Union Leader endorses Newt Gingrich  —  The Manchester Union Leader, New Hampshire's most influential paper, picks Newt Gingrich as its candidate of choice in an editorial today (no link yet, but text provided by POLITICO's Ginger Gibson) across the top of the front page.

Pakistan Tells U.S. to ‘Vacate’ Air Base as Border Strike Inflames Tensions  —  Pakistan's government has ordered the U.S. to “vacate” an air base used for suspected drone attacks, in retaliation for a NATO strike that allegedly killed two-dozen Pakistani soldiers, Fox News has confirmed.

What Really Happened to Strauss-Kahn?  —  Dominique Strauss-Kahn and his wife, Anne Sinclair, in the courtyard of their Paris residence, September 2011  —  May 14, 2011, was a horrendous day for Dominique Strauss-Kahn, then head of the International Monetary Fund and leading contender …

Saturday Night Card Game (Jeremiah Wright still scares Democrats)  —  This is the latest in a series on the use of the race card for political gain:  —  As you know, I support Newt Gingrich.  —  But you also know that I have a policy of uniting behind any Republican candidate …

Prepare for riots in euro collapse, Foreign Office warns  —  British embassies in the eurozone have been told to draw up plans to help British expats through the collapse of the single currency, amid new fears for Italy and Spain.  —  As the Italian government struggled to borrow …

Euro Zone Weighs Plan to Speed Fiscal Integration  —  BERLIN—Euro-zone countries are weighing a new plan to accelerate the integration of their fiscal policies, people familiar with the matter said, as Europe's leaders race to convince investors they can resolve the region's debt crisis and keep the currency area from fracturing.

Supreme Court hearing on Obama health law sets up lobbying storm  —  Next year's Supreme Court decision on the healthcare reform law could be the most heavily lobbied ever.  —  Corporations, unions, trade groups and advocates are expected to spend millions of dollars over the next few months trying …

Taliban paid £100 a month to stop fighting  —  Members of the Taliban who give up their fight are being paid £100 a month and will be allowed to keep their guns in a new initiative to end the insurgency.  —  The “reintegration” programme, which has the full support of Nato …

Western nations ‘used bullying tactics’ at climate talks  —  World Development Movement report accuses developed countries of threatening behaviour at climate change summits  —  Leading figures in western governments have been accused of using bullying tactics with developing countries during climate change summits.

Villaraigosa announces impending shutdown of Occupy L.A. camp  —  The mayor says the City Hall park will close at 12:01 a.m. Monday but that police might not immediately begin removing protesters who linger.  Occupy L.A. has issued a statement vowing to stay.

Perry ad features SuperPAC footage  —  The last shred of regulation preventing unlimited money from flowing into presidential campaigns is the requirement that campaigns not “coordinate” their communications with Super PACs and the other independent groups pouring money into that race.

Obama promotes shops on “Small Business Saturday”  —  (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, eager to spur growth and hiring, took his daughters on an early Christmas shopping trip on Saturday in Washington as the U.S. retail sector got its vital holiday season underway.

Man Dies on Black Friday; Shoppers Unfazed … SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) — A man collapsed while doing some Black Friday shopping in a crowded store, and people nearby continued to shop.  —  Witnesses tell WSAZ.com some shoppers walked around and even over the man's body.