Olbermann Said to Be Going to Current TV  —  Keith Olbermann, the former top-rated host on the news channel MSNBC, will announce his next television home on Tuesday, and people on Monday familiarwith his plans pointed to a possible deal with the public affairs channel Current TV.

Democratic Leadership Council will fold  —  The Democratic Leadership Council, the iconic centrist organization of the Clinton years, is out of money and could close its doors as soon as next week, a person familiar with the plans said Monday.  —  The DLC, a network of Democratic elected officials …

Social Scientist Sees Bias Within  —  SAN ANTONIO — Some of the world's pre-eminent experts on bias discovered an unexpected form of it at their annual meeting.  —  Discrimination is always high on the agenda at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology's conference …

Ex-Gov. Rendell Splits With Wife After 40 Years Of Marriage  —  Gov. Rendell and his wife, U.S. Appellate udge Marjorie “Midge” Rendell, announced in an e-mail to friends today that they will be “living separately” now that they have left the Governor's Mansion in Harrisburg.

Sarah Palin And Gay Rights: Comments Fuel Speculation About Where She Stands  —  ABC News' Michael Falcone reports:  —  Some conservatives who are already upset that this week's Conservative Political Action Conference will include a right-leaning organization that promotes gay rights grew …

Bush cancels Europe trip amid calls for his arrest  —  Will George W. Bush set foot in Europe again in his lifetime?  —  A planned trip by Bush to speak at the Switzerland-based United Israel Appeal later this week has been canceled after several human rights groups called for Swiss authorities …

Ditching unwritten rules for freshmen, Paul does it his way  —  Rand Paul has broken with tradition by eschewing the unwritten rules for freshman senators: Keep a low profile, learn the chamber's arcane procedures and cozy up to senior colleagues.  —  Unlike ex-Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton …

What They Mean by ‘Civility’  —  The New York Times raises no objection to murderous, racist rhetoric at a Common Cause rally.  —  (Best of the tube tonight: We'll discuss Common Cause's smear campaign on “America's Nightly Scoreboard” with David Asman.  Fox Business, 7 p.m. ET tonight, with a repeat showing at midnight ET.)

Muslims to Be Congressional Hearings' Main Focus  —  WASHINGTON — The new chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee said Monday that he planned to call mostly Muslim and Arab witnesses to testify in hearings next month on the threat of homegrown Islamic terrorism.

‘Absurd’ for Israel to become partisan issue, says ex-Obama adviser  —  HERZLIYA, Israel — It would be “absurd” if support for Israel becomes a divisive, partisan issue in the U.S. political arena, one of President Obama's former top advisers said Monday.  —  Amid signs that Israel …

Pawlenty: Rescinding Funds To Implement DADT Repeal Is ‘A Reasonable Step’  —  Last month, former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty (R) made waves when he suggested that he would reinstate the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy if elected President.  This morning, Pawlenty went a step further …

Federal judicial vacancies reaching crisis point  —  Federal judges have been retiring at a rate of one per week this year, driving up vacancies that have nearly doubled since President Obama took office.  The departures are increasing workloads dramatically and delaying trials in some of the nation's federal courts.

On Evolution, Biology Teachers Stray  —  Teaching creationism in public schools has consistently been ruled unconstitutional in federal courts, but according to a national survey of more than 900 public high school biology teachers, it continues to flourish in the nation's classrooms.

Michael Moore Sues Weinsteins Over ‘Fahrenheit 9/11’ (Updated) … Filmmaker Michael Moore has sued Harvey and Bob Weinstein, accusing the brothers of “Hollywood accounting tricks” and “financial deception” that cheated him out of at least $2.7 million in profits from the hit documentary Fahrenheit 9/11.

Cash Buyers Lift Housing  —  Bargain Hunting Boosts Prices in Depressed Cities; Broader Asset Rebound Spreads  —  Buyers in markets around the U.S. are snapping up homes in all-cash deals, betting that prices are at or near bottom and breathing life into some of the nation's most battered housing markets.

Most New York Students Are Not College-Ready  —  New York State education officials released a new set of graduation statistics on Monday that show less than half of students in the state are leaving high school prepared for college and well-paying careers.  —  The new statistics …

Rumsfeld's ‘Slice of History’  —  In an interview, the former secretary of defense explains how Washington feuds harmed Iraq policy, and why the surge was less vital than you think.  —  'I'd read other folks' books about things I'd been involved in . . . and I'd think, 'My goodness …

The best campaign ad of 2012  —  So it may not actually have been cut yet, but Haley Barbour's rivals will struggle to beat his repurposing of this direct-to-camera endorsement from his 1982 Senate race:  —  I'd like to take a moment to talk with you about our country's future and a very special leader - Haley Barbour.

Lawmakers' End of Earmarks Affects Local Programs Large and Small  —  WASHINGTON — Gone for now are the likes of the taxpayer-financed teapot museum, or studies on the mating habits of crabs.  —  But also shelved are a project to help consolidate information about warrants in Brazos County …

FCC: Presidential emergency alerts to be tested  —  Lisa Fowlkes, Deputy Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, FCC  —  Everybody has heard the national Emergency Alert System (EAS).  Those familiar “duck calls” that reassure listeners “THIS is a test...this is ONLY a test...”

U.S. Has Secret Tools to Force Internet on Dictators  —  When Hosni Mubarak shut down Egypt's internet and cellphone communications, it seemed that all U.S. officials could do was ask him politely to change his mind.  But the American military does have a second set of options …

Planned Parenthood to Retrain Public Staff  —  Reacting to the release of videotapes in which its staff members advise an apparent sex trafficker, Planned Parenthood said Monday that it would retrain thousands of staff members across the country on its rules for reporting possible dangers to minors …

Comedy central: Waxman whacks ‘fishing expeditions’  —  There have been some real characters elected to Congress over the years.  Davy Crockett, for instance, served one term in the House of Representatives, then told his constituents to go to hell and headed for Texas where he died defending the Alamo and became an American icon.