DesJarlais: Regret past actions, no plans to resign  —  ET lawmaker talks divorce revelations  —  PHOTO BY SAUL YOUNG, 2012 KNOXVILLE NEWS SENTINEL // BUY THIS PHOTO  —  U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais is pictured at the La Quinta Inn in Chattanooga, TN on Wednesday, November 21, 2012.

A Guide To Talking Politics At The Thanksgiving Table  —  “And remember, no talking politics.  Most of the people there will be liberals and you know how badly they react to opinions different from their own.  Remember what happened last time.”  —  (Photo credit: Wikipedia)  —  Do I ever.

SURPRISE: PA COLLEGE SLASHES INSTRUCTORS' HOURS TO AVOID OBAMACARE  —  Pennsylvania's Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) is slashing the hours of 400 adjunct instructors, support staff, and part-time instructors to dodge paying for Obamacare.  —  “It's kind of a double whammy …

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 …

Egypt's Morsi grants himself far-reaching powers  —  CAIRO — Egypt's president on Thursday issued constitutional amendments that placed him above judicial oversight and ordered the retrial of Hosni Mubarak for the killing of protesters in last year's uprising.

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 …

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 …

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The Vatican on Gaza: Israel is a Baby-Killer"  —  Not a word was heard from the Vatican all the years Sderot babies were in mortal danger.  They began noticing the violence last week.  —  Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, President of the Vatican Council for Culture, commenting on the war between Israel …

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 …

Peace, turkey pardoned by President Obama last Thanksgiving, euthanized  —  Officials insist timing of death not suspicious  —  Last Updated: 9 hours and 30 minutes ago  —  Washington — Peace, one of two turkeys pardoned by President Obama last year, was euthanized Monday …

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 …

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.