Tammy Faye Messner dies  —  (CNN) — Tammy Faye Messner, the former televangelist and Christian singer who battled drug addiction and later inoperable cancer, died Friday morning, CNN's Larry King said Saturday night.  He said the family had asked him to make the delayed announcement.  —  She was 65.

Spokesman: Romney Not "Equating Or Comparing Anyone" When Holding "Obama Osama" Sign  —  As you may have seen today, TMZ.com has obtained two photos of Mitt Romney posing with a supporter in South Carolina.  The supporter was holding a sign with the homemade writing, "NO TO OBAMA OSAMA AND CHELSEA'S MOMA" (sic).

Goodness... What's Happened to France?  —  ** Pajamas Media has the official response from the US Embassy on this unbelievable development in France.  —  Here's a closer look:  —  Volunteers form a human chain to honor fallen U.S. troops in World War Two and form the words …

Gas Prices Rise on Refineries' Record Failures  —  Oil refineries across the country have been plagued by a record number of fires, power failures, leaks, spills and breakdowns this year, causing dozens of them to shut down temporarily or trim production.  The disruptions are helping …

Shallow breaths, save planet  —  Decrease Increase -  —  Submit comment:  —  IN A wonderful act of subversion, the Sydney Morning Herald's splendidly-named Stephanie Peatling this week managed to sneak a comic gem past her vigilant editors: "The greenhouse gas cuts Australia must achieve …

Analysis: GOP senators nervous about war  —  WASHINGTON - Senate Republicans are growing increasingly nervous defending the war in Iraq, and Democrats more confident in their attempts to end it.  —  More than a year before the 2008 elections, it is a political role reversal that bodes ill …

Wall Street and Main Street: What Contributes to the Rise in the Highest Incomes?  —  University of Chicago - Graduate School of Business; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)  —  University of Chicago - Graduate School of Business; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)  —  Abstract:

"Media Matters"; by Jamison Foser  —  America's political reporters don't like John Edwards, and have tried to destroy him.  —  But don't take my word for it.  —  Marc Ambinder was one of the founders of ABC's The Note and is a contributing editor to the National Journal's Hotline newsletter.

Don Surber: Democrats 'achieve' 14 percent approval  —  WHEN I looked at the numbers last month, the Gallup Poll showed President Bush's job approval was at 32 percent, and Congress was at 24 percent.  Could things get any worse?  —  Of course they can.  Never underestimate the power of the Democratic Party to self-destruct.

'24' Star Sutherland: 'Global Warming Is A Crime For Which We Are All Guilty!'  —  Remember all that media chatter in January about the hit TV series "24" being conservative?  —  Well, likely to the applause of Jack Bauer's green fans, the producers announced the following Saturday (emphasis added, h/t NBer amber):

Rudy Giuliani: Asked About HIV, He Answers With 9/11  —  Rudy Giuliani gets Iowa punctuality.  In fact, he may be the first presidential candidate in years to show up early at a caucus campaign stop.  Razzed by the Des Moines Register for running late in his last Iowa trip …

Muslim radical shows moderation, or at least tact  —  TRIPOLI, Lebanon: There was a time when Omar Bakri Mohammed embodied every stereotype of the jihadi extremist.  From his perch in London, he threw around words like "kafir" - infidel - to describe Christians and Jews and openly praised the bombers of Sept. 11, 2001.

Congress's Power To Compel  —  It seems that the House Judiciary Committee is considering seeking help from the Justice Department to enforce contempt citations against Bush administration officials such as Joshua Bolten who refuse to respond to congressional inquiries into alleged White House wrongdoing.

The Sky's Still Up There  —  Kathleen Sullivan, the former dean of Stanford Law School (who would be on any Democratic president's shortlist for the Supreme Court), said the other day that conservatives should be "dancing in the streets" at the end of the first full term of the Roberts Court.