CBS News' Lara Logan Assaulted During Egypt Protests  —  CBS News Chief Foreign Correspondent Separated From Her Crew And Brutally Assaulted on Day Mubarak Stepped Down  —  On Friday February 11, the day Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak stepped down, CBS correspondent Lara Logan was covering …

Petraeus to leave Afghan post  —  The Times of London is reporting from exclusive sources that General David Petraeus, the commander of the US-led international coalition in Afghanistan, is to be replaced. … The report said the US is seeking sweeping changes of top US leadership in Afghanistan …

Romney and the Birthers  —  Birtherism is alive and well within the GOP ranks, and their 2012 nominee preferences tell a story about the difficulty Mitt Romney faces in trying to appeal to an electorate that's a whole lot further out there than he is.  —  Birthers make a majority among …

From Prison, Madoff Says Banks ‘Had to Know’ of Fraud  —  BUTNER, N.C. — Bernard L. Madoff said he never thought the collapse of his Ponzi scheme would cause the sort of destruction that has befallen his family.  —  In his first interview for publication since his arrest in December 2008 …

Obama threatens to veto House Republican spending measure  —  The Obama administration on Tuesday threatened to veto the House GOP's measure funding the federal government.  —  In a statement of administration policy, the Office of Management and Budget said cuts included …

Egypt: Islamist judge to head new constitution committee  —  Egypt's new ruling military council has appointed an Islamist judge to head the committee drawing up a new constitution, angering some of those who argued last week's revolution would deliver the country to the Muslim Brotherhood.

No Cash for You, Kentucky  —  While its small-government crusaders decry Obama's budget and government spending, the Bluegrass State is thriving on D.C. welfare.  Paul Begala says it's the perfect place for a truly democratic experiment.  —  The great Mark Shields has said that most Americans …

Iran's Natanz nuclear facility recovered quickly from Stuxnet cyberattack  —  VIENNA - In an underground chamber near the Iranian city of Natanz, a network of surveillance cameras offers the outside world a rare glimpse into Iran's largest nuclear facility.  The cameras were installed …

Healthcare Reform Law Requires New IRS Army Of 1,054  —  The Internal Revenue Service says it will need an battalion of 1,054 new auditors and staffers and new facilities at a cost to taxpayers of more than $359 million in fiscal 2012 just to watch over the initial implementation of President Obama's healthcare reforms.

Dissecting Shirley Sherrod's Complaint Against Andrew Breitbart  —  I'm not going to repeat all the background; read my prior posts:  — The Original Sherrod Clip Was Not “False”  — Shirley Sherrod May Prefer The Life Left Unexamined  — Shirley Sherrod Catches Andrew Breitbart's Car

Haley Barbour in KKK plate uproar  —  'I don't go around denouncing people.  That's not going to happen,' said Haley Barbour.  AP Photo  —  In the latest racially charged incident in his home state, Haley Barbour on Tuesday drew fire when he refused to condemn a proposal honoring …

Poll: Americans Unconvinced Economy on Rebound  —  CBS News Poll analysis by the CBS News Polling Unit: Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus and Anthony Salvanto.  —  Updated 10 a.m. ET  —  A new CBS News Poll shows President Obama's overall job approval rating is at 48 percent …

U.S. Follows Two Paths on Unrest in Iran and Bahrain  —  WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has responded quite differently to two embattled governments that have beaten protesters and blocked the Internet in recent days to fend off the kind of popular revolt that brought down Egypt's government.

Can IR theory predict the future of the euro?  —  It's not as though the world came to a halt while the Egyptian drama was keeping us glued to our laptops, and at least one interesting development is worth watching closely for a number of reasons.  You all know that the EU has been facing …

Climate change: GOP Galileo moment  —  Will it take the Republican Party as long to accept modern science as it took the Roman Catholic Church?  The church waited 359 years to admit Galileo was right — the earth does move around the sun.  Not until 1992 did the Vatican officially withdraw …

The Ever-More-Desperate Health Care Budget Gimmicks  —  I attracted a lot of angry comments last October when I wrote that I didn't trust the Democrats to be much more fiscally responsible than the Republicans.  What made people especially angry was that I argued that ObamaCare …

Get Out of My Way, You Jerk!  —  Researchers Study ‘Sidewalk Rage,’ Seeking Insights on Anger's Origins and Coping Techniques  —  You don't need a car to get road rage.  —  For many people, few things are more infuriating than slow walkers—those seemingly inconsiderate people who clog up sidewalks …

HILLARY CLINTON: MYTH AND REALITY  —  It's been a long journey for Hillary Clinton.  But after years of political and personal challenges, the secretary of state is exactly where she belongs.  Read the interview below and then check out behind-the-scenes images from Clinton's Bazaar photo shoot.