Bill Clinton Flatly Asserts He Opposed War at Start  —  During a campaign swing for his wife, former President Bill Clinton said flatly yesterday that he opposed the war in Iraq "from the beginning" — a statement that is more absolute than his comments before the invasion in March 2003.

BUSH: WE ARE ALL TERRORISTS NOW  —  Bush has lost his mind and his moral compass.  This statement is an outrage.  A lie and a blood libel.  Israel has never committed any acts of terrorism.  What a tool of Islamic jihad.  Based on that, Bush is a terrorist, anyone that defends himself, his family, his country is a terrorist.

Everything that is rancid and corrupt with modern journalism: The Nutshell  —  Time Magazine has done a superb service for the country by illustrating everything that is rancid and corrupt with our political media.  After I emailed Time.com Editor Josh Tyrangiel asking why the online version …

In Iowa, Mormon Issue Is Benefiting Huckabee  —  The religious divide over Mitt Romney's Mormon faith that his supporters had long feared would occur is emerging in Iowa as he is being challenged in state polls by Mike Huckabee, a former Baptist pastor who has played up his faith in his bid for the Republican presidential nomination.

Important: "Reclusive, neurotic, over-the-hill vocalist" endorses Hillary  —  I'm quoting, as you'll shortly see.  Her statement begins, predictably, not with a tribute to Hillary's qualifications but with an identitarian ode to What It Means: … Not unexpected (really not unexpected?) …

Senate Race That Fizzled Honed Skills for '08 Stage  —  By the time Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani of New York stepped before a wall of television crews in the Public Hearing Room at City Hall on May 19, 2000, there were no surprises left.  —  In the course of three tumultuous weeks …

Obama's Amnesia Problem  —  It's a cultural cliche: Americans don't care about the past.  De Tocqueville noticed it in the 1830s, speculating that in 50 years Americans would know less about the America he visited than the French knew about the Middle Ages.  Nearly two centuries later, people are still making the point.

Citigroup to Raise $7.5 Billion From Abu Dhabi State  —  Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) — Citigroup Inc., the biggest U.S. bank by assets, will receive a $7.5 billion cash infusion from Abu Dhabi to replenish capital after record mortgage losses wiped out almost half its market value.

Venezuelan Students Fired On By Regime- One in Critical Condition  —  Clashes in Venezuela...  Protesters battle in the streets of Puerto La Cruz in run-up to the Chavez referendum for absolute power.  —  An opponent to President Hugo Chavez, left, uses an iron stick to hit a Chavez supporter during …

Exclusive: Romney Opposed Naming Muslim To Cabinet On Second Occasion, Witnesses Say  —  Presidential canidate Mitt Romney has discounted appointing Muslims to his cabinet on more than just the one occasion reported in a CSM op-ed yesterday.  —  TPM Election Central has learned …

Mark Penn: Buckling Under the Pressure of an Unfavorable Poll  —  All is fair in love and war, the centuries-old proverb states.  Politics is not included, but given the way the game is played in modern-day America, maybe it should be.  That's the sense I had again this morning watching Mark Penn …

BOXBUX SUX AS STIX HIX NIX XMAS FLIX  —  Los Angeles - Despite critical acclaim and massive promotional budgets, a wave of anti-Santa holiday pictures floundered at the box office over the Thanksgiving opening weekend, leading some entertainment industry analysts to question whether Hollywood …

Cabbies, Though Still Wary, Find a Wider Comfort Zone  —  BAGHDAD — Haider Abbas, a 36-year-old taxi driver, had only a few moments to answer what is often a life-or-death question in this city: Would he drive a passenger home?  —  The home, on that scorching afternoon last month …

All You Need to (Not) Know About the Proposed FISA Fix  —  Seventeen years ago, the very first Bush (41) Administration was considering whether to ask Congress for an amendment to FISA very similar to the one the current Administration is now seeking.  Mary Lawton, the FISA guru within DOJ at the time …