Oregon Terror Suspect Pleads Not Guilty
Oregon Terror Plot Suspect Pleads Not Guilty The AP reports: A 19-year-old Somali-American man has pleaded not guilty to an alleged plot to blow up a car bomb at an Oregon Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Portland. Mohamed Osman Mohamud entered the plea Monday in federal …
Palin Blames Obama for WikiLeaks
Palin Blames Obama for WikiLeaks The Wall Street Journal reports: Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin pointed a finger at her favorite political foil, President Barack Obama, on Monday following the release of the latest cachet of classified documents from WikiLeaks. “The latest …
Miller Loses Bid to Move Trial
Miller Loses Bid to Move Trial Politico reports: An Alaska state judge ruled Monday that Republican Joe Miller's court case contesting the Senate race results will be held in Juneau. The next hearing for the case over the race between Miller and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a …
Feds May Charge Assange Under Espionage Act
Feds May Charge Assange Under Espionage Act The Washington Post reports: Federal authorities are investigating whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange violated criminal laws in the group's release of government documents, including possible charges under the Espionage Act, …
GOP Leaders Head to White House Tax Meet
GOP Leaders Head to WH Tax Meet
U.S. Rejects Call for Talks with N. Korea
U.S. Rejects Talks with N. Korea The New York Times reports: The United States, South Korea and Japan are all balking at China’s request for emergency talks with North Korea over the crisis on the Korean Peninsula, as high-profile military exercises between South Korea and the …
Bush Holds Live Facebook Q&A
Bush Holds Live Facebook Q&A The Mercury-News reports: Fit and frisky and at that point liked by 619,920 people on his home page, George W. Bush dropped by Facebook's Palo Alto headquarters Monday for a live question-and-answer session with CEO Mark Zuckerberg to discuss his …
Pentagon Study: Gays Can Serve Openly
Pentagon Study: Gays Can Serve Openly The AP reports: The Pentagon study that argues that gay troops could serve openly without hurting the military's ability to fight is expected to re-ignite debate this month on Capitol Hill over repealing the 17-year-old "don't ask, don't tell" …
Roskam New GOP Chief Deputy Whip
Roskam New GOP Chief Deputy Whip Politico reports: Incoming Republican Whip Kevin McCarthy will announce Monday that Rep. Peter Roskam will serve as his chief deputy whip – a position that has been a traditional stepping stone for higher spots in GOP leadership. Other …
SCOTUS Won't Hear Birther Suit
SCOTUS Won't Hear Birther Suit CNN reports: The Supreme Court has again cast aside an appeal that raised doubts about President Barack Obama's U.S. citizenship, a grass-roots legal issue that has gained little legal or political footing, but continues to persist in the courts. …
S. Korea Cancels Live Fire War Games
S. Korea Cancels Live Fire War Games The New York Times reports: On the heels of South Korea’s threat to force the North to “pay a dear price for further aggression, ” the country’s military appeared to step back from its confrontational stance and canceled live-fire artillery …
Rep. King: Declare Wikileaks a 'Terrorist Group'
GOP Rep. King: Declare Wikileaks a 'Terrorist Group' The Hill reports: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton should review whether WikiLeaks can be declared a terrorist organization, according to a senior Republican. Rep. Pete King (R-N.Y.), the incoming chairman of the House …
DOJ Launches Internet Fraud Crackdown
DOJ Launches Internet Fraud Crackdown The Hill reports: Attorney General Eric Holder said Monday the government crackdown on websites facilitating copyright infringement was timed to coincide with the holiday shopping season. The government has shut down 82 websites in the …
Wagner Launches RNC Chair Bid
Wagner Launches RNC Chair Bid The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza reports: Former ambassador to Luxembourg Ann Wagner entered the race for the Republican National Committee chairmanship Monday, becoming the second candidate to launch a potential challenge to Chairman Michael …
Kirk to be Sworn in Monday Evening
Kirk to be Sworn in Monday Evening Politico reports: When Illinois Republican Mark Kirk is sworn in as a senator Monday evening, Democrats will have an even tougher time passing pieces of their lame-duck agenda. His arrival will narrow Democrats’ majority in the Senate to …
Obama Plans Fed Worker Pay Freeze
Obama Plans Fed Worker Pay Freeze The AP reports: President Barack Obama will announce a two-year pay freeze for federal employees that the White House says is necessary to put the country on sound fiscal footing. The White House said Monday that the freeze would apply to all …
WikiLeaks Reveals American Citizen's Escape from Iran
WikiLeaks Reveals American Citizen's Escape from Iran The New York Daily News reports: A 75-year-old Los Angeles dentist, held against his will in Iran for seven months, made an extraordinary escape on horseback, the secret WikiLeaks cables revealed. Hossein Ghanbarzadeh …
Bomb Kills Iranian Nuke Scientist
Bomb Kills Iranian Nuke Scientist The Los Angeles Times reports: Two separate explosions killed a nuclear scientist and injured another in the Iranian capital Monday morning, official news outlets reported. Both scholars' wives and a driver were also injured in the attacks, …
Retailers Report Black Friday Sales Boost
Retailers Report Holiday Sales Spike The Wall Street Journal reports: The Black Friday shopping weekend signaled a rosier holiday season than last year, with early figures showing higher traffic and sales at stores and websites. Retailers extended the shopping blitz from a day …