Reid: Roberts 'didn't tell us the truth'  —  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Friday that John Roberts misled the Senate during his confirmation hearings by pretending to be a moderate - and that the United States is now “stuck” with him as chief justice.

Holbrooke Calls for “Complete Rethink” of Drugs in Afghanistan  —  This morning, after President Barack Obama unveiled his new Afghanistan policy, three senior administration officials held an on-the-record (but no cameras) briefing for White House reporters.

ShamWow Guy In Slap, Chop Bust  —  TV pitchman battered hooker in South Beach hotel room brawl  —  Meet Vince Shlomi.  He's probably better known to you as the ShamWow Guy, the ubiquitous television pitchman who has been phenomenally successful peddling absorbent towels and food choppers.

Touting Her Currency Conspiracy, Bachmann Insists: ‘This Is Not Michele Bachmann Being A Kook’  —  Earlier this week, right-wing fanatic Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) started peddling false conspiracy theories that the world was moving toward a unified global currency — and that the U.S. might join …

Senators Get Nasty: “You're Good” ... “Your Wife Said The Same Thing” (VIDEO)  —  Marking up budget legislation can be a brutal affair, often beginning early and lasting long into the night.  —  But buried within the hours of debate in the Senate on Thursday is an exchange you'd be more likely …

Learning the hard way  —  Barack Obama may at last be getting a grip.  But he still needs to show more leadership, at home and abroad  —  HILLARY CLINTON'S most effective quip, in her long struggle with Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination last year, was that the Oval Office is no place for on-the-job training.

BREAKING: UPS Announces It Will Stop Advertising On Bill O'Reilly's Show  —  In response to our Stop Supporting The O'Reilly Harassment Machine campaign, UPS told us yesterday that it was investigating whether to continue supporting O'Reilly's show.  “We are sensitive to the type …

Campaign Statement  —  The decision of the Board of Election to remove my name from the ballot proves once again that the political system in New York is rigged by professionals to make sure that average citizens are excluded from the process.  While the two major parties could choose …

Kansas doctor acquitted in late-term abortion case  —  Dr. George Tiller was charged with violating a Kansas law that requires an independent second opinion on late-term abortions.  A six-person jury found Tiller not guilty on all 19 counts.  —  Reporting from Wichita …

‘FAST’ FLARE-UP RATTLES CNBC  —  THERE was high drama at CNBC yesterday as “Fast Money” anchor Dylan Ratigan quit — sources say today will be his last day on-air — and an insider is blaming his battles with network big Susan Krakower.  —  Krakower — the VP for strategic programming …

Obama on Pot: Har Har Har, The Joke's On You!  —  At yesterday's super-excellent online intertubes Town Hall meeting, admitted pot user President Barack Obama drew his biggest laugh with his comments about legalizing marijuana: … Ha ha ha.  Very funny.  Not.  Especially given two recent developments.

Women more attracted to men in expensive cars  —  Men who drive expensive cars really are more attractive to women, according to a study by university researchers.  —  Psychologists proved what car-dealers have boasted for generations the car one drives is key when it comes to turning a woman's head.

Israel Disputes Soldiers' Accounts of Gaza Abuses  —  JERUSALEM — Israel is pushing back against accusations of civilian abuse in its Gaza war, asserting that an overwhelming majority of its soldiers acted honorably and that the account of a killing of a woman and her two children appears …

blog post subhead large  —  The future arrives gradually.  Unless you're Rip Van Winkle, you don't even notice.  But once in a while there's a signpost that says, “Yup.  You're living in the future.”  I saw one this morning, and it arrived courtesy of the Los Angeles Times.

The ‘Freedom Tower’ Name Roars Back  —  For more than a year, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey had been quietly backing away from the name “Freedom Tower” for 1 World Trade Center, not so much eliminating the coinage (by Gov. George E. Pataki) as lowering its profile.