Honduran leader forced into exile  —  Troops in Honduras have ousted the president and flown him out of the country after a power struggle over plans to change the constitution.  —  After arriving in Costa Rica, deposed President Manuel Zelaya said he had been kidnapped by soldiers.

Health-Care Activists Are Targeting Democrats Who Are Usually Allies  —  Sniping Among Liberals May Jeopardize Votes Needed to Pass Bill  —  In the high-stakes battle over health care, a growing cadre of liberal activists is aiming its sharpest firepower against Democratic senators …

Boehner: Climate bill a ‘pile of s—t’  —  Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) had a few choice words about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) landmark climate-change bill after its passage Friday.  —  When asked why he read portions of the cap-and-trade bill on the floor Friday night …

In Tehran, a Mood of Melancholy Descends  —  TEHRAN — An eerie stillness has settled over this normally frenetic city.  In more settled times, the streets are clogged with honking cars and cranky commuters grousing about the lack of decent parking.  —  But on Saturday, few cars and relatively few people were on the streets.

Political Shifts on Gay Rights Lag Behind Culture  —  WASHINGTON — For 15 minutes in the Oval Office the other day, one of President Obama's top campaign lieutenants, Steve Hildebrand, told the president about the “hurt, anxiety and anger” that he and other gay supporters felt over the slow pace …

Most Americans Want Sotomayor on Supreme Court, Poll Indicates  —  Poll Indicates That 62 Percent Think Federal Judge Should Be Confirmed by Senate  —  A sizable majority of Americans want the Senate to confirm Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, and most call her “about right” …

IDEOLOGICAL INFERENCE.... When it comes to political commentary and analysis, it's easy to make certain assumptions about the perspective of the writer/speaker.  It's a lazy habit that many of us make, and I include myself in this.  If a prominent political media voice was critical of Bush/Cheney, one assumes he/she is on the left.

There They Go Again: Fixing the Primary Process  —  There is no end to the complaints about the way the two political parties select their presidential nominees.  As the litany goes, the process begins too early, gives undue influence to a handful of small, unrepresentative states …

Buchanan: Climate Bill Will Lead to Transfer of Wealth and Power to World Government  —  You can view this video right here by getting the latest version of Flash Player!  —  DOWNLOADS: (243)  —  PLAYS: (557)  —  Pat Buchanan on MSNBC during a break in their wall to wall Michael Jackson …

Obama's EPA Quashes Climate Change Science  —  The Competitive Enterprise Institute has obtained an EPA study of the “endangerment” to human well-being ostensibly caused by carbon dioxide emissions, together with a set of EPA emails indicating that the study, which concludes that carbon dioxide …