When Gingrich came to power 15 years ago, his Contract With America was a document of fiscal conservatism that mentioned God only in passing. Full Article at Dana Milbank: Washington Sketch (Wash. Post)

I. 12 January 1998 A. Significant events that occurred on this day 1. Robert Dole became a foreign agent for Taiwan 2. A ban on human cloning was signed in Paris 3. Fifty-five people in Burundi were killed by Hutu rebels 4. Full Article at Associated Content

Campolo counseled President Clinton after his encounter with Monica Lewinsky. Full Article at Tulsa World

The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History with the President. Taylor Branch. Simon & Schuster. 663 pages. $35. Full Article at Miami Herald

When Sen. Joe Lieberman stuck it to the Democrats by supporting a Republican health care filibuster, it was but the latest in a career of contradictory and self-serving moves that place his personal political agenda over the needs of his constituents. Full Article at Hartford Courant

Peter Beinart, senior political writer, The Daily Beast: "After Republican victories in Virginia and New Jersey and a near-miss in Upstate New York, conservatives have supposedly gotten their groove back. But it's not the same old groove. Full Article at USA Today