It is an icy, gray day here in the nation's capital, and with Congress gone for the week, all eyes continue to focus on the McCain/New York Times saga. In a story yesterday, the Times hinted that the Arizona Republican had had a personal relationship with a younger, female lobbyist whose clients had business before his committee.

There are a few questions raised by the story. First, should the Times have printed the story without more corroborating evidence of a personal relationship?

Second, what impact will the story have on his presidential campaign? Third, are there more stories coming?

So to get a glimpse of how and why the Times decided to go with this story, click here.

To get a sense of the political fallout, click here.

To see what's coming, check out this story.

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