Obama Makes It Official: Suspected Terrorists Can Be Indefinitely Detained Without a Trial  —  Despite having once threatened to veto the bill due to controversial language about the treatment of suspected terrorists, the president signed the controversial National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law on Saturday.

Virginia Attorney General Intervenes in GOP Primary Ballot Dispute  —  Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is intervening in the Virginia presidential primary dispute and plans to file emergency legislation to address the inability of most Republican presidential candidates to get their name on the ballot, Fox News has learned.

A new problem for Santorum in Iowa: Overcrowding  —  PELLA, Iowa - Rick Santorum encountered a problem here Saturday afternoon that his campaign was not experiencing as recently as a week ago: overcrowding.  —  With momentum apparently building for the former Pennsylvania senator …

Rick Perry campaign plays blame game  —  DES MOINES - With a revamped message and a significant TV presence here, Rick Perry is hoping to revive his disappointing presidential campaign with a surprise finish Tuesday.  —  But even as they hold out hope that Perry can find a way back into contention …

KEYNES WAS RIGHT-ABOUT THE JEWS?  —  So Paul Krugman phoned in his periodic “Keynes Was Right” column today, arguing that the Obama Porkulus failed only because, like “true” Communism, it wasn't tried vigorously or faithfully enough.  —  I wonder if Krugman also credits Keynes's views on Jews …

Romney claims Obama will be a ‘footnote in history’  —  (CNN) - Mitt Romney chose to ignore his GOP rivals at an event in New Hampshire Saturday, opting instead to issue a sharp line of attack against President Barack Obama.  —  Romney, who is running well ahead of his competitors in the Granite State …

New state bill could make it illegal to sing national anthem ‘inappropriately’  —  INDIANAPOLIS — Oh, say can you . . . sing?  —  And, more importantly, can you sing it the “right” way — the way one Indiana lawmaker thinks the national anthem should be sung?

Tis the season for predictions  —  No end of the year political shindig would be complete without pundits and prophets gazing into the chicken entrails and letting us know what we should expect in the year to come.  Given the fact that we so rarely see end of the year, “Look how well I did last December” …

Surging Santorum Would Annul All Same-Sex Marriages  —  Social conservatives are lauding Rick Santorum's “surge” to third place in the Iowa polls, but his new forthrightness about his positions may backfire.  In a recent interview with MSNBC's Chuck Todd, Santorum explained that not only would he support …