The Plank
Did Holder Have a Choice?
Marc Ambinder makes a smart point about Eric Holder's decision to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate CIA interrogators: READ MORE >>
The Three Faces Of Ben Bernanke
Ben Bernanke will be nominated for a second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve. But which Bernanke are we getting? There are at least three. READ MORE >>
No So Fast, Fred
Fred Barnes hails Dick Cheney in the WSJ: READ MORE >>
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
What Obama's Reading
Bill Burton at today's WH press briefing, Oak Bluffs School Filing Center edition: And here's what's on the reading list, because I know that some folks have been asking -- it's long: "The Way Home," by George Pelecanos; Tom Friedman's "Hot, Flat and Crowded"; Richard Price's "Lush Life"; Kent Haruf's "Plainsong"; and "John Adams" by David McCullough. READ MORE >>
North Korea Follies
WSJ: North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il sent a conciliatory message to South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Sunday, in the latest action by North Korea that appears to reverse months of antagonistic behavior, and once again left diplomats puzzling over Pyongyang's motives. READ MORE >>
"More Important Than Getting It Right"
Panetta's Kabuki?
ABC is reporting that Leon Panetta threatened to quit as CIA director: A "profanity-laced screaming match" at the White House involving CIA Director Leon Panetta, and the expected release today of another damning internal investigation, has administration officials worrying about the direction of its newly-appoint intelligence team, current and former senior intelligence officials tell ABC News.com. READ MORE >>
