Lunchtime Links

A battle heats up between Rahm and Brookings.

And Bill Clinton appears to side with Rahm.

How to interpret the mercurial public mood on Afghanistan?

Franks says DADT will be in next year’s Defense authorization bill.

Most Americans are worried about a backlash against Muslims in the military after Fort Hood.

Dyslexics, take heart: Gordon Brown emerges unscathed from his spelling mistake.

Suddenly, abortion is a losing issue for Democrats.

Congressional promises of term limits rarely stick.

Only in Russia: a cannibal who ate his mother gets a reduced sentence because he “needed to eat” after blowing his money on vodka and gambling.