Merry Christmas to all! Here are some of the weekend's biggest stories and most interesting commentary. Check back for updates!
NEWS
NEW! Troops Celebrate White Christmas in Afghanistan Away from home but taking time for traditional Christmas hymns and snowball fights
NEW! "Godfather of Soul" James Brown Dies A trailblazer and the "hardest working man in show business"
NEW! Ethiopian Jets Bomb Mogadishu Airport Ethiopia's prime minister said his country was "forced to enter a war" with Somalia's Council of Islamic Courts after the group declared holy war on Ethiopia
U.S. Strike Kills Afghan Taliban Leader Close associate of Osama Bin Laden and Mullah Omar killed in airstrike
Security Council Approves Iran Sanctions It's a start. Let's hope it's not too little, too late
Rape Charges Dropped in Duke Lacrosse Case But prosecutor is still proceeding against the players on kidnapping and sexual offense charges
Judge: Iran Owes $254M in Terror Attack Judge rules that Iran financed 1996 truck bomb attack on Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia that killed 19 Americans
Father of World’s Youngest Political Prisoner Is Executed in Iran Iran's barbarity on stage; the photos and stories are heart-wrenching
Optimists May Have Longer Lives A 40-year study finds that those who were optimistic in their youth had a lower risk of dying in future years than pessimists
COMMENTARY
Benning's Writing Pad, I Have Confidence Confused historians 0, confident Christians 1
Roger L. Simon, Sandy Berger - A Rumination Berger wasn't just betraying his country;l he was betraying real, living human beings, past and potential victims of terrorism. As we learned on 9-11, it doesn't matter what country they come from. It is a betrayal of humanity.
I Will Not Go Quietly, Townhall.com, Damn the Torpedoes An American Jew is fed up with hostility towards Israel, Jews and the West
Scot M. Faulkner, New York Times, The Way to Keep House Corruption in Congress -- Republican and Democrat -- and what to do about it
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