Brokaw to ‘Meet the Press’ through election  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Veteran news anchor Tom Brokaw will moderate NBC's “Meet the Press” through the November election in the place of the late Tim Russert, the network announced Sunday.  —  Brokaw is scheduled to start on June 29.

Kristol: Bush Might Bomb Iran If He 'Thinks Senator Obama's Going To Win'  —  On Fox News Sunday this morning, Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol said that President Bush is more likely to attack Iran if he believes Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) is going to be elected.

Obama Gets Another Unwanted Endorsement  —  [Update: Well, that didn't take long.  Welcome from Little Green Footballs, Michelle Maklin, the Jawa Report, the unlinkable Memeorandum, and my good friend at Gateway Pundit.  Regulars here know that I'm completely disgusted with Bush's own appeasement …

Gallup Daily: Election Preferences Are Stable  —  PRINCETON, NJ — National registered voters' preferences for the general election remain closely divided between Democrat Barack Obama (46%) and Republican John McCain (44%).  —  Gallup Poll Daily tracking for June 19-21 shows …

History will say that we misunderestimated George W Bush  —  As he leaves the White House at the end of his second term, the President has a poll rating of only 23 per cent, and is widely disliked and even despised.  His foreign policy has been judged a failure, especially in view of the long …

Europe Fears Obama Might Undercut Progress With Iran  —  European officials are increasingly concerned that Sen. Barack Obama's campaign pledge to begin direct talks with Iran on its nuclear program without preconditions could potentially rupture U.S. relations with key European allies early in a potential Obama administration.

The Carla Effect  —  The French are different from you and me.  —  Yes, they have Sarkozy.  —  And they have Carla.  —  And they have “the Carla effect,” as it's known in Paris.  —  If an American first lady, or would-be first lady, described herself as a “tamer of men” and had a …

3 in 10 Americans Admit to Race Bias  —  Survey Shows Age, Too, May Affect Election Views  —  As Sen. Barack Obama opens his campaign as the first African American on a major party presidential ticket, nearly half of all Americans say race relations in the country are in bad shape and three …

Zimbabwe Opposition Leader Pulls Out of Runoff  —  JOHANNESBURG — Only five days before Zimbabwe's presidential runoff election, the opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai announced Sunday that he was pulling out of the race because armed forces backing President Robert Mugabe have made it clear …

Staten Island G.O.P. Candidate Dies  —  The candidate endorsed by Republican leaders to run for a Congressional seat being vacated by Representative Vito J. Fossella died on Sunday morning at his home in Staten Island, party leaders said.  —  The candidate, Francis H. Powers …

Obama calls for oil crackdown  —  With the cost of gas a top issue in the presidential campaign, Barack Obama on Sunday will announce a plan to crack down on oil speculation by tightening regulations on energy traders.  —  The announcement is further evidence that an Obama administration …