Secret Fed Loans Gave U.S. Banks Undisclosed $13B  —  The Federal Reserve and the big banks fought for more than two years to keep details of the largest bailout in U.S. history a secret.  Now, the rest of the world can see what it was missing.  —  The Fed didn't tell anyone which banks …

The eurozone really has only days to avoid collapse  —  In virtually all the debates about the eurozone I have been engaged in, someone usually makes the point that it is only when things get bad enough, the politicians finally act - eurobond, debt monetisation, quantitative easing, whatever.

Things to Tax  —  The supercommittee was a superdud — and we should be glad.  Nonetheless, at some point we'll have to rein in budget deficits.  And when we do, here's a thought: How about making increased revenue an important part of the deal?  —  And I don't just mean a return to Clinton-era tax rates.

Canada to pull out of Kyoto Protocol next month … Date: Sun.  —  Canada will announce next month that it will formally withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol, CTV News has learned.  —  The Harper government has tentatively planned an announcement for a few days before Christmas, CTV's Roger Smith reported Sunday evening.

Teen tweeter won't apologize to Sam Brownback  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas teenager who wrote a disparaging tweet about Gov. Sam Brownback said Sunday that she is rejecting her high school principal's demand for a written apology.  —  Emma Sullivan, 18, of the Kansas City suburb of Fairway …

Strike: BBC poll suggests strong support  —  An opinion poll commissioned by BBC News suggests 61% of people believe public sector workers are justified in going on strike over pension changes.  —  More than two million people are due to walk out on Wednesday.

Christian worker loses her job after being ‘targeted’ by Islamic extremists  —  A Christian worker has launched a landmark legal action after she lost her job when she blew the whistle on what she says was a campaign of “race hate” by fundmentalist Muslims.  —  Nohad Halaoui is claiming …

Romney calls on Obama to block $600B in defense cuts  —  Mitt Romney on Sunday called for President Obama to halt the $600 billion in automatic cuts aimed at the Defense department as a consequence of the failed debt supercommittee.  —  “I'm calling on the president to say no way for those cuts …

The Price of Intolerance  —  It's early yet for a full accounting of the economic damage Alabama has done to itself with its radical new immigration law.  —  Farmers can tally the cost of crops left to rot as workers flee.  Governments can calculate the loss of revenues when taxpayers flee.

Pakistanis burn Obama effigy and US flag  —  Video for this article is not available as your browser either does not support JavaScript and/or Flash Player 9+ or they are currently disabled in your browser settings.  —  Hundreds of enraged Pakistanis have taken to the streets across the country …

CNN Prank Caller Poses As Student Arrested In Cairo, Thanks 'Baba Booey's Monkey Nuts' For Freedom  —  CNN anchor Fredricka Whitfield got a bit of an unwelcome surprise this evening as an interview with who she thought was Gregory Porter, an American student recently arrested and released in Cairo, went awry.