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Pentagon obtaining bank records of Americans.

Reality sets in over Bush's plan - the Shiite led government doesn't want the U.S. to go after Shiite militias. This is the acid test for Maliki's government. It also goes straight to the heart of the civil war debate. If the government choses the Shiite side, then Iraq is in civil war, Shiites against Sunnis, and the coalition should leave immediately. If the government is above the sectarian strife, then Iraq isn't in civil war, and we should destroy all the combatants.

U.S. opens front against Iran in Iraq. We should have been fighting Iran's agents in Iraq since we toppled Saddam. Why the delay?

Saddam's co-defendants executed.

Rice to meet with Olmert and Abbas on Israeli / Palestinian solution.

The high price of pot is just a small part of the price we pay for the war on drugs.

Walter Williams compares NYC's transfat ban to the beginning of the anti-smoking movement.

Honduras grabs big oil terminals temporarily.

Presidential candidates need $100 million by the end of 2007. This highlights the need for equal funding for candidates.

Euro displaces dollar in bond markets.

Lost to set end date. This is good news.

"None of us want to be doing the stalling show," added executive producer Damon Lindelof. "We don't want them to be building sandcastles next week."

Why won't the media investigate Sandy Berger? What are they helping Bill Clinton hide?

Reforming Harry Reid. Good luck.

Newt Gingrich on politics and the failure of Karl Rove.