Death threat at ABC-TV Town Hall event Saturday  —  Reporter: Forrest Carr Web producer: Sheryl Kornman  —  TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) -The meeting room at St. Odilia's Catholic Church on the city's northwest side was packed with local dignitaries, witnesses to the mass shooting Jan. 8 …

Israel Tests on Worm Called Crucial in Iran Nuclear Delay  —  The Dimona complex in the Negev desert is famous as the heavily guarded heart of Israel's never-acknowledged nuclear arms program, where neat rows of factories make atomic fuel for the arsenal.  —  Over the past two years …

Wingnut Blogger Jim Hoft Mistakes Closed Caption for Applause Prompt at Tucson Memorial  —  Just when you think popular right wing blogger Jim “Dim” Hoft (Gateway Pundit) couldn't possibly post anything more stupid than his last post, he finds a way to take it to the next level of numbskullitude.

Michael Reagan Rips Half-Brother Ron Over Book and Alzheimer's Claim … Michael Reagan blasted as “falsehoods and lies and conspiracy theories to sell books,” the suggestion by half-brother Ron Reagan that their father may have had Alzheimer's disease while still in the White House.

“Before We are Democrats or Republicans, We are Americans,” said Obama in his weekly address this morning.  —  And what's the first thing you notice — the difference between today and the speech he gave at the memorial?  Right.  Different color hair.  Gray for the memorial, signifying the wise elder, the father figure.

Is the Black Church Dead?  Debate Flares Among African-American Christians … LITHONIA, Ga. — Under a sparkling blue sky, thousands of worshipers in cars and SUVs streamed into the mall-like parking lots at the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, a sprawling campus just off I-20 in this suburb of Atlanta.

Guest Post: How Many Senators Does It Take To Screw A Taxpayer?  —  How Many Senators Does It Take To Screw A Taxpayer? … - Ron Paul  —  When bipartisanship breaks out in Washington DC, check to make sure your wallet is still in your pocket.  Every time you fill up your car this winter …

Americans View Sarah Palin as more Sincere and Believable after Watching Speech  —  Speech does little to increase voter support for potential run in 2012  —  Flemington, NJ, January 14, 2011 - A new national study among 1,437 self-reported Democrats, Republicans and Independents revealed …

In Tunisia, Clashes Continue as Power Shifts a Second Time  —  TUNIS — Tanks, police officers and gangs of newly deputized young men wielding guns held the deserted streets of Tunis Saturday night after a day of sporadic rioting and gunfire.  Power changed hands for the second time in 24 hours …

Help Needed  —  I find myself in deep financial trouble.  My hours have been cut once again, which means I'm done, ruined, forked, at least for the short term while I try to find another source of income.  It appears, given the current job market and my age, that the other source will have to be early Social Security.