-Andrew Cohen on 2005.
QUICK NEWS:
* Justice Department to investigate domestic surveillance.
* We have hit a turning point with our military stratgy in Iraq.
* CIA program continues, despite public outcry.
* Manassas defends new housing rule. (See also.)
* Lunar explosion. (Courtesy Ocho.)
* Tropical storm Zeta forms, capping a record-breaking year.
* White House website cookie use halted.