Poll: Top Democrats Deadlocked In Iowa  —  Huckabee Catching Up To Romney Among Hawkeye State Republicans  —  (CBS) Democrats and Republicans are both headed toward heated showdowns in Iowa, where, according to a new CBS News/New York Times poll, Hillary Clinton holds a statistically insignificant lead …

Full Video: McCain Says Supporter's "Bitch" Query About Hillary Is "An Excellent Question"  —  Below we noted that a local Fox affiliate had reported on a John McCain event in South Carolina where he'd stood by while one of his supporters called Hillary a "bitch."

Bush vetoes health and education bill  —  NEW ALBANY, Ind. - President Bush, escalating his budget battle with Congress, on Tuesday vetoed a spending measure for health and education programs prized by congressional Democrats.  —  He also signed a big increase in the Pentagon's non-war budget although …

His Ideas Are Good, But I Want More Bullet Points  —  So we're back to arguing about John Edwards' plan to strip members of Congress of their health care if they don't pass comprehensive reform.  I'm always astonished at how bizarrely literally pundits act when they approach this idea.

Ex-FBI Agent Accused Of Security Breach  —  Woman Pleads Guilty To Charges Involving Improper Access Of Information  —  (CBS) A 37-year-old woman who previously worked as an FBI agent and a CIA analyst, pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges involving improper access of information, CBS News has learned.

Say It Enough Times It Must Be True  —  First the Clinton campaign whines that the other candidates were picking on the girl.  Then, standing up to Russert is like standing up to Hitler.  Then Bill Clinton compared Russert to the Swift Boat Vets.  Now the Clinton campaign is warning Wolf Blizter that he better not "pull a Russert."

Ex-Publisher Says News Corp. Official Wanted Her to Lie to Protect Giuliani  —  Judith Regan, the book publisher who was fired by the News Corporation last year, asserts in a lawsuit filed today that a senior executive at the media conglomerate encouraged her to mislead federal investigators …

Justice Department reopens domestic spying probe  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — The Bush administration has apparently changed policy and cleared the way for the Justice Department to restart an investigation into the government's no-warrant electronic surveillance program, a department official told Congress on Tuesday.

Why I Think Hillary Will Win  —  The former House Majority Leader looks at the issues debate in the presidential campaign.  —  If the 2008 presidential election were held today, Hillary Rodham Clinton would win.  —  Hillary's minor stumbles in last week's debate notwithstanding …

Iowa Waitress Speaks Out: I Didn't Get Tip From Clinton, Media Has Misplaced Priorities  —  For the past week, Anita Esterday's life has been turned upside down.  A single mother of two, she found herself in the middle of a media circus when it was reported that Sen. Hillary Clinton's …

Karim Amer is getting tortured in Prison  —  Abdel Karim Soliman, famously now known as Karim Amer, who got jailed for "disdain for religion" and "insulting the president" on his blog, is reportedly getting tortured by the Prison authorities. … I wish I could say I am surprised by this …

Laurie David and Gene Karpinski: Did Tim Russert Get the Memo?  —  This past week, NBC completed its Green Is Universal campaign — a week-long effort to educate and engage the public by infusing its programming with environmental themes.  The effort resulted in everything from Matt Lauer reporting …

Newsweek  —  Remember that big announcement I promised earlier?  Well, it's now official. … Yeah, there's a lot of heads exploding in wingnutlandia today over this bit of news.  But Newsweek is "balancing" me out with someone that should make heads on our side explode.