Bad news for Obama: Conservative Justice Kennedy tells pals he's in no rush to leave Supreme Court  —  WASHINGTON - President Obama may get liberal Elena Kagan on the Supreme Court, but conservative swing-voter Anthony Kennedy says he's not going anywhere anytime soon.

Democratic campaign committees losing big Wall Street donors  —  A revolt among big donors on Wall Street is hurting fundraising for the Democrats' two congressional campaign committees, with contributions from the world's financial capital down 65 percent from two years ago.

Had Enough “Hope and Change”?  —  One of my daughters drove up north with some friends to stay overnight at a lake cabin earlier this weekend.  Somewhere northeast of Minneapolis they passed a billboard that said, “Had enough ‘HOPE AND CHANGE’?”  The billboard depicted a pair of hands feeding the Constitution into a shredder.

Recovery effort falls vastly short of BP's promises  —  In the 77 days since oil from the ruptured Deepwater Horizon began to gush into the Gulf of Mexico, BP has skimmed or burned about 60 percent of the amount it promised regulators it could remove in a single day.

Angle sends cease and desist letter to Reid over website  —  Sharron Angle's campaign sent a cease and desist letter to Sen. Harry Reid's campaign last week after a copy of her pre-primary election website was relaunched as www.therealsharronangle.com, which was later taken down.

Justice Dept. expected to sue Ariz. on immigration, citing ‘preemption’ grounds  —  The Justice Department has decided to file suit against Arizona on the grounds that the state's new immigration law illegally intrudes on federal prerogatives, law enforcement sources said Monday.

As Netanyahu visits, White House insists ‘no rift’ between Israel, U.S.  —  Senior White House officials say there is “absolutely no rift” between the United States and Israel as President Barack Obama prepares to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Tuesday.

Con Coughlin  —  Con Coughlin, the Telegraph's executive foreign editor, is a world-renowned expert on the Middle East and Islamic terrorism.  He is the author of several critically acclaimed books.  His new book, Khomeini's Ghost, is published by Macmillan.

NASA Chief: Next Frontier Better Relations With Muslim World  —  Shown here is NASA Administrator Charles Bolden.  (YouTube)  —  NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said in a recent interview that his “foremost” mission as the head of America's space exploration agency is to improve relations with the Muslim world.

“Losing Our Cool”: The high price of staying cool  —  How air conditioning changed the American landscape, transformed our politics, and is endangering our health  —  In the last half century, air conditioning has joined fireworks, swimming pools and charred hamburgers as a ubiquitous ingredient of an American summer.

Are Profits Hurting Capitalism?  —  A STREAM of disheartening economic news last week, including flagging consumer confidence and meager private-sector job growth, is leading experts to worry that the recession is coming back.  At the same time, many policymakers, particularly in Europe …

A Little Economic Realism  —  Let's say you're the leader of the free world.  The economy is stuck in the doldrums.  Naturally, you want to do something.  —  Many economists say we need another stimulus bill.  They debate about whether the stimulus should take the form of tax cuts or spending increases …

Education cuts show party debate over Obama school reform  —  The war and education spending bill passed by the House is exposing the raging debate within the Democratic Party over the Obama administration's school reforms.  —  The House Democrats' package that passed Thursday cuts President …

Tom Shales: Larry King's exit marks the end of a gentlemanly era in TV talk  —  No More Mr. Nice Guys.  Such is the prognosis for the post-King world — Larry King, of course, who has had a rocky year in the ratings and who recently announced his retirement from the flagship talk show he hosts on CNN.

AP owes China an apology  —  (updated below - Update II)  —  From an Associated Press article today on the conviction in China of an American citizen accused of spying and collecting “state secrets”: … A few cigarette stubs into a forearm for a handful of days?  That's it?  That's “torture”?

Outspoken Is Great, Till It's Not  —  Wanted: Political blogger covering the conservative movement.  Must be provocative and write with a strong point of view although not in a way that would reveal bias or offend any of your potential subjects.  Social media a plus until it's not.