Top read: on Cheney's history with Iran , including a record of subverting US sanctions. Just, wow. Mr. Froomkin covers Bush's secret Iraq deal . Grr. "In other words, the Iraq issue should be about the future rather than the present." FRIDAY NEWS: * US to reopen the Maher Arar case. * New Senate reports how the administration overstated the evidence against Iraq . NYTimes editorial here . * Senate Republicans block climate change bill. Thanks guys. * Abu Aardvark on the Awakening movement. * Chris Cillizza on the top contenders in the Obama veepstakes . * BAGnewsNotes on what went wrong for the Clinton campaign. And another pithy wrapup by Andres Martinez . * Does McCain support Bush's illegal wiretaps ? * Heh. "Is there a way John McCain can win the presidency without giving another speech ?" Cast set for Prince of Persia movie... with a lot of white people. Feh. The AV Club presents eighteen obscenely wealthy comic-book and cartoon characters.