Thompson charges Fox News is biased against his campaign  —  Former Sen. Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.) suggested on Sunday that Fox News is biased against his campaign, charging that the network highlights commentators who have been critical of his run for the presidency.

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.

Hillary Clinton has only herself to blame  —  Way back in 1992, when Hillary and Hubba Bubba first burst onto the national scene, many Americans expressed doubts about their honesty and integrity.  Clintonesque, parsing, the definition of "is" - those and other phrases became polite shorthand ways of accusing a Clinton of lying.

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 …

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.

The Times Editors On Health Care - Embrace the Fantasy  —  The Times offers a long editorial sharing their wisdom and insights on health care.  I found this to be unexpectedly honest and amusing: … The prospect for big savings is dubious indeed (the Times thumped Kerry on the drug re-importation issue …

Why You Can Believe all Those Warnings About The Death of the West  —  I suggest that the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams read a little history about the British experience in India before he offers politically-correct but historically laughable sermons like the one he gave to a Muslim "lifestyle" magazine:

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.

I'll Just Say He's Right and Leave It At That  —  This Mark Halperin op-ed is really stunning.  I'm glad I've got a long car ride in my future this afternoon, because maybe it'll give me the opportunity to really process why and how this is happening.  At a first glance, though …

Ex-coalition leader says Bush failed to have plan  —  Sanchez: It's time to withdraw troops, let Iraq take responsibility  —  Retired Army Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, who led coalition forces through the first critical year of Iraq's insurgency, said Saturday in a nationally broadcast radio address …

Huckabee: America enslaved to Saudi oil  —  WASHINGTON - Consumers are financing both sides in the war on terror because of the actions of U.S. ally Saudi Arabia, Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee said Sunday.  —  The former Arkansas governor made the comments following …

Obama open to limited legalization of marijuana  —  From NBC/NJ's Aswini Anburajan  —  OBAMA WEEKEND CAMPAIGN NOTEBOOK  —  AUDUBON, IA — Obama can't seem to escape the smoke of his youthful indiscretions wafting after him on the campaign trail.  Just four days after he told a group …

1000% hedge fund wins subprime bet  —  A Californian hedge fund has made more than 1,000 per cent return this year by betting against US subprime home loans, making it one of the world's best-performing funds of all time.  —  Lahde Capital, set up in Santa Monica last year by Andrew Lahde …

Admit war on drugs has been a failure  —  By Froma Harrop And so Barack Obama tells high school kids in New Hampshire that he "made some bad decisions" at their age.  He "experimented" with pot and cocaine.  This is old news — but even if it were new news, it would be ho-hum in today's politics.

PARIS BURNING AGAIN?  —  PJM Paris: Nidra Poller reports that fires are raging in the Paris banlieues (suburbs) again after two boys (15 and 16) died when their mini-motorcyle hit a police car.  A Peugeot dealership, train station, police station and MacDonald's are among targets attacked by the "youth."

Memo To New York Post: The Bush Administration Was Warned About 9/11  —  New York Post reporter Andy Soltis writes of the latest Scripps Howard/Ohio University poll that finds a great majority of Americans believe the government failed to heed warnings about 9/11.

Giuliani presses the flesh in N.H.  —  CONCORD, N.H. — Rudy Giuliani took the bus Saturday, pushing through this first-in-the-nation presidential primary state in a daylong, people-to-people tour.  —  Courting voters face-to-face at diners and holiday parades would normally be all in a day's work …