Little Resistance as Rebels Enter Tripoli  —  TRIPOLI, Libya — Rebels surged into the Libyan capital Sunday night, meeting little resistance from troops loyal to Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi and setting off raucous street celebrations by residents hailing the end of his 42 years in power.

GOP may OK tax increase that Obama hopes to block  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — News flash: Congressional Republicans want to raise your taxes.  —  Impossible, right?  GOP lawmakers are so virulently anti-tax, surely they will fight to prevent a payroll tax increase on virtually every wage-earner starting Jan. 1, right?

Surely They Can Read a Spreadsheet  —  When the federal government was on the brink of default and the economy hung in the balance, the nation's business leaders had a chance to step forward and push for a long-term solution.  They could have supported a grand bargain that cut spending and raised tax revenue.

Ben Stein offers Rick Perry an economics lesson  —  PLAY CBS NEWS VIDEO … I was going to leave you alone for this month and just spend it on my boat up at Lake Pendoreille in North Idaho, a mountain lake where ospreys soar and where I feel at peace.  —  But Governor Rick Perry of Texas …

Romney to quadruple La Jolla home size  —  The GOP contender plans local fundraisers for president this weekend  —  View from the beach of the 3,009-square-foot Romney home in La Jolla , which the GOP contender plans to demolish and replace with an 11,062-square-foot home.  — Meg Roussos

Maxine Waters: ‘The tea party can go straight to hell’  —  So much for dialing back the rhetoric, right?  —  On Saturday in Inglewood, Calif., California Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters had some harsh words for the tea party.  —  “I'm not afraid of anybody,” Waters told constituents in footage …

What if Obama quit?  —  I'm not talking about resignation, or just refusing to offer any proposals until after the next election.  What if Obama simply decided not to run for a second term as President?  —  The thought occurred to me after reading Peggy Noonan's piece this week for the Wall Street Journal …

An Empty Regard  —  William Deresiewicz is an essayist and critic, and the author of “Solitude and Leadership,” an address delivered at West Point in 2009 and widely taught in the armed forces.  —  NO symbol is more sacred in American life right now than the military uniform.

The Sad Statistic That Trumps the Others  —  THERE'S been a lot of bad economic news lately, yet we may be overlooking the most disturbing development of all: our economic productivity has been weakening.  This isn't just a problem for the United States.  Because America remains a leader …

Dozens more arrested in oil pipeline protest  —  WASHINGTON - Arrests are beginning anew outside the White House as police remove dozens of protesters who are hoping to convince President Barack Obama to block TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline.  —  Fifty protesters remain in jail …

Sources: Pataki Considers 2012 Run For President … Sources tell NY1 former Governor George Pataki is strongly considering entering the crowded race for the Republican presidential nomination.  —  Sources say Pataki, who left office in 2007, could make an announcement as early as next week.