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An co-defendant of indicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff has agreed to cooperate with prosecutors. Adam Kidan has pleaded guilty to fraud and conspiracy charges related to a shady business deal in 2000. Kidan's cooperation with the authorities bodes ill for Abramoff.

A Hollywood stage show has become a hit by playing juvenile angst for laughs. Mortified features adults from all walks of life reading aloud from diaries, letters and poems they composed as teens for the amusement of total strangers.

Just in time for the holidays... Barney, George and Laura Bush's Scottish terrier, co-stars in A Very Beazley Christmas, the fourth White House holiday video featuring the first presidential pet and the first featuring Miss Beazley, the new Scottish terrier at the executive mansion. Jonathan Last of The Weekly Standard muses on whether this is must-see sequel, or a total dog.

The White House faces renewed criticism after The New York Times reports President Bush signed an order in 2002 that allowed domestic spying. The order authorized the National Security Agency to conduct surveillance on Americans in the United States without court order.

Demonstrations against a crackdown on illegal immigrants will likely include thousands of undocumented farmworkers in California. A march and rally is scheduled for the center of Bakersfield, Calif.

President Bush says he repeatedly authorized the National Security Agency to eavesdrop on some U.S. citizens as an anti-terrorism measure. News of the spying helped block renewal of the USA Patriot Act.

The White House has plans for a bombing campaign that might lead to regime change in Iran, according to an article by Seymour Hersh in The New Yorker magazine. The article, "The Iran Plans" quotes sources at the Pentagon. President Bush called the story "wildly speculative."

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld announces a reduction in the number of U.S. troops in Iraq. Rumsfeld said the number of U.S. combat brigades in Iraq will be cut to 15 from 17. The top ground commander in Iraq, Gen. George Casey, also said he could advise further cuts in troop levels by spring.

For a column that often revels in the politics of the past, it's the time of year to look at the people who left us and assess the impact they made.

Sunni Arab demonstrators take to the streets of Baghdad and other cities Friday, protesting alleged fraud in last week's parliamentary elections. Sunni political groups have demanded new elections for Baghdad province and are threatening to boycott the new parliament.