Ron Paul - Are You Seriously Thinking About Voting For This Idiot?

It's okay for Iran to have a nuclear weapon.

Oh, and we should carry around silver and gold. That's practical.

This man has NO accomplishments to speak of.

Why I Do NOT Like Ron Paul

Yes, let's just mind our own business and bury our heads in the sand and screw Israel. This is what he wants for our greatest allies and our country? The man is a nut job who thinks we can just cut ourselves off from the world and ignore terrorism.

Megyn Kelly

I may have posted some of these before but, I love Megyn Kelly so, here's some good videos.

New Features - New Year - New Beginnings

I have been doing "Today's Headlines" for quite some time but, instead I have decided to add news scrolls on the side of the blog so that you can get the latest news without me having to constantly update. What a great idea, huh? LOL! This way I will be able to focus on posting stories I find interesting and want to comment on. I really hope you all enjoy the new changes and make The Alternative Conservative your number one source for the latest news headlines.

I want to give everyone a big THANK YOU! I look forward to a New Year and new changes.

With love,
Tuesday Money

Maryland Says NO to American Flag

Winkler and her family erected the flag in a traffic circle three years ago in the town of Woodbine. They posted the flag to honor their nephew, a soldier deployed to Afghanistan. 

About a month ago a car crashed into the roundabout damaging a tree and destroying the original flag. So Winkler’s husband and an 88-year-old World War Two veteran replaced the flag. And that’s when the trouble started. 

Winkler said she received a telephone call alerting her that state highway workers had taken down the flag and the flag pole, tossing both into the back of a dump truck. 

“They told us it was against the law to erect a flag on the traffic circle,” Winkler said. “They told my husband that whoever put up the flag could be arrested for trespassing.”

Leave it to Maryland, the only state in the union that voted for Carter the second time around, to hate the American Flag.

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Gutfeld On The Factor

Today's Headlines -- Wednesday

• NKoreans salute, cry for late leader Kim Jong Il (AP)
• Economists: Obama's policies 'fair' or 'poor' (AP)
• US warns Iran against closing Hormuz oil route (AP)
• Romney, Perry slap at Paul on Iran (AP)
• Syrian troops kill protesters despite monitors (AP)
• Preventive care: It's free, except when it's not (AP)
• Last-minute holiday shopping gives lift in finale (AP)
• Clergymen clash at Bethlehem birthplace of Jesus (AP)
• Cheetah the chimp from 1930s Tarzan flicks dies (AP)
• Patriots, 49ers lead Pro Bowl rosters (AP)
• Snow and tears mark funeral for North Korean leader (Reuters)
• Obama taps economist, banker as Fed governors (Reuters)
• Deutsche Boerse, NYSE extend merger deadline to sway Europe (Reuters)
• Analysis: China needs new policy course as capital tide turns (Reuters)
• U.S. Fifth Fleet says won't allow Hormuz disruption (Reuters)
• "Nothing frightening" seen in Syria protest hotbed: monitor (Reuters)
• Seven hurt as bomb hits Arabic school in Nigeria (Reuters)
• More trouble for Gingrich as Iowa campaign quickens (Reuters)
• Obama sees approval rating rise. Is it the economy or something else? (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Wisconsin recall: Should taxpayers pay extra to verify petition signatures? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Today's Headlines -- Tuesday

• Survey: Home prices down in most major US cities (AP)
• New fee coming for medical effectiveness research (AP)
• Syria pulls tanks from Homs as Arab monitors visit (AP)
• In pursuit, GOP contenders rumble through Iowa (AP)
• Consumer confidence index surges in December (AP)
• AP survey: Economy to pick up but still vulnerable (AP)
• Police: Neighbor chopped up Ind. girl with hacksaw (AP)
• Idaho teen loses cancer fight after delivering son (AP)
• What to expect at NKorea funeral for Kim Jong Il (AP)
• Conn. mayor: Fire that killed 5 not foul play (AP)
• Consumer confidence perks up, house prices sag (Reuters)
• Sears to close more stores as holiday sales slump (Reuters)
• Obama to nominate Powell, Stein as Fed governors (Reuters)
• 6.9 magnitude quake hits southeastern Russia: USGS (Reuters)
• More trouble for Gingrich as Iowa campaign quickens (Reuters)
• Obama to ask for debt limit hike: Treasury official (Reuters)
• Insight: FDA warned PIP on breast implant safety in 2000 (Reuters)
• Analysis: U.S. rental demand lifts housing sector (Reuters)
• Intelligence firm Stratfor reels after data breach. What did hackers get? (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Fuller picture emerges of fatal, chaotic US-Pakistan firefight (The Christian Science Monitor)

Today's Headlines -- Monday

• Back in campaign mode, presidential hopefuls focus (AP)
• Nigerians fear more church attacks after 39 killed (AP)
• Arab monitors head to Syria, opposition skeptical (AP)
• Police: Gunman in murder-suicide dressed as Santa (AP)
• Sadrists call for new elections in Iraq (AP)
• New powerful painkiller has abuse experts worried (AP)
• Kim Jong Il's heir meets with SKorean delegation (AP)
• Conn. house where 5 died in fire is torn down (AP)
• Man killed amid Britain's post-Christmas sales (AP)
• FBI joins search for missing Indiana girl (AP)
• Exclusive: Afghanistan sets ground rules for Taliban talks (Reuters)
• U.S. stores hope for "Mega Monday" of brisk sales (Reuters)
• Nigerian leaders rapped after Islamists attack churches (Reuters)
• First Arab monitors arrive in Syria: source (Reuters)
• PIP implants sold to Dutch firm under new name (Reuters)
• Paul builds campaign on doomsday scenarios (Reuters)
• Suicide bomber kills 7 outside Iraq ministry (Reuters)
• Sony to sell LCD venture stake to Samsung for $940 million (Reuters)
• Joe Lieberman: "I don't think Congress has ever been as bad as it is today." (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Religiously active people more likely to engage in civic life, Pew study finds (The Christian Science Monitor)

Today's Headlines -- Sunday

• Christmas attacks in Nigeria by sect kill 39 (AP)
• Decades later, a Cold War secret is revealed (AP)
• Wives in ads, kids on the bus as GOP voting nears (AP)
• NKorea pointing to heir's uncle playing key role (AP)
• Sudan army kills leader of main Darfur rebel group (AP)
• Some NFL players still willing to hide concussions (AP)
• Iranian woman to face death by stoning or hanging (AP)
• Hackers target US security think tank (AP)
• Tough choice looms on 9/11 health lawsuits (AP)
• Ancient seal found in Jerusalem linked to ritual (AP)
• Tens of thousands of protesters pressure Putin (Reuters)
• Islamists kill dozens in Nigeria Christmas bombs (Reuters)
• Pope Christmas peace appeal marred by Nigeria blasts (Reuters)
• Biden speaks with Iraqi PM on violence (Reuters)
• Head of Arab mission reaches Syria amid more unrest (Reuters)
• IMF's Lagarde warns global economy threatened (Reuters)
• Powerful Darfur rebel chief dead, Sudan says (Reuters)
• Stores see busy, but not bang-up Christmas Eve (Reuters)
• Religiously active people more likely to engage in civic life, Pew study finds (The Christian Science Monitor)
• US-Russia ties: Chill over Syria replaces warmth of Obama's 'reset' policy (The Christian Science Monitor)

Today's Headlines -- Saturday

• Suicide attack kills 6 Pakistani soldiers (AP)
• Kim's last gift to NKorea: loads of fish (AP)
• Alan Gross not part of Cuban prisoner amnesty (AP)
• Tear gas fired at protesters in China seaside town (AP)
• Obama on political high, but momentum hard to keep (AP)
• 3 US citizens among victims in Mexico bus attack (AP)
• SC voter ID law rejected by Justice Department (AP)
• Job growth is lifting hopes for consumer spending (AP)
• Palace says Prince Philip given heart stent (AP)
• Arizona coma patient now speaking, walking (AP)
• Congress punts hard payroll tax work to 2012 (Reuters)
• New U.N. draft resolution on Syria: bombs hit capital (Reuters)
• In ad for newsletter, Ron Paul forecast "race war" (Reuters)
• Consumer, business spending point to slower growth (Reuters)
• Analysis: What's the plan if North Korea collapses? (Reuters)
• Insight: Trenches and fear divide heart of Syria protest (Reuters)
• Pakistan army chief says coup fears "speculation" (Reuters)
• France recommends removal of suspect breast implants (Reuters)
• Has Obama’s ‘let’s talk’ approach worked with US adversaries? A report card. (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Air Jordans: 'Sneakerheads' flock to grab retro kicks (VIDEO) (The Christian Science Monitor)

Today's Headlines -- Friday

• Congress hopes to wrap up work on payroll tax cuts (AP)
• Syria: Twin suicide bombs shake capital, 40 dead (AP)
• NYPD's spying programs produced mixed results (AP)
• Pakistani army rejects US report on airstrikes (AP)
• Indonesia girl back with family after 2004 tsunami (AP)
• France recommends removal of risky breast implants (AP)
• Santa Claus still flying high in new poll (AP)
• Cuban-Americans stream to the island for holidays (AP)
• Tis' the season to steal (AP)
• Colts get past Houston 19-16 for 2nd straight win (AP)
• Congress poised to pass payroll tax cut deal (Reuters)
• Forty killed, 100 wounded in Damascus blasts: Syrian TV (Reuters)
• In ad for newsletter, Ron Paul forecast "race war" (Reuters)
• Analysis: Economy to show stamina as global growth slows (Reuters)
• Pakistan army chief says coup speculation false (Reuters)
• World leaders bid farewell to Vaclav Havel (Reuters)
• U.S. intelligence warned of strife after Iraq pullout (Reuters)
• Less wooden Romney hits New Hampshire campaign trail (Reuters)
• Democrats turn tables on GOP as Boehner relents on payroll-tax deal (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Is Sheriff Joe Arpaio using racial profiling to find illegal immigrants? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Today's Headlines -- Thursday

Whoa...I lost a day here somewhere. It's Thursday and I had no idea. Here are your headlines:

• Payroll tax deadlock ends as House caves (AP)
• Bombs rock Baghdad, raising fears of sectarian war (AP)
• Wal-Mart pulls formula after baby dies in Missouri (AP)
• Claims lowest since '08 as job market improves (AP)
• Strong earthquake rattles NZ's Christchurch (AP)
• Romney ignores Gingrich's taunts on ads, tax spat (AP)
• Paul's anti-establishment campaign draws crowds (AP)
• Army: Some Arlington markers may need replacement (AP)
• John Edwards asks to delay trial, citing illness (AP)
• Stranded Ariz. student, Texas family rescued (AP)
• Speaker Boehner bows to pressure on tax deal (Reuters)
• In ad for newsletter, Ron Paul forecast "race war" (Reuters)
• Next Fed meet good time for rate forecasts: Plosser (Reuters)
• U.S. intelligence warned of strife after Iraq pullout (Reuters)
• Iraq pullout a "signature failure" for Obama: Romney (Reuters)
• Shi'ites targeted as Baghdad blasts kill 72 (Reuters)
• Yahoo to weigh deals for Asian assets: sources (Reuters)
• Hearing concludes for suspected WikiLeaks leaker (Reuters)
• In payroll tax battle, GOP shows cracks under Democratic pressure (The Christian Science Monitor)
• 'The Hobbit' movie trailer: what it tells us, what it leaves a mystery (VIDEO) (The Christian Science Monitor)

Today's Headlines -- Tuesday

• BofA in $335M settlement over Countrywide loans (AP)
• Obama urges Hill leaders to extend payroll tax cut (AP)
• 8 US soldiers charged in comrade's death (AP)
• Activists say Syrian troops kill 100 in village (AP)
• New FAA rules to help end flying while sleepy (AP)
• Huntsman campaign blasts Romney for NH jobs record (AP)
• Missing AZ girl believed killed, dumped in trash (AP)
• France ponders removing risky breast implants (AP)
• White Castle burger chain considers alcohol sales (AP)
• Michael Douglas' son gets 4 1/2 more years in prison (AP)
• Republicans under pressure over payroll tax cut (Reuters)
• BofA's Countrywide to pay $335 million over bias case (Reuters)
• Fitch reiterates warning on rising U.S. debt burden (Reuters)
• Exclusive: North Korea's military to share power with Kim's heir (Reuters)
• Iraq PM warns Sunnis could be shut from power (Reuters)
• Banks gorge on ECB loans, market cheer short-lived (Reuters)
• Labor board gives U.S. unions a rare victory (Reuters)
• China hackers breached U.S. Chamber of Commerce: report (Reuters)
• Failed Martin Luther King Day parade bomber gets 32-year sentence (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Why 2012 could be the year of the third-party candidate (The Christian Science Monitor)

Today's Headlines -- Monday

• Kim Jong Il: dynastic leader with nuclear ambition (AP)
• North Koreans rally around Kim Jong Il's heir (AP)
• Last troops exit Iraq in subdued end to 9-year war (AP)
• Egypt's military, activists vie for public support (AP)
• House GOP leaders want new payroll tax cut bill (AP)
• Philippine storm toll exceeds 650; 900 missing (AP)
• Havel, hero of anti-communist revolution, dies (AP)
• Libyan students in US worry about returning home (AP)
• Med student Clarke wins 'Survivor: South Pacific' (AP)
• Packers' perfect season ends with 19-14 loss to KC (AP)
• North Korean leader Kim Jong-il dead, son hailed as heir (Reuters)
• Havel, leader of "Velvet Revolution," dies (Reuters)
• Philippines mulls mass graves after typhoon kills hundreds (Reuters)
• Last U.S. troops leave Iraq, ending war (Reuters)
• House Republicans oppose Senate payroll tax bill (Reuters)
• Eurozone to pursue crisis action, Fitch doubts outcome (Reuters)
• Insight: CME's Duffy vs MF Global's Corzine: A question of trust (Reuters)
• Exclusive: Secret U.S., Taliban talks reach turning point (Reuters)
• Tim Tebow: Is it true that ‘all he does is win’ ... and pray? (VIDEO) (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Senate wraps up year's work – finally (The Christian Science Monitor)

Kim Jong Il - DEAD

AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara

Kim Jong Il, North Korea's mercurial and enigmatic longtime leader, has died of heart failure. He was 69. 

In a "special broadcast" Monday from the North Korean capital, state media said Kim died of a heart ailment on a train due to a "great mental and physical strain" on Dec. 17 during a "high intensity field inspection." It said an autopsy was done on Dec. 18 and "fully confirmed" the diagnosis.

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Today's Headlines -- Sunday

• Elated, last US troops leave Iraq, ending war (AP)
• Iraqis celebrate US exit, but worry for future (AP)
• House GOP leaders want new payroll tax cut bill (AP)
• APNewsBreak: US aid a step toward Korea nuke talks (AP)
• Philippine storm toll exceeds 650; 900 missing (AP)
• Havel, hero of anti-communist revolution, has died (AP)
• NY woman doused in accelerant, torched in elevator (AP)
• NC soldier, 23, was last US troop killed in Iraq (AP)
• Officer testifies on soldier's access to secrets (AP)
• Next wave of GPS promises stronger signals (AP)
• Last U.S. troops leave Iraq, ending war (Reuters)
• House sets Monday votes on payroll tax cut bill (Reuters)
• House Republicans oppose Senate payroll tax bill (Reuters)
• Analysis: Economy shedding debt but shackled by pessimism (Reuters)
• Eurozone to push on with crisis steps, Fitch doubts outcome (Reuters)
• Gold to drop in Q1, far from retesting record high: Reuters poll (Reuters)
• Huntsman gets New Hampshire newspaper endorsements (Reuters)
• Havel, leader of "Velvet Revolution," dies (Reuters)
• Tim Tebow: Is it true that ‘all he does is win’ ... and pray? (VIDEO) (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Senate wraps up year's work – finally (The Christian Science Monitor)

Today's Headlines -- Saturday

• Senate leaders reach last-minute accord (AP)
• Berenson heads to NY for holidays (AP)
• Penn St. coach says he saw, reported molestation (AP)
• SEC charges ex-Fannie, Freddie CEOs with fraud (AP)
• Torrent of bad financial news flows out of Europe (AP)
• Report slams Dutch Catholic Church over sex abuse (AP)
• Jurors deadlock in $1B lawsuit against Microsoft (AP)
• Death of Florida A&M drum major ruled a homicide (AP)
• Rapper Slim Dunkin slain in Atlanta music studio (AP)
• Kobe Bryant's wife files for divorce (AP)
• Divided lawmakers muster modest tax deal (Reuters)
• Fitch: comprehensive euro zone deal "beyond reach" (Reuters)
• Olympus tells lenders cash crunch looms: report (Reuters)
• Suspected WikiLeaks source appears in court (Reuters)
• Silver Lake, Microsoft working on new Yahoo stake offer: source (Reuters)
• Moody's cuts Belgium ratings by 2 notches (Reuters)
• Fisher says more Fed easing is "wrong path" (Reuters)
• Mexico telecom regulator signs contracts to friends (Reuters)
• Subprime scandal: ex-Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac execs accused of fraud (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Barry Bonds isn't going to prison. Is he being punished enough? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Today's Headlines -- Friday

• Bargainers reach deal to head off gov't shutdown (AP)
• Gingrich assailed by debate rivals, fights back (AP)
• Christopher Hitchens, militant pundit, dies at 62 (AP)
• Russian fishing ship lists badly near Antarctica (AP)
• Anonymous donors pay off Kmart layaway accounts (AP)
• US formally ends Iraq war with little fanfare (AP)
• Feds issue scathing report against Ariz. sheriff (AP)
• Full ban on driver calls could be tough to enforce (AP)
• 'Batman' star Bale tries to visit China activist (AP)
• Ryan, Abraham lead Falcons to 41-14 rout of Jags (AP)
• Gingrich under attack at Iowa presidential debate (Reuters)
• Deal reached to avert government shutdown (Reuters)
• NY Times CEO exiting, without explanation (Reuters)
• Zynga prices IPO at top end of range (Reuters)
• Accused Army document leaker faces hearing (Reuters)
• Exclusive: Made in Texas: Apple's A5 iPhone chip (Reuters)
• Japan aims to bolster M&A disclosure after Olympus scandal (Reuters)
• Military marks end to nearly nine bloody years in Iraq (Reuters)
• Jon Huntsman leapfrogs Ron Paul in New Hampshire, says poll (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Is falling US marriage rate a bad thing? Some find positives in the data. (The Christian Science Monitor)

Drudge Report +1

I'm on Drudge Report today and I first saw this article:

President Obama to stay in D.C. while Michelle Obama, daughters head to Hawaii

First lady Michelle Obama and first daughters Sasha and Malia are headed to Hono­lulu on Friday for a 17-day vacation — without the president.
At least for now.

Right below that article is a flash back article:

Executive Order 13589 -- Promoting Efficient Spending

Section 1. Policy. My Administration is committed to cutting waste in Federal Government spending and identifying opportunities to promote efficient and effective spending. The Federal Government performs critical functions that support the basic protections that Americans have counted on for decades. As they serve taxpayers, executive departments and agencies (agencies) also must act in a fiscally responsible manner, including by minimizing their costs, in order to perform these mission critical functions in the most efficient, cost effective way. As such, I have pursued an aggressive agenda for reducing administrative costs since taking office and, most recently, within my Fiscal Year 2012 Budget. Building on this effort, I direct agency heads to take even more aggressive steps to ensure the Government is a good steward of taxpayer money.

Hahahaha! Awesome, Drudge!

Today's Headlines -- Thursday

• Dems drop millionaires tax in year-end dispute (AP)
• Could US drivers ever abide by cellphone ban? (AP)
• FACT CHECK: GOP candidates get Obama policy wrong (AP)
• Obama marks Iraq war's end with a salute to troops (AP)
• Census shows 1 in 2 people are poor or low-income (AP)
• Fallout from FAMU: Ga. high schools suspend bands (AP)
• APNewsBreak: Satellite gets pic of Chinese carrier (AP)
• Scheduled home auctions hit 9-month high in Nov. (AP)
• Jackson daughter tells 'Ellen' about acting dreams (AP)
• Hornets, Clippers agree on trade for PG Chris Paul (AP)
• Democrats mull dropping millionaire surtax (Reuters)
• Japan's disgraced Olympus says may rehire ex-CEO (Reuters)
• SEC looking to appeal blocked Citigroup settlement: report (Reuters)
• China says will hit U.S. auto imports with duties (Reuters)
• Fed won't bail Europe out, Bernanke tells lawmakers (Reuters)
• Witness: Reflecting on Iraq as U.S. troops withdraw (Reuters)
• Exclusive: Regulators know where MF Global funds went (Reuters)
• ECB's Noyer says French downgrade "not justified" (Reuters)
• Behind decline in US-Mexico border crossings: higher risks, lower rewards (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Federal board wants cellphone ban for drivers. What happens next? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Corzine Denies Misuse of Funds

Jon Corzine states that he never authorized misuse of funds. Somehow MF Global misplaced 1.2 billion dollars. So strange, isn't it?

Members of the Senate agriculture committee got no clear-cut answers as the executives at the brokerage firm testified they weren't aware of problems until the night before the firm's Oct. 31 bankruptcy filing, the eighth-largest in U.S. history. 

Corzine reiterated what he told the House agriculture committee last week: He was stunned to learn of the missing money and sympathizes with the firm's former clients, but he no longer has access to crucial data and documents that would help untangle what happened to the missing money. 

"I never authorized the misuse of customer funds; I never intended to misuse customer funds," Corzine said. "As far as I'm concerned, (I) never gave instructions that anybody could misconstrue."

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Michael Buble -- Feeling Good

Just because I am...

Today's Headlines -- Wednesday

• Republicans muscle tax cut bill through House (AP)
• US urges ban on texting, talking while driving (AP)
• Attack in Belgian city leaves 5 dead, 122 wounded (AP)
• Penn State figures accused of lying head to court (AP)
• Social issues bubbling up in GOP campaign (AP)
• Mexico says captured cartel leader had arsenal (AP)
• 2 men sue Syracuse, Boeheim for defamation (AP)
• New operating system for space: High-tech tycoons (AP)
• Alexander Graham Bell recordings played from 1880s (AP)
• Rush for Christmas start leaves NBA in disarray (AP)
• Lawmakers in showdown over payroll tax cuts (Reuters)
• Gingrich worse against Obama than Romney: Reuters/Ipsos poll (Reuters)
• Fed sees risks from Europe, some improvement in U.S. (Reuters)
• MF's Corzine said to know of customer fund misuse (Reuters)
• China sets prudent, pro-active policies for 2012 (Reuters)
• Egypt Islamists try to hold lead in second round of voting (Reuters)
• Dead woman found at warehouse of Belgian attacker (Reuters)
• Sandusky case heads to trial after hearing waived (Reuters)
• Mitt Romney vs. Newt Gingrich: Why delegate count will be close through April (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Why is Occupy Wall Street now trying to occupy West Coast ports? (VIDEO) (The Christian Science Monitor)

Amanpour Out Stephanopoulos In

Looks like Yaimawhore Amanpour is moving on...

George Stephanopoulos is returning to Sunday mornings at ABC News, replacing Christiane Amanpour as host of the political talk show “This Week.” 

ABC said Tuesday that Stephanopoulos, who returns Jan. 8, will remain as host of “Good Morning America,” although likely on a four-day schedule.

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Today's Headlines -- Tuesday

• Sandusky hearing may bring testimony by accusers (AP)
• High court to review tough Arizona immigration law (AP)
• War nearly over, Obama says Iraq won't stand alone (AP)
• You're greedy: Romney, Gingrich tussle before Iowa (AP)
• Republicans plan House OK of payroll tax cut bill (AP)
• NJ Nets owner challenges Putin for presidency (AP)
• Study: Gingrich tax plan would worsen deficit (AP)
• Protesters halt operations at some western ports (AP)
• NTSB focuses on driver texting in Missouri crash (AP)
• Ohio prosecutor mulls charges for in-game fight (AP)
• Lawmakers reach tentative deal to fund government (Reuters)
• Canada first nation to pull out of Kyoto protocol (Reuters)
• WaMu settles dispute, eyes bankruptcy exit (Reuters)
• Fed likely to stay on sidelines at policy meeting (Reuters)
• US lawmakers freeze $700 million to Pakistan, ties strained (Reuters)
• Japan "likely to pick F-35 fighter" this week (Reuters)
• Gloves stay on in Gingrich-Huntsman N.H. debate (Reuters)
• Euro zone fiscal pact fails to restore confidence (Reuters)
• Why is Occupy Wall Street now trying to occupy West Coast ports? (VIDEO) (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Obama hails end of Iraq war, but is it a victory for Iran? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Pedophillia in Hollywood

Allison Arngrim (left) starred on 'Little House on the Prairie." She said stories about Corey Feldman and Corey Haim (right) being abused as child stars were common in the 1980s and 90s.

I have to say, I about cried when I read this story because I know in my heart it's true. Let's face it, these child actors in Hollywood do not become sloppy messes for no reason. There is obviously something much deeper going on and Hollywood is slowly, but finally becoming exposed for its pedophilia.

Today's Headlines -- Monday

• Obama: Core philosophy of GOP candidates identical (AP)
• Noriega returns to Panama a largely irrelevant man (AP)
• Trailing rivals question Gingrich, Romney records (AP)
• Northeast states cut heating aid to poor (AP)
• Romney doesn't disavow $10,000 bet (AP)
• Mo. officials: Ex-deputy shot ex-wife, boyfriend (AP)
• US to leave Mexican border crossing to rangers (AP)
• Tiniest babies are growing up healthy despite odds (AP)
• Ernie and Cindy claim $1 million prize on 'Race' (AP)
• Manning rallies Giants past Cowboys, 37-34 (AP)
• Insight: The day Europe lost patience with Britain (Reuters)
• U.S.-listed firms told to reveal Syria, Iran links: FT (Reuters)
• Pakistani government denies talks with Taliban (Reuters)
• EU summit may not calm investors for long (Reuters)
• Obama says to keep standing up to Congress on taxes (Reuters)
• McConnell expects bipartisan deal on tax cut (Reuters)
• Medvedev orders Russia poll inquiry, gets insults (Reuters)
• New U.N. climate deal struck, critics say gains modest (Reuters)
• GOP 'super PAC' leader: On fundraising, 'neither side is going to unilaterally disarm' (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Tim Tebow: Hero? Role model? Overbearing evangelist? All of the above. (The Christian Science Monitor)