Happy Labor Day: Top 10 union thug moments of the year  —  As the MSM whitewashes Big Labor's ugly threats, Tea Party smears, and history of coerced dues-subsidized racketeering this Labor Day, what better way to mark the holiday than with an illustrated list of top 10 union thug moments of the year.

Perry to skip DeMint forum  —  (CNN) - Republican presidential candidate and Texas Gov. Rick Perry will not attend the Palmetto Freedom Forum of GOP candidates Monday night, sponsored by Sen. Jim DeMint, and will instead return to Texas to deal with the wildfires in the state, DeMint and the Perry campaign told CNN.

Rebel without a bra: Jane Fonda said her biggest regret was not sleeping with Che Guevara... but that was to please her husband  —  One day, at the height of her fame in the mid-Seventies, Jane Fonda turned up on the doorstep of her ex-husband, Roger Vadim.  She was lugging a bulging sack.

Why austerity is only cure for the eurozone  —  In recent weeks, debt markets have undergone wild gyrations, leading some analysts and commentators to question the progress achieved in taming the sovereign debt crisis in the eurozone.  More recently, economic data and forward-looking indicators …

Postal Service Is Nearing Default as Losses Mount  —  The United States Postal Service has long lived on the financial edge, but it has never been as close to the precipice as it is today: the agency is so low on cash that it will not be able to make a $5.5 billion payment due this month …

The Fatal Distraction  —  Friday brought two numbers that should have everyone in Washington saying, “My God, what have we done?”  —  One of these numbers was zero — the number of jobs created in August.  The other was two — the interest rate on 10-year U.S. bonds, almost as low as this rate has ever gone.

You have a right to record the police  —  Tiawanda Moore was vindicated after a jury acquitted her of the “crime” of recording the police.  (AP photo)  —  All over America, police have been arresting people for taking video or making sound recordings of them, even though such arrests are pretty clearly illegal.

Israelis held in Istanbul airport  —  Passengers arriving in Turkey detained by local police after their passports taken away from them; passenger: Everyone was in shock  —  About 40 Israeli passengers on board a Turkish Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Istanbul were held for several hours …

Sarah Palin runs unannounced in Iowa half-marathon  —  Sarah Palin's short-lived and unannounced run began and ended today in Storm Lake, Iowa.  —  The morning after Palin's speech at a tea party rally in Indianola, Greta Van Susteren of Fox News posted a photo she said was snapped of Palin during the …

Bachmann bunked at S.C. gov's mansion  —  Michele Bachmann had some face-time with South Caroline Gov. Nikki Haley on Sunday night, dining with the governor and coveted endorser and staying over at the governor's mansion, according to a source familiar with the get together.

A Debate Arises on Job Creation and Environment  —  Do environmental regulations kill jobs?  —  Republicans and business groups say yes, arguing that environmental protection is simply too expensive for a battered economy.  They were quick to claim victory Friday after the Obama administration …

Romney Draws Sparse Protest at Tea Party Event  —  Mitt Romney's keynote speech Sunday night at a Tea Party Express rally in Concord, N.H., was perhaps more notable for what did not happen — there were no fiery clashes with Tea Party protesters, or angry hecklers — than for what did …