Harry Reid and Sharron Angle tied at 47 percent, according to Rasmussen.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali: “How to Win the Clash of Civilizations.”
Jack Shafer defends News Corp.’s $1 million contribution to the Republican Governors Association.
A party is planned in Libya for the Lockerbie bomber.
Jeff Jacoby on Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza: “Disengagement was an abomination for a lot of reasons, but above all because it started from the premise that any future Palestinian state must be wiped clean of Jews. Israel should not have needed to learn the hard way that peace will never lie down that road.”
Brett Favre will play (at least) one more season with the Minnesota Vikings.