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.

YouTube Debate Raises Stakes  —  Republicans to Joust  —  As Polls Show Voters  —  Are Still Searching  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Despite reservations, Republican presidential candidates will answer questions tonight from the public submitted via YouTube in a two-hour debate to air on CNN.

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.

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 …

Flat Tax Fred  —  Thompson's reform leads the GOP field.  —  Fred Thompson's Presidential campaign has been struggling, in part because of a sense that he lacks passion and an agenda.  But late last week he unveiled a tax reform that is more ambitious than anything we've seen so far from the rest of the GOP field.

Musharraf Quits Pakistani Army Post  —  President Pervez Musharraf resigned his military post as Chief of Army Staff today, handing over the command stick to his successor in a ceremony at army headquarters and ending his eight years of military rule.  He remains president and will be sworn …

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 …

How to Meet Our Nation's Challenges  —  It is both an honor and a pleasure to be part of the Landon Lecture series - a forum that has for more than four decades has hosted some of America's leading intellectuals and statesmen.  Considering that fact, I at first wondered if the invitation was in fact meant for Bill Gates.

Head of Rove Inquiry in Hot Seat Himself  —  Bloch Used Private Company,  —  Geeks on Call, to Delete Files  —  On His Office Computer  —  WASHINGTON — The head of the federal agency investigating Karl Rove's White House political operation is facing allegations that he improperly …

Kucinich poses 2-party ticket  —  The race goes on, but one thing that can be said for U.S. Rep. and presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich, of Ohio, and that is he is always proposing something new.  This time he mentioned a possible Democrat-Republican ticket.

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.

New Confirmation Emerges That Mitt Said No Muslims In Cabinet  —  Okay, some unexpected new evidence has emerged that corroborates our account from earlier today that Mitt Romney said on an earlier occasion that he is opposed to having Muslims in his cabinet.

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 …

French police deploy 1,000 officers to keep lid on riots  —  VILLIERS LE BEL, France (AFP) - The French authorities deployed 1,000 police to a northern Paris suburb Tuesday to prevent a third night of youth riots amid signs that the violence could be spreading.

Separating Friend From Foe Among the Body's Invaders  —  Even metaphorical wars can have flesh-and-blood casualties, and hospitals around the country are now tending to the victims of one of our fiercest.  It is not so much that we are "losing" this particular war; simple notions of victory and defeat dropped away some time ago.