A Phalanx of Lies  —  CNN has been pondering what they call “a particularly tough few days at the White House.”  “Four out of five Americans have little or no trust in their government to do anything right,” says chief political analyst Gloria Borger.  “And now Obama probably feels the same way.”

Under socialism, there's no such thing as consumer protection.  —  Several readers responded to yesterday's column with emails criticizing us for stopping short of using the L-word—lie—to characterize President Obama's repeated statements to the effect that “If you like your plan, you can keep it.”

WHAT THE HELL IS CHRIS CILLIZZA TALKING ABOUT?  —  The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza, like a lot of mebers of the “liberal media,” is giddy at the thought of Chris Christie's likely big victory in the New Jrsey governor's race.  Yesterday Cillizza wrote the following in a post titled …

LAX terminal remains closed after shooting  —  Los Angeles (CNN) — It was unclear early Saturday when Los Angeles International Airport's terminal 3 would reopen after the bloodshed and panic.  —  Also not clear was why a 23-year-old man, identified by the FBI as Paul Anthony Ciancia, stormed that area Friday.

Sebelius Brings Health Care Talk to Town  —  Forty-eight hours after a congressional committee grilled her over problems related to the new health insurance website, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius was in Memphis, flanked by defenders.

No Morsel Too Minuscule for All-Consuming N.S.A.  —  The N.S.A.'s Evolution: The National Security Agency was founded in 1952, and its surveillance capabilities were limited by legislation in 1978.  But with the attacks of September 2001 came a new sense of urgency.

As President Obama pushed for a new health law in 2009, he made a simple pledge: If you like your insurance plan, you can keep it.  Behind the scenes, officials discussed whether that was a promise they could keep.  —  As President Obama pushed for a new federal health law in 2009 …

The US needs to retire daylight savings and just have two time zones—one hour apart  —  This item has been corrected.  —  Daylight saving time in the US ends Nov. 3, part of the an annual ritual where Americans (who don't live in Arizona or Hawaii) and residents of 78 other countries including Canada …

Pakistani Taliban confirm leader killed by drone  —  DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — The Pakistani Taliban confirmed the death of their leader in a U.S. drone strike Saturday, a day after he was killed, as the group's leadership council met to begin the process of choosing a successor.

EXCLUSIVE: Rev. Jesse Jackson says Ronald Reagan wanted to ban blacks from playing football with whites  —  Reverend Jackson claimed President Reagan would have enforced segregation in professional football in Wednesday night speech.  —  Deceased Republican President Ronald Reagan sought …

Republican Rivalry Simmers as Paths and Styles Diverge  —  DES MOINES — Senator Ted Cruz calls his colleague Rand Paul a “good friend.”  The two men are the stars of the Tea Party movement, propelled to Washington by activist fervor and allied in their effort to restrain the reach of the federal government.

McDaniel Now Says He Only Attended One Neo-Confederate Event  —  Mississippi State Sen. Chris McDaniel's (R) Senate campaign is now disputing that McDaniel was at a neo-Confederate conference that they said he had attended.  —  In October, Mother Jones reported that McDaniel …