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 …

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.

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 …

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).