* Egypt's leaders vow to support Gaza against Israeli attacks. * "Petraeus is only the beginning," says Obama, promising second term full of Homeland-like twists. * James Carter IV digs up Lee Atwater's strategy for winning racist votes without sounding racist. * Money may not determine the
* BP to pay $4.5 billion in Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement and plead guilty to 11 counts of felony misconduct. * Romney bookends his campaign with an apology to donors, blames the 47% for his loss. * Playboy talks with Stephen Colbert about staying alive and being funny, despite everything. * Kurt
* Chuck Klosterman explains why some people believe he accidentally forced the resignation of the head of the CIA. * Petraeus's mistress's email password hacked in 17 hours with publicly available tools. * Three Israelis killed by rocket-fire from Gaza, where 11 Palestinians have died in air strikes.
* In upcoming fiscal talks, President Obama reaffirms campaign promise that he'll fight for the middle class. * When your boss is Obama—who doesn't relinquish big decisions—it doesn't matter who the next secretary of state is. * RedState addresses its readers: "Too many people
* CIA publishes new informational brochure, “How to Tell if You’re Involved in the Petraeus Scandal.” * Handy flowchart guide to the Petraeus affair. * In Texas, 77,000 sign petition to secede from the union. * France's Hollande now bringing in a massive corporate tax rebate, warning the state will
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* U.S. to overtake Saudi Arabia as the world’s leading oil producer by about 2017. * Overview of what's happening at the BBC. * Newspaper reactions from 1909 when the English Channel was crossed in an aircraft for the very first time. * Berlusconi's latest showgirl gunning for
* Two weeks after Sandy, pockets of misery. * For those displaced by war, refugee camps are a recurring way of life—and worry for the young is constant. * What could save us from the fiscal cliff: Mitt Romney's plan to limit overall tax deductions. * Q&A with Al
* Fuel-efficiency rules and fracking will make the U.S. the world's largest oil exporter by 2020. * Horrific images from Syria in ruins—a reminder of how the civil war's brutality is worsening in places. * Another way to support Sandy victims: Donate your vacation time. * With
* During Sandy, 15 inmates escaped from a New Jersey halfway house when the power went down and the doors unlocked. * Ex-members of the Sri Lankan rebel army turn to garment factories for employment. * Large explosion damages 20 homes in Indianapolis neighborhood. * The saga of a man accused of murdering
