Breaking News: A Ron Paul surge in Nevada  —  Boy, oh, boy!  Hidden behind all the hoopla, headlines and the Nevada caucus victories of Mitt Romney and Hillary Clinton is one little-noticed but stunning political development and number:  —  Ron Paul, the one-time Libertarian candidate …

Obama at Ebenezer Baptist in Atlanta.  Clinton at Abyssinian Baptist in Harlem.  Pictures.  —  Barack Obama speaks at the home church of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Sunday.  —  Barack Obama singing “Lift Every Voice and Sing"  —  (photos by Lynn Sweet)

Yes, Obama Won Nevada  —  Imagine if, the day after the 2000 election, the national media simply didn't care about what happened in Florida, and instead acted as though Al Gore had won the election because he won the popular vote.  Imagine if all cries from the Bush campaign about something called …

Why Democrats Should Support McCain  —  So after eight years of waiting, my main man — Senator Johnny Mac — finally won a primary in the very state that, in 2000, helped set the course for the so-called Bush presidency.  —  Good for John.  Unfortunately, I fear the most challenging days …

How Clinton hit pay dirt  —  The keys to her Nevada victory: a huge wave of new voters  —  If you want to know how Sen. Hillary Clinton won a convincing victory in Saturday's Nevada caucus, look back to a meeting Dec. 15 at William E. Orr Middle School in Las Vegas.

McCain Agonistes  —  Ever since I wrote a favorable column about John McCain, I have been swamped with furious e-mail from outraged conservatives, alleging this and that, and going through in systematic fashion the usual litany-McCain-Feingold, illegal immigration, tax cuts, global warming, etc.

Did Obama Lose Nevada Because of his Reagan Remarks?  —  I've discussed the ‘swing liberal’ block before, noting that this group moved from Obama to Clinton between Iowa and New Hampshire.  Unfortunately, we can't really fully understand this trend in Nevada because the entrance polls aren't great.

The “public editor” of the New York Times really is nothing but a flack for the lefties  —  The “public editor” of the New York Times, Clark Hoyt, remains as ever unwilling to challenge the paper's editorial leadership on questions that matter.  Today's column is devoted …

BY MAUREEN DOWD, DERRY, NEW HAMPSHIRE  —  One of the highlights of my trip to Israel this past August was the helicopter tour that took us from Herzliya down the separation fence and over to Sderot.  My guide on the helicopter was Calev Ben-David, who is in the middle of our group in the photograph accompanying “A view from the fence.”

Gerson on Thompson  —  Last week Michael Gerson wrote a remarkably unserious column in which he suggested Fred Thompson lacked “moral seriousness” because he failed to embrace President Bush's global AIDS initiative with sufficient vigor.  Looking at what Thompson actually said …