Issa dismisses Carney as a ‘paid liar’  —  The chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee blasted White House press secretary Jay Carney on Sunday, calling him a “paid liar” who is not being truthful about the scandal at the Internal Revenue Service.

Goals to Fulfill and Foes to Foil Keep Holder Going  —  WASHINGTON — At the end of last year, with the election decided and the Obama administration in office for four more years, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. considered stepping down.  He decided against it, in part because before he left …

What's Happening In Turkey?  —  As some longtime readers know, I'm a turkophile.  So I've been extremely eager to get a grip on just what's going on there over the last 48 hours (quick version: massive street protests in Istanbul, perhaps spreading to other parts of the country).

Mitt Romney Inc.: The White House That Never Was  —  In the months before the 2012 election, a group of high-powered consultants and political operatives prepared a secret report for candidate Mitt Romney, explaining how he should take over and restructure the federal government should he win the presidency.

China's Economic Empire  —  HONG KONG — THE combination of a strong, rising China and economic stagnation in Europe and America is making the West increasingly uncomfortable.  While China is not taking over the world militarily, it seems to be steadily taking it over commercially.

Obama was pushed by Clintons into endorsement of Hillary in 2016: book  —  President Obama made a secret deal to support Hillary Clinton when she runs for president in 2016, campaign sources say, payback for the support her husband gave him in 2012.  —  Bill Clinton's animosity toward Obama is legendary.

Tony Blair says murder of Lee Rigby PROVES ‘there is a problem within Islam’  —  Tony Blair today makes his most powerful political intervention since leaving Downing Street by launching an outspoken attack on ‘the problem within Islam’.  —  The former Prime Minister addresses the shocking killing …

Massachusetts Senate race called ‘toss up’: Could GOP surprise again?  —  The Cook Political Report has announced it's shifting its prediction for the Massachusetts Senate race from ‘leaning Democrat’ to ‘toss up.’ In 2010, Republican Scott Brown won a similar special election.  —  BOSTON

Jean Stapleton, Who Played Archie Bunker's Better Angel, Dies at 90  —  Jean Stapleton, the character actress whose portrayal of a slow-witted, big-hearted and submissive — up to a point — housewife on the groundbreaking series “All in the Family” made her, along with Mary Tyler Moore and Bea Arthur …

RNC Chairman Priebus responds to Bob Dole, says GOP ‘open for repairs’  —  The chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC) proclaimed the party “open for repairs,” days after one of its elder statesmen said the GOP should be “closed for repairs” as it figures out how to win national elections.

Far-Right Extremists Chased Through London by Women Dressed as Badgers  —  Political extremists were outnumbered and outgunned by protesters against the badger cull (Reuters)  —  A rally by extremists from the British National Party and the English Defence League was dwarfed …