Durbin: Lawmaker Deserves No Special Treatment In Gun Case

Senators seek cost cuts for F-35 fighter jet WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators are seeking cost-cutting opportunities in the Pentagon's $400 billion program for the next-generation F-35, a fighter jet with a troubled testing record that military leaders say America cannot afford not to build.

While speaking on the use of humor in political activism at this year’s Left Forum Conference in New York City, filmmaker Michael Moore says “the majority of Americans are already on our side,” and speaks of the use of humor in his filmmaking. John Fugelsang of CurrentTV’s Viewpoint also participated in the panel and, in this video, speaks of the peril and challenge involved in pushing for morality “from some very comfortable people in the 1st world.” The panel / training also included John Hlinko of LeftAction.org and was presented by Julianna Forlano from CrooksandLiars.com and Absurdity Today.

Serena Williams says in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine that, while not blaming the victim in the Steubenville rape case, "she shouldn't have put herself in that position."

You know those signs above subway doors that warn passengers not to lean against them? Well, it seems Russia has found a foolproof way of enforcing that seldom adhered-to rule: Eliminate the doors. Read more

Ben S. Bernanke faces the growing challenge of shaping investor expectations amid increasing signs that his era as Federal Reserve chairman is ending.