Democrats Fret Aloud Over Obama's Re-election  —  Democrats are expressing growing alarm about President Obama's re-election prospects and, in interviews, are openly acknowledging anxiety about the White House's ability to strengthen the president's standing over the next 14 months.

Right Wing Blogs Freaking Out Again: NPR Edited the Obama Speech!  —  Here we go again.  Don't these people ever get tired of humiliating themselves?  —  Practically the entire right wing blogosphere went into vapor-lock this morning, shrieking and pointing fingers at the evil librul NPR for …

Official: Al Qaeda Terror Threat Looking More Like a ‘Goose Chase’  —  A possible Al Qaeda plot to launch an attack during the 10th anniversary weekend of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks is “looking more and more like a goose chase,” a senior U.S. official told Fox News on Saturday.

Oscar-winning actor Cliff Robertson dies at 88  —  Cliff Robertson, who starred as John F. Kennedy in a 1963 World War II drama and later won an Academy Award for his portrayal of a mentally disabled bakery janitor in the movie “Charly,” died Saturday, one day after his 88th birthday.

An array of errors  —  Investigations into a case of alleged scientific misconduct have revealed numerous holes in the oversight of science and scientific publishing  —  ANIL POTTI, Joseph Nevins and their colleagues at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, garnered widespread attention in 2006.

Obama's bad jobs idea  —  President Obama did not mention it in his speech last night, but his American Jobs Act contains one really bad idea that will probably destroy jobs in a misguided effort to save them.  I refer to his call for a ban on what some are calling “unemployment discrimination” …

Bush, Clinton honor the heroes of Flight 93 at memorial's dedication  —  In emotional speeches, former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton paid tribute to the 40 passengers and crew who were killed when United Airlines Flight 93 crashed in a field in Shanksville, Pa., on September 11, 2001.

Let's Roll Over  —  Waiting to be interviewed on the radio the other day, I found myself on hold listening to a public-service message exhorting listeners to go to 911day.org and tell their fellow citizens how they would be observing the tenth anniversary of the, ah, “tragic events.”

Obama dragging down Democratic candidates in House special elections  —  Dissatisfaction with President Obama is hurting Democrats' chances in two House special elections that will take place on Tuesday.  —  In a Democratic-leaning New York City seat previously held by Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner …

Ten years after Sept. 11: The gains outweigh the mistakes  —  ON THE 10TH anniversary of al-Qaeda's attack on New York and Washington, the conventional wisdom seems to be evolving from “We will be hit again” to “Osama bin Laden won by provoking us into a decade of overreaction.”

Senate to begin debate Monday on marriage amendment  —  UPDATED: See below.  —  Senate leaders will start their debate on the proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex unions Monday afternoon.  But they didn't want anyone to know about it.  —  According to the public notices released today …

On Eve Of 9/11 Anniversary, Cantor Insists On Massive Cuts To First Responders In Exchange For Emergency Disaster Aid  —  Yesterday, President Obama requested $5.1 billion to provide disaster relief to communities struggling to recover from recent hurricanes, floods, earthquakes and wildfires.

Want More Jobs?  The Low-Hanging Fruit Is Energy  —  Everyone knows that Obama's jobs program is a joke; but let's assume that you actually do want to help create a million or more jobs, while simultaneously increasing government revenues by many billions of dollars.  How would you do it?