From the New York Sun: As Surge Begins To Take Hold, Tribal Leaders Turn on Qaeda, by Eli Lake. From the Washington Times: Promoting a manly politics, by Suzanne Fields. From Townhall.com: Congress Is Still Feeding at the Trough, by Robert Bluey. From the New York Post: Where Jackals Play Watchdog, by Peter Brookes. From U.S. News: Too Soon to Leave, by Mortimer B. Zuckerman.

From the Danger Room: Darpa’s Hand-Held, Flying, Mini-Bomb.