Russia Suspends NATO Arms Pact

President Vladimir V. Putin signed a law suspending Russia?s participation in a NATO treaty limiting conventional forces in Europe, European diplomats said.

Will the real Mitt Romney please stand up?

The Republican presidential candidate’s changing stance on abortion was the target of GOP rival Fred Thompson’s premiere attack ad  and now two Republican interest groups are following suit.

Brownstein: Republican shooting matches

Nov. 28: Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney, at the GOP debate in St. Petersburg, Fla., argue over who is worse at dealing with illegal aliens. (MSNBC)The GOP presidential contest is rapidly escalating into a war of all against all. Confrontations between the candidates are multiplying so fast that to describe the race as a circular firing squad actually understates its complexity.


Success is testing the Huckabee campaign

The tiny campaign of former Gov. Mike Huckabee is growing so swiftly, some have scrambled to buy winter coats so they can volunteer for him in Iowa.

Details of Clinton office standoff

Nov. 30: Officials have identified the New Hampshire hostage taker as a local man, 46-year-old Leeland Eisenberg. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports. (Nightly News)Details emerge after a distraught man wearing what appeared to be a bomb walked into a campaign office of Hilary Rodham Clinton demanded to speak to the candidate about access to mental health care.


Newsweek: Clift – Can McCain come back?

A funny thing happened on the way to New Hampshire.  John McCain got his mojo back.

Newsweek: Obama, Bloomberg – photo-op breakfast

Ohmygodohmygodohmygod!!! Barack Obama and Mike Bloomberg had breakfast this morning! Together!

Bush Urges Congress to Increase AIDS Money

Marking the 20th anniversary of World AIDS day, President Bush urged Congress today to make more money available to fight the disease.

Newsweek: The mythical evangelical voting bloc

How is the evangelical vote shaping up? Who’s got it? An interview with Megachurch pastor Rick Warren on the 2008 campaign.

First Read: Clinton’s coverage firewall

The Washington Post front-pages the frustration the media is feeling when it comes to attempting to cover Clinton. "Clinton aides say they try to stage a ‘press avail,’ or brief news conference, every five or six days, but they acknowledge the schedule often slips. TBDThe Washington Post front-pages the frustration the media is feeling when it comes to attempting to cover Clinton. “Clinton aides say they try to stage a ‘press avail,’ or brief news conference, every five or six days, but they acknowledge the schedule often slips. TBD


First Read: GOP YouTube debate fallout

The Los Angeles Times delves into the conservative blogger angst over how Democratic partisans were allowed to ask questions in the debate.The Los Angeles Times delves into the conservative blogger angst over how Democratic partisans were allowed to ask questions in the debate.


First Read: Dems make closing arguments

Back in early February, the Democratic presidential candidates all spoke at the DNC's winter meeting in DC. Today, with just 34 days to go until Iowa, the candidates once again speak to the DNC.Back in early February, the Democratic presidential candidates all spoke at the DNC’s winter meeting in DC. Today, with just 34 days to go until Iowa, the candidates once again speak to the DNC.


Newsweek: Mike Gravel’s mad ‘Mash-up’

Imagine you’re a Democratic politician running for president of the United States. Now imagine meeting a total stranger who has the temerity to ask if you’ll take time out of your busy schedule to appear in a YouTube video

Obama takes campaign to Harlem

Barack Obama’s fund-raiser in Harlem was the Democrat’s first in the historic seat of black cultural and political power since he announced his presidential candidacy.

Citing stats, Giuliani frequently misses

Both Mitt Romney and Democrats have accused Rudolph W. Giuliani of a presenting pattern of misleading figures while campaigning for the Republican nomination for president.

Oxygen Suppliers Fight to Keep a Medicare Boon

Medicare spends billions of dollars each year on products and services that are available at far lower prices.

Kasparov Warns of ?Chaos? in Russia

After serving a five-day sentence for leading an opposition march, Garry Kasparov, the former chess champion, warned that Russia was heading toward chaos.

Henry J. Hyde, a Power in the House of Representatives, Dies at 83

Mr. Hyde won battles to prohibit federal financing of abortions and to impeach President Clinton but failed to persuade the Senate to convict and remove him from office.

A New Push to Roll Back ?Don?t Ask, Don?t Tell?

Twenty-eight retired generals and admirals plan to release a letter on Friday urging Congress to repeal a law that allows gay men and lesbians to serve in the military but only if they keep their orientation secret.

Central Rome Streets Blocked by Taxi Drivers

Rome?s taxi drivers clotted all of Rome?s main roadways on Wednesday, and the disruption resumed on Thursday.

British Muslim Leaders Propose ?Code of Conduct?

Moderate British Muslim leaders on Thursday proposed guidelines that aim to root out extremism, promote a culture of ?civic responsibility? and foster women?s rights.

1,000 Police Enforce Uneasy Peace in Paris Suburb

The first thing everyone mentions is the helicopters and the probing searchlights that have kept the residents of a heavily immigrant suburb of Paris awake over the last four nights.

Army Official Resigning

The Army?s top procurement official, Gen. Claude M. Bolton Jr., is resigning, Army officials said. General Bolton?s resignation comes one month after an independent panel criticized how the Army oversees $4 billion a year in contracts for food, water, shelter and other supplies to sustain American forces in Iraq, Kuwait and Afghanistan. General Bolton, a retired two-star Air Force general, plans to leave on Jan. 2, after exactly six years in his current job. He is scheduled to testify before a Senate subcommittee next week on the review panel?s conclusion that the Army failed to train enough experienced contracting officers to operate in combat zones.

Panel Rebuffs White House Privilege Claim

A Senate panel inched forward Thursday in its struggle with the White House over subpoenas demanding information about the firing of several United States attorneys last year.

Bush Renews Call for Congress to Pass Iraq Financing Bill With No Strings

President Bush said the American people do not want the government to create needless uncertainty for troops in Iraq and urged lawmakers to pass the bill.

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