Michelle Obama, Dr. Jill Biden Draw Boos at NASCAR Event  —  First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden were grand marshals at today's NASCAR season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, appearing as part of their charitable campaign to support military veterans and their families.

Man Arrested and Charged in Bomb Plot  —  The authorities have arrested a man who law enforcement officials believe was planning to build and detonate a bomb in New York with government workers, returning military personnel and elected officials as the target, a person briefed on the case said on Sunday.

The Hillary Moment  —  President Obama can't win by running a constructive campaign, and he won't be able to govern if he does win a second term.  —  When Harry Truman and Lyndon Johnson accepted the reality that they could not effectively govern the nation if they sought re-election to the White House …

Occupy Wall Street protesters stay at $700-a-night hotel  —  Hell no, we won't go — unless we get goose down pillows.  —  A key Occupy Wall Street leader and another protester who leads a double life as a businessman ditched fetid tents and church basements for rooms at a luxurious hotel …

Lawmakers Trade Blame As Deficit Talks Crumble  —  WASHINGTON — With the hours ticking away toward a self-imposed deadline, Congressional leaders conceded Sunday that talks on a sweeping deficit agreement were near failure and braced for recriminations over their inability to reach a deal.

Report: Lawmaker accused of sexually abusing family member  —  Family members of Rep. Dale Kildee (D-Mich.) are accusing the congressman of sexually abusing an underage male relative over 50 years ago according to a report from The Washington Times.  —  The paper identified the victim as Patrick Kildee …

Return of the Reagan Democrats?  Blue-collar voters in Macomb County bolting for the GOP, Free Press poll finds  —  WASHINGTON — Are the so-called Reagan Democrats rising up again in Macomb County, this time to take down President Barack Obama?  —  Three years ago, Obama won blue-collar Macomb …

Parents of ‘Adolf Hitler’ Lose Custody of Newborn  —  Heath and Deborah Campbell, the New Jersey parents of three children with Nazi-inspired names, lost custody of their fourth child 17 hours after he was born, the Express-Times of Lehigh Valley, Pa., reported.

James Hansen and the Corruption of Science  —  It recently came out that James Hansen, one of the two or three most prominent global warming alarmists on whose work the IPCC reports rest, “forgot” to report $1.6 million in outside income, as required by his government contracts.  Is that significant?

Oscar Ortega Struggled With Mental Illness, Family Says  —  IDAHO FALLS — A referee lifted Oscar Ortega's hand high into the clear Rocky Mountain night last summer.  Mr. Ortega had not yet been accused of trying to kill the president.  He had not yet told the world he was Jesus Christ.

A frightening forum in Iowa  —  Just looking at the co-hosts of the event in Iowa yesterday for the Republican presidential field offered a hint of what was to come.  —  The “Thanksgiving Family Forum” was organized and sponsored by three groups: the James Dobson-founded Focus on the Family …

Yet Another New York Times Fail: Ross Douthat Department  —  Why oh why can't we have a better press corps?  —  Ross Douthat: … (1) The democratically-elected representatives of the Greek and the Italian people voted to change the prime minister.  They can do that.  That is part of their democratic process.