* People tell Jimmy Kimmel whether they prefer the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare. * Many Americans think their politicians spout childish nonsense, but rarely have they actually revelled in doing so. * FBI arrests alleged Dread Pirate Roberts, man behind Silk Road, the online drug bazaar. * Corruption takes on "mind-bending
* International inspectors head to Syria to begin chemical weapon dismantling. * In terms of military cooperation and trade investments, China-U.S. relations are improving, though still tense. * A Q&A on the policy substance behind the shutdown. * See also: In October 1975 the New York Daily News published a
* Fox News: "It's more of a slimdown than a shutdown." * Veterans break down barricades at WWII Memorial, plan more shutdown disobedience. * Which government employees are required to take unpaid leave and which ones have to stay, in one tidy graph. * The reason Congress members get paid—
* Many parallels found between the last 48 hours in D.C. and a traditional Hollywood Western. * Additional "really top-notch commies" added to Washington Post's list of America's top communists. * Behind-the-scenes report from the sale of the Washington Post to Amazon.com&
* With all the attention on Syria and Iran, Egypt has slipped under Washington's radar. * Government shutdown bewilders other countries. * The government has "shut down" 17 times since 1976—we should stop calling it a "shutdown." * What the shutdown means for you: "Any attempt
* Kentucky governor tells Republicans to "get over" Obamacare. * Parsing the doublespeak around the government shutdown uncovers triple negations and results in headaches. * With the shutdown edging nearer, Republicans lay the groundwork for avoiding blame. * The Heritage Foundation's 1980 Mandate for Leadership proposed universal health care and
* Gun ownership among women has doubled in the past year; advocacy groups teach defense-based target practice and firearm safety. * See also: A childhood ban on toy guns didn’t erase death from a group of friends, but it changed their view of mortality. * Running away to China to learn
* George Will on Republicans' lame attempt to defund Obamacare: "Those people who are best at deceiving others first deceive themselves." * Related: Man who understands 8% of Obamacare vigorously defends it from man who understands 5%. * An estimated 12 workers will die every week during Qatar's
* Al-Qaeda now controls more territory and can call on more fighters than at any time since bin Laden created the organization. * Interactive guide shows what today's report about climate change means for temperature rises in your lifetime. * Black Friday as we know it is a moribund tradition,
* Yesterday in diplomacy: Iran's new president acknowledged the Holocaust did occur. * Small but growing business emerges for $120,000 “designer” American babies provided by surrogates to China’s elite. * Banner Poison Control Center in Arizona reports two cases of flesh-rotting drug’s use, believed to be the
