Opinion: Vote now or later? Rumors are beginning to circulate in Baghdad and around the Washington Beltway that Iraq's much-anticipated Jan. 30 elections may be postponed. For the moment these are merely rumors. Rumors? Or are they rather "feelers" being put out to gauge the public's reaction? Despite strong insistence from the Bush administration — particularly the president — that the elections must proceed regardless of impediments to comprehensive balloting, reality may force a different course. (Washington Times)