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| Cheney says he approved waterboarding. Is that the end of the story? ASK THIS The vice president gave the go-ahead for tactics commonly regarded as torture. Was that a war crime or not? William J. Astore provides some background on the issue and urges the press to show that it too can do aggressive interrogations. And do them now, without waiting for a new administration or a new Congress. 
No answers | Ten questions about the Troubled Asset Relief Program ASK THIS An oversight panel appointed by Congress to watch over the Treasury Department's $700 billion bailout program filed its first report today -- and it was almost entirely made up of questions, not answers.
Obama's agenda | Finding better ways to fight terror ASK THIS The Bush approach to counterterrorism has been counterproductive. But Obama may need to rethink a few things himself, writes a former CIA station chief.
| Expect big problems in the switch to digital TV ASK THIS For some over-the-air viewers in rural areas the switch to DTV in February may result in unforeseen costs and inability to view stations they now watch.
Infrastructure | What now for broadband and the telecoms? ASK THIS Will Obama and Congress be satisfied to leave the U.S. as 15th among developed nations in broadband use? Will the FCC under Democratic control be less of a tool for large corporations? Questions and proposals from Bruce Kushnick.
Election 2008 | Last call for questions on Iraq ASK THIS Time is running out for reporters to get McCain to spell out his plans for victory -- and to explain the moral justification for the war in the first place.
Election 2008 | Ten questions to ask Joe Biden ASK THIS David Cay Johnston writes that reporters haven’t sufficiently explored Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden’s relationship with banks, despite his going into ever more debt as he ages, his reliance on the banking industry for contributions, and his actions on their behalf in the 2005 bankruptcy law and other legislation.
Election 2008 | Ten questions to ask Sarah Palin ASK THIS Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's personal finances, and those of the city and state that she has run, have received little scrutiny from reporters, writes David Cay Johnston. Obvious issues have not been examined, including two items on her 2006 and 2007 tax returns that suggest the Palins cheated on their federal income taxes.
Torture in Iraq | 'When presented with the choice of getting smarter or getting tougher, we chose the latter.' ASK THIS An expert military interrogator asks Congress: Why did the special operations community in Iraq in 2003 find it necessary -- and appropriate -- to request interrogation support from an organization whose mission was, and is, to teach resistance to interrogation?
Iraqi endgame | Watch out for the 'victory myth' ASK THIS The reduction in violence in Iraq is allowing a significant segment of our society to believe what we all desperately want to be true: That the war began badly, but is ending as an honorable, glorious success. Author Christopher Fettweis proposes some reality-checking questions for political candidates.
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