TASK DEFINITION: Given a text, write a compressed version of it in a single sentence.
PROBLEM: I just wanted to add something to Jacob Weisberg's "Republicans in Denial," his amusing commentary on the Republicans' unseemly bout of whining, blaming, and rationalizing following this year's elections.

SOLUTION: "Republicans in Denial" is an amusing commentary on the Republicans' bout of whining, blaming, and rationalizing of this year's elections.

PROBLEM: HRC: If I had any voice, I'd break into "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" and dedicate it to Tipper.

SOLUTION: I'd dedicate "You Are the Sunshine of My Life," to Tipper.

PROBLEM: Starting on the day the August 1998 strikes were launched, General Shelton had issued a planning order to prepare follow-on strikes and think beyond just using cruise missiles.

SOLUTION:
In August 1998, General Shelton had issued a planning order to prepare follow-on strikes and use of cruise missiles.