Obama's health reform law rests with the Supreme Court  —  “Unfortunately the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the Affordable Care Act's individual responsibility provision.  We strongly disagree with their decision and today, the Obama administration will ask the Supreme Court to hear this case …

Man arrested in ‘step-by-step’ plot to blow up Capitol, Pentagon  —  The FBI arrested and charged a man Wednesday for allegedly plotting to blow up the Capitol and the Pentagon.  —  The 26-year-old Massachusetts man, Rezwan Ferdaus, was arrested as part of an FBI sting operation …

Fox News Poll: GOP Race Top Tier Now Romney, Perry and Cain  —  Three September debates have shaken-up the race for the Republican presidential nomination.  Herman Cain has jumped into the top tier.  Rick Perry's stumbled.  Mitt Romney's holding steady.  —  And Michele Bachmann is hitting bottom.

Rick Perry to Newsmax: I Regret ‘Heartless’ Comment on Immigration  —  More ways to share...  Mixx  —  Stumbled  —  LinkedIn  —  Vine  —  Buzzflash  —  Newstrust  —  Technocrati  —  Forward Article  —  Presidential candidate Rick Perry on Wednesday apologized for saying …

Chris Christie: Is New Jersey Governor Too Overweight to Become President?  —  For Chris Christie, there was no way around it.  “In case you haven't noticed, I'm slightly overweight,” he said during a debate in his successful campaign for governor.  —  Two years later, Christie is the man …

Alabama Wins in Ruling on Its Immigration Law  —  A federal judge on Wednesday upheld most of the sections of Alabama's far-reaching immigration law that had been challenged by the Obama administration, including portions that had been blocked in other states.

Tea Partiers Want A New Dollar Coin And Refuse To Listen To The Free Market In The Process  —  Over at TPM, Ryan Reilly has an intriguing post about the interest of some tea partiers for a new circulating dollar coin because it supposedly will save the federal government money.

Companies Use Immigration Crackdown to Turn a Profit  —  The men showed up in a small town in Australia's outback early last year, offering top dollar for all available lodgings.  Within days, their company, Serco, was flying in recruits from as far away as London, and busing them from trailers …

Bologna's Second Attack with Pepper Spray  —  Gradually the exploits of Detective Inspector Anthony (Tony Baloney) Bologna have eeked their way even into the mainstream media.  It has become well known that he engages, in violation of policy, in an O.C. (Pepper) Spray attack on four defenseless women without provocation.

Listeria outbreak expected to cause more deaths across US in coming weeks  —  Outbreak of listeria in cantaloupe melons from Colorado farm has caused at least 72 illnesses and up to 16 deaths so far  —  An outbreak of listeria in cantaloupe melons in the US may cause more illness and deaths in coming weeks, say health officials.

Setti Warren said to be quitting US Senate race  —  Newton mayor Setti Warren, whose US Senate campaign has been short on cash and eclipsed by the emergence of Elizabeth Warren, plans to announce tomorrow that he is dropping out, according to an early supporter who received a phone call this afternoon.

Interns File Suit Against ‘Black Swan’ Producer  —  Two men who worked on the hit movie “Black Swan” have mounted an unusual challenge to the film industry's widely accepted practice of unpaid internships by filing a lawsuit on Wednesday asserting that the production company had violated minimum wage …

4 GOP senators in Libya to meet new leaders  —  Four Republican senators traveled to Libya on Thursday to meet with the former rebels who overthrew the regime of Col. Moammar Qadhafi.  —  Sens. Marco Rubio, John McCain, Lindsey Graham and Mark Kirk will meet with members …