First Lady Michelle Obama Booed At NASCAR Race  —  First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden were on hand this afternoon at the Homestead-Miami Speedway to Grand Marshall NASCAR's Sprint Cup finale, and to support Joining Forces, an initiative to hire and train veterans.

New York City Police Arrest Alleged Terror Suspect  —  NEW YORK - An “Al Qaeda sympathizer” who plotted to bomb police and post offices in New York City as well as U.S. troops returning home has been arrested on numerous terrorism-related charges, city officials said Sunday.

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 …

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 …

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 …

Aides: ‘Super Committee’ likely to announce failure to reach debt deal  —  Washington (CNN) — Members of the “super committee” charged with coming up with $1.2 trillion in budget cuts are focused on how to announce failure to reach a deal, Democratic and Republican aides confirmed to CNN Sunday.

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.

Yet 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.

President Yudof responds to campus protest issues  —  University of California President Mark G. Yudof today (Nov. 20) announced the actions he is taking in response to recent campus protest issues:  —  I am appalled by images of University of California students being doused with pepper spray …

After Law School, Associates Learn to Be Lawyers  —  PHILADELPHIA — The lesson today — the ins and outs of closing a deal — seems lifted from Corporate Lawyering 101.  —  “How do you get a merger done?” asks Scott B. Connolly, an attorney.  —  There is silence from three well-dressed people …

Man throws aluminum water bottle at UC Berkeley student's face  —  A man threw an aluminum water bottle at a UC Berkeley student Thursday evening on campus, causing minor injuries to the victim's face.  —  At about 5:09 p.m., the female student was approached by a man at …

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 …

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.