Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL), the congressman who gained nationwide fame after declaring that the Republican plan for health care amounts to hoping that people "die quickly," has a few choice words -- or, rather, one choice acronym -- for former Vice President Dick Cheney: "STFU."

"Volkswagen has properly announced that it has "reached a common understanding to establish a close longterm strategic partnership" with Suzuki Motor Corporation. The union means VW will buy 19.9% of Suzuki, then Suzuki will spend half the money they just received from Volkswagen reciprocating by buying VW shares."

Earlier Tuesday, President Obama said that at least $200 billion had been saved from the TARP program, savings that he plans to use to help fund his new job creation initiatives.A few minutes later, Fox took that $200 billion figure and cut it by $198 billion, telling their audience in an on-screen graphic that the TARP savings would be just $2 bil

The first major storm of the season was pounding the Western United States and was headed eastward Tuesday toward the Rockies in Colorado and New Mexico, the National Weather Service said.

Jon Stewart last night took down Fox & Friends for using poll numbers on global warming -- more specifically, "climate gate" -- that added up to 120 percent. Then he zeroed in on host Gretchen Carlson for playing dumb -- even though she was valedictorian of her high school class, graduated with honors from Stanford and studied at Oxford.

He can't stop Spending!

The Senate today rejected an amendment in the health care bill that would tighten restrictions on abortion coverage.

Senate Majority Leader Reid says health reform is still possible this year.
By a vote of 54-45, Senators dismissed the abortion amendment offered by Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska and Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah.

A convicted Ohio man on death row is expected to become the first person in the US to be executed with a lethal, single-drug injection.

A NASA employee who claims he witnessed a "dry run" by Muslim hijackers on a plane at Atlanta's airport last month told TPMmuckraker this morning he is standing by his story, despite several holes in the tale and the carrier's claim he was not even on the plane.