Community responds to Taser use in Powell  —  RAW FOOTAGE  —  of the taser incident.  —  An incident late Tuesday night in which a UCLA student was stunned at least four times with a Taser has left the UCLA community questioning whether the university police officers' use of force was an appropriate response to the situation.

Hoyer Beats Pelosi's Pick in Race for No. 2 House Post  —  House Democrats chose Representative Steny H. Hoyer of Maryland as their majority leader today after a bruising fight that cast a cloud over the party's post-election celebration.  —  The election of Mr. Hoyer over Representative John P. Murtha …

Economist Friedman dies aged 94  —  Nobel prize-winning US economist Milton Friedman has died at the age of 94.  —  Mr Friedman died in San Francisco, a spokesman for his family said.  The cause of death is not yet known.  —  Mr Friedman, who coined the phrase "there's no such thing as a free lunch" …

APF  —  Edwards acknowledges staff asked Wal-Mart for Playstation 3  —  Last Updated:November 16.  —  Former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards acknowledged Thursday that amid his criticism of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., a volunteer member of his staff asked the world's largest retailer …

Putnam Wants To Know: Where Were The Rednecks?  —  "White rednecks" who "didn't show up to vote for us" partly cost GOPers their cong. majorities, Rep. Adam Putnam (R-FL) told fellow Republicans today.  And Putnam, seeking the post of GOP conference chair, chided ex-Chair J.C. Watts (R-OK) …

Military may ask $127B for wars  —  WASHINGTON — The Bush administration is preparing its largest spending request yet for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, a proposal that could make the conflict the most expensive since World War II.  —  The Pentagon is considering $127 billion to $160 billion …

HamNation: The Dysfunctional Exes of American Politics  —  In light of the ridiculousness from both sides of the aisle during leadership elections this week, I thought I'd analyze the motivations of a "dumped" political party, and how they respond to rejection.  I'm no Dr. Phil, but I do what I can.

The Right Coalition  —  Which bipartisanship will Bush choose?  —  The election results pose two enormous strategic choices for America.  First, the obvious outcome of a Democratic-controlled Congress and a Republican White House is the need for bipartisan cooperation in order to get anything done.

Man Stopped at Port of Entry With Large Cash Sums and Laptop With Nuclear Information  —  Pierre Thomas and Jason Ryan Report:  —  A U.S. citizen of Ethiopian descent was arrested as he came into the U.S. on a flight from Amsterdam on Tuesday.  —  Sisayehiticha Dinssa was arrested …

REGAN: 'I DID NOT PAY OJ'  —  Full Statement From Publisher Judith Regan:  —  Why I Did It  —  I was sitting with Howard Stern, of all people, when the verdict came down.  Many of you probably remember where you were at that moment.  It was a moment I, like so many others, was dreading.

Senate Dems plan overhaul of military tribunals bill  —  Gearing up for a major clash with the Bush administration and Republicans in Congress, several key Senate Democrats are planning to overhaul the newly minted legislation governing military tribunals of detainees.

Foley focus of Florida criminal probe  —  (CNN) — The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has opened a criminal investigation of former Rep. Mark Foley, who resigned in September after his e-mails with teenage congressional pages came to light, a spokeswoman said Thursday.