Files Note Close C.I.A. Ties to Qaddafi Spy Unit  —  TRIPOLI, Libya — Documents found at the abandoned office of Libya's former spymaster appear to provide new details of the close relations the Central Intelligence Agency shared with the Libyan intelligence service — most notably suggesting …

The Austerity Economy  —  Do the dismal economic numbers really reflect the turn to fiscal austerity?  I keep hearing people say no, because austerity hasn't actually happened yet in America.  But they're wrong.  —  The fact is that the fading out of the stimulus, and in particular of aid …

Broken Windows, Ozone, and Jobs  —  I've actually been avoiding thinking about the latest Obama cave-in, on ozone regulation; these repeated retreats are getting painful to watch.  For what it's worth, I think it's bad politics.  The Obama political people seem to think that their route …

Palin says ‘room for more’ in GOP race  —  DES MOINES — Sarah Palin tantalized supporters on the eve of her appearance at a tea party rally by telling reporters “there's room for more” candidates in the contest for the Republican presidential nomination.  But she gave no hint as to whether she was talking about herself.

Cameron Todd Willingham Execution: Rick Perry's Role Deserves Scrutiny … In the three weeks since Texas Gov. Rick Perry stormed into the 2012 presidential race, bigfooting past the Ames Straw Poll and surging to frontrunner status, the media have flocked to the new entrant like flies to cow manure.

Obama wants Congress to pass transportation bill, save jobs  —  President Obama on Saturday called for Congress to skip the “political posturing in Washington” and pass measures funding the nation's transportation programs.  —  In his weekly address, the president said a failure to pass …

Former MI5 boss wants Al Qaeda settlement  —  The former head of MI5, Britain's intelligence unit, says she hopes the UK and US are looking at different ways to talk to Al Qaeda.  —  Eliza Manningham-Buller, who ran MI5 until 2007, has used a BBC lecture to say she hopes British and US intelligence …

Professor is accused of being a biker-gang leader and drug dealer  —  Stephen J. Kinzey, who teaches kinesiology at Cal State San Bernardino, is being sought by authorities after they raided his Highland home and arrested nine alleged accomplices in a methamphetamine ring.

If Al Gore had won  —  A recent poll by “60 Minutes” and Vanity Fair found that a majority of Americans, and a majority of Democrats, do not believe things would have changed much if Al Gore had been inaugurated president in January 2001.  With a jobless scandal gripping the nation …

The Super Committee's Opportunity  —  In April, Congress narrowly avoided a government shutdown by agreeing to $122 billion in deficit reduction over the course of ten years.  Less than four months later, they narrowly averted a debt ceiling crisis by passing the Budget Control Act (BCA) and agreeing to another $900 billion.

Giffords returns to Tucson  —  (CNN) - Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords flew to Tucson Friday for the holiday weekend, marking her second return since leaving for rehabilitation in January.  —  “The congresswoman misses Tucson very much,” said Pia Carusone, chief of staff for Giffords, in a statement.

Top Obama donor George Kaiser says he didn't play politics to win government loan  —  A top donor to President Obama did not use political influence or talk to administration officials about a massive government loan to a solar company backed by his investment funds, according to a statement issued by his family foundation.