TSA airport screeners gone wild in San Diego- again  —  In what can only be described as TSA handlers gone wild, the San Diego Harbor Police arrested an area resident for refusal to complete the screening/security process yesterday.  This is the same airport that created the TSA security catch phrase “don't touch my junk.”

Deposition: Countrywide Never Sent Mortgage Notes to Trust; Mortgage-Backed Securities in Question  —  Christine at Foreclosure Industry gives her 10 reasons why the MERS problem cannot be fixed by legislation, and it's a pretty good list.  I would add that it's simply not the only problem …

The Impact Today and Tomorrow of Chalmers Johnson  —  Next week, Foreign Policy magazine and its editor-in-chief Susan Glasser will be releasing its 2nd annual roster of the world's greatest thinkers and doers in foreign policy.  I have seen the list — and it's impressively creative and eclectic.

Special Underwear Makes Your Privates Invisible to TSA Scanners  —  Citizens, take heart: Even as our country falls under the total domination of our new TSA overlords, capitalism continues unabated.  A Colorado man has developed undergarments with special body scanner-blocking fig leafs to hide your privates.

For NBC Sale, Tensions Rise in Washington  —  Comcast is still in negotiations with the government over its proposed takeover of NBC Universal, but that did not stop the cable company from announcing a new management slate for the entertainment giant last week.

The GOP's lame-duck hardball  —  Washington began last week to come to grips with the new order of things, a regime in which Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell holds as much sway as the president of the United States.  —  With the additional leverage that six more Republican senators …

Buffett Tells ABC Rich Americans Should Be Paying ‘A Lot’ More in Taxes  —  Billionaire Warren Buffett said that rich people should pay more in taxes and that Bush-era tax cuts for top earners should be allowed to expire at the end of December.  —  “If anything, taxes for the lower …

Carter: Fox commentators have ‘deliberately distorted’ news  —  Jimmy Carter said Sunday that Fox News commentators including Glenn Beck have “deliberately distorted” the news.  —  Speaking on CNN's “Reliable Sources” Sunday, the former Democratic president took aim at the cable news channel climate …

Gingrich: No debates moderated by Olbermann or Matthews  —  Newt Gingrich, a potential 2012 Republican presidential contender, said Sunday that he would not participate in a debate moderated by Keith Olbermann or Chris Matthews.  —  “There's no possibility that I would ever go to a debate …

Clinton: I'd Avoid Airport Pat-Down if Possible  —  Secretary of State Says Limiting Number of Travelers Asked to Undergo Enhanced Security Should Be Considered  —  (CBS) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she would not want to submit to an airport security pat-down, one of the new …

Jindal blasts Obama administration, calls TSA searches excessive  —  Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal (R) blasted the Obama administration's handling suspected terrorist and called the Transportation Security Administration's controversial search procedures excessive during NBC's Meet the Press on Sunday.

Growing Up Digital, Wired for Distraction  —  REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — On the eve of a pivotal academic year in Vishal Singh's life, he faces a stark choice on his bedroom desk: book or computer?  —  Your Brain on Computers  —  Staying on Task  —  Articles in this series examine how a deluge …

FDR, Reagan, and Obama  —  Some readers may recall that back during the Democratic primary Barack Obama shocked many progressives by praising Ronald Reagan as someone who brought America a “sense of dynamism and entrepreneurship that had been missing.”  I was among those who found this deeply troubling …