Paul: Both sides need to give in  —  Washington (CNN) - To reach a deal in Congress over the national debt, Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky said both political parties need to make concessions, excluding higher tax rates.  —  “The compromise is for conservatives to admit …

Mean streak: Obama is not as nice as he looks  —  Liberal Democrats were often befuddled by President Reagan's “Teflon presidency.”  —  By their lights, Reagan could commit the most heinous acts, but their criticisms were usually shrugged off by the American people, who judged him a “nice guy” who deserved the benefit of the doubt.

Holder's 4G tax lax  —  US Attorney General Eric Holder and his brother failed to pay the property taxes on their childhood home in Queens, which they inherited last August after their mother died, The Post has learned.  —  And because their ailing mom, Miriam, was already behind …

Trump: I'm ‘much bigger’ than Romney  —  (CNN) - Real estate mogul Donald Trump touted his net worth as a selling point over likely presidential contender and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.  —  “I'm a much bigger business man and have (a) much, much bigger net worth.

Leftist Thugs Taunt, Harass and Insult Black Tea Party Member  —  The man is called an “Uncle Tom,” and a “Token” interspersed with calls for “Solidarity”.  Just off camera in the Tea Party is a Mom with her two small children who are black.

Will Liberals Learn to Love Ricardo Sanchez?  —  Democrats think they have a candidate who can win Texas' open Senate seat: Retired Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez. … As far as your usual Senate candidates go, Sanchez will indeed have a more interesting life story and resume: rising from humble roots …

Japan nuclear crisis ‘over in nine months’  —  The BBC's Roland Buerk says that people are pleased that they have been given some idea of how long the crisis could last  —  The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has said it expects to bring the crisis under control by the end of the year.

‘Wear a headscarf or we will kill you’: How the ‘London Taliban’ is targeting women and gays in bid to impose sharia law  —  Women who do not wear headscarves are being threatened with violence and even death by Islamic extremists intent on imposing sharia law on parts of Britain, it was claimed today.

Politics In A Steep Recession  —  Some people have expressed surprise that the Great Recession hasn't proven to be a boon to left-wing political movement.  I think the expectation that something like that would be the result of a financial collapse is based on an over-generalization of FDR and the New Deal.

Rebels Flee Key Libyan Town  —  AJDABIYA, Libya — Rebel fighters fled this city Sunday after a rocket and artillery attack by government forces that were reportedly on the western outskirts.  —  Scores of rebel pickup trucks and other vehicles could be seen leaving the eastern approaches of Ajdabiya …

Palin: Wis. gov doing the right thing with unions  —  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Sarah Palin defended Wisconsin's governor at a tea party tax day rally Saturday, telling hundreds of supporters that his polarizing union rights law is designed to save public jobs.  —  Braving snow showers …