Economy Adds Fewer Jobs Than Expected  —  WASHINGTON—The U.S. economy added fewer jobs than expected and more Americans dropped out of the work force in December, signs that employers are still slow to hire 19 months after the recession's end.  —  Nonfarm payrolls rose by 103,000 last month …

Buckle Up for Round 2  —  The health care reform law was signed 10 months ago, and what's striking now is how vulnerable it looks.  Several threats have emerged — some of them scarcely discussed before passage — that together or alone could seriously endanger the new system.  These include:

Romney flexes muscle in first NH Primary poll while Palin and others lag behind  —  Former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney holds a commanding lead in New Hampshire in the early stages of the race for the 2012 Republican Presidential nomination, according to a new survey commissioned by NH Journal and conducted by Magellan Strategies.

A court case to challenge securitisation standards [updated]  —  Currently winding its way through the Massachusetts Supreme Court — a little court case that could end up having big consequences for mortgage securitisations.  —  It's called the ‘Ibanez case’ and here's the story.

EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Lamar Smith issues first DOJ oversight letter  —  Right Turn has obtained the first oversight letter from House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) issued to the Justice Department.  While he was in the minority, Smith labored, largely unsuccessfully …