Deal Reached for Ending Law on Gays in Military  —  WASHINGTON — The White House and leading Congressional Democrats reached agreement Monday on legislative language and a time frame for repealing the military's “don't ask, don't tell” policy, but it was not clear whether the deal had secured …

Sources say Rob Simmons will drop out of U.S. Senate race tomorrow.  —  Rob Simmons will hold a press conference for this morning in New London to announce he's leaving the U.S. Senate race, sources said late today.  —  The former congressman and Vietnam War veteran lost …

U.S. Expands Secret Military Acts in Mideast and Beyond  —  WASHINGTON — The top American commander in the Middle East has ordered a broad expansion of clandestine military activity in an effort to disrupt militant groups or counter threats in Iran, Saudi Arabia, Somalia and other countries in the region …

The Next Bailout: $165B for Unions  —  Taxpayers could be on the hook for another $165 billion if a bill to bail out private union pension funds makes it through Congress.

It's Like He Does it On Purpose — By: Jonah Goldberg  —  Thomas Friedman does it again.  He literally fantasizes about American becoming like China — but just for a day!  From Meet the Press yesterday: … Can someone please tell Tom Friedman that China only produces “suboptimal solutions” too.

Patrick says Obama critics are ‘almost at the level of sedition’  —  Governor Deval Patrick, even as he decried partisanship in Washington, said today that Republican opposition to President Obama's agenda has become so obstinate that it “is almost at the level of sedition.”

When Passengers Spit, Bus Drivers Take Months Off  —  It could be the cutbacks to the city's transportation system, or a general decline in urban civility.  Perhaps people are just in a collective bad mood.  —  What else could explain why New Yorkers — notoriously hardened to the slings …

A thug too far, part 3  —  Do you recall what was revealed the day that SEIU sicced a mob on the suburban D.C. home of the Bank of America deputy general counsel?  Nina Easton filed an illuminating report.  The mainstream media are studiously avoiding this story.

Rep. Kennedy Says Mexican President ‘Right On’ in Criticizing Arizona Immigration Law  —  (CNSNews.com) - Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D.-R.I.) said last week that Mexican President Felipe Calderon had been “right on” in criticizing Arizona's new immigration enforcement law.

Gov. Bobby Jindal Rips Obama For Slowness On Oil Spill  —  Video at the link.  The problem is with sand-booms needed to protect Louisiana's shores from the invasion of oil.  —  The video is worth watching, but here's a transcript of some of his remarks.  —  Note his Tea Party-like vow.

Rossi expected to enter Senate race soon; hires key staff  —  WASHINGTON — Dino Rossi is expected to officially enter the U.S. Senate race as early as Wednesday, and already has hired several key staffers for a campaign to unseat three-term incumbent Patty Murray.

Hayworth: ‘In My History’ U.S. Didn't Formally Declare War On Nazi Germany (VIDEO)  —  Former Rep. J.D. Hayworth (R-AZ), who is challenging Sen. John McCain in the Republican primary, said that the United States did not formally declare war on Germany in World War II — at least, that's how it went in his history.

Libtalker Pleads With Obama To Take Action On Oil Spill  —  THEY'RE WORRIED  —  Libtalkers Worry Public Outrage Shifting Toward Obama  —  Can blame for gross inaction on the Gulf oil spill be shifted away from Obama indefinitely?  Some on the left are clearly beginning to realize the anti-BP OUTRAGE …

Zev Chafets's ‘Rush Limbaugh: An Army of One,’ reviewed by David Frum  —  Sentinel.  229 pp.  $25.95  —  “Every great man has his disciples,” quipped Oscar Wilde.  “And it is always Judas who writes the biography.”  —  Not so for Rush Limbaugh.  Biographer Zev Chafets received unprecedented access …

Rep. James Moran's investments illustrate Congress's leeway in trading  —  He was a stockbroker before he became a politician, and he continued playing the markets during his rise through Congress.  —  Rep. James P. Moran Jr. (D-Va.), a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee …

Two Theories of Change  —  When I was in college I took a course in the Enlightenment.  In those days, when people spoke of the Enlightenment, they usually meant the French Enlightenment — thinkers like Descartes, Rousseau, Voltaire and Condorcet.  —  These were philosophers who confronted …

Summers needs to take Explaining Econ 101  —  Millions of Americans are out of work, the budget deficit is in the trillions and Europe is flirting with economic collapse.  —  Fear not, says Larry Summers, the chief economic adviser to President Obama.  It is merely a “fluctuation.”

Sex and the City 2 — Film Review  —  Bottom Line: Overlong sequel scores some choice, politically incorrect laughs.  —  Because the first “Sex and the City” movie turned out to be a boxoffice bonanza two years ago, there are a lot of women panting for the sequel, already planning their wardrobe for a girls' night out.

Haley denies affair with blogger  —  A political blogger is claiming he had a “inappropriate physical relationship” with Republican gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley.  —  Haley has “categorically” denied the accusation by Will Folks, a former spokesman for Gov. Mark Sanford who now blogs …

Exclusive: FBI details surge in death threats against lawmakers  —  I voted for you," the caller said in a voice mail to Democratic Rep. Heath Shuler's district office. “  If you vote for that stimulus package, I'm gonna kill you.  Simple as that.  The FBI says the caller was a 70-year-old resident …