The McCain Article  —  A recent New York Times article examined a number of decisions by Senator John McCain that raised questions about his judgment over potential conflicts of interest.  The article included reporting on Mr. McCain's relationship with a female lobbyist whose clients often …

Why we didn't run the McCain story  —  I chose not to run the New York Times story on John McCain in Thursday's P-I, even though it was available to us on the New York Times News Service.  I thought I'd take a shot at explaining why.  —  To me, the story had serious flaws.

The McCain World Rift  —  The staff of the McCain campaign had a rude awakening last Jan. 25th.  They opened The Washington Post and found a front-page story linking McCain's campaign manager, Rick Davis, to the Russian aluminum magnate Oleg Deripaska.  Who, some wondered, was feeding damaging information about Davis to the press?

From the Fact Check Desk: Obama's Army Anecdote  —  At last night's debate in Texas, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, told an anecdote about an Army captain that is causing a lot of chatter in the political world.  —  Obama was making a point about what he called “the single …

Arizona Rep. Renzi indicted in land deal probe  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi, an Arizona Republican, has been indicted on federal charges following an investigation into a land deal involving a former business partner, federal prosecutors said Friday.

Try a Little Tenderness  —  Barack Obama's biggest draw is not his eloquence.  When you watch an Obama speech, you lean forward and listen and think, That's good.  He's compelling, I like the way he speaks.  And afterward all the commentators call him “impossibly eloquent” and say “he gave me thrills and chills.”

Peggy Noonan: The Obamas Are Unpatriotic Liberal Snobs  —  Nooner really needs to lay off the sauce. … If “awkward” means — raising s**tloads of money and winning state after state all over the map — then yes, he's in an awkward moment.  And this notion that the “leftist base” …