Book Details Obama Aides' Talks About Replacing Biden on 2012 Ticket  —  President Obama's top aides secretly considered replacing Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. with Hillary Rodham Clinton on the 2012 ticket, undertaking extensive focus-group sessions and polling in late 2011 when Mr. Obama's re-election outlook appeared uncertain.

What Really Happens To People Whose Insurance Is ‘Canceled’ Because Of Obamacare  —  President Obama wasn't entirely right in 2009 when he said that if you like your health care plan, then you can keep it.  Some people are going to have their health insurance plans canceled, and it does have something to do with Obamacare.

Shooting Prompts Evacuation Of Terminal 3 At LAX  —  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Los Angeles Airport Police Friday said a at least one suspect was in reportedly custody following a shooting at Terminal 3 at LAX.  —  CBS's John Miller reported that the suspect or suspects entered …

The Obamacare sabotage campaign  —  To the undisputed reasons for Obamacare's rocky rollout — a balky website, muddied White House messaging and sudden sticker shock for individuals forced to buy more expensive health insurance — add a less acknowledged cause: calculated sabotage by Republicans at every step.

Sex workers embrace Obamacare  —  A burlesque dancer dressed as a nurse taunts her co-performer with a toy syringe, dangling the medicine seductively in an act that's meant to reflect the cat-and-mouse game of U.S. healthcare.  They shimmy and eventually end up topless.

Why Bill Kristol left Fox News  —  Bill Kristol, the editor and publisher of The Weekly Standard, ended a decade-long run as Fox News contributor this summer two years after he and Roger Ailes got into a disagreement that had a cooling effect on their relationship, sources with knowledge of the relationship told POLITICO.

A War on the Poor  —  John Kasich, the Republican governor of Ohio, has done some surprising things lately.  First, he did an end run around his state's Legislature — controlled by his own party — to proceed with the federally funded expansion of Medicaid that is an important piece of Obamacare.

Obamacare enrollments got off to very slow start, documents show  —  (CBS News) WASHINGTON - For 31 days now, the Obama administration has been telling us that Americans by the millions are visiting the new health insurance website, despite all its problems.

GOP Deeply Divided Over Climate Change  —  Two-thirds of Americans (67%) say there is solid evidence that the earth has been getting warmer over the last few decades, a figure that has changed little in the past few years.  While partisan differences over climate change remain substantial …

President Obama, off the record  —  President Barack Obama is often accused of being insular.  He's not a schmoozer.  He doesn't like meeting with lawmakers, and he doesn't particularly care for talking to reporters, either.  —  But get him in an off-the-record setting with a small group …

Google's Secret Revealed: Barge To Offer High-End Showrooms, Party Deck  —  SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) - Google's mysterious floating barge on San Francisco Bay will feature luxury showrooms and a party deck for the tech giant to market Google Glass and other gadgets to invitation-only clients, multiple sources told KPIX 5.

In Reversal, Court Allows Texas Law on Abortion  —  Only three days after a federal judge blocked a new Texas law that threatened to shut down many of the state's abortion clinics, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in New Orleans, reversed the decision …

Southern secessionist group lists two TN lawmakers as weekend speakers  —  Niceley, Matheny were set to speak at group's meeting  —  Two Tennessee lawmakers were scheduled to speak at a Southern secessionist group's meeting this weekend, and while a representative for one claims he's spent …

Senate Democrats supported rule that led to insurance cancellations  —  Washington (CNN) - Senate Democrats voted unanimously three years ago to support the Obamacare rule that is largely responsible for some of the health insurance cancellation letters that are going out.

Troubled Start for Health Law Has Democrats Feeling Anxious  —  WASHINGTON — Already under fierce attack from Republicans over the new health care law, President Obama now faces broad and mounting Democratic concerns that the troubled start of the insurance program will cut into the political benefit …

Obama takes on climate-fueled storms  —  President Obama on Friday demanded “new strategies” to boost the nation's resilience to powerful storms, drought, heat waves and other dangerous weather linked to climate change.  —  Obama issued a wide-ranging executive order designed to support …

Cover Story: Barry Blitt's “Reboot”  —  “When I heard that the troubled Obamacare Web site was built by a Canadian company, of course I felt personally responsible,” says the Montreal-born Barry Blitt, who drew this week's cover, “Reboot.”  “I'll be happy when the glitches are all worked …

2013: Year of the liberal billionaire  —  Democrats and liberal interest groups spent much of 2012 bemoaning an avalanche of outside spending from billionaires on the right, warning that ideological tycoons like the Koch brothers and casino magnate Sheldon Adelson could threaten the legitimacy of the American electoral system.

In first month, the vast majority of Obamacare sign-ups are in Medicaid  —  President Obama autographed Cathey Park's cast.  (Jewel Samad/AFP via Getty Images)  —  The first month of the new health law's rollout reveals an unexpected pattern in several states: a crush of people applying …

Obama's Credibility Is At Risk  —  The troubled health care rollout and disclosures that the NSA spied on allies have damaged the public's view of the president's ability to do his job.  —  President Obama's allies are alternately wincing over, or shaking their heads at …