Boys' moped deaths ignite riot in Paris suburb  —  Rioting broke in one of Paris's tinder box suburban housing estates last night after two young boys were killed when their moped collided with a police car.  —  Molotov cocktails were thrown, and cars and plastic bins set on fire following …

In Iowa, Clinton Intensifies Attacks  —  With Race Close, Obama Stresses His Electability  —  Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.), her status as the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination in jeopardy, stepped up attacks on her closest rival with fewer than six weeks until the first nominating contest.

Short of Money, G.O.P. Enlists Rich Candidates  —  Confronting an enormous fund-raising gap with Democrats, Republican Party officials are aggressively recruiting wealthy candidates who can spend large sums of their own money to finance their Congressional races, party officials say.

Bush to Welcome Gore to White House  —  Former Political Rivals Meet as Nobel Prize Winners are Honored  —  Forget the Mideast peace talks.  A meeting that may require even greater diplomacy will take place Monday in the Oval Office, when President Bush receives America's Nobel Prize winners — including his one-time rival, Al Gore.

ABC News and Facebook in Joint Effort to Bring Viewers Closer to Political Coverage  —  Facebook, the popular social networking site, has become a full-fledged platform for communicating, sharing and advertising.  ABC News is betting that it will become a platform for political coverage, as well.

Heroic rhetoric  —  When I first heard George W. Bush talking about "compassionate conservatism" in 1999, I figured (and certainly hoped) that it was at least 80 percent ad campaign and no more than 20 percent policy guide.  Eight years later, it seems to me that, in practice …

Wake up to the dangers of a deepening crisis  —  Three months ago it was reasonable to expect that the subprime credit crisis would be a financially significant event but not one that would threaten the overall pattern of economic growth.  This is still a possible outcome but no longer the preponderant probability.

Carson: I have terminal lung cancer  —  Her statement: Indianapolis Democrat, 69, is grateful to family, friends, constituents  —  U.S. Rep. Julia Carson revealed she has terminal lung cancer in a statement Saturday in which she expressed her "eternal gratitude" to family, friends and her constituents.

Edwards Offers Heating Plan  —  Former Senator John Edwards outlined a proposal yesterday in New Hampshire to lower the cost of heating oil, increase regulation of oil companies and promote energy efficiency.  —  Speaking at a town hall-style campaign event in Meredith, N.H. …

Rice's Turnabout on Mideast Peace Talks  —  At President Bush's first National Security Council meeting in January 2001, he announced that he did not want to be drawn into the shattered Middle East peace process, people at the meeting recalled, because he believed that former President Bill Clinton …

Political Upheaval Follows a Rare Decision to Retire  —  SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexicans like to hold on to their United States senators.  —  Their junior senator, a Democrat, has been in office since early in the Reagan administration.  Their senior senator, a Republican …

Tainted Food and Dangerous Toys: Will a "Consumer President" emerge in 2008?  —  Black Friday has come and gone.  In the midst of the Christmas and holiday shopping season, American consumers are very worried about the safety of the food, toys, and other products displayed on store shelves.

Let's hear it for good news from Iraq  —  THE NEWS from Iraq has been so encouraging in recent months that last week even the mainstream media finally sat up and took notice.  Can the Democratic Party be far behind?  —  In a story titled "Baghdad Comes Alive," Rod Nordland reports …

Dialogue: Dan Rather  —  It has been more than a year since Dan Rather left CBS to create "Dan Rather Reports" at Mark Cuban's HDNet.  In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter West Coast business editor Paul Bond, the newsman spoke about his lawsuit against his former employer and the state of TV news in general.