If you're a conservative Mitt Romney apparently doesn't want you / Update Romney Camp cries false  —  Matt Lewis in the daily caller reports that in an attempt to make the case that Newt Gingrich as unacceptable to conservatives proceeded to insult conservatives by taking no questions from conservatives outlets.

Court to Hear Texas Dispute on Drawing New Districts  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday evening agreed to hear a tangle of lawsuits over how Texas should conduct elections for its Legislature and for Congress next year.  —  The court stayed orders from a special three-judge court in San Antonio …

Europe's great divorce  —  WE JOURNALISTS are probably too bleary-eyed after a sleepless night to understand the full significance of what has just happened in Brussels.  What is clear is that after a long, hard and rancorous negotiation, at about 5am this morning the European Union split in a fundamental way.

The reach of the GOP establishment  —  I remain pretty skeptical about Newt Gingrich's chances of winning the Republican presidential nomination, but on the “Why Newt Will Lose” list of arguments, some points are more compelling than others.  —  Ezra Klein makes the case today …

N.J. man dies from penis enhancing injection, authorities say; woman charged with manslaughter  —  EAST ORANGE — Authorities have filed homicide charges against a woman after she allegedly administered a silicone injection into the penis of a 22-year-old man, who suffered a fatal blood clot.

NLRB Acting General Counsel announces close of Boeing case  —  NLRB Acting General Counsel Lafe Solomon made the following announcement today:  —  I am very happy to announce that my office has approved the withdrawal of a charge by the Machinists union against the Boeing Co., which brings our case in this matter to an end.

Obama not giving up on consumer bureau chief  —  President Obama left open the possibility Saturday that he could make a recess appointment to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.  —  Obama criticized Senate Republicans for their opposition to confirming Richard Cordray to lead …

Ron Paul: 9/11 prompted “glee” in Bush administration  —  Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul said Thursday evening that Bush administration officials were gleeful after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks because it gave them a pretext to invade Iraq.  —  “Just think of what happened after 9/11.

Repeal of sodomy, bestiality ban sparks fight on Defense bill  —  One surprising issue is riling both social conservatives and animal rights activists: the repeal of a ban on sodomy and bestiality.  —  As the final Defense authorization bill gets hammered out in conference committee …

Internal DOJ Email: Kagan Was Brought Into Loop on Mark Levin's Obamacare Complaint  —  (CNSNews.com) - Internal Justice Department email communications made just days before the House of Representatives passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act show that then-Solicitor General Elena Kagan …

Rick Santorum's Iowa endorser: ‘I tend to like the underdog’  —  JOHNSTON, IOWA — Rick Santorum picked up a key Iowa endorsement Friday as he tries to gain steam in a campaign that has focused almost solely on the Hawkeye state.  —  Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz became …

Mitt Romney: Islam is not an inherently violent faith  —  Cedar Rapids, Ia.  - Mitt Romney responded today to a call for a tougher stance against Muslims by saying that most Muslims are peaceful people who deserve respect.  —  The issue came up during a question-and-answer session at a campaign stop here this morning.

Gingrich: Palestinians ‘invented,’ promises Netanyahu-style foreign policy  —  Former Speaker Newt Gingrich dismissed the Palestinian bid for statehood as the effort of an “invented Palestinian people, who are in fact Arabs, and were historically part of the Arab community.”

Hollywood shootout: Gunman calmly targeted drivers, pedestrians  —  A gunman pointed his weapon at more than a dozen people Friday as he randomly opened fire on drivers and pedestrians in Hollywood before being fatally shot by Los Angeles Police Department officers.

Army slashing 8,700 jobs as budget cuts begin  —  Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has warned that the federal budget cuts could be “devastating” for the Pentagon.  (Jonathan Ernst - Reuters)  —  With deeper budget cuts looming, the Pentagon is starting to cut back by trimming the Defense Department's civilian workforce.