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• High-tech smear tactics

  PRINCETON, N.J. — The e-mail landed in Danielle Allen's queue one winter morning as she was studying in her office at the Institute for Advanced Study, the renowned haven for some of the nation's most brilliant minds. The missive began: "THIS DEFINITELY WARRANTS LOOKING INTO." »Story,

• GOP attack machine missing in action in 2008 election

  WASHINGTON — Democrats and the media have used the term so much that it's almost an article of faith. But the so-called "Republican attack machine" waiting with piles of unregulated cash to chew up Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is anything but. »Story,

• Progress in Iraq

  Something is happening in Iraq. The signs are positive as the tide begins to turn in favor of the government and coalition forces. These positive factors are still fragile, and much could go wrong. Moreover, Iraq is still in a mess. But for the first time in years, there is hope for the future. And that is a huge change. If there is a cautionary note, it comes from Gen. David Petraeus himself: The change is fragile and reversible. »Story,

• Iran indicates it will not stop enrichment

  TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's nuclear program remains unchanged, a government spokesman Saturday, indicating that Tehran has no plans to meet a key Western demand that it stop enriching uranium. »Story,

• 2 fires still raging along Calif.'s Central Coast

  BIG SUR, Calif. — Weary firefighters got no rest during the holiday weekend as a pair of out-of-control wildfires roared across the landscape along California's central coast at opposite ends of the arid Los Padres National Forest. »Story,