Bill Clinton: 'Vast right-wing conspiracy' as 'virulent' as ever - CNN.com: "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The 'vast right-wing conspiracy' that attacked him during his presidency has been weakened, but continues to operate against President Obama, former President Clinton said Sunday." [...] 
Gordon Brown faced fresh questions tonight after it emerged that he discussed with Colonel Gaddafi detailed conditions for the Lockerbie bomber's return nearly six weeks ago, while senior Labour figures warned of an economic backlash from angry Americans "costing our country dear".
Nancy Pelosi on being unpopular: 'I don't care' - Glenn Thrush - POLITICO.com: "House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is one of the most despised political figures in the country.
Government monopsony distorts climate science, says SPPI: "The US Government has spent more than $79 billion of taxpayersâ money since 1989 on policies related to climate change, including science and technology research, administration, propaganda campaigns, foreign aid, and tax breaks. Most of this spending was unnecessary." [...] 
Obama: Cambridge police acted stupidly: "WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama said Wednesday that police acted 'stupidly' in the arrest of prominent black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. and that despite racial progress blacks and Hispanics are still singled out unfairly for arrest." [...] 
McConnell won't vote for Sotomayor - Washington Times: "The Senate's top Republican said Sunday that he will not vote for Judge Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation for the Supreme Court because he worries that her personal views would cloud her objectivity on the bench."' [...] 
The Crab Houses of Maryland's Eastern Shore - NYTimes.com: "âYOUâRE going to want the jumbos, hon,â my waitress said as she stood, pen poised over her pad, next to my unadorned pine picnic table on the crowded outdoor deck of Watermanâs crab house." [...] 
EXCLUSIVE: Career diplomats protest Obama appointments - Washington Times: "The White House, unaware of historic norms, had been on track to give more than the usual 30 percent of ambassadorial jobs to political appointees until objections from career diplomats forced it to reconsider, administration officials say." [...] 
Obama visit gets lukewarm welcome from Russian media Reuters: "MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's media on Tuesday gave muted coverage to the first day of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit, cautioning that the promised 'reset' in U.S.-Russia ties remained far off." [...] 
CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Alec Baldwin interested in congressional run ÂŤ - Blogs from CNN.com: "Emmy Award winner Alec Baldwin is eyeing a post-acting career that could take him off a Hollywood soundstage into the halls of Congress." [...] 
Specter faces hurdles in Democratic re-election - Washington Times: "When Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania suddenly became a Democrat in April, it seemed he had virtually ensured his re-election to a sixth term in 2010." [...] 
Obama implores Senate to pass climate bill - Washington Times: "WASHINGTON â Hours after the House passed landmark legislation meant to curb greenhouse gas emissions and create an energy-efficient economy, President Barack Obama on Saturday urged senators to show courage and follow suit." [...] 
White House Changes the Terms of a Campaign Pledge About Posting Bills Online - NYTimes.com: "During the presidential campaign, Barack Obama promised that once a bill was passed by Congress, the White House would post it online for five days before he signed it." [...] 
Climate bill called 'energy tax' - Washington Times: "Republicans on Saturday slammed a Democratic bill before the House that seeks to address climate change, arguing that it amounts to an energy tax on consumers." [...] 
TheHill.com - Corruption trial set over money in freezer: "Former Rep. William Jeffersonâs (D-La.) corruption trial is set to begin Tuesday after two years of intense legal wrangling that at one point involved evidence gathered during an FBI raid of his congressional office." [...] 
American capitalism gone with a whimper - Pravda.Ru: "It must be said, that like the breaking of a great dam, the American decent into Marxism is happening with breath taking speed, against the back drop of a passive, hapless sheeple, excuse me dear reader, I meant people." [...] 
President Obama left Tuesday for a two-day fundraising tour in Las Vegas and Los Angeles. The Democratic National Committee is expected to pick up part of the cost, but if history is any gauge, taxpayers will pick up most of the tab.
