New York Times Reports On Muslim Proselytizing During Charlie Hebdo Attack, Then Deletes It  —  When Islamic terrorists expressly tell their victims why they're being attacked, our mainstream media will do anything to cover it up.  They'll change the subject, they'll blame the victims... they'll even stealth-edit their own copy.

The President Proposes to Make Community College Free for Responsible Students for 2 Years  —  Post by The White House.  —  Today, the President unveiled a new proposal: Make two years of community college free for responsible students across America.  —  In our growing global economy …

Source: Tom Steyer considering run for Barbara Boxer's seat  —  Billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer is mulling a run for Barbara Boxer's Senate seat, according to a person close to the former hedge fund trader.  —  “My sense is that he will take a look at it and consider it over the next few days or so,” the person said.

Grand jury recommends criminal charges against Kane  —  The special prosecutor and grand jury investigating allegations that Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane leaked secret information to a newspaper have found evidence of wrongdoing and recommended that she be criminally charged …

The Politics of Financial Insecurity  —  A Democratic Tilt, Undercut by Low Participation  —  When it comes to choosing a party's candidate in the voting booth, one pattern in modern American politics is so familiar it has become a truism: the rich vote Republican, the poor vote Democratic.

Sturdy U.S. employment gains eyed; jobless rate seen at 5.7 percent  —  (Reuters) - U.S. job growth likely remained brisk in December, setting the economy up for a stronger pace of expansion this year, even as the global economy shows signs of buckling.  —  Employers probably added 240,000 jobs …

How not to oust a speaker  —  House conservatives spent almost a year pondering a challenge to John Boehner but couldn't deliver.  —  A group of House conservatives spent almost a year dreaming big about toppling Speaker John Boehner, but less than a day before the vote they still hadn't found someone to replace him.

Three Georgia Men Charged With Domestic Terrorism  —  Will Lindsey Graham have anything to say about this?  —  2015 is beginning with a bang, as the indictments roll in and more home-grown terrorist plots are revealed.  —  Here's one from Rome, Georgia, a picturesque Southern town that might be an idyllic vacation spot.

Voodoo Time Machine  —  Many of us in the econ biz were wondering how the new leaders of Congress would respond to the sharp increase in American economic growth that, we now know, began last spring.  After years of insisting that President Obama is responsible for a weak economy …

Martin O'Malley, eyeing 2016, admits progressives' setbacks  —  Outgoing Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley said Thursday that he'll decide on whether to run for president after spending a “couple of months” settling his family back into Baltimore, even as he acknowledged Democrats' disastrous showing …

Axelrod: Clinton 'wasn't a very good candidate' in 2007  —  David Axelrod on Thursday jabbed at Hillary Clinton, saying that she wasn't a very strong candidate during the first part of her campaign for the 2008 presidential nomination.  —  The chief strategist for Barack Obama's …

The New World Order  —  The Republican White House field is scrambled earlier than expected  —  Well, that didn't last long!  By that, we mean our pre-Christmas ordering of the GOP presidential field.  We shouldn't be surprised.  Politics never takes a long holiday break anymore.

The GOP's Staten Island headache  —  National Republicans fear revival of Garner tensions.  —  National Republicans fear they've got a problem on their hands in an upcoming New York City special congressional election, as the party is poised to nominate a figure who could thrust the contest …