GOP kingmakers unhappy with presidential primary frontrunner choices  —  The Republican presidential primary is shaping up as a two-man race, but influential conservatives are clearly expressing their dissatisfaction with choices A and B.  —  In recent weeks, key GOP lawmakers …

Scrapitalism  —  San Francisco (Three days @ 90,000+ viewers per day)  —  Berkeley (Five days @ 110,000+ viewers per day)  —  Statistic courtesy of Communist Agitprop Forbes Magazine  —  These signs are made quickly, easily and cheaply using scrap cardboard, paint and an overhead projector.

Montana Chamber: Tester up 5  —  A poll commissioned by the Montana Chamber of Commerce shows Sen. Jon Tester with a 5 percentage point lead over Rep. Denny Rehberg in the Senate race, 42 percent to 37 percent.  —  The data, obtained by POLITICO, was collected in mid-November …

Bachmann voices concerns, still undecided on attending Trump-moderated debate  —  Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) said her campaign is “still in the process of looking at” an upcoming debate moderated by businessman Donald Trump.  —  Bachmann said on CBS's “The Early Show” that it is a …

Romney's qualities make him best candidate for president … As Americans observe the wreckage of our country over the last three years — continued high unemployment with 300,000 people last month dropping out of our workforce, the loss of respect for America around the world …

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Reichle v. Howards  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether Secret Service agents protecting Vice President Dick Cheney may be sued for violating the free speech rights of a member of the public who made critical remarks about the Bush administration's war policies.

Recent Charges of Sexual Abuse of Children in Hollywood Just Tip of Iceberg, Experts Say  —  Allison Arngrim (left) starred on 'Little House on the Prairie.  " She said stories about Corey Feldman and Corey Haim (right) being abused as child stars were common in the 1980s and 90s.

An absurd choice for a health care award  —  Politico will host an awards dinner tonight, honoring “Policymakers of the Year” in a variety of categories and fields.  That wouldn't be especially interesting, were it not for the news organization's choice for “Health Care Policymaker of the Year.”

The Wonky Liberal  —  Republicans have many strong arguments to make against the Obama administration, but one major criticism doesn't square with the evidence.  This is the charge that President Obama is running a virulently antibusiness administration that spews out a steady flow of job- and economy-crushing regulations.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards prepare for war  —  Iran's Revolutionary Guards have been put on a war footing amid increasing signs that the West is taking direct action to cripple Iran's nuclear programme.  —  An order from Gen Mohammed Ali Jaafari, the commander of the guards …

Who Killed the Postal Service?  —  USPS is slashing first-class delivery, cutting billions of dollars, and looking to cut thousands of workers.  How did it get this bad?  —  Wikipedia  —  Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night will keep your postman from delivering that Mad Men DVD you've been waiting for.

Kepler 22-b: Earth-like planet confirmed  —  The planet, shown here in an artist's conception, lies about 15% closer to its star than the Earth is to the Sun  —  Astronomers have confirmed the existence of an Earth-like planet in the “habitable zone” around a star not unlike our own.

Rep. King's fourth Muslim-American radicalization hearing to focus on military  —  The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee is hoping his panel's hearing on the radicalization of Muslim-Americans within the U.S. military will reveal how the armed services can better protect itself against homegrown attacks.

The euro zone's terrible mistake  —  The FT is reporting today that the new fiscal rules for the EU “include a commitment not to force private sector bondholders to take losses on any future eurozone bail-outs”.  If this principle really does get enshrined into some new treaty …

Final government shutdown fight rings out the old year  —  House and Senate appropriators are laboring to produce a $900 billion omnibus bill by the beginning of next week.  —  Failure to reach a deal would result in a government shutdown when current funding runs out Dec. 16.

Society: Governments must tackle record gap between rich and poor, says OECD  —  The gap between rich and poor in OECD countries has reached its highest level for over over 30 years, and governments must act quickly to tackle inequality, according to a new OECD report.

WATCH: Marine Sings A Beautiful Christmas Song He Wrote For His Wife Back Home  —  During a recent holiday season, Master Sgt. Robert Allen was stationed in Iraq, far away from his wife back home.  So, he wrote a song about how much he missed her and sent it to her on Christmas Eve.