Palin, asked if she'll endorse while in Iowa: 'I haven't even decided yet' whether to run  —  Photo by fairgoer Rose Driscoll, a Republican from Williamsburg  —  Will tea party rock star Sarah Palin endorse anyone while she's in Iowa - maybe Texas Gov. Rick Perry?

Appeals court rules against Obama healthcare law  —  (Reuters) - An appeals court ruled on Friday that President Barack Obama's healthcare law requiring Americans to buy healthcare insurance or face a penalty was unconstitutional, a blow to the White House.  —  The Appeals Court for the 11th Circuit …

Email rendezvous entangles state Rep. Phillip Hinkle  —  Lawmaker calls encounter set up with young man on Craigslist a ‘shakedown’  —  State Rep. Phillip Hinkle, shown speaking on a motion during the recent session, said he is “aware of a shakedown taking place.”  / Charlie Nye / 2011 Star file photo

Rick Perry on the Record  —  From scrapping Social Security and Medicare to immigration to Constitutional amendments, Texas Governor Rick Perry spoke openly last fall with Andrew Romano.  —  In Fed Up!, you criticize the progressive era and the changes it produced: the 16th and 17th Amendments, Social Security, Medicare, and so on.

The Case for Calling Them Nitwits  —  They blow each other up by mistake.  They bungle even simple schemes.  They get intimate with cows and donkeys.  Our terrorist enemies trade on the perception that they're well trained and religiously devout, but in fact, many are fools and perverts …

G.O.P. on Defensive as Analysts Question Party's Fiscal Policy  —  WASHINGTON — The boasts of Congressional Republicans about their cost-cutting victories are ringing hollow to some well-known economists, financial analysts and corporate leaders, including some Republicans …

Did media cover up Sen. Durbin's confrontation with reporter?  (VIDEO)  —  This week U.S. Senator Dick Durbin held a press conference with members of the mainstream media to talk about the downgrade crisis.  But the Senator's scripted storyline veered off-course when a conservative reporter …

Obama Visits NYC For Yet Another Fundraiser  —  President Obama jetted into New York last night on a fund-raising mission and rubbed shoulders with celebrities including movie mogul Harvey Weinstein and Vogue editor Anna Wintour.  —  Our Christina Boyle reports:

No more phony outrage over Obama camp's ‘attack’ on Romney  —  Okay, let's try this again.  —  A few days ago Politico published a story citing mostly anonymous senior advisers to Obama claiming that they were going to launch a ferocious attack on Mitt Romney by painting him as “weird.”

The Mystery of Herman Cain and the Donna Summer Lyrics  —  One of the weirdest moments of last night's Republican debate probably slipped completely under the radar for most viewers.  This moment occurred in Herman Cain's closing statement, when the former pizza-chain CEO recited a favorite inspirational quote:

Debate Showcases Pandering That Repels Voters  —  If you really want to know why voters keep dumping incumbents of both parties and registering an alarming disdain for Washington generally, then go back and watch a scene from Thursday night's Republican debate in Iowa.

The Hijacked Crisis  —  Has market turmoil left you feeling afraid?  Well, it should.  Clearly, the economic crisis that began in 2008 is by no means over.  —  But there's another emotion you should feel: anger.  For what we're seeing now is what happens when influential people exploit a crisis rather than try to solve it.

Joe Scarborough's Brutally Honest Take on Michele Bachmann: “She Is A Joke”  —  The morning after a big political event is always a good day for morning news programs such as MSNBC's Morning Joe.  Events like last night's debate of GOP presidential candidates, hosted by Fox News …