WEEKEND READING:
What if Women Ran The World?
Some Final (We Hope) Thoughts on the '06 Elections
What to Expect in '08
Cashing in on Slow-Acting Pols

What if women ran the world (or at the very least NATO)? Would it be a kinder, gentler place - as is often argued. We may soon find out. As London's Financial Times reports, it is entirely possible the U.S., Germany and France may all be run by women two years from now. And with Tony Blair at least promising to leave the scene, there'll be an opening in the U.K. soon too. Check out the FT article for more.

SIX MYTHS ABOUT THE '06 ELECTIONS

There's a whole lot of spinning going on as Democrats try to take their 2006 victory and run and the right wing tries - desperately - to spin it as anything but a major blow to the conservative cause. The Nation this week debunks what it calls the six myths of '06.

CRAIG CRAWFORD HANDICAPS '08

Pundit Craig Crawford, who can be read in the Congressional Quarterly and on its blog CQ Politics.com, as well as heard and seen on MSNBC and CBS' The Early Show, has some early thoughts on how '08 may play out. He argues that in such an historic election, with such a wide-open field, conventional wisdom may not apply.

THIS URL ALREADY TAKEN

The Internet may be an infinite medium, but presidential candidates may be scrambling for URLs for the 2008 campaign sites. In a story Saturday, The New York Times reports some fast-acting entrepenuers stand to cash in as candidates look to take back Internet URLs the bear their name.