The McCain Article  —  A recent New York Times article examined a number of decisions by Senator John McCain that raised questions about his judgment over potential conflicts of interest.  The article included reporting on Mr. McCain's relationship with a female lobbyist whose clients often …

Why we didn't run the McCain story  —  I chose not to run the New York Times story on John McCain in Thursday's P-I, even though it was available to us on the New York Times News Service.  I thought I'd take a shot at explaining why.  —  To me, the story had serious flaws.

OOPS ...  I was wondering when we'd hear from Isikoff on this McCain business.  (Remember, he was one of the other reporters in the hunt, one or more of whom seems to have prompted the Times to pull the trigger.)  It seems that one of McCain's sweeping denials from that presser yesterday morning …

The McCain World Rift  —  The staff of the McCain campaign had a rude awakening last Jan. 25th.  They opened The Washington Post and found a front-page story linking McCain's campaign manager, Rick Davis, to the Russian aluminum magnate Oleg Deripaska.  Who, some wondered, was feeding damaging information about Davis to the press?

Arizona GOP lawmaker indicted  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Rep. Rick Renzi was indicted Friday on multiple federal charges, law enforcement sources tell CNN.  —  In a 35-count indictment handed up by a grand jury in Arizona, Renzi is charged with conspiracy, wire fraud, money laundering extortion and insurance fraud.

Obama: is America ready for this dangerous leftwinger?  —  Listen to the rhetoric of Barack Obama ...  For most ordinary Americans, those not encumbered with an expensive education or infected by prolonged exposure to cosmopolitan heterodoxy, patriotism is a consequence of birth.