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Mammogram guidelines spark debate over health bill
Lawmakers broke along party lines on a new aspect of the health care debate Sunday as a former National Institutes of Health chief urged women to ignore guidelines that delay the start of breast cancer screenings.
Warming's impacts sped up, worsened since Kyoto
Since the 1997 international accord to fight global warming, climate change has worsened and accelerated — beyond some of the grimmest of warnings made back then.
Senate Democrats at odds over health care bill
Moderate Senate Democrats threatened Sunday to scuttle health-care legislation if their demands aren't met, while more liberal members warned their party leaders not to bend.
Analysis: Fed under fire as public anger mounts
Suddenly the Federal Reserve is everybody's punching bag.
Sizing up the Kennedy dynasty's next generation
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy will be a tough act to follow, even for the Kennedys. His death, coupled with the decision by family members not to seek the seat he held for nearly five decades, has prompted predictions that the family's long-running political dynasty is over.
Democrats: Health care bill saves money and jobs
Two Democratic senators say the health care overhaul bill now going to the Senate floor for debate is a key to saving jobs and reducing the spiraling American budget deficit.
Former NIH chief: Ignore new mammogram guideline
The former director of the National Institutes of Health is advising women to ignore new guidelines that delay the start of routine mammogram testing for breast cancer.
Durbin says deadline looming for health care bill
A leading Democratic senator says the proposed health care overhaul must pass the Senate by the end of the year, so that lawmakers can begin to concentrate on the economy and job creation.
Schumer says public option can pass the Senate
Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer says health care reform that includes a public option can pass the Senate.
Nelson might not back next step for health bill
A moderate Democratic senator who voted to allow debate over a health care bill says he might not support the bill in its next hurdle in the Senate.

Healthcare reform faces challenges in Senate
President Barack Obama's U.S. healthcare overhaul plan has cleared an important Senate hurdle but lawmakers warned on Sunday of challenges ahead in winning support for passage, even among Obama's own Democrats.
Obama asks for patience on economy
President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Americans to show patience over the economy and argued that his just-concluded Asia trip was critical for U.S. exports, countering criticism he had returned empty-handed.
Obama job approval rating drops under 50 percent
President Barack Obama's job approval rating has dropped below 50 percent in a second major poll in an indication he is suffering from the long healthcare debate and weakness in the economy, Gallup said on Friday.
Top House Democrat questions 9/11 criminal trials
The chairman of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee, Representative Ike Skelton, cast doubt on Friday about the Obama administration's decision to try the September 11, 2001, conspirators in a U.S. criminal court.
Ex-State Dept official pleads guilty to spying for Cuba
A former U.S. State Department official and his wife pleaded guilty on Friday to charges that they spied for almost three decades for the Communist-led Cuban government.
Senate leader at risk in healthcare battle
Other than President Barack Obama, perhaps no one's political future is riding more on the Senate battle to revamp the healthcare system than the chamber's Democratic majority leader, Harry Reid.
Senate sets hearing on Bernanke's renomination
The Senate Banking Committee said on Friday it will hold a hearing on Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's renomination to a second term on December 3, putting the central bank chief under scrutiny at a time when the Fed is facing intense criticism in Congress.
No Obama decision on Afghan until after Thanksgiving
President Barack Obama's announcement of a new strategy on Afghanistan will not take place until after the Thanksgiving holiday next week, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Friday.
Ethics panel admonishes Obama Senate replacement
The U.S. Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished Roland Burris, saying he had been less than candid about his gubernatorial appointment to the Senate seat previously held by President Barack Obama.
Honduras de facto leader says will step aside
Honduras's post-coup de facto leader said on Friday he would give up his presidential duties for a week, a step Washington welcomed as a way to help ease a five-month-old political crisis.

Inhofe To Boxer: 'We Won, You Lost, Get A Life' (VIDEO)
Sen. James Inhofe has won the battle against global warming -- or so he thinks. "I proudly declare 2009 as the 'Year of the Skeptic,' the year in which scientists who question the so-called global warming consensus are being heard,'' the Oklahoma Republican said in a long speech Tuesday during a S...
Should Insurance Companies Pay For Preventive Care?
Should government pay for preventive care? Should insurance companies? This topic has been coming up lately around the studio. We encourage people to come to class frequently to give them the best posible benefits.
Tina Fey Does Sarah Palin At Ad Council Dinner (VIDEO)
While hosting the Ad Council Annual Dinner Wednesday night, "30 Rock" creator Tina Fey brought back her famous impersonation of former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. "Mrs. Palin and I continue to haveso much in common," she said.
If It Were Me, I'd Be Embarrassed
It's nice to see that even after the election, conservatives are still playing the "liberal gotcha media" card every time they expose themselves as being shamefully ignorant regarding the issues theycare about most.
Pirelli's 2010 Calendar PHOTOS: Topless, Muddy Nudity, And SO Much More (NSFW PICTURES)
The 2010 Pirelli Calendar is out, and to celebrate its debut they released the below, undated photos of the models (Daisy Lowe, Lily Cole, Rosie Huntingdon-Whiteley, Marloes Horst, Catherine McNeil, eorgina Stojiljkovic, Enriko Mihalik, and Miranda Kerr) at work with photographer Terry Richardson.
Demi Moore's Hip Photoshopped For W Cover? She Says NO!
SCROLL DOWN for a big picture of the cover and vote on whether Demi's hip was removed Photoshopping is a part of creating any magazine cover, but usually it doesn't render the subject an anatomical onder.
Oprah Announcement: Show Ending In 2011 (VIDEO)
Text By Caryn Rousseau, Associated Press; Video from NBC Chicago CHICAGO Holding back tears, Oprah Winfrey told her studio audience Friday that she would end her show in 2011 after a quarter-centuy on the air, saying prayer and careful thought led her to her decision.
Jon Stewart Enlists Pro-Wrestler Mick Foley To Protect 10-Year-Old Gay Marriage Activist (VIDEO)
Last week we told you about young Will Phillips, a boy who refuses to pledge allegiance to the flag and the United States of America until gays and lesbians are allowed to marry. While Will is findin support from op-ed columnists and his parents, the kids at school are not as kind.
Huckabee Calls Knee-Jerk GOP Attacks On Obama 'Deplorable' And 'Shameful'
During a relatively unnoticed speech in early November, former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee said he found it "deplorable" and "shameful" that his fellow Republicans were attacking the presidet for even the most trivial or well-intentioned matters.
Fight Club Ten Years Later
If any picture was the movie to usher in the new millennium, it was David Fincher's Fight Club. To me, it was the movie of the 1990s -- as prescient as Network was in the 1970s towards the future of news," and as equally misunderstood.

The talk shows
Guests to be interviewed Sunday on major television talk shows:
Senate Democrats vote to bring health bill to floor for debate
The Senate voted along party lines Saturday night to overcome a Republican filibuster and bring to the floor a bill that would overhaul the nation's health-care system.
Sunday Take: Divided public complicates Afghanistan decision
As President Obama nears a decision on Afghanistan, he faces a partisan divide in public opinion that is pulling him in opposite directions. His recent statements about the decision suggest that he i trying to accommodate the views with a war strategy that can be successful and contained.
Obama faces congressional anger about economy
Growing discontent over the economy and frustration with efforts to speed its recovery boiled over Thursday on Capitol Hill in a wave of criticism and outright anger directed at the Obama administraton.
Compensation urged as judge faults Army Corps of Engineers in Katrina floods
Louisiana officials called on the Obama administration Thursday to compensate residents after a federal judge's ruling that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was responsible for some of the worst flooing in and around New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
D.C. leaders set aside feud for home rule's sake
Mayor Adrian M. Fenty and D.C. Council Chairman Vincent C. Gray put aside their political differences Wednesday to support an effort on Capitol Hill to give the District more control over its budget nd laws.
Obama says he is seeking 'endgame' to Afghan conflict
BEIJING -- A week into an Asia trip that has made few dramatic headlines, President Obama on Wednesday told reporters that he would announce a decision on sending more troops to Afghanistan "in the nxt several weeks" and defended his administration's efforts on reviving the economy, shutting down.
Republicans push for immediate Hill inquiries on Fort Hood
The Obama administration's request that congressional committees slow their investigations of the Fort Hood shootings sparked denunciations Tuesday from Republicans on Capitol Hill, who pushed for animmediate inquiry of any warning signs before the massacre.
In Senate vote, signs of shift on Guantanamo Bay detainees
The Senate on Tuesday rejected an attempt to bar using funds from a defense spending bill to build or modify prisons in the United States to hold detainees from Guantanamo Bay, a move that suggested ongressional Democrats may be lining up behind President Obama's vision for closing the military .
Release of Reid's health-care bill could come as early as Wednesday
Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid scrambled Tuesday to lock down votes behind a health-care bill that he may present as early as Wednesday.

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What Karadzic Did to Bosnia
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic is on trial, but whatever the outcome, the pain of war will remain.
The Big Freak Out
The downfall of the brains behind the Freakonomics phenomenon.
Pacific Angst
As Obama heads to Asia, some worry that American influence in the region is diminishing -- but most nations still prefer the United States as a strategic ally over rival neighbors.
No One Left to Blame
Why Radovan Karadzic's trial won't heal Bosnia's divisions.
No Good Choices
You might think Afghanistan's fate lies in U.S. President Barack Obama's forthcoming strategic decision on troop levels. But the picture is bleak, no matter what.
Destroying al Qaeda Is Not an Option (Yet)
If the world's most notorious network goes down, terrorism will get a whole lot messier.
Calm Down, Chávez
War-mongering Venezuela is stirring up trouble down south again. But will he really go to war with Colombia this time around?
Briefing Book: Iran's Sanctions
What could sanctions against Iran really do?
Europe After the Berlin Wall: 4 Surprises
For Europe the effects of the Berlin Wall's collapse were almost as surprising as the fall itself. Here are 4 of the unexpected consequences that the end of the Soviet Union had for Europe -- ones evn the experts didn't see coming.
Please Send More Than Troops
If the window closes to fix Afghanistan's government, more boots on the ground won't matter.

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21 lawmaking days left for House
It will put in a couple of five-day work weeks as Dems rush to finish their agenda before Christmas.
Jenny Sanford endorses in gov race
Wife of embattled S.C. governor endorses GOP state Rep. Nikki Haley to replace her term-limited husband.
U.N. chief pushes Senate on climate
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon urges the Senate to move forward on climate change legislation.
'No easy way out' for Dems on abortion
Should Dems support a bill that imposes limits on abortion access or demand one that might fund it with taxpayer money?
Health vote shatters abortion cease-fire
Should Dems support a bill that imposes limits on abortion access or demand one that might fund it with taxpayer money?
Health vote shatters abortion ceasefire
Should Dems support a bill that imposes limits on abortion access or demand one that might fund it with taxpayer money?
We shouldn't be attacking our own
In an Ideas piece, Whitman takes RNC Chairman Michael Steele to task for his handling of the GOP.
Emanuel keeps call for settlement halt
W.H. Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel stands behinds the call for Israel to freeze settlement activity.
Health vote pits Democrat vs. Democrat
Dems who voted against the health care bill are facing serious blowback from liberals.
Deal makers pushed limits
Last-minute deals on the House health reform vote didn't escape notice.