I don't know who is more entertaining, Sarah Palin or her extended family.
 

"I'll tell you, you woke up this morning, and New York, a tremendous sight, all the snow. I mean, it was whiter than a Tea Party rally." –David Letterman
 

The-World-Will-Be-A-Safer-Place-Without Saddam

• Raid on arms smugglers in Iraq kills 5 villagers

• Suicide bomber strikes U.S. base

• Bound bodies found in Afghanistan

• China urges U.S. to cancel Obama-Dalai Lama meeting

• North Korea not eager to return to talks: U.N. envoy

• Iran suppresses protests as leader proclaims 'nuclear state'

• Army discharging single mom who refused deployment

• 2,500 protest Muhammad cartoon in Norway

• Palestinian protesters pose as Na'vi from "Avatar"

"People still talking about the Super Bowl. It was the most watched TV program of all time. The second most-watched event was the episode of 'Dallas' where J.R. gets shot in the face by Dick Cheney." –David Letterman
 

Y At Your Own Risk

The Saudi religious police launched Thursday a nationwide crackdown on stores selling items that are red or in any other way allude to the banned celebrations of Valentine's Day, a Saudi official said.

Disturbing News

• Snowstorm: East Coast Blizzard Tied to Climate Change

Mercenary Position

A lawsuit filed by two former employees of Blackwater charges that the controversial security contractor defrauded the U.S. government, including charging it for strippers and prostitutes, the New York Times reports.

Perhaps the most explosive charge in the lawsuit -- filed by a married couple, Brad and Melan Davis, is that the company put a Filipino prostitute in Afghanistan on its payroll under the "Morale Welfare Recreation" category, then billed the government for her salary and plane tickets
 

"And last night, Bob Dylan performed at the White House in honor of Black History Month. Because when you think of black history, you think of a mumbling, white, Jewish guy from Minnesota." –David Letterman
 

Republican-Shenanigans News

• Senate GOP leader weeps during floor speech on departing aide

• McCain faces toughest re-election challenge AP

• How Christian Were the Founders?

"So cold out there the writing on Sarah Palin's hand said, 'Economy,' 'jobs,' 'put on gloves, stupid.'" –Jimmy Fallon
 

Rock-The-Voter News

• Clinton leaves hospital after heart procedure

• NY governor: Somebody is after me

• Rep. Patrick Kennedy not running for re-election

• Senate Dems ax bipartisan jobs bill

• Cold-weather states lose heating aid to South

Crack Dealer Asks Obama for Forgiveness

A woman serving a 27-year prison term for a crack cocaine conspiracy is asking President Barack Obama to use his power of forgiveness for the first time since taking office to commute her sentence.

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Biz-Tech News

• Oil sinks below $74 as US crude demand eyed

• Snowmageddon could cost up to 150,000 jobs in February

• China raises bank reserve level to cool credit

• Google's convoluted search for China compromise

• YouTube brings 'sexy' to charity work

• Greek slump threatens debt plan, EU aid elusive

"The entire East Coast is covered with snow banks and snow drifts, or as Toyota drivers call them — 'cushions.'" –Jimmy Fallon

It IS All About The Oil

British oil drilling operations around the Falkland Islands are whipping up new tensions with Argentina almost 30 years after the two countries went to war over the South Atlantic archipelago.

Bush-Prison-Torture News

• High court weighing dismissal of Uighurs' case

• British ruling releases memo on 'inhuman' treatment of Guantanamo Bay prisoner

• Administration may abandon civilian 9/11 trial Washington Post

Go-F**k-Yourself News

• Cheney vs. Biden, a veep smackdown USA Today

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