking approval to use wiretaps against al Qaeda terrorists suspected of kidnapping Queens soldier Alex Jimenez in Iraq earlier this year, The Post has learned.

Security and Opportunity for the Twenty-first Century  —  Summary: The next U.S. president will have a moment of opportunity to reintroduce America to the world and restore our leadership.  To build a world that is safe, prosperous, and just, we must get out of Iraq, rediscover the value of statesmanship …

Limbaugh Had Himself Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize, Now Is in a Snit of Jealousy over Gore's Win  —  While it may have been common knowledge in the Dittohead universe that Rush Limbaugh was nominated for the Nobel Prize this year, the story went largely unreported out here in the real world.

Democrats profile another SCHIP family  —  Michelle Malkin, meet Bethany Wilkerson.  —  Bethany is the latest child being profiled by Democrats arguing for an override of President Bush's veto of the State Children's Health Insurance Program bill.  —  Malkin, the conservative blogger …

Universal healthcare: it's not just for Dems anymore  —  With the party taking a bit of a beating over its resistance to expanding access to healthcare for low-income children, Republicans on Capitol Hill apparently have a new idea: they'll introduce a universal healthcare plan of their own.

Romney's Blues  —  Every serious campaign hits a big slump in the pre-primary season, be it John McCain's time in the immigration reform wood chipper or Fred Thompson's Zombie on Ice announcement tour.  Rudy Giuliani's big slump will surely come soon enough.  But for now, Mitt Romney is in the ditch.

Orrin James Noon, Jr., 1943-2007  —  After surviving nearly eight months with pancreatic cancer — the same disease that killed his own father four years ago — my dad passed away quietly at home this morning.  My three siblings and I were able to spend the last few days with him …

Group Plans to Provide Investigative Journalism  —  As struggling newspapers across the country cut back on investigative reporting, a new kind of journalism venture is hoping to fill the gap.  —  Paul E. Steiger, who was the top editor of The Wall Street Journal for 16 years …

COURT SUPREMELY OBJECTS TO MEMOIR  —  SUPREME Court Justice Clarence Thomas' memoir "My Grandfather's Son" is doing well everyplace but in the Supreme Court.  With the utmost respect, the Supremes are supreme.  Yes, the president of the United States of America is commander in chief of the Army …

Kurtz: The Kid Had It Comin'  —  From today's WaPo Chat ...