Gore Derangement Syndrome  —  On the day after Al Gore shared the Nobel Peace Prize, The Wall Street Journal's editors couldn't even bring themselves to mention Mr. Gore's name.  Instead, they devoted their editorial to a long list of people they thought deserved the prize more.

X DON'T MARK THIS SPOT:  —  The Ideologues Have It (Mark Steyn, 10/14/07, National Review) … We yield to no one in our high regard for Mr. Steyn, but this isn't just profoundly wrong, but the citation of the Long Telegram in particular is an argument against his own position on the WoT.

Washington Post Correspondent Dies in Iraq  —  A veteran Washington Post special correspondent was shot to death Sunday in southwest Baghdad while on assignment, the first reporter for the newspaper to be killed during the Iraq war.  —  Salih Saif Aldin, 32, was reporting on the violence …

Al-Qaeda In Iraq Reported Crippled  —  Many Officials, However, Warn Of Its Resilience  —  The U.S. military believes it has dealt devastating and perhaps irreversible blows to al-Qaeda in Iraq in recent months, leading some generals to advocate a declaration of victory over the group …

U.S. House speaker vows debate on Armenian genocide resolution  —  WASHINGTON: The speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives insisted Sunday that she would bring to the full chamber a resolution condemning the killings of Armenians nearly a century ago as genocide, even as a Turkish general warned …

Craig says he will fight to clear name  —  In NBC interview, senator blasts Romney for abandoning him after arrest  —  BOISE, Idaho - Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, said Sunday that he defied calls for his resignation after he pleaded guilty in an airport restroom sex sting because that would be …

DESPITE SHOWING UP IN PERSON, ROMNEY LOSES NEV. STRAW POLL  —  From NBC/NJ's Erin McPike  —  SPARKS, Nev. - Ron Paul won the GOP presidential straw poll conducted by organizers at the Conservative Leadership Conference held at the Nugget Casino this weekend "by a large margin," according to an organizer.

Study Finds Disparities in Mortgages by Race  —  Home buyers in predominantly black and Hispanic neighborhoods in New York City were more likely to get their mortgages last year from a subprime lender than home buyers in white neighborhoods with similar income levels, according to a new analysis …

An Internet Jihad Sells Extremism to Viewers in the U.S.  —  When Osama bin Laden issued his videotaped message to the American people last month, a young jihad enthusiast went online to help spread the word.  —  "America needs to listen to Shaykh Usaamah very carefully and take his message …

DEBORAH SOLOMON: THE NEW JAYSON BLAIR Deborah Solomon's weekly short interviews in the New York Times Magazine are the most irritating possible example of the snotty, smarmy, smug and holier-than-thou attitude that pervades the entire enterprise that is the Times.

White House Is Leaning on Interim Appointments  —  For now, the most powerful law-enforcement official in the federal government is a 47-year-old lawyer little known outside Washington.  —  Or inside Washington, for that matter.  —  He is acting Attorney General Peter D. Keisler …

No Need for a Warrant, You're an Immigrant  —  LONG ISLAND officials protested when federal agents searching for immigrant gang members raided local homes two weeks ago.  The agents had rousted American citizens and legal immigrants from their beds in the night, complained Lawrence W. Mulvey …

Vatican Official Insists He's Not Gay  —  VATICAN CITY (AP) — A Vatican official suspended after being caught on hidden camera making advances to a young man says he is not gay and was only pretending to be gay as part of his work.  —  In an interview published Sunday …

Lindsey Graham throws Lt. Gen. Sanchez under the Bus: "...his criticism is a bit astounding to me given his role in the war itself."  —  Let the GOP attacks begin!  Sen. Lindsey Graham wasted no time reminding the American people how awful retired General Sanchez' tenure was in Iraq.

The Epistemology of Kausfiles  —  Mickey Kaus' long post here about John Edwards' alleged affair with Rielle Hunter is almost self-refuting.  Basically, we have an anonymous source saying Hunter said she had an affair with Edwards, versus Hunter, on the record, saying that's not the case.

The Tipper Point: She's Key to Al's Decision about Running for President  —  Maybe it's time to shift strategy.  Change our battle plans.  Instead of "Run, Al, Run," we need to now alter our tune to "Please, Tipper, Please."  —  Al Gore knows we love, respect, and honor him.