Top Items:

Bush to Outline Broad Iraq Plan; Push on Training — WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 - President Bush on Wednesday will put forward for the first time a public version of what the White House calls a comprehensive strategy for victory in Iraq. — In a related effort to begin extricating American forces next year …
RELATED ITEMS:

White House Releases Outline of Its Strategy for Iraq — WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 - President Bush today is putting forward for the first time a public version of what the White House calls a comprehensive strategy for victory in Iraq. — In a 35-page document released by the White House this morning …

Bush Unveils New Iraq Strategy in Document — President Bush, facing increasing impatience with the war in Iraq, went on the offensive Wednesday, releasing a detailed strategy plan ahead of a speech on the war in an attempt to show the country the administration has a clear strategy for victory in Iraq.

Our Troops Must Stay — America can't abandon 27 million Iraqis to 10,000 terrorists. — I have just returned from my fourth trip to Iraq in the past 17 months and can report real progress there. More work needs to be done, of course, but the Iraqi people are in reach of a watershed transformation …
Discussion:
The Officers' Club, The Moderate Voice, NewsBusters.org, Greg's Opinion, The Left Coaster, metacomments, Betsy's Page, PrawfsBlawg, Blah3.com, Blogs for Bush, Roger L. Simon, Think Progress, TAPPED, Daily Kos, ProfessorBainbridge.com, BrothersJudd Blog, CALIFORNIA YANKEE and GOP Bloggers

In Case You Missed It: Senator Sieve — From Opinion Journal's Political Diary — Is Senator Harry Reid all that swift when it comes to U.S. Intelligence matters? Last Wednesday, the Minority Leader appeared on KRNV-TV's "Nevada Newsmakers" program and dropped a stunning revelation.
RELATED ITEMS:

U.S. Military Covertly Pays to Run Stories in Iraqi Press — Troops write articles presented as news reports. Some officers object to the practice. — WASHINGTON — As part of an information offensive in Iraq, the U.S. military is secretly paying Iraqi newspapers to publish stories written …
Discussion:
The Mahablog, Informed Comment, Nitpicker, Hit and Run, Middle Earth Journal, The Peking Duck and Pensito Review

Sales of New Homes Stay Strong in October, Setting Record — Gasoline is cheaper than it was before Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans. Consumer confidence jumped last month and new home sales hit a record. The stock market has been rising. Even the nation's beleaguered factories appear …
RELATED ITEMS:

Sales of New Homes Up 13 Percent in Oct.
Discussion:
Blogs for Bush

Rumsfeld's War On 'Insurgents' — Last weekend, while other Americans were watching football and eating leftover turkey, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld ended the Iraqi insurgency. — It was easy, really: He declared that the insurgents would, henceforth, no longer be called insurgents.
RELATED ITEM:

The Joy of Conservatism: An Interview with Roger Scruton (Part I) — Roger Scruton is a philosopher, essayist, foxhunter, farmer, publisher, composer, and man of letters (not to mention a contributor to Right Reason). He is also Britain's leading conservative intellectual and The Meaning of Conservatism …

President's Remarks at Jon Kyl for Senate Dinner — THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all very much. (Applause.) Thanks a lot. (Applause.) Thanks for coming. Please be seated. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you all. Thanks for the warm welcome. (Laughter.) It's really good to be here.
RELATED ITEM:

U.S. Will Address E.U. Questions on CIA Prisons — The Bush administration pledged yesterday to respond to a formal inquiry from the European Union over reports of covert CIA prisons for al Qaeda captives in Eastern Europe, acknowledging for the first time that the controversy over the secret prison system has upset European allies.
RELATED ITEM:

Hillary Clinton Defends Pro-War Vote — WASHINGTON - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday defended her vote to authorize war in Iraq amid growing unease among liberal Democrats who could determine the potential 2008 presidential candidate's future. — "I take responsibility for my vote …
RELATED ITEM:

Republicans Denounce Ex-Lawmaker — LOS ANGELES, Nov. 29 - Concerned that the stain of former Representative Randy Cunningham's admission that he took bribes and evaded taxes could damage the party's prospects, President Bush and other Republican leaders issued strong denunciations of Mr. Cunningham's actions on Tuesday.
Discussion:
Roger Ailes, Talking Points Memo, Taegan Goddard's …, Democratic Veteran, Wonkette and Suburban Guerrilla

Best of the Web — Mistaken Identity — Yesterday we got an e-mail from an old friend who is a captain in the U.S. Army. He writes: … Here's the scene to which our friend refers: — "A hundred and fifty thousand American men and women are stuck in Iraq," according to the narration that accompanies this scene.

Disgusting — I can't believe someone wrote this: … And what was that useful information? Our authors tell us: … Yeah. I can see how that sort of confession would be useful in the War on Terror. And how did they get it? Just a few beatings: … Excellent.
RELATED ITEM:

In 12 years since law school, Ayotte's career has taken off — Concord — New Hampshire Attorney General Kelly Ayotte's 20 minutes before the U.S. Supreme Court today may seem brief, but that time will be the culmination of a legal career in which she has quickly climbed the ladder.
RELATED ITEM:

TSA Would Allow Sharp Objects on Airliners — A new plan by the Transportation Security Administration would allow airline passengers to bring scissors and other sharp objects in their carry-on bags because the items no longer pose the greatest threat to airline security, according to sources familiar with the plans.

Leaking At All Costs — THE CIA'S WAR against the Bush administration is one of the great untold stories of the past three years. It is, perhaps, the agency's most successful covert action of recent times. The CIA has used its budget to fund criticism of the administration by former Democratic officeholders.

McConnell's 'Men of the Wheel' — Want to know the secret to success in Washington? Get a job chauffeuring Senate Majority Whip Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) around. — Former McConnell drivers have an uncanny record of going on to bigger things here or in Kentucky politics.