GUNMAN KILLS TSA OFFICER AT LAX, WOUNDS 2 OTHERS … LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man carrying a note that said he wanted to “kill TSA” pulled a semi-automatic rifle from a bag and shot his way past a security checkpoint at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday, killing one Transportation …

Pakistani Taliban confirm leader killed by drone  —  DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — The Pakistani Taliban confirmed the death of their leader in a U.S. drone strike Saturday, a day after he was killed, as the group's leadership council met to begin the process of choosing a successor.

Charlie Crist files to run for Florida governor as Democrat  —  ST. PETERSBURG — Charlie Crist is running for Florida governor as a Democrat.  —  The worst-kept secret in politics was confirmed Friday afternoon when the Republican Party of Florida spotted Crist's official filing with the state Division of Elections.

Under socialism, there's no such thing as consumer protection.  —  Several readers responded to yesterday's column with emails criticizing us for stopping short of using the L-word—lie—to characterize President Obama's repeated statements to the effect that “If you like your plan, you can keep it.”

Snowden Asks U.S. to Stop Treating Him Like a Traitor  —  BERLIN — Edward J. Snowden, the fugitive American security contractor granted temporary asylum by Russia, has appealed to Washington to stop treating him like a traitor for revealing that the United States has been eavesdropping on its allies …

Lies of Obamacare, Documented  —  Over the last day or two, the major breaking story has really been a throwback: in 2010, the Obama administration promulgated rules governing what plans that pre-existed Obamacare would be “grandfathered” under that statute, and allowed to continue.

EXCLUSIVE: Rev. Jesse Jackson says Ronald Reagan wanted to ban blacks from playing football with whites  —  Reverend Jackson claimed President Reagan would have enforced segregation in professional football in Wednesday night speech.  —  Deceased Republican President Ronald Reagan sought …

“Poor People Do Not Deserve to Have Children”  —  I received a phone call today from someone who had seen Demos' Vice President, Heather McGhee, on MSNBC talking about why people need food stamps.  The caller stated, “People who are poor do not deserve to have children.  I've seen these people with 1,2, 5 children.

Peter King: Cruz Was Leading Us Into ‘Valley Of Death’  —  Rep. Peter King (R-NY) on Friday continued to criticize conservatives and their effort to defund the health care law led by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX).  —  “I wish some of these guys that want to be national leaders would speak out.

Republican Campaign Committee Pushes Back Against Conservative Group  —  In a warning shot to outside conservative groups, the National Republican Senatorial Committee this week informed a prominent Republican advertising firm that it would not receive any contracts with the campaign committee …

Court reinstates most of Texas' new abortion restrictions  —  A federal appeals court reinstated most of Texas' tough new restrictions on abortions Thursday in a ruling that means as many as a dozen clinics around the state will not be able to continue performing procedures.

A split ruling on birth-control mandate  —  Taking a split approach, the D.C. Circuit ruled on Friday that profit-making corporations cannot make a religious challenge to the new health care law's mandate that workers get birth-control and related medical coverage; however …

Columbia, SC Police Chief: DrugWar WrongThink Creates Reasonable Suspicion To “Find You”  —  Yesterday a police chief in South Carolina thoughtfully reminded us of what police think of us and our “rights” and our “viewpoints.”  —  It began with Columbia, South Carolina Police Department's …

Egypt satirist Bassem Youssef's TV show suspended  —  Popular Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef's television show has been suspended just minutes before it was due to go on air.  —  The private CBC channel said Mr Youssef had not followed editorial policies and wanted more money.