Giuliani billed obscure agencies for trips  —  As New York mayor, Rudy Giuliani billed obscure city agencies for tens of thousands of dollars in security expenses amassed during the time when he was beginning an extramarital relationship with future wife Judith Nathan in the Hamptons …

Hillary And Obama Campaigns At War Over Bill's Iraq Comments  —  Bill Clinton's surprising claim yesterday that he opposed the Iraq war "from the beginning" has ignited a kind of research war between the Hillary and Obama campaigns, with both sides digging deep into the public record …

South Carolina Poll: Mitt, Huck Up, Rudy Cratering, Race Super-Volatile  —  Greetings from Clemson, South Carolina, where John McCain is scheduled to make an appearance this morning before heading to Florida for the YouTube debate.  —  But the big news here is a new Palmetto Poll …

GOP will demand 'oath' of February primary voters  —  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — If you're planning to vote in Virginia's February Republican presidential primary, be prepared to sign an oath swearing your Republican loyalty.  —  The State Board of Elections on Monday approved a state Republican Party request …

Democrats Supply Video, You Make the Ad  —  Here's yet another example of how the Internet is changing politics: The Democratic National Committee is putting online all the digital video that its "trackers" are recording of the major Republican candidates.  —  The Democrats have started a new site …

Head of Rove Inquiry in Hot Seat Himself  —  Bloch Used Private Company,  —  Geeks on Call, to Delete Files  —  On His Office Computer  —  WASHINGTON — The head of the federal agency investigating Karl Rove's White House political operation is facing allegations that he improperly …

Venezuela Chavez: CNN may be instigating my murder  —  CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Wednesday CNN may have been instigating his murder when the U.S. TV network showed a photograph of him with a label underneath that read "Who killed him?"

John Ashcroft: I'm Willing To Be Waterboarded  —  Last night, former Attorney General John Ashcroft delivered an address on national security at the University of Colorado.  The event was marked by heated protests.  About 20 student protesters wearing "shirts with 'shame' written on the backs …

Another Witness Confirms Romney's No-Muslims Comment  —  I just got off the phone with another Nevada Republican who confirmed that Mansoor Ijaz's account of Mitt Romney saying he'd nix Muslims in his cabinet is accurate.  —  This is the first person I've spoken to who directly confirmed Ijaz's account of that particular event.

Teacher charged in teddy bear case  —  KHARTOUM, Sudan (CNN) — A British teacher arrested in Sudan after allowing her class to name a teddy bear "Mohammed" has been charged by authorities with offending religion, British officials say.  —  Gillian Gibbons, 54, is being held by police …

WaPo Edit Page Says White House Outreach To Syria Might Work — After Blasting Pelosi For Same Thing  —  This is pretty striking, even by Fred Hiatt's ever plummeting standards.  —  As you may recall, when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad last spring …

A Hoax Turned Fatal Draws Anger but No Charges  —  Megan Meier died believing that somewhere in this world lived a boy named Josh Evans who hated her.  He was 16, owned a pet snake, and she thought he was the cutest boyfriend she ever had.  —  Josh contacted Megan through her page on MySpace.com …

Palestinian Authority TV shows" Palestine" map erasing Israel  —  Just a day after Israeli and Palestinian leaders at the Annapolis peace conference pledged to negotiate a peace treaty by the end of 2008, Mahmoud Abbas's Palestinian Authority continues to paint a picture for its people of a world without Israel.

Social Security: Five Myths and a Slur  —  Social Security isn't a big-deal problem because, absent any change, the system will be able to pay 75 percent of promised benefits in 2041.  Even those reduced benefits would be larger, in real terms, than what current retirees receive.