Lunchtime Links

Undeterred, Ensign will seek reelection.

The GOP might not want to pit Palin against Sotomayor.

Conservatives cry “race card,” but they can probably only hurt themselves.

Obama tries not to take sides in Africa.

Confirmation hearings need an infusion of reality television drama.

Chet Culver may become the first Iowa governor to lose reelection since 1962.

Palin tries her hand at environmental policy writing — and the Post is game.

Drone strikes in Pakistan provide a window into the CIA’s secret assassination program.

Will Texas soon have a Democratic senator?