- John McCain tries to clarify his “100 years in Iraq” statement by saying 1000 or a million years would also be OK. [Politico]
- General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker advocate “more of the same” when it comes to planning future troop levels in Iraq. [New York Times]
- Petraeus and Crocker advise against hasty decisions following a partial withdrawal that will be complete by July, maybe. [Washington Post]
- Next intractable, trench-warfare stalemate state in the Democrats’ thousand-year primary season: Indiana. [Washington Post]
- Don’t expect challenger Simba Makoni to actually beat Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe in this Saturday’s election. However, Makoni may not be immediately jailed or assassinated, which means there’s hope for Zimbabwe! [Los Angeles Times]
- A wave of foreclosures leaves areas like Las Vegas and San Diego a buyers’ paradise, for people who don’t mind living in ghost towns full of resentful bums. [Wall Street Journal]










