Palin takes aim at GOP presidential candidates  —  In the immediate aftermath of Monday's GOP presidential debate, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) launched jabs at the entire Republican field, a move sure to ramp up speculation that the 2008 vice presidential candidate will make her own bid for the nomination.

Kabul US embassy attack: live  —  Live coverage of the Taliban's coordinated attack across the Afghanistan capital Kabul, in which Nato's headquarters and the US embassy are among those targeted.  —  Afghan policemen arrive at the scene of the rocket-propelled attack in Kabul

Cantor says no to jobs bill spending  —  Washington (CNN) - House Majority Leader Eric Cantor continued to reach out to work with President Obama on his jobs bill Monday, but emphasized that Republicans are focused on items they support in the plan like the tax breaks and will oppose …

More About the 9/11 Anniversary  —  It looks as if I should say a bit more about yesterday's anniversary.  So:  —  The fact is that the two years or so after 9/11 were a terrible time in America - a time of political exploitation and intimidation, culminating in the deliberate misleading of the nation into the invasion of Iraq.

Iran's president says he intends to release, ‘pardon’ U.S. hikers  —  View Photo Gallery — Laura Fattal kisses son Josh after a news conference in Tehran in May, 2010.  Josh Fattal and fellow hiker Shane Bauer will be released this week after more than two years in detention, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday.

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Feinstein: ‘Wiped out’ by scandal  —  Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said she was “wiped out” by Kinde Durkee, a well-connected California Democratic political operative who served as treasurer for hundreds of state, local and federal campaign committees.  —  Durkee was arrested by the FBI …

Rep. Issa hit with ethics allegations  —  A liberal advocacy group is filing an ethics complaint against Rep. Darrell Issa, alleging that the California Republican has repeatedly used his public office for personal gain.  —  The group, American Family Voices, is planning to file the complaint …

TPM2012  —  Tea Party Debate Audience Cheers Idea Of Letting Sick Man Without Insurance Die (VIDEO)  —  The last two Republican presidential debates have been some of the most macabre on record.  Last time around, at the Reagan Library, the crowd gave the biggest applause of the night …

Fifty New Exoplanets Discovered by HARPS  —  Richest haul of planets so far includes 16 new super-Earths  —  Astronomers using ESO's world-leading exoplanet hunter HARPS have today announced a rich haul of more than 50 new exoplanets, including 16 super-Earths, one of which orbits at the edge of the habitable zone of its star.

RUMSFELD'S BIGGEST REGRET: BUSH ADMINISTRATION TOO POLITICALLY CORRECT ABOUT RADICAL ISLAM  —  Donald Rumsfeld also complained about the Obama Administration's inability to even discuss radical Islamist terrorism and Fareed Zakaria interrupts him and says “But, he did kill Osama.”

Ruling: Recalculate court costs for cheerleader  —  DALLAS (AP) — An appeals court on Monday ordered a lower court to recalculate how much a former Texas high school cheerleader should pay in legal fees to the school district that punished for refusing to root for an athlete she said raped her.