Father of slain Marine wins case against funeral protesters  —  Pa. man awarded $2.9 million in compensatory damages  —  Albert Snyder of York, Pa., the father of a Westminster Marine who was killed in Iraq, today won his case in a Baltimore federal court against members of Topeka …

A Day Later, Clinton Embraces Spitzer's License Effort  —  John Edwards, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama during last night's debate.  (Photo: Jessica Kourkounis for The New York Times)  —  A day after she appeared to struggle to give her views on the subject, Hillary Rodham Clinton …

Say Hello to the Newest Member of the Vast Left Wing Conspiracy  —  I had meant to re-register independent (or as it is known here in West Virginia, "No Party Affiliation") for the past two weeks after I had finally had enough of the bulls**t during the Graeme Frost escapade, but never got around to it …

Tim Russert: Stop the Inanity  —  Russert passes for a "tough" interviewer by adopting a confrontational pose rather than asking genuinely challenging questions.  Which is why he's a terrible moderator for our presidential debates.  —  Last month, near the end of the Democratic presidential debate …

Nickelodeon is trying to brainwash your children in the morning, or a leftist primer  —  My Husband sent me this link this morning.  Please watch this, in its entirety.  It is imperative that you SEE what Nickelodeon is showing at 5:00am.  —  NICKELODEON IS BRAINWASHING YOUR CHILD

Durbin to oppose Mukasey  —  Senate Majority Whip Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.) announced Wednesday he would not support the nomination of Michael Mukasey for Attorney General because of Mukasey's refusal to declare the "waterboarding" interrogation technique as torture.

Soldier flees interrogation by exposing breasts  —  Officer loses concentration after soldier takes her shirt off in front of him  —  An IDF soldier fled an interrogation room by exposing her breasts to a stunned officer.  —  The soldier was interrogated at the Biranit army base …

L.A. Times Refuses to Correct Clear Errors; Justifies Decision with Sophistry  —  Like Michael Goldfarb, I received an e-mail from the L.A. Times "Readers' Representative" today refusing to correct numerous clear errors in a recent column by Tim Rutten.  (My previous correspondence …

Lieberman at issue in Democrats' Iran clash  —  Connecticut maverick backs Clinton, criticizes Edwards on Iran policy  —  WASHINGTON - His name only came up once in passing during Tuesday night's presidential debate, but in a way, Sen. Joe Lieberman, a Democratic presidential contender himself in 2004, was very much present.

Private Note to Bush from Hagel Calls For Direct, Unconditional, Comprehensive Talks with Iran  —  I have just secured a private letter — not yet publicly released — from Senator Chuck Hagel to President Bush and copied to Condoleezza Rice, Robert Gates, and Stephen Hadley.

Clinton would cream Giuliani, poll finds  —  One year before voters go to the polls to select the next president, the Republican Party is as weak as it has been in a generation, a detailed new poll suggests.  —  In a hypothetical matchup between Hillary Clinton and Rudy Giuliani …

Shocking Inside DC Scandal Rumor: A Media Ethics Dilemma  —  So I was down in DC this past weekend and happened to run into a well-connected media person, who told me flatly, unequivocally that "everyone knows" The LA Times was sitting on a story, all wrapped up and ready …

Christmas should be 'downgraded' to help race relations says Labour think tank  —  Christmas should be downgraded in favour of festivals from other religions to improve race relations, says an explosive report.  —  Labour's favourite think-tank says that because it would be hard …

A Lesson For Mukasey: Why I Had Myself Water-Boarded  —  As a journalist for Current TV, a former military officer, and a student of public policy I have been involved in the debate about the War on Terror from the frontlines in Afghanistan to the policy discussions of academia.

Better Democrats and the 11% Congress  —  This Saturday, Al Wynn is having a fundraiser with a special guest of honor.  —  MD-04 is a 77% performing Democratic district that runs in Montgomery and Prince George's County.  It is as safe as safe can be for a Democrat.