Judge Orders Injunction on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'  —  SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge issued a worldwide injunction Tuesday stopping enforcement of the “don't ask, don't tell” policy, ending the military's 17-year-old ban on openly gay troops.  —  U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips' landmark ruling …

Sharron Angle raised $14 million in 3rd quarter  —  Former Nevada state Assemblywoman Sharron Angle raised $14 million over the last three months for her race against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.  AP Photo/Cathleen Allison  —  Updated, 5:21 pm  —  Former Nevada state Assemblywoman Sharron Angle …

Christian compassion requires the truth about harms of homosexuality  —  The media has recently been filled with reports of several recent suicides by teenagers who are reported to have been victims of “anti-gay” bullying.  Some homosexual activist groups lay blame at the feet …

Obama Loses Support in Poll as Joblessness Prompts Growing U.S. Discontent  —  Hope has turned to doubt and disenchantment for almost half of President Barack Obama's supporters.  —  More than 4 of 10 likely voters who say they once considered themselves Obama backers now are either less supportive …

Foreclosure Fraud: It's Worse Than You Think  —  There has been plenty of pontificating over the ramifications of foreclosure freezes on troubled borrowers, foreclosure buyers and the larger housing market, not to mention lawsuits, investor losses and bank write downs.

Ken Buck Explained To Alleged Rape Victim Why He Wouldn't Take Her Case (AUDIO)  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  A five-year-old rape case that was never prosecuted is suddenly causing major ripples in the Colorado Senate race and headaches for Republican candidate Ken Buck.

Miller, Murkowski in statistical tie  —  Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Republican nominee Joe Miller are in a dead heat, according to the latest poll out of the Alaska Senate race.  —  Miller still leads the field with 35 percent of the vote, but Murkowski received 33 percent for her write-in bid …

The race that says it all  —  OSHKOSH, WI.  — Until last fall, Ron Johnson was just an intensely private guy with a good business and a nice house on Lake Winnebago.  He kept a stack of Wall Street Journals next to his bed, folded just right so he wouldn't forget to read columnist Dan Henninger on this or Paul Gigot on that.

Paladino Curses Eric Holder  —  It's already been a rough week for Republican Carl Paladino's New York gubernatorial campaign and it looks like the hits are going to keep on coming.  —  In a previously unreleased video obtained by Hotline On Call, Paladino has some choice words …

White House Is Lifting Ban on Deepwater Drilling  —  Updated  —  WASHINGTON — The Obama administration announced on Tuesday that it was immediately lifting a moratorium on deepwater drilling that was imposed after the BP oil spill, as new rules are put in place that are intended to prevent another disaster.

The Paralysis of the State  —  Sometimes a local issue perfectly illuminates a larger national problem.  Such is the case with the opposition of the New Jersey governor, Chris Christie, to construction of a new tunnel between his state and New York.  —  Christie argues that a state …

DCCC Cuts Ad Buys In 6 Districts  —  The DCCC formalized its triage operation on Tuesday, moving money out of battleground races where it looks like Republicans have already marshaled significant leads.  —  In six districts — three open seats previously held by Democrats and three …

Celebrating American greatness...in Chile; Update: Live rescue video link added; brief Obama statement  —  Scroll for updates...added: NASA's invaluable contributions...5:44pm Eastern...first miners scheduled to be rescued within hours...LIVE VIDEO OF RESCUE: CLICK HERE …

Rich Iott Defends Nazis He Dresses Up As: ‘They Were Doing What They Thought Was Right’ (VIDEO)  —  Ohio Congressional candidate Rich Iott got grilled by Anderson Cooper last night on his rather unusual hobby of dressing up as a member of the 5th SS Wiking Panzer Division, a unit in the German army during World War II.

Manchin retakes lead  —  Joe Manchin has reclaimed the lead in the West Virginia Senate race by a 48-45 margin.  He trailed by 3 points in a PPP poll three weeks ago and his improved standing is a clear example of the biggest potential game changer nationwide for this year's election …

You just keep leaning forward, Keith  —  Yesterday we showed you Keith Olbermann's contribution to MSNBC's great new “Lean Forward” campaign.  You know, the one that's going to turn everything around and make people watch their channel.  Why would they want to miss this?

The 2010 Spending Record  —  In two years, a 21.4% increase.  —  Perhaps you missed it, but then so did the Washington press corps.  Late last week the Congressional Budget Office released its preliminary budget tallies for fiscal year 2010, and the news is that the U.S. government had another fabulous year—in spending your money.

BREAKING, PART 2: DOJ TO APPEAL DOMA DECISIONS  —  In a move expected by most legal observers, the U.S. Department of Justice this afternoon filed notices of appeal in two cases striking down the federal definition of marriage, contained in the Defense of Marriage Act, as unconstitutional.

Economic Misconceptions  —  Students typically come to an economics class with many misconceptions, not just random errors but systematic biases (see especially Caplan 2002).  —  Bill Goffe recently (2009) surveyed one of his macro principles classes and found, for example …

Axelrod: We'll keep pounding outside spending and foreign money  —  The White House will keep up its assault on outside spending by conservative groups and will continue to press the case about the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's foreign money, despite hints of retreat on the latter issue …

Offshore Wind Power Line Wins Backing  —  Correction Appended  —  WASHINGTON — Google and a New York financial firm have each agreed to invest heavily in a proposed $5 billion transmission backbone for future offshore wind farms along the Atlantic Seaboard that could ultimately transform the region's electrical map.