Joe Kennedy says he won't run for his uncle's Senate seat, which means Massachusetts will not be represented by a Kennedy in Congress for the first time since 1946.

Martin Feldstein says Obama's health care plans will create ruinous deficits.

Political turmoil in Germany as a result of the decision by a German commander to order an airstrike by an American plane on a pair of fuel trucks stolen by the Taliban in Afghanistan, resulting in many deaths, including some civilians. There is considerable irony in this story, starting with the fact that the left-wing parties in Germany are praising the restraint of American commanders and the apologetic tone of the head American in Afghanistan following the incident.

Some more background on the issue of cheap Chinese tires, and the decision the President must make on whether or not to impose a tariff on those tires to save American jobs.