JAKE TAPPER'S ‘THE OUTPOST’ RAISES VITAL QUESTIONS ON U.S. AFGHANISTAN STRATEGY  —  The Army uses the term “BLUF” - bottom line up front.  The BLUF on Jake Tapper's new book on Afghanistan, The Outpost, is that you need to read it.  —  If you are a civilian, you need to do so to see and understand something …

Michigan Republicans propose tax credit for unborn foetuses  —  Critics say proposal was ‘absurd’ and described it as a backdoor way of trying to pass ‘personhood’ legislation  —  Republican lawmakers in Michigan, a state which eliminated tax credits for children last year …

Romney was not the problem  —  Small minds always leap to the answers given the last time around, which is probably why Maxine Waters keeps getting re-elected.  But the last time is not necessarily the same as this time.  A terrorist attack is not the same as the Cold War …

Obama pushed Israel to accept Egyptian cease-fire agreement friendly to Hamas  —  President Barack Obama pressured Israel's prime minister to adopt a cease-fire agreement with Hamas that was pushed by Hamas' Egyptian ally, according to a White House statement released on Wednesday.

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White House declines to release images from night of Benghazi attacks  —  The White House Photo Office has declined CBS News requests to release images taken of US officials during the Sept. 11 Benghazi attacks.  —  CBS News first requested the images on Oct. 31.

Clothes and Other Storm Aid, From Rikers Jail  —  There are plenty of unsung heroes in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, but the story of how those at New York's least desirable address lent their muscle and might is perhaps among the most compelling.  —  On the night that the storm roared …

How A Failed Commune Gave Us What Is Now Thanksgiving  —  “The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth” (1914) By Jennie A. Brownscombe (Photo credit: Wikipedia)  —  It's wrong to say that American was founded by capitalists.  In fact, America was founded by socialists who had the humility to learn …

Petraeus, Suddenly With Plenty of Free Time, Ponders His Next Move  —  ARLINGTON, Va. — Here on an expensive but otherwise unremarkable street in the suburbs of Washington, David H. Petraeus is managing a new life in the doghouse.  —  He is seeking forgiveness from his furious wife …

The Privilege to Speak  —  The New York Times Co. wants a monopoly on the Constitution.  —  A corporate division has once again exercised its First Amendment rights to argue that corporations don't have First Amendment rights.  This time, however, the New York Times Co. claims to have discovered …

Complaints About Turkey Attacks On The Rise In Brookline  —  BROOKLINE (CBS) - Neighbors are on the offensive in Brookline after what some residents are describing as aggressive turkeys.  —  “They were attacking the vehicle,” Karen Halvorson said outside her home in the Aspinwall Hill neighborhood.

Pardoned turkey's death untimely?  Only to the naive  —  Washington (CNN) - Peace, one of two turkeys pardoned by President Obama last year, was euthanized Monday, according to an official who insisted the timing of the death - days before the Thanksgiving holiday - was not suspicious.