Interesting today:

Matt Welch on newspapers' duty to investigate the Swift Boat Veterans' claims; says it's not bloggers' job.

Altweeklies.com links to great stories in many papers nationwide, including the New Times chain.

A new, cool blog at the Mercury News: Backstage with Marian.

The New York Times' Dexter Filkins on living as a journalist in Baghdad.

Good links on oil prices today on Al's Morning Meeting.