The Time Obama Was Mistaken for a Waiter at a Tina Brown Book Party  —  He was a state senator then, and one of the few African Americans at the elite New York media event.  —  Obama's frank remarks on race and how he also has been seen as someone less than who he is led journalist Katie Rosman …

The Great Pension Scare  —  OK, this is quite amazing: Dean Baker catches the WaPo editorial page claiming that we have $3.8 trillion in unfunded state and local pension liabilities.  Say it in your best Dr. Evil voice: THREE POINT EIGHT TRILLION DOLLARS.  Except the study the WaPo cites …

Leading Black Caucus member not ready to call for Florida boycott  —  A leading member of the Congressional Black Caucus said Sunday she is not prepared to endorse a boycott of Florida over the Trayvon Martin case.  —  Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Md.) told “Fox News Sunday” she has not examined …

Bill requiring warrants for email searches nears Senate vote  —  The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee is pushing to fast-track legislation that would require police to obtain a warrant before accessing emails and other private online messages.  —  Sen. Patrick Leahy's (D-Vt.) …

Boehner promises more House votes against ObamaCare  —  Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) vowed Sunday to hold more House votes to thwart ObamaCare, a major priority for the GOP as the law is implemented.  —  “You're going to see a lot more,” Boehner told CBS's “Face the Nation.”

Republican War on Obamacare Reaching Absurd New Heights  —  We all know that Republicans are hellbent on sabotaging Obamacare any way they can.  But the lengths they're going to are pretty astonishing.  A few weeks ago The Hill reported that some Republican congressional offices …

Don Lemon Blasts Ben Ferguson Over Racial Profiling: 'Who Are You To Tell Us We're Not Having That Experience?'  —  CNN host Don Lemon and conservative commentator Ben Ferguson had such a vociferous argument over racial profiling on Saturday afternoon that they ran well over the commercial break …

Japan's Ruling Bloc Secures Parliament in Big Election Win for Premier Abe  —  Bloc Wins in Landslide, Exit Polls Project, Giving Prime Minister Economic Mandate  —  TOKYO—Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc won a majority in Sunday's upper house election, media exit polls showed …

Math Behind Leak Crackdown: 153 Cases, 4 Years, 0 Indictments  —  Soon after President Obama appointed him director of national intelligence in 2009, Dennis C. Blair called for a tally of the number of government officials or employees who had been prosecuted for leaking national security secrets.