American Who Recently Visited Pakistan Eyed in Times Square Bomb Plot  —  The person is a naturalized American citizen who was in Pakistan for several months and returned to the United States recently, investigative sources told Fox News

Perry: Oil spill may be ‘act of God’  —  Texas Gov. Rick Perry Monday morning offered a stern warning against halting oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico in the wake of a massive oil leak, and he raised the question of whether the explosion was an “act of God.”

Sen. Mike Bennett Caught Looking at Porn on Senate Floor … No one will argue that sitting on the Senate floor during session can get a little boring, but looking at porn is probably not the best way to pass the time.  —  On Thursday morning, Sunshine State News captured exclusive video …

Poll: Majority Backs Arizona Immigration Bill  —  Posted by Brian Montopoli 21 comments - Share - - - Share - E-mail - Print - Font CBS News Poll analysis by the CBS News Polling Unit: Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus and Anthony Salvanto.  —  Despite their expectation …

Greenspan Wanted Housing-Bubble Dissent Kept Secret  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  As top Federal Reserve officials debated whether there was a housing bubble and what to do about it, then-Chairman Alan Greenspan argued that the dissent should be kept secret so that the Fed wouldn't lose control …

For Immediate Release  —  For More Information Contact:  —  The Supreme Court will open its new visitor entrance on May 4, 2010, as part of the Court's modernization project.  The new entrance, which will serve as the primary means for public entry, was designed in light of findings …

Secret Erik Prince/Blackwater Tape Exposed  —  The reclusive Blackwater founder tries to ban journalists and recorders from his speeches in front of friendly audiences.  This time he failed.  —  [Note: This post, written for TheNation.com, will be posted on The Nation magazine's homepage soon as part of the launch of a new blog.

Racist Harvard Law Email: The Cat Fight That Turned Into a National Scandal  —  Last week, we introduced you to Stephanie Grace, the Harvard Law student who wrote an email suggesting blacks were inherently dumber than whites.  New details have emerged: a feud over a boy, a backstabbing friend, and a campaign of sabotage.

MSNBC boss stands ready in ideological battle with Fox News  —  Phil Griffin says he learned a valuable lesson from Roger Ailes, creator of Fox News Channel: Viewers will stand behind a news outlet that stands for something  —  MSNBC boss Phil Griffin looks at what Roger Ailes created at Fox News Channel with no small amount of awe.

Pelosi: Bush Admin Barred Officials From Briefing Congress On Impending Financial Crisis in Fall 2008  —  Nearly two years after the Wall Street meltdown drove the U.S. economy to the brink of collapse, and forced the U.S. government to prop up major financial institutions with hundreds …

Dobson: GOP misled me on Paul  —  Christian conservative leader James Dobson withdrew his endorsement of Kentucky Senate candidate Trey Grayson Monday, switching his support to Rand Paul's campaign and accusing “senior members of the GOP” of misleading him about Paul's record on abortion.

Outspoken sheriff won't run for governor in Arizona  —  Sheriff Joe Arpaio told CNN Monday he has decided not to run for governor in Arizona.  (Photo Credit: CNN)  —  (CNN) - Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, a fixture in Arizona politics, announced Monday that he will not seek …

On Defensive, BP Readies Dome to Contain Spill  —  Welders worked on a BP oil recovery system chamber in Port Fourchon, La., on Monday.  —  Multimedia  —  BP spent Monday preparing possible solutions to stem oil leaks from an undersea well off the Louisiana coast, and fending off …

Drone Jokes.  —  “The Jonas Brothers are here; they're out there somewhere.  Sasha and Malia are huge fans.  But boys, don't get any ideas.  I have two words for you, ‘predator drones.’ You will never see it coming.”  —  The Obama administration has spent a great deal of time on outreach …

Monday Meme  —  A friend suggested this exercise: go to your Amazon orders page, and see what the very first thing you ordered from Amazon was.  —  Memoirs of the turn of the previous century are filled with the family's first automobile, its first water closet and electric lights.

The Left Loses Its Way by Abandoning ‘Third Way’  —  Left parties are in trouble in the Anglosphere.  Here in America, Democrats are doing worse in the polls than at any time in the last 50 years.  In Britain, the Labor Party is on the brink of finishing third, behind both Conservatives …

Lowden's Campaign Chief: Everyone Has Access To Health Care — At Emergency Room  —  Okay, chickens-for-checkups has taken another new turn: Sue Lowden's campaign manager has now said that all Americans already have access to health care — because if you get shot in the chest, you can simply head over to the emergency room.

Paterson Move May Help Immigrants Facing Deportation  —  ALBANY — Gov. David A. Paterson announced on Monday that the state would accelerate consideration and granting of pardons to legal immigrants for old or minor criminal convictions, in an effort to prevent them from being deported.

DNC poll: Only Case can win in Hawaii  —  The White House and top Democratic officials are circulating a new, private poll to suggest that only one of two Democrats splitting votes in a tightly contested Hawaii special election has a chance of winning the race.

China May ‘Crash’ in Next 9 to 12 Months, Faber Says  —  Investor Marc Faber said China's economy will slow and possibly “crash” within a year as declines in stock and commodity prices signal the nation's property bubble is set to burst.  —  The Shanghai Composite Index has failed to regain …