TRENDING: Barbara Bush to Palin: stay in Alaska  —  (CNN) - Sarah Palin may not have the biggest fan in former first lady Barbara Bush.  —  “I sat next to her once.  Thought she was beautiful,” Barbara Bush said.  “And she's very happy in Alaska, and I hope she'll stay there.”

U.S. in Vast Insider Trading Probe  —  Federal authorities, capping a three-year investigation, are preparing insider-trading charges that could ensnare consultants, investment bankers, hedge-fund and mutual-fund traders and analysts across the nation, according to people familiar with the matter.

Weekly Address: Senators Opposing New START “Want to Trust But Not Verify”  —  WASHINGTON - In this week's address, President Obama called ratifying New START this year “fundamental” to America's national security.  Failure to ratify the treaty this year not only would mean losing …

Fox News' Megyn Kelly in GQ: 'You may have heard that we're number one'  —  TVNewser learns that “America Live” anchor Megyn Kelly is in the 2010 GQ Men of the Year issue, which hit newsstands this week.  Kelly is the only tvnewser to be selected for the 2010 media personality.

Democrats strategists ready to take page from GOP playbook in 2012  —  Major Democratic strategists, still reeling from a barrage of midterm spending by conservative groups, are planning a similarly well-funded campaign by liberal organizations aimed at reelecting President Obama in 2012.

Social Security Trust Fund  —  I really hate this kind of rhetoric from Maya MacGuineas: … I think this is incredibly misleading.  If your rich uncle wanted to set up a trust fund for you and chose to stipulate that the fund should be invested 100 percent in treasuries …

$11,000 fine, arrest possible for some who refuse airport scans and pat downs  —  Palm Beach Post  —  If you don't want to pass through an airport scanner that allows security agents to see an image of your naked body or to undergo the alternative, a thorough manual search …

NONE DARE CALL IT SABOTAGE.... Consider a thought experiment.  Imagine you actively disliked the United States, and wanted to deliberately undermine its economy.  What kind of positions would you take to do the most damage?  —  You might start with rejecting the advice of economists and oppose any kind of stimulus investments.

Insiders: If Bristol Palin Wins, ‘Dancing’ Is Ruined  —  At first, having Bristol Palin participate in ‘Dancing With The Stars’ seemed like a brilliant idea.  Just like Kate Gosselin before her, casting an admittedly bad dancer who was shrouded in controversy has raked in big ratings and tons of press.

Naming of Alaska Winner Delayed  —  A federal judge in Alaska on Friday placed a conditional hold on the certification of the results of the contentious Senate race between Joe Miller and Senator Lisa Murkowski, telling the Miller campaign to take its legal challenges to state court.

Top Al Qaeda leader killed in US drone attack  —  Islamabad, Nov 19 (IANS) A senior Al Qaeda leader, Mufti Ali Muhammad, has reportedly been killed along with two of his accomplices in a US drone strike Friday in Pakistan's North Waziristan district along the Afghan border.

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