Barack Obama hit his cruising speed last night.

Shades of Jim Jeffords!

It is, says Joe Klein, a "flimsy journalistic conceit."

The story spread rapidly in the news vacuum of Sunday afternoon, when federal officials declared a health emergency, and by yesterday the coverage of a swine flu outbreak had reached fever pitch.

Last Tuesday evening, Rahm Emanuel quietly slipped into an eighth-floor office at the Watergate.

Last Tuesday evening, Rahm Emanuel quietly slipped into an eighth-floor office at the Watergate.

Last Tuesday evening, Rahm Emanuel quietly slipped into an eighth-floor office at the Watergate.

Gentlemen, start your engines.

When I was a young investigative reporter, I caught a number of Reagan administration officials in various misdeeds -- but some had what they deemed an iron-clad alibi.

When I was a young investigative reporter, I caught a number of Reagan administration officials in various misdeeds--but some had what they deemed an iron-clad alibi.