Huffington Post · 2 hours old · Despite Rep. Elijah Cummings labeling him a Chump and a humorous high school yearbook pic with a Ferrari, People names Neel Kashkari one of 2008s "Sexiest Men Alive"

Firedoglake · 2 hours old · Somali pirates, in addition to seizing a super tanker, have seized 9 vessels in 12 days. An Indian frigate sunk a pirate vessel, but no one thinks that's going to mean much. The bottom line is this: solving this ideally requires a carrier, or rather a carrier task force. Normally that would be the US's job (it has half the naval tonnage in the w

Think Progress · 3 hours old · "A nation whose people can’t say “Merry Christmas” is a nation capable of ruining its own economy."

Raw Story · 3 hours old · No more tubing for Alaska's most famous felon.

Huffington Post · 3 hours old · The next parlor trick of delusional fears by right-wing talkers has appeared. Be afraid, very VERY afraid, and pour lots and LOTS of money our way, because The Big Bad Obama Bogey Man is coming to shut down talk radio.

Raw Story · 3 hours old · A Texas judge has set a Friday arraignment for Vice President Dick Cheney, former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and others named in indictments accusing them of responsibility for prisoner abuse in a federal detention center.

Huffington Post · 3 hours old · Waxman is now in a position to haul the energy executives onto to the floor and demand they release their strategy documents to confuse the science of global warming and expose this campaign just like he did with Big Tobacco.

Alternet · 3 hours old · Begich's election over Ted Stevens represents a huge change in the dynamics of the state's politics.

Huffington Post · 3 hours old · Time over for retailtainment and car-centric extravaganzzas ?

Alternet · 3 hours old · I’m hugely pessimistic for the short-term, but optimistic about where this is going to go come January.

Raw Story · 4 hours old · "One of the things we can do is put pressure on this administration not to abuse the pardon power, in other words not to let folks off the hook in advance," Feingold said during an interview in his Capitol Hill office. "Now that sets the stage if we can get him to be limited in that and not abuse it, so that we can consider whether criminal or ..."

Huffington Post · 4 hours old · "Roger Stone is one of the last guys on Earth one would expect to feel guilty over an episode of rough and tumble politicking."

Huffington Post · 4 hours old · In addition to repeatedly mocking McCain for skipping out on his scheduled appearance Wednesday, Letterman also devoted, fittingly, his nightly top 10 list to the subject of "Questions People Are Asking The McCain Campaign." Number Five: "Are You Doing All This Just To Get Out Of Going On Letterman?"

Firedoglake · 4 hours old · Lots of people are posting this YouTube, but no one, as far as I've seen, has contextualized it. This seemingly organized snub took place, after all, at the end of the attempt on the part of the G20 to find some global solutions to our present economic crisis. The snub occurred after Bush welcomed his guests with a radio address pre-empting ...

Alternet · 4 hours old · 100 retired admirals and generals of the U.S military called Monday for a repeal of the discriminatory policy.

Huffington Post · 4 hours old · Henry Paulson's main claim to fame is getting just about everything wrong in his tenure as Treasury secretary. However, he now stands to gain lasting notoriety as the person who destroyed the domestic U.S. auto industry, and the economies of the Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana along with them.

Alternet · 4 hours old · If President-elect Barack Obama truly plans to make good on his promise to close the American gulag, he should start by heeding this advice.

Common Dreams · 4 hours old · Obama needs more than our cheers. He needs our ultimatum as well: our insistence that he step into the future we voted for.

Huffington Post · 4 hours old · Conservative columnist Kathleen Parker, admitting that until recently she was a vocal supporter of Sarah Palin, now says the vice presidential nominee should bow out:

DailyKOS · 4 hours old · Those of us with retirement accounts, in some cases, may have been just as well off without. It's easy to forget that investing even conservatively opens you up to risk. My 401K is 75% invested in Money Markets and Bonds and somehow, I still lost money this year. I'll survive; heck, I'm 26 years old. But I know a number of people in their late...