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A bigger, more Democratic Congress
by Jeff Jacoby
Iraqis go to the polls on Jan. 30 to choose the first truly democratic government in their nation's history.

Shocking Look At Ailing Renquist
by Vincent Morris

PR Executive Indicted in 'Pay to Play' Probe
by Ralph Frammolino & Ted Rohrlich
A partner in the Fleishman-Hillard firm falsely billed DWP and private clients, a grand jury says. He is the first charged in the inquiry.

Two Elections
Why Iraq's vote is not like Palestine's.
by Christopher Hitchens

MSM Requiem
After the Dan Rather scandal, American journalism will never be the same.
by Peggy Noonan

The Post-Saddam Boom
The region is prospering in the wake of Iraq's liberation.
by Glenn Yago & Don McCarthy

The Washington Times
WMD panel fires FBI agent for sharing CIA document
A presidential commission examining U.S. intelligence failures related to weapons of mass destruction has fired an FBI agent for improperly supplying a classified CIA report to FBI headquarters..

Senator Kennedy speaking 'clearly'
by David Limbaugh
Senator Kennedy shared his vision for America this week in a speech at the National Press Club. The only common thread I could find in his shotgun critique was a stubborn fidelity to failed liberal policies of the past.

Democracy has to be good -- not perfect
by Jonah Goldberg
Amid the media din about the tsunami, Dan Rather's implosion, and the usual grim news from Iraq, an amazing story has been unfolding - but has received scant appreciation from the chattering classes. Democracy is on the march.

The race card -- 2005
by Larry Elder
The Democratic Party continues to play the race card for political gain

I beg to disagree
by Thomas Sowell
Disagreements are inevitable whenever there are human beings but we seem to be in an era when the art of disagreeing is vanishing.

Social Security rubiconby Robert Novak
When Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina proposed the broad outlines of a Social Security compromise last month, he was accused by conservatives of negotiating with himself.

Two tidal waves: tsunami and abortion
by Marvin Olasky
Two tidal waves of death: the tsunami late in December and 32 years of massive abortion since the Roe vs. Wade decision on Jan. 22, 1973.

Psst, the deficit's shrinking
by Larry Kudlow
Here’s one story you won’t find on tomorrow’s front pages: 'The U.S. Budget Deficit Is Shrinking Rapidly.'

Zell was right
by Rich Lowry
Last year, then-Sen. Zell Miller, a Georgia Democrat, wrote a scathing critique of the Democratic Party called 'A National Party No More: The Conscience of a Conservative Democrat.'

The New War on Terror
by Joel Mowbray
In a bid to both bankrupt those who finance terror and bring some sense of justice to its victims, the legal team that is suing the Saudis for $1 trillion has launched yet another massive lawsuit against prime supporters of radical Islamic jihad.

Duelfer, the U.N., and the New York Times
The job of the inspections regime was to verify, based on the active cooperation of Iraqi officials. Saddam Hussein's regime did no such thing.
by Daniel McKivergan

It's Worse Than You Thought
Curious how the Thornburgh-Boccardi panel decided the CBS documents weren't necessarily fakes? Read Appendix 4.
by Jonathan V. Last

Triangulating the War
Yesterday’s genius, today’s fool, tomorrow’s what?
by Victor Davis Hanson

Reuters
'Ali G' Comedian Risks Riot at U.S. Rodeo
British comedian Sasha Baron Cohen escaped a near-riot at an American rodeo while filming his satirical "Da Ali G Show."

The Western Front
by Brendan Miniter
Democrats beyond the Beltway embrace politically promising new ideas.

Another Trail to Follow
Did Saddam Hussein loot a fund to compensate victims of the 1990 invasion?
by Claudia Rosett

The Small Matter of Proof
The CBS report is the liveliest investigative document to come along in a long time.
by Dorothy Rabinowitz

Wall Street Journal
Stolen Election?
It looks like it. Still, a revote may not be the best remedy.

Right on Campus
Conservatives begin to infiltrate the left's last redoubt.
by Brian Anderson