OBAMA'S ATTORNEY GENERAL NOMINEE LORETTA LYNCH REPRESENTED CLINTONS DURING WHITEWATER (CORRECTED)  —  New York federal prosecutor Loretta Lynch, the new nominee for attorney general, has a career filled with high profile cases — and she was a member of Bill Clinton's defense team during the 1992 Whitewater corruption probe.

You don't protect my freedom: Our childish insistence on calling soldiers heroes deadens real democracy  —  It's been 70 years since we fought a war about freedom.  Forced troop worship and compulsory patriotism must end  —  Put a man in uniform, preferably a white man, give him a gun, and Americans will worship him.

Berlin Wall: Thousands of balloons released to mark fall  —  Some 8,000 helium balloons have been released into the night sky over Germany's capital at the culmination of events to mark the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.  —  Earlier, Chancellor Angela Merkel said the fall …

Post-Election, Obama Says The Blame Is on Him  —  WASHINGTON — Just days after his party was routed in the midterm elections, President Obama said that he and his White House team had not succeeded in effectively selling the benefits of his policies to the American people, calling it a …

George W Bush: ‘No Regrets’ over Decision to Invade Iraq  —  Former President George W Bush told Bob Schieffer Sunday morning that he had no regrets over the decision to invade Iraq.  —  Bush was on to discuss his new book praising his father (and to honor Face The Nation'ss sixtieth anniversary) …

As MSNBC's Ratings Sink, CNN's Stelter, Dan Rather Debate Future of Liberal TV  —  Former CBS News anchor and now roaming elder statesmen Dan Rather and former MSNBC host Dylan Ratigan debated the future and viability of liberal news in the wake of MSNBC's sinking ratings …

Pope Demotes Outspoken Conservative Cardinal  —  Pope Francis has officially demoted Cardinal Raymond Burke, a prominent American Cardinal who has been highly critical of the pontiff's increasingly progressive tone when discussing issues such as homosexuality and abortion.

Left struggled to move voters with Koch attacks and other big-money messages  —  One clear lesson emerged from last week's midterms: running against big money in politics is hard to do.  —  Democrats and their allies made the topic one of their central lines of attack this year …

The Facebook Election  —  At some point in the next two years, the pollsters and ad makers who steer American presidential campaigns will be stumped: The nightly tracking polls are showing a dramatic swing in the opinions of the electorate, but neither of two typical factors — huge news or a major advertising buy — can explain it.

The Death of the Southern White Democrat Hurts African-Americans the Most  —  Not long after the polls closed on Tuesday night, Georgia Congressman John Barrow earned his place in history when he lost his reelection campaign to Republican Rick Allen by almost 10 points—a peculiar place he undoubtedly didn't want.

Fox Host Calls On Fox To Drop 2016 Candidates From Payroll (VIDEO)  —  Fox News' host Howard Kurtz on Sunday urged the network to drop contributors if they are considering a run for office.  —  Fox dropped Dr. Ben Carson as a contributor, which Kurtz said was a good call.