Alleged Bin Laden Shooter: Osama “Died Like a Pussy”  —  According to Robert O'Neill—the former Navy SEAL who claims he shot Osama bin Laden—the Al Qaeda leader “died like a pussy” and “knew that we were there to kill him.”  —  In a previously unreleased audio interview aired last night on CNN …

McCain Poised to Press Obama, and Pentagon, at Armed Services Helm  —  WASHINGTON — Of all the areas where Barack Obama and John McCain clashed during the 2008 presidential campaign, none was more combustible than defense, with their starkly different views on the deployment of American men and women to wage war overseas.

Health Care Reform Imperiled  —  Will five Supreme Court justices eliminate essential health care subsidies for more than four million lower-income Americans, based on a contorted reading of four words?  —  It sounds inconceivable, but that would be the effect of a ruling in favor …

GORBACHEV WARNS WORLD ‘ON BRINK OF NEW COLD WAR’  —  BERLIN (AP) — Tensions between the major powers have pushed the world closer to a new Cold War, former Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev said Saturday.  —  The 83-year-old accused the West, particularly the United States, of giving in to …

After rout, Dems stick to script  —  Democrats aren't planning a shakeup despite the thumping they took at the polls on Tuesday.  —  Leaders in both the House and the Senate — including Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) — are expected to retain their spots atop …

In Florida, Medicinal Marijuana Got More Votes Than Rick Scott  —  Total votes for medical marijuana outnumbered the total votes cast for Republican Gov. Rick Scott by a half-million votes.  So why did the measure still fail to pass?  —  Although Florida didn't quite rouse enough young voters …

Republicans ♥ Pipeline  —  The Keystone XL oil pipeline is so popular!  Ever since the Republicans won control of the Senate, it's become the Taylor Swift of political issues.  —  “We can act on the Keystone pipeline,” said the House speaker, John Boehner, as he launched into his description of the next Congress.

Does Obama Even Know How to Negotiate?  —  Like many of you, I watched President Barack Obama's press conference yesterday to see how he would approach Republicans, and an electorate that just sent him a pretty harsh “Dear John” letter.  Like many of you, I was surprised at his approach.

Poli Sci Experiment Takes Heat For Asking If Blacks Are ‘Too Demanding’  —  Like their peers across the country, when some South Carolina voters walked out of the polling station this week, they were asked to take an exit poll.  But some of the questions were a little different — things like …

Emails Show Holder's Anger During ‘Fast and Furious’ Probe  —  WASHINGTON - Newly revealed emails show Attorney General Eric Holder trying and failing to contain his temper over the botched Fast and Furious probe, at one point saying “some people can kiss my a—” if they think he was too hard …