Israeli Troops Launch Attack on Gaza  —  JERUSALEM — Israeli tanks and troops swept across the border into Gaza on Saturday night, opening a ground war against the militant group Hamas after a week of intense airstrikes.  —  The Israeli military said in a statement that the objective …

The Invasion  —  The invasion of Gaza has begun.  As the bombardment of Gaza has failed to break Palestinian “will,” now the gamble is that ground troops will.  According to Ha'aretz, a significant portion of Israeli “top commanders” dissented from the decision to invade …

News Analysis: Israel Weighs Goal: Ending Hamas Rule, Rocket Fire, or Both  —  EREZ CROSSING, on the Israel-Gaza border — As Israel's tanks and troops poured into Gaza on Saturday, the next phase in its fierce attempt to end rocket attacks, a question hung over the operation …

IDF begins shelling northern Gaza for 1st time since op began  —  For the first time since the start of Operation Cast Lead, the IDF began firing artillery shells into northern Gaza on Saturday afternoon, IDF officials said.  —  According to reports, the artillery units were attacking targets …

Mark Steyn: Gaza has its version of rocket scientists  —  Westerners seem to expect more civilized behavior from Israel than from its adversaries.  —  Recommend  —  So how was your holiday season?  Over in Gaza, whether or not they're putting the Christ back in Christmas, they're certainly putting the crucifixion back in Easter.

Roland Burris tells Lynn Sweet: ‘We are the senator’  —  NO CIRCUS?  Says he'll try to avoid a scene when he shows up to claim seat  —  WASHINGTON — Roland Burris, being Roland Burris, put it to me this way Friday when we talked: “We are the senator.”  —  And we, that is he …

IL-Sen: Electability As Corruption  —  A new story in the Chicago Sun-Times indicates that, the day before Blagojevich's calls were taped, Harry Reid pushed Blagojevich not to appoint the three leading African-American politicians in Illinois (after Barack Obama, of course).