Turns out Newt had second and much larger line of credit with Tiffany & Co.

NBC reportedly gives Donald Trump a big raise to stick with NBC and not jump to US Gov channel.

‘Sovereign Citizen’ killed trying to grab cop’s taser during altercation.

Some top Dems on the Hill are starting to get it: Republicans are refusing any steps to improve the economy in the next two years. They don’t want any improvements on the jobs front through the end of 2012.

SETI shifts from searching for alien life in outer space to searching for contributions to keep the telescopes operating.

Pro-marriage equality Republican tells crowd: “I’m a Republican — I was born that way.”

It’s astonishing to me that there’s actually a growing number of Republicans pushing to make major cuts to Social Security as part of the bum’s rush push for spending cuts this summer and fall. The idea has zero public support. And it doesn’t make much sense from a policy standpoint since Social Security isn’t what’s driving the country’s structural deficits. What’s most surprising though is that many Democrats are along for the ride.

Phasing out Medicare isn’t the answer. But Medicare is at least a big driver of government spending because health costs themselves are growing rapidly.

Who will just say, ‘No’. It’s bad policy. Bad politics. So why not just say ‘No.’

Newt’s finance team quits his campaign.

This is really a must-read piece. Not because of the message but the messenger. The hyper attention to the country’s debt is supposed to be in reaction to the bond market, the people who buy our debt. But the biggest bond guy in the country is telling Congress that while getting the deficit/debt in order is important long term it’s simply crazy to think massive budget cutting is going to create the jobs or the growth the country needs. Unfortunately, that’s the mindset now of people on both sides of the aisle. Must read.