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Israeli Tanks Storm South Gaza's Largest City
Israeli tanks blasted their way into the southern Gaza city of Khan Yunis for the first time this morning, as heavy fighting raged on the northern edges of Gaza City itself
Fox
Senate Democrats Put Off Plans To Seat Franken
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid yielded to Republican threats and agreed not to immediately seat fellow Democrat Al Franken, whose razor-close victory in Minnesota faces legal challenges.
Reuters
Pelosi Reverses House Fairness Rules
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to re-write House rules today to ensure that the Republican minority is unable to have any influence on legislation
Human Events
Breaking
IDF Kills Head of Hamas Rocket Program
IDF forces have permanently ended the threat posted to Israel's southern residents by senior Hamas terrorist Ayman Siam, head of the guerrilla group's rocket and artillery unit in Gaza
Arutz Sheva
Posted new every Monday
Burris Denied Entry At U.S. Senate
Illinois Gov. Blagojevich's pick to replace Obama in the US Senate was refused entry Tuesday morning, when the Secretary of the Senate said his credentials were not in order.
CBS
Georgia Teachers Asked To Return Raises
School board members say if Fayette county’s teachers would return their 2.5 percent raises, it could keep the 24,000-student system afloat
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
U.S. Senate Orders Sen. Norm Coleman's Office Closed
Senate officials closed Norm Coleman's office Monday morning, two days after the Minnesota Republican's term expired.
Newsmax
Our Tax Dollars
Republicans Use 'Mob Museum' To Make Point Against Stimulus Pork
Las Vegas’ proposed mob museum is a subject ripe for ridicule, and the Republicans have held it up as an example of where 'stimulus' funds are being directed
Las Vegas Sun
NBC Yanks Conservative Author Ann Coulter
The nation's top selling conservative author has been banned from appearing on NBC. 'TODAY' Show invite cancelled over book's claims. See her first book interview explaining all
Video
Foreign Money Flees U.S.
This summer, foreigners sold almost $90 billion of U.S. securities — the greatest quarterly fire sale by overseas investors since the government began keeping track in 1960.
USA Today
Majority Say Burris Should Be Blocked From Sen. Seat
A majority of Americans say Roland Burris should be blocked from taking a U.S. Senate seat and Illinois should hold a special election to fill the vacancy he was appointed to fill
USA Today
Shock Poll
NY Voters Prefer Cuomo Over Caroline Kennedy
A new survey shows 58 percent of voters would prefer to see Gov. David Paterson appoint state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo to Hillary's open Senate seat - compared to Kennedy's 27%
WCBS
The Big Lie And The True History Of PalestineIf you have not seen this history lesson from David Horowitz, do not miss it. It lays out very succinctly the history of the creation of Israel and the lies of the terrorists and their enablers
Video
6 Months Into Fiscal Year, W. Virginia Has $75 Million Surplus
West Virginia remains the envy of the country when it comes to state budget revenues. It ended the first half of its budget year last month with a potential surplus of nearly $75 million.
Charleston Daily
New Abortion Rule Draws Protests
A new rule from HHS is stirring national controversy by allowing people who provide reproductive health services to refuse information or procedures [abortions] that violate their conscience
Chicago Sun-Times
Stranger Than Fiction
Top Idiots Of The Week Awards
The winner of this week's Top Idiot award is the Swedish man who tried to impress his girlfriend, with unintended results. New category added for 'Politically Correct' idiots.
RightBias Idiot Awards
$240,000 Awarded To Man Forced To Cover Arab T-Shirt
An airline passenger forced to cover his T-shirt because it displayed Arabic script has been awarded 240,000 dollars in compensation
Breitbart
EPA Seeks To Have Water Vapor Classified As A Pollutant
The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking to classify water vapor as a pollutant, due to its (purported) central role in global warming
EcoEnquirer
Hollywood Conservatives Come Out Of The Closet
A once-timid group of social outcasts is emerging from the shadows in Hollywood and Tinseltown may have to get accustomed to the loud presence of a growing minority.
Fox
TV Converter Coupon Program Runs Out Of Cash
The government's $1.34 billion coupon program for digital converter boxes ran out of money on Sunday
USA Today
Held Hostage
Energy Crisis In Europe As Putin Cuts Russian Gas Supply
Europe has been plunged into an energy crisis after Vladimir Putin ordered Russia's state-run gas company to cut supplies by 20 per cent.
Telegraph UK
New Law
California Patients Now Have 'Right' To Interpreter
Millions of Californians with limited English proficiency now have the right to an interpreter from their commercial health and dental plans – made possible by a first-in-the-nation law
Sacramento Bee
Ties That Bind
Funds Tie Obama To Richardson Probe Figure
Financial records show the Obama campaign got more than $30,000 from California financier David Rubin, the target of an investigation into donations and possible "pay-to-play" deals involving New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson
ABC
Vatican Stops Accepting Italian Law Automatically On Morality Concerns
The Vatican recently announced the reversal of its 80-year-old policy of automatically accepting Italian laws that were not egregiously incompatible with church doctrine
The Bulletin
Government At Work
Second-Hand Children's Clothes To Be Made Illegal?
Barring a reprieve, regulations set to take effect next month could force thousands of clothing retailers and thrift stores to throw away trunkloads of children's clothing.
Los Angeles Times
Laura Bush Gets $1.6M Advance For Memoirs
First Lady Laura Bush snagged a seven-figure deal to write her life story for the Scribner imprint of Simon & Schuster. Bush is said to have received an advance of $1.6 million
New York Post
Apple CEO Jobs Says He Has Hormone Imbalance
Apple Inc. founder and Chief Executive Steve Jobs, looking to quell rumors about his health, said Monday his doctors have discovered a hormonal imbalance that has been causing his weight loss
Fox
The Public Trough
Gov't Supplies Another $15B To Banks
The government said Monday it had supplied another $15 billion to seven banks in the latest round of payments from the $700 billion rescue
USA Today
MIA
Where Is Rahm Emmanuel?
Since his name emerged as one of the players in the "pay to play" corruption allegations against Governor Blagojevich last month, Emanuel has rarely been seen, and hasn’t been heard from at all
Republican Liberty Caucus
Judicial Watch Obtains Documents Re: Blagojevich Contacts With Obama
Judicial Watch has obtained documents from the office of Governor Blagojevich through the Freedom of Information Act related to Blagojevich's contacts with Obama and his transition team.
Judicial Watch
Liberal Blogosphere Duped By 3-Year-Old 'Gaza Bombing Video'
On Sunday, a three year old video of an accidental munitions truck explosion at a Palestinian rally in 2005 was spread around the liberal blogosphere as footage of an Israeli attack on Gaza on January 3, 2009
Newsbusters
Australian PM To Recieve US Presidential Medal of Freedom
Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard will receive the US Presidential Medal of Freedom at a White House ceremony next week. The award is the highest civilian honour
The Australian
Chavez Cuts Free Oil
Citgo Pulls $100M In Oil Donations To Citizens Energy
Joe Kennedy announced yesterday he’s laying off 20 employees and temporarily halting most of his winter fuel-assistance programs due to Hugo Chavez's Citgo yanking $100 million in support
Boston Herald
Change
Cars Outsell Trucks In Rough Year
Gas prices skyrocketed, causing consumers to flee SUVs and trucks for smaller cars. Then the financial crisis hit, ruining nearly everyone's appetite for any vehicle.
USA Today
Cyclist Lance Armstrong Hints at Run For Political Office
Cyclist Lance Armstrong said he may have a future in politics, coyly hinting that a desire to serve may lead him to seek public office after the conclusion of his athletic career
The Hill
Mariana Trench
Bush to Create World's Largest Marine Protection Zone
Three areas, totaling some 195,274 square miles, are being designated national marine monuments by President George W. Bush in the largest marine conservation effort in history
Fox
Viva Viagra
Hugh Hefner Announces New Girlfriend
Hugh Hefner has a new Playmate – and this one’s a "good girl." 22 year-old psychology student, Crystal Harris has joined Hefner and his current 19 year-old twin girlfriends in his Mansion
Fox
Challenge
$10,000 To Anyone Who Can Debunk These UFO Photos
Calling all scientist’s, NASA and governmental agencies from around the world! Ronald Nussbeck is offering $10,000 to anyone who can debunk these UFO photos and prove they are not real.
Examiner
Business
U.S. Considers Costly Switch To International Accounting Rules
In a regulatory sea change that could cost billions of dollars, thousands of U.S. companies will adopt global financial reporting rules within five years if regulators have their way
USA Today
Milky Way Galaxy Suddenly Much Bigger, Heavier
For decades, astronomers thought when it came to the major galaxies in Earth's cosmic neighborhood, our Milky Way was a weak sister to the larger Andromeda. Not anymore
Fox
Pink Iguana Species Discovered
A new species of Galápagos iguana has scientists tickled pink. The pink iguana, named after its salmon-colored skin, lives only on the Wolf volcano on the island of Isabela
National Geographic
Scientists To Perform Shark Autopsy Live Online
Scientists in New Zealand will perform a necropsy on a 10ft great white shark –believed to be the first of its kind, in front of about 1,000 members of the public and streamed live online.
Times UK
Cadillac Unveils Sleeker SRX Before Detroit Show
General Motors Corp. is counting on the 2010 Cadillac SRX crossover vehicle to lure luxury car buyers with new design and performance features.
Newsvine
History's Most Terrifying Conventional Weapons
Many military innovations of the past scared the enemy senseless — especially when only one side got to use them
Fox
Late Night Letterman
Top Ten Signs You Are Watching Too Much Football
10. Only fresh air you've had this month is opening door for pizza guy 9. You refer to orange juice as FedEx orange juice...
RightBias Humor
Scientists Dismiss 'Detox' Myth
There is no evidence that products widely promoted to help the body "detox" work, scientists warn.
BBC
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