White House lavishes praise on Huntsman's support for Obama  —  The White House is showing no signs of letting up on its campaign for Ambassador Jon Huntsman's presidential prospects - if anything, it's in pile-on mode.  —  Chief of Staff Bill Daley on Sunday heaped praise on Huntsman (R) …

Sen. Alexander on Trump: 'He's famous for being famous,' won't be president  —  Add Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) to the bipartisan list of skeptics who don't think real estate Donald Trump has a chance of winning the 2012 Republican nomination for president, much less the presidency.

State Workers and N.Y.'s Fiscal Crisis  —  At a time when public school students are being forced into ever more crowded classrooms, and poor families will lose state medical benefits, New York State is paying 10 times more for state employees' pensions than it did just a decade ago.

Fox Hosts Hate-Church Lawyer Who Claims Obama Is ‘The Beast Spoken Of In The Revelation’  —  Earlier this week, the Supreme Court held that even the most repulsive hate speech — Westboro Baptist Church's anti-gay rallies at military funerals — is entitled to First Amendment protection.

The Wisconsin union fight isn't about benefits.  It's about labor's influence.  —  Political scientists and explain how weakening unions will gut the middle class  —  The battle between Republicans and labor unions in Ohio, Wisconsin and other states is ostensibly about public workers' pay, benefits and bargaining rights.

Tina Brown to Reveal Overhaul of Newsweek on ‘This Week’  —  Legendary Editor Unveils Newly Revamped Magazine After Merger with ‘Daily Beast’  —  Tina Brown will be revealing the first look at the newly redesigned Newsweek magazine this morning on 'This Week with Christiane Amanpour.

A Liberal Is a Villager Who's Been Screwed By a Mortgage Servicer  —  Dana “the mark” Milbank of the Washington Post  —  The past week has seen a pronounced evolution in the writing of Dana Milbank.  Earlier in the week he severely criticized the incestuous relationship between the political …

Autor!  Autor!  —  A further note on brains and jobs: the story I told in my whimsical magazine piece bears a clear family resemblance to the influential analysis of Autor, Levy, and Murnane a few years later, which argued that the crucial difference in terms of possible replacement of humans …

HIGHLY POLARIZED WISCONSINITES SPLIT OVER WALKER PLAN  —  Substantial support expressed for compromise  —  Wisconsinites are deeply divided over Gov. Scott Walker's plans regarding public employee benefits, wages and unions, according to a Wisconsin Policy Research Institute poll showing 51 percent somewhat …

Moore: Protesters have ‘aroused a sleeping giant’  —  Protesters in Madison have “aroused a sleeping giant” in the national fight for workers' rights, filmmaker Michael Moore told thousands at the Capitol Square on Saturday, as rallies opposing Gov. Scott Walker's budget proposals wrapped up their third week.

Talk Doesn't Pay, So Psychiatry Turns to Drug Therapy  —  DOYLESTOWN, Pa. — Alone with his psychiatrist, the patient confided that his newborn had serious health problems, his distraught wife was screaming at him and he had started drinking again.  With his life and second marriage falling apart, the man said he needed help.

Governor Romney's Remarks at the Carroll County Lincoln Day Dinner  —  Good to be among so many friends.  —  Good to be in Carroll County, even in the winter.  I didn't know just how cold it could get in Carroll County until Ann and I bought our home on Lake Winnipesaukee.

Former French President Chirac to stand trial  —  PARIS - After years of claiming presidential immunity to avoid legal proceedings, Jacques Chirac is finally facing a court.  —  The former president, a bugaboo for George W. Bush during his rush to war in Iraq, on Monday becomes France's …