Bunning: Justice Ginsberg likely will be dead in 9 months  —  ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. — U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning predicted over the weekend that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg would likely be dead from pancreatic cancer within nine months.  —  During a wide-ranging 30-minute speech …

U.S. Eyes Large Stake in Citi  —  Taxpayers Could Own Up to 40% of Bank's Common Stock, Diluting Value of Shares  —  Citigroup Inc. is in talks with federal officials that could result in the U.S. government substantially expanding its ownership of the struggling bank, according to people familiar with the situation.

Feb. 22: Jindal, Crist, roundtable  —  Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, Al Hunt, Michele Norris, Becky Quick  —  MR. DAVID GREGORY: Our issues this Sunday: An unprecedented economic crisis grips the nation, and it's the states at a breaking point.

Banking on the Brink  —  Comrade Greenspan wants us to seize the economy's commanding heights.  —  O.K., not exactly.  What Alan Greenspan, the former Federal Reserve chairman — and a staunch defender of free markets — actually said was, “It may be necessary to temporarily nationalize …

The Obama Administration Sacrifices Israel  —  The cover-up on Durban II's anti-Semitic agenda.  —  The Obama administration's decision to join the planning of the U.N.'s Durban II “anti-racism” conference has just taken a new twist: cover-up.  On Friday, State Department officials …

The Words Of Alan Keyes  —  Watch this astonishing video.  I've posted about Keyes's remarks before but the full text of what he's saying is truly disturbing.  He calls Obama an “abomination.”  He says that “we have to stop him” or the US will cease to exist.

How Burris blew it  —  CHICAGO — The crisis now threatening Sen. Roland Burris' political career started with revelations about his entanglements with disgraced former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.  —  But it was the way the situation was handled by Burris and his advisers …

ASTRONOMY PICTURE OF THE DAY  —  Astronomy Picture of the Day, run by NASA, has been around for a while, but I just learned of it from a reader last week.  It's a fun site, and helps put your declining net worth in perspective—something we can all use these days.

UK faces summer of rage, say police  —  Police are preparing for a “summer of rage” as victims of the economic downturn take to the streets to demonstrate against financial institutions, the Guardian has learned.  —  Britain's most senior police officer with responsibility for public order raised …

Obama aims to cut deficit in half by 2013  —  WASHINGTON — Now that his $787 billion stimulus bill is law, President Obama plans to spend this week promoting a budget plan designed to cut the federal deficit in half by the end of his first term.  —  The president will host a …

Condoleezza Rice agrees to a three-book deal  —  Contract will begin with a memoir about her time in the Bush White House  —  Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has agreed to a three-book deal with Crown Publishers, starting with a memoir about her years in the administration of President George W. Bush.

Schwarzenegger to GOP: Put Aside Ideology  —  California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger repeated today on “This Week” that he'd take any state aid money GOP governors like Gov. Mark Sanford, R-S.C. turn down — a position that has raised the ire of many of his Republican colleagues in Washington, D.C. this weekend.

America's New Shrink  —  Chin up, everyone.  This president is well poised to bring us back from the brink.  —  Charles Ommanney / Getty Images for Newsweek  —  Therapist-in-Chief: The President explains the details of his $778 billion stimulus package to a crowd in Mesa, Arizona