GENERAL INTEREST… The main argument for Wesley Clark’s ’04 presidential bid was his credibility on national security, the dominant campaign issue that year. There’s no reason to think national security won’t still be the big issue two years from now, as it was this fall. And so it’s good news indeed that the general is sending pretty strong signals that he’s running.

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Paul Glastris is Editor in Chief of the Washington Monthly, founder of the magazine’s alternative college rankings, and president of the Washington Monthly Institute. He was previously a speechwriter for President Bill Clinton and a correspondent and editor at U.S. News and World Report. He is a co-founder of the National Vote at Home Institute and co-author of two books, “The Other College Guide: A Roadmap to the Right School for You,” and “Elephant in the Room: Washington in the Bush Years.” He has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New Republic, Slate, and other publications.