Pakistan Tells U.S. to ‘Vacate’ Air Base as Border Strike Inflames Tensions  —  Pakistan's government has ordered the U.S. to “vacate” an air base used for suspected drone attacks, in retaliation for a NATO strike that allegedly killed two-dozen Pakistani soldiers, Fox News has confirmed.

Villaraigosa announces impending shutdown of Occupy L.A. camp  —  The mayor says the City Hall park will close at 12:01 a.m. Monday but that police might not immediately begin removing protesters who linger.  Occupy L.A. has issued a statement vowing to stay.

Updated: The Shocking Truth About Naomi Wolf's Factless Assertions  —  In an article for The Guardian, Naomi Wolf wrote this: … This follows the ongoing meme that DHS has coordinated the Occupy crackdowns on a national level; that they are orchestrating the violence behind the clearing of Zuccotti Park and others.

Prepare for riots in euro collapse, Foreign Office warns  —  British embassies in the eurozone have been told to draw up plans to help British expats through the collapse of the single currency, amid new fears for Italy and Spain.  —  As the Italian government struggled to borrow …

What Really Happened to Strauss-Kahn?  —  Dominique Strauss-Kahn and his wife, Anne Sinclair, in the courtyard of their Paris residence, September 2011  —  May 14, 2011, was a horrendous day for Dominique Strauss-Kahn, then head of the International Monetary Fund and leading contender …

Examining the big lie: How the facts of the economic crisis stack up  —  It's fair to say that our discussion about the big lie touched a nerve.  —  The big lie of the financial crisis, of course, is that troubling technique used to try to change the narrative history and shift blame …

Man Dies on Black Friday; Shoppers Unfazed … SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) — A man collapsed while doing some Black Friday shopping in a crowded store, and people nearby continued to shop.  —  Witnesses tell WSAZ.com some shoppers walked around and even over the man's body.

Occupy Seattle visits Walmart's 99%  —  Mostly, what happens when about 80 Occupy Seattle demonstrators carpool Friday afternoon from Westlake Park to picket in front of the Walmart in Renton is that customers glance at them briefly, and then ignore them.  —  “It's not your purpose in life …

House Democrat to pass on seeking re-election  —  (CNN) - Rep. Charlie Gonzalez of Texas and chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus will forgo seeking an eighth term in the U.S. House of Representatives.  —  “I've been in Congress for 14 years and I want to do something else - what that is, I really don't know.

Obama promotes shops on “Small Business Saturday”  —  (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, eager to spur growth and hiring, took his daughters on an early Christmas shopping trip on Saturday in Washington as the U.S. retail sector got its vital holiday season underway.

Obama and family take in basketball game, chat with Bill Murray  —  President Obama and the First Family continued their post-Thanksgiving tradition by attending the Oregon State versus Towson game in Maryland on Saturday afternoon.  Michelle Obama's brother Craig Robinson coaches …

Perry ad features SuperPAC footage  —  The last shred of regulation preventing unlimited money from flowing into presidential campaigns is the requirement that campaigns not “coordinate” their communications with Super PACs and the other independent groups pouring money into that race.

Spend It or Save It? … Shoppers in downtown Chicago on Black Friday, 2010.  The day after Thanksgiving remains one of the country's most anticipated shopping days.  —  A few months ago, I became the proud, and slightly sheepish, owner of what must be the world's most expensive food processor.

N.B.A. and Players Reach Tentative Deal to End Lockout  —  On a frantic Black Friday in Midtown Manhattan, the biggest deal was consummated in a law office tucked between FAO Schwartz and the Apple Store, according to one of the negotiators.  —  With a few handshakes, and surely a few sighs …