UPDATED: Before Bush Donor Takeover Of MSNBC, Network Selectively Applies Rules To Suspend Olbermann  —  UPDATED: We have been notified that Comcast has not yet officially taken over MSNBC/NBC Universal.  Although Comcast has tentatively finalized a deal to purchase a majority stake in NBC …

Centrist Dems rip ‘tone-deaf’ White House  —  In the wake of the party's worst election drubbing since 1994, the deep frustration felt by many centrist Democrats toward the White House and the national party is now out in the open.  And it's being aired in the battleground state that's the biggest prize in presidential politics.

Obama calls for compromise, won't budge on tax cuts  —  Days after Democrats received a self-described “shellacking” at the polls, President Obama called for an end to campaigning and an embrace of compromise.  —  But he signaled no willingness to bend on the first challenge likely to face …

Caliphate on the Range?  The Shariah Precedent in American Courts  —  What's Your Reaction:  —  Judging by how Oklahoma voted in the recent election, one might conclude that despite its tiny Muslim population, Oklahoma was on the verge of becoming an Islamic caliphate in Middle America.

Black and Republican and Back in Congress  —  WASHINGTON — For the first time in over a decade, the incoming class of Congress will include two black Republicans, both of whom rode the Tea Party wave to victory while playing down their race.  —  One of them, Allen West …

Come Saturday Morning: Thanks, Teabaggers!  —  To quote Bill Clinton: “It's the economy, stupid.”  And if Barack Obama had pushed for the original stimulus plan using reconciliation, instead of stupidly seeking bipartisanship with Republicans determined to wreck America for political gain …

O'Donnell, Who Lost By 17 Points, Still Sending Out Press Releases Attacking People  —  O'Donnell didn't cost us one seat; she cost us three.  Chalk Rossi's and Buck's loss up to her as well.  —  But here's O'Donnell saying it wasn't her “standing up for principle” that cost her the election, but shady machinations against her.

What's So Great About America  —  Marco Rubio will have to write a new speech sooner or later, but he shouldn't hurry up on our account.  We still enjoy the one he's been giving all year.  He delivered it again to a national television audience on Election Night, after walloping …

Joe McGinniss Wants to Be Taken Out of “Sarah Palin's Alaska”  —  The premiere episode of “Sarah Palin's Alaska” began with the former governor's piqued version of a minor scandal of the summer — author Joe McGinniss renting the house next to hers as he researched his biography of Palin.

MSNBC'S LAWRENCE O'DONNELL ADMITS ON-AIR: ‘I AM A SOCIALIST’  —  On Friday's “Morning Joe” MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell made a startling admission: “I am a socialist.”  —  The statement from the regular host of “The Last Word” came as he was chiding contributor Glenn Greenwald from Salon.com …

Why Pelosi is running for House minority leader  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is calmly assessing the political cyclone that routed her Democratic majority and will, at least temporarily, force her to vacate one of the best offices in the city, with its inspirational view of the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial.

Jill Clayburgh Dies at 66; Starred in Feminist Roles  —  Jill Clayburgh, an Oscar-nominated actress known for portraying strong, independent women, died on Friday at her home in Lakeville, Conn. She was 66.  —  The cause was chronic leukemia, with which she had lived for 21 years, her husband, the playwright David Rabe, said.

Murdoch: Bloomberg called Obama ‘arrogant’  —  New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg was taken aback by President Obama's arrogance, Rupert Murdoch said in an interview with an Australian outlet.  —  Bloomberg described his conversation with Obama as “verbal ping-pong,” Murdoch told …