Top 10 News Stories of 2007

At year-end, many news organizations compile their top 10 stories of the year. After a full year of the Daily Digest, here are my choices.

1. Faith & Politics. In a significant indication of how the conversation on faith and politics has changed in the U.S., expressions of religious faith played a central part in a year of presidential campaigning by candidates from both parties.

2. Region in crisis. The U.S. troop surge in Iraq reduced violence but has not [...]