Too Close to Call in Delaware  —  It looks like there's a real possibility of a major upset in the Delaware Senate primary on Tuesday night, with insurgent conservative Christine O'Donnell leading longtime Congressman and Governor Mike Castle 47-44.  That 3 point lead is well within the poll's margin of error.

House G.O.P. Leader Signals He's Open to Obama Tax Cut  —  WASHINGTON — The House Republican leader, Representative John A. Boehner of Ohio, said on Sunday that he was prepared to vote in favor of legislation that would let the Bush-era tax cuts expire for the wealthiest Americans …

Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck appear together in Anchorage  —  Former Gov. Sarah Palin and her “buddy” Glenn Beck appeared in front of thousands of fans in Anchorage on Saturday night, Palin's first big speaking appearance in Alaska since she resigned after two and a half years as governor last summer.

Conservatism does not equal racism.  So why do many liberals assume it does?  —  From an immigration law in Arizona to a planned mosque near Ground Zero to Glenn Beck emoting at the Lincoln Memorial on the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s “I Have a Dream” speech …

WHEN GINGRICH LOSES HIS MIND.... Obama Derangement Syndrome can take some strange people to some strange places.  Disgraced former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.), in all his pseudo-intellectual glory, has become so enveloped in his own garbage, he appears to have suffered some kind of severe head trauma.

Americans Spending More Time Following the News  —  Ideological News Sources: Who Watches and Why  —  OVERVIEW  —  There are many more ways to get the news these days, and as a consequence Americans are spending more time with the news than over much of the past decade.

GOP W.H. contenders map slow start  —  For decades it has been a truism that presidential campaigns just keep starting earlier and earlier.  The 2012 Republican contest is hitting the brakes on that historic trend.  —  Even with President Barack Obama's numbers slipping …

China, Japan, America  —  Last week Japan's minister of finance declared that he and his colleagues wanted a discussion with China about the latter's purchases of Japanese bonds, to “examine its intention” — diplomat-speak for “Stop it right now.”  The news made me want to bang my head against the wall in frustration.

A Harsh Thing I Should Have Said (Martin Peretz Dept)  —  Usually you regret the harsh things you say more than the harsh things you decide not to say.  At least, that's how it usually turns out for me.  —  Here's an exception.  Earlier this week I wrote an item about an incredible instance …

Big party week for the Obamas  —  President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama have a packed social schedule this week, with two major galas and a reception for college athletes.  —  On Monday evening, the president will welcome collegiate star athletes to the White House for a reception …

Group of Governors and Heads of Supervision announces higher global minimum capital standards  —  At its 12 September 2010 meeting, the Group of Governors and Heads of Supervision, the oversight body of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, announced a substantial strengthening …

Giuliani: Imam behind NYC mosque plan puts ‘confrontation’ first  —  Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) on Sunday strongly criticized Feisal Abdul Rauf, the imam seeking to build an Islamic community center and mosque near Ground Zero.  —  “He seems by his actions to be more interested …

Turkey backs constitutional changes  —  Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan (left) and Turkish President Abdullah Gul cast their votes  —  Turkish voters have given strong backing to a package of constitutional changes.  —  With nearly all votes in the referendum counted, about 58% had voted “Yes” to amending the constitution.