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 …

Recognition and Favorability of GOP2012 Candidates  —  The rise of Newt Gingrich over the past 10 days or so, now capped with a Manchester Union Leader endorsement, is the culmination of a months long rejuvenation process.  In April Gingrich ran neck-and-neck with Mitt Romney in net favorability ratings …

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.

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.

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.

Ahead Of Climate Talks, U.S. Leadership In Question … The U.S. is second only to China in emitting gases that cause global warming.  Above, the smoke stacks at American Electric Power's Mountaineer power plant in West Virginia.  —  A new round of United Nations climate talks is getting under way in Durban, South Africa, Monday.

Enraged Pakistanis burn Obama effigy, slam US  —  Hundreds of enraged Pakistanis took to the streets across the country Sunday, burning an effigy of  —  and setting fire to US flags after 24 soldiers died in  —  air strikes.  —  The rallies were organised by opposition and right-wing Islamist groups …

Payroll Tax Cut Will Top Political Theater  —  Senate Democrats and the White House are setting up a certain-to-fail vote to extend and expand the payroll tax cut as soon as this week as their signature political showcase heading into the election year.  —  For Democratic partisans …

Iran: We'll fire 150,000 missiles at Israel if attacked  —  Defense minister Vahidi tells army volunteers ‘Israel has to be punished for what it has done to the Muslims in Palestine’  —  Iranian Defense Minister General Ahmad Vahidi said Iran Independent News Service reported Sunday.

Hard Times Generation: Families living in cars  —  More than 16 million children are now living in poverty and, for many of them, a proper home is elusive.  Some cash-strapped families stay with relatives; others move into motels or homeless shelters.  But, as Scott Pelley reports …

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 …

DNC hits Romney with television ads in 5 swing states  —  The Democratic National Committee is broadening its message campaign against Mitt Romney, going on the air in six television markets to call him a brazen flip-flopper who might as well be “two men trapped in one body.”

Occupy L.A.: Several arrested, but protest remains mostly peaceful  —  Police arrested several people early Monday at the Occupy L.A. demonstration outside City Hall, but then the commotion quickly died down.  —  Shortly after 5 a.m., police issued an order to disperse to those demonstrators gathered …

George and Mitt Romney: Like father, like son, until a political parting point  —  View Photo Gallery —  The GOP presidential hopeful and former Massachusetts governor's family has deep political roots.  Romney's father, George, was the former governor of Michigan and served …