Our top story this hour is a look at Sen. Barack Obama's church, which publicly declares that its ministry is founded on a 1960s book that espouses "the destruction of the white enemy."

Next is Christina Bellantoni's piece on Obama praising Sen. John McCain's patriotism.

Also popular is our piece on members of the Republican Party planning to go on the offense over the war in Iraq.

Blogger Michelle Malkin (and Matt Drudge yesterday) has linked to our blog post on an environmental group tapping Google to help flood Capitol Hill with phone calls.

Lastly, reporter Audrey Hudson will be on the Dennis Miller show at 12:34 today to talk about her story on the Transportation Security Administration forcing a woman to remove her nipple rings before boarding a flight.

— The Washington Times editors