[ABC News]
Americans, by nearly a 3-to-1 margin, support the increased use of surveillance cameras.

[The Washington Post]
Walter Mondale on Dick Cheney and the vice-presidency.

[UPI]
The American Civil Liberties Union says it is "do or die time" to save the U.S. Constitution. The ACLU urges the Congress to "vote to hold White House officials in contempt for refusing to cooperate with legitimate congressional subpoenas," adding that the issue has become "a constitutional crisis that threatens to destroy the separation of powers."

[The Washington Post]
By a vote of 223-201, the U.S. House of Representatives has approved legislation to bring combat troops out of Iraq by April 1, 2008.

Incoming veto...

[TPM Cafe]
For the first time, a poll has found that more people consider the Iraq War a mistake than ever thought the same of the Vietnam War during our engagement there.

[Yahoo! News]
The first U.S. surgeon general appointed by George W. Bush has accused the administration of political interference and muzzling him on key issues. Anything that doesn't fit into the political appointees' ideological, theological or political agenda is ignored, marginalized or simply buried, Dr. Richard Carmona, who served as the nation's top doctor from 2002 until 2006, told a House of Representatives committee. The problem with this approach is that in public health, as in a democracy, there is nothing worse than ignoring science, or marginalizing the voice of science for reasons driven by changing political winds. The job of surgeon general is to be the doctor of the nation, not the doctor of a political party.

[The Huffington Post]
A progress report on Iraq will conclude that the U.S.-backed government in Baghdad has not met any of its targets for political, economic and other reform. The facts are not in question, an official told The Associated Press, speaking on condition of anonymity because the draft is still under discussion. The real question is how the White House proceeds with a post-surge strategy in light of the report.

[The New York Times]
Is Hillary Clinton a religious nut, or just a calculating hypocrite?

[Salon.com]
Keith Olbermann: It's the fixed ballgame and the rigged casino and the prearranged lottery all rolled into one, and it stinks.

[The Los Angeles Times]
The number of U.S.-paid private contractors in Iraq now exceeds that of American combat troops.

[BBC News]
New British prime minister, Gordon Brown, has outlined a series of constitutional changes which he says will make the British government a "better servant of the people." Brown said he would "surrender or limit" powers in 12 areas, including royal prerogatives such as declaring war without parliamentary approval.

[The New York Times]
Bush commutes Scooter Libby's prison term, letting him walk free, while saying if a person does not tell the truth, particularly if he serves in government and holds the public trust, he must be held accountable.