Inshallashshaheed Outted: North Carolina Jihadi in the News  —  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 …

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.

McCain is bouncing back  —  Republican presidential hopeful John McCain is back, two months after he was given up for dead.  —  For most of 2007, McCain was the prohibitive favorite among GOP voters.  No one else came close.  —  Then, suddenly, his campaign — swollen with overhead and consultants …

Pelosi's Most Dangerous Ploy  —  Congressional Democrats anxious to force a withdrawal of American forces from Iraq are frustrated by their inability to muster a veto-proof majority for legislation that would establish a firm date for retreat.  But what they cannot do directly they are now working hard to do indirectly.

'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.

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 …

THE RESURRECTION OF IMUS: RETURNS ON NATION'S TOP TALK STATION  —  In a dramatic and dazzling career rebound, controversial radio host Don Imus has secured a deal returning him to the airwaves on December 3 — this time on the nation's most listened to talk station, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned!

Standing Their Ground  —  Brave New Films has released a powerful new film today about a subject that has the potential to knock Rudy Giuliani's campaign to its knees.  Most of us know that the NY Firefighters are mad as hell at Giuliani, but this films starkly lays out one very serious reason why: the radios.

Sen. Reid's Favorable Ratings Tank  —  Molly Ball of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that Senator Harry Reid's favorable rating in Nevada has "plunged dramatically," according to a new poll.  Currently, Reid's favorable rating is at 32%, while his unfavorable rating is at 51% …

America's own unlawful combatants?  —  OVER BAGHDAD: A Blackwater helicopter in Feburary.  The amount of force being used by such firms has raised questions.  —  Using private guards in Iraq could expose the U.S. to accusations of treaty violations, some experts think.

IT'S THE COVERUP THAT KILLS YOU, PART 2  —  It's been another week without word from the New Republic on the status of its "investigation" into the columns of TNR Baghdad Diarist Scott Thomas Beauchamp.  "The editors" have not spoken on the matter since their August 10 update.

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 …