CBS announcer: Any U.S. soldier would shoot Pelosi, strangle Reid  —  CBS Sports commentator David Feherty drew criticism Friday for suggesting any U.S. soldier would murder House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) if given the chance.

White House aide Louis Caldera loses job over Manhattan flyover fiasco involving Air Force One  —  WASHINGTON - The White House aide who authorized the controversial Air Force One photo-op flight last week around the Statue of Liberty is out of a job.  —  President Obama has accepted …

Banks Won Concessions on Tests  —  Fed Cut Billions Off Some Initial Capital-Shortfall Estimates; Tempers Flare at Wells  —  The Federal Reserve at the last minute significantly scaled back the size of the capital hole facing some of the nation's biggest banks, following days of intense bargaining …

Republicans and ObamaCare  —  The sound of silence is deafening.  —  Printer  —  Friendly  —  Listen.  That sound of silence?  That's what's known as the united Republican response to President Barack Obama's drive to socialize health care.  —  The president has a plan, and he's laid it on the table.

The face of naked eliminationism  —  You can view this video right here by getting the latest version of Flash Player!  —  Remember that DHS bulletin on right-wing extremism that got all the righties' shorts in a bunch?  Let's quickly recall the bottom line of its assessment:

Gov't sticks with Bush-era polar bear rule  —  WASHINGTON - The Obama administration on Friday let stand a Bush-era regulation that limits protection of the polar bear from global warming, saying that a law protecting endangered species shouldn't be used to take on the much broader issue of climate change.

Trekkie in chief wants screening  —  President Barack Obama gets hailed by supporters as a transformational, visionary leader.  But can he boldly go where no man has gone before?  —  Possibly: POLITICO hears from several sources that the President has asked Paramount Pictures for his own screening …

Steele on judges with ‘empathy’: 'I'll give you empathy.  Empathize right on your behind!'  —  Last week, when Supreme Court Justice David Souter said that he intended to retire, President Obama said that in naming a replacement, he would not only “seek somebody with a sharp and independent mind …

VIDEO: Michael Steele's First 100 Days  —  Tomorrow marks Michael Steele's 100th day as chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC).  While many members of the GOP were hoping for a dynamic spokesman that could communicate conservative values to the American public, what they ended up getting was a gaffe machine.

Are AIG FP Employees Using Bailout Cash To Get Jobs Elsewhere?  Looks Like It, Says AIG Source  —  Remember the rumors that AIG Financial Products had “thrown in the towel,” handing over massive portfolios of derivatives to the trading desks of major investment banks to unwind in a process …

Q&A:Huckabee points to religious influence  —  Times-Delta: How has your religious faith inspired or influenced your political career?  —  Mike Huckabee: I believe that if a person is a believe, then you take seriously the word of Jesus when he said you're the salt of the earth, the light of the world ... .

Alan Keyes among 22 arrested at Notre Dame  —  Former Illinois U.S. Senate candidate Alan Keyes and 21 other protesters were arrested this morning when they refused to leave the Notre Dame campus during a protest of President Obama's upcoming commencement address there, authorities said.

Enough Corrosion and Corruption  —  This week on CNBC's Kudlow Report I repeatedly called for the resignation of New York Fed chairman Steve Friedman over his blatant conflicts of interest with Goldman Sachs.  I was not alone.  Among others, two banking-industry heavyweights …

MoveOn moves against Specter  —  One of the nation's largest liberal advocacy organizations, MoveOn.org , is resisting efforts to clear the Democratic primary field for Republican-turned-Democratic Sen. Arlen Specter.  —  The political arm of MoveOn flexed its muscle Friday by releasing …

Scott Hennen Interview with Dick Cheney  —  Hennen: Let's talk a little bit about the state of the Republican Party these days.  Arlen Specter obviously has created a big fuss with his defection over the last week.  Does that surprise you?  —  Cheney: Not really.

Obama to cut slain officers program almost in half  —  WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration wants to cut almost in half a benefits program for the families of slain police and safety officers.  —  The president's proposed budget calls for cutting the Public Safety Officers' Death Benefits Program …