Recruiter shot dead outside Army office  —  A Muslim convert who said he was opposed to the U.S. military shot two soldiers outside an Arkansas recruiting station, killing one, police said Monday.  —  “This individual appears to have been upset with the military, the Army in particular …

Terry Declares That Tiller “Reaped What He Sowed,” Then Asks If Someone Will Buy Him Lunch  —  Today, Randall Terry held a press conference at the National Press Club “to discuss how the pro-life movement should deal with Dr. [George] Tiller's death” and defend his statement …

It's official: Playboy is a hate site; Update: Playboy pulled it  —  Playboy likes to claim that it prints pictures of naked women as a means to empower them.  Uh-huh.  It seems that Playboy and Hugh Hefner only like to empower women to the extent that they'll take off their clothes …

Cheney Offers Support For Gay Marriage  —  Dick Cheney rarely takes a position that places him at a more progressive tilt than President Obama.  But on Monday, the former vice president did just that, saying that he supports gay marriage as long as it is deemed legal by state and not federal government.

Goodbye, GM ...by Michael Moore  —  I write this on the morning of the end of the once-mighty General Motors.  By high noon, the President of the United States will have made it official: General Motors, as we know it, has been totaled.  —  As I sit here in GM's birthplace, Flint, Michigan …

Cheney mixes up Obama, Osama  —  Former Vice President Dick Cheney confused the president of the United States with the world's most-wanted terrorist in a speech on Monday.  —  Speaking at the National Press Club, Cheney answered a question as to why his administration had not caught Osama bin Laden.

Minnesota Supremes Grill Coleman Lawyer On Lack Of Evidence  —  The oral arguments just finished at the Minnesota Supreme Court, in Norm Coleman's appeal of his defeat at the election trial, with Coleman's lead attorney Joe Friedberg arguing that serious constitutional issues mean …

The War on The War on Abortion  —  Let me start off, in the obligatory way, by announcing that I am pro-choice.  I don't think abortions before, say, eight [months] weeks are even arguably murder.  Moreover, I don't think many other people believe it's murder, either, for all that they profess to.

Republican Base Heavily White, Conservative, Religious  —  Democrats are more likely to be moderate or liberal, Hispanic, or black or other races  —  PRINCETON, NJ — More than 6 in 10 Republicans today are white conservatives, while most of the rest are whites with other ideological leanings …

FRC spokesman calls Dr. Tiller, Dr. Killer by mistake  —  You can view this video right here by getting the latest version of Flash Player!  —  DOWNLOADS: (418)  —  PLAYS: (1246)  —  Contessa Brewer of MSNBC laid out the argument to Cathy Ruse, an FRC spokesman, who condemned the assassination …

The 31-Year-Old in Charge of Dismantling G.M.  —  WASHINGTON — It is not every 31-year-old who, in a first government job, finds himself dismantling General Motors and rewriting the rules of American capitalism.  —  But that, in short, is the job description for Brian Deese …

Conservatives Ask Republican Senators to Filibuster on Sotomayor  —  Several years ago, when Senate Democrats were using filibusters to block confirmation votes on several of President George W. Bush's appeals court nominees, some conservatives decried the tactic as unconstitutional.

GOP Should Run Against the Power of the Center  —  Move to the center.  That's the advice Republicans are getting from quarters friendly and otherwise.  It seems to make a certain amount of sense.  If opinion is arrayed along a single-dimension, left-to-right spectrum and clustered …

Geithner tells China its dollar assets are safe  —  * Dollar assets are safe, Geithner assures China  —  * Recession losing force; U.S., China must alter growth tack  —  * Backs strong dollar, calls for more flexible yuan  —  * China says cooperation can boost global confidence

GOP Weighs Pelosi Assault  —  House Republicans, hoping to put Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) back on defense, are weighing whether to take another run at a resolution calling for an investigation into her allegations that the CIA lied to Congress about its use of enhanced interrogation techniques.

Obama reiterates promise to ‘end’ 'Don't Ask'  —  The President signed a gay pride proclamation today, reiterating deferred campaign pledges, including ending 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell,' but making no mention of same-sex marriage.  —  The Advocate's Kerry Eleveld wondered recently …

Obama says US cannot impose its values: BBC interview  —  US President Barack Obama said Monday that the United States cannot impose its values on other countries, but argued that principles such as democracy and the rule of law were universal.  —  In an interview with the BBC ahead of a visit …