Obama's Gift to the Republicans  —  The ancient Greeks liked to say that character is fate.  —  The colossal mess that Obamacare has become reflects both the character of the legislation and that of the president who sponsored it.  —  The Affordable Care Act, as a government mandate …

Seminole deputies arrest George Zimmerman  —  Video: Zimmerman's wife calls 911, won't press charges  —  911 audio: Shellie Zimmerman says George is threatening everyone  —  George Zimmerman's attorney gives statement  —  George Zimmerman's wife says he threatened her

Chat wrap: OUR Walmart rep answers your questions about this story  —  Is the food drive proof the retailer pays so little that many employees can't afford Thanksgiving dinner?  —  Norma Mills of Canton, who lives near the store, saw the photo circulating showing the food drive bins, and felt both “outrage” and “anger.”

Cheney defends daughter on gay marriage  —  As his two daughters publicly feud over gay marriage, former Vice President Dick Cheney is stepping in to defend daughter Liz Cheney (R), who is running for the Senate in Wyoming.  —  Cheney and his wife, Lynne Cheney, released a statement saying Liz …

Judge won't allow Holder appeal now in contempt case  —  A federal judge has refused Attorney General Eric Holder's request that he be allowed to proceed now with an appeal in a case where the House of Representatives is seeking to enforce subpoenas for documents related to the controversial Operation Fast and Furious gun investigation.

President Obama and His Gang That (Still) Isn't Shooting Straight  —  Incompetence, deception, and lack of accountability still hound White House and health reform.  —  Incompetence, deception, and lack of accountability doomed the Obamacare rollout.  That's old news.  What's new?

Majority in U.S. Say Healthcare Not Gov't Responsibility  —  Republicans' attitudes on this measure have changed significantly since 2000  —  PRINCETON, NJ — The 56% of U.S. adults who now say it is not the federal government's responsibility to make sure all Americans have healthcare coverage continues to reflect a record high.

Elizabeth Warren: Don't cut Social Security.  Expand it!  —  “The most recent discussion about cutting benefits has focused on something called the Chained-CPI.  Supporters of the chained CPI say that it's a more accurate way of measuring cost of living increases for seniors.  That statement is simply not true.

Fox News' Hasselbeck: Obamacare is hurting ‘many’ elderly pregnant women  —  Fox News host Elisabeth Hasselbeck suggested on Monday that pregnant women 65-years-old and older were losing their doctors because of President Barack Obama health care reform law.  —  In a segment titled “Who's Ruining the Economy Now?”

President Obama's messy breakup with insurers  —  Administration officials say they can take care of that problem.  They're going to look at ways to adjust special payment mechanisms built into Obamacare, called “risk corridors,” that pay health plans if they have higher costs than they expected.

Poll: Obama Down But Congress Is Down Further  —  The bottom has fallen out for everyone in the nation's political leadership.  —  That's the message from the latest Allstate/National Journal Heartland Monitor Poll, which shows that after a government shutdown, near-default on the federal debt …

Conservatives to Hold Mock Immigration Sting at UT … UT President Bill Powers, in an emailed statement, called on YCT to “find more productive and respectful ways” to participate in a discussion about immigration questions on campus.  —  “The proposed YCT even is completely out of line …

Al Jazeera America fails to attract US audience  —  After just two months on the air, Al Jazeera America is losing ground in the US.  —  The US offshoot of the Mideast news outfit managed fewer than half of the viewers who tuned in to its predecessor, Al Gore's Current TV.

Special Report: The Pentagon's doctored ledgers conceal epic waste  —  (Reuters) - Linda Woodford spent the last 15 years of her career inserting phony numbers in the U.S. Department of Defense's accounts.  —  Every month until she retired in 2011, she says, the day came when the Navy …

Kanye West: Obama used me  —  Kanye West says he's done trading insults with President Barack Obama.  —  “I'm not gonna mention him no more, I'm past that,” the rapper tolf Hot 107.9 in an interview that aired Monday.  “That's out my thoughts.  That's lowering my priority of thinking at this point.”

Christie to GOP: 'If being me isn't good enough, then fine, I will go home'  —  Washington (CNN) - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, fresh off a landslide reelection victory earlier this month, says if being himself “is not good enough in any other election I might someday pursue,” he will just find another job.

Exclusive: John Kerry Defies the White House on Egypt Policy  —  The secretary doesn't agree with Obama's team, especially Susan Rice, on how to deal with Egypt.  Unfortunately for Rice, Kerry is the one on the ground—and he's doing things his way.  —  Before Secretary of State John Kerry's recent trip …