"...Republicans were able to deny opponents of the troop increase a debate on a resolution challenging Mr. Bush." But which party is really trying to stop a full debate on Bush's plan for more ...
The Times gives front-page play to Sen. Joe Biden's latest controversial statement, but gives him the benefit of the doubt that it was a simple mistake ("Oops!")
The Times tops its brief story on a possible financial scandal involving Sen. Harry Reid with this riveting headline: "Senator Offers to Amend Financial Forms."
"Republicans face additional peril from a public distressed at a Republican-controlled Congress that accomplished little this year," and the intra-party tussle over interrogating terrorism ...