The due-process-free assassination of U.S. citizens is now reality  —  It was first reported in January of last year that the Obama administration had compiled a hit list of American citizens whom the President had ordered assassinated without any due process, and one of those Americans was Anwar al-Awlaki.

Chris Christie seriously considering run for president in 2012  —  BATON ROUGE — Gov. Chris Christie is seriously rethinking his months of denials and may launch a campaign for the White House after all, a source close to the governor said tonight.  —  In the last week, Christie …

Wait, Is Malaise French for “Soft”?  —  Obama speaking in Orlando: … Interesting perspective.  I wonder where America could have lost its competitive edge.  It couldn't possibly have anything to do with a government that blows billions on green energy boondoggles while making it harder …

Veteran agitators flock to Occupy Wall Street  —  The city's most experienced agitators—the labor and community groups that typically organize local marches, rallies and sit-ins—have been largely missing from the Occupy Wall Street protest that is in its 13th day at Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan.

WLS Radio's Bill Cameron Reports  —  CHICAGO (WLS) - On Tuesday, President Barack Obama tried to keep the pressure on Congress to consider his nearly $450 billion jobs bill, saying it had been two weeks since he sent the bill to Capitol Hill “and now I want it back.”

90 percent of Americans say economy stinks  —  New York (CNNMoney) - Three years after a financial crisis pushed the country deep into recession, an overwhelming number of Americans - 90% - say that economic conditions remain poor.  —  The number, reported Friday in a new CNN/ORC International Poll …

Investigation clears gay Fort Worth teacher  —  Kristopher Franks set to return to work Friday after 4-day leave stemming from allegations of improper behavior  —  nash@dallasvoice.com  —  FORT WORTH — Gay Western Hills High School teacher Kristopher Franks, put on paid administrative leave on Monday …

Turns out, the South is a pretty nice place to live  —  When I first moved to Washington D.C., my dad jokingly warned me not to hype home too much.  “If they find out just how nice we have it down here, all your new East Coast friends will want to move to the South and our cost of living will go up,” he teased.

Outsize Severance Continues for Executives, Even After Failed Tenures  —  The golden goodbye has not gone away.  —  Just last week, Léo Apotheker was shown the door after a tumultuous 11-month run atop Hewlett-Packard.  His reward?  $13.2 million in cash and stock severance …

Texas Rep. Ron Paul brings in over $5 million in 3rd quarter  —  (CNN) - Rep. Ron Paul's Republican presidential campaign brought in over $5 million the past three months.  —  The third quarter number is up from the $4.5 million the congressman from Texas raised in the quarter lasting from April through June.

EXCLUSIVE: Matheson may run in different district  —  SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - Just when you thought Utah's redistricting process may have run out of twists and turns, well, hold on.  —  Thursday morning, Second District Democratic Congressman, Jim Matheson dropped a bit of a political bombshell.

Time to think the unthinkable and start printing again  —  It is the policy that dare not speak its name: the printing press.  The time has come to employ this nuclear option on a grand scale.  The alternative is likely to be a lost decade.  The waste is more than unnecessary; it is cruel.

Michelle Obama shops incognito at Target (Photo)  —  AP photographer Charles Dharapak told CBS News he took pictures of the first lady at the Target on Route 1 in Alexandria, Virginia.  —  The first lady's office confirmed that the pictures showed Mrs. Obama, though it did not immediately respond when asked if it tipped off Dharapak.