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WASHINGTON, DC - Piggybacking on SNL's WikiLeaks spoof, the writers at Conan tapped British comedian Ricky Gervais for their own rendition. Conan introduces the sketch with a sobering deadpan, "a lot of confidential information was just released about me... It's something called RickyLeaks": Full Story »

WASHINGTON, DC - Civil libertarians suffered a defeat today in their push against President Obama's policy allowing the U.S. to kill American terrorists without trial or judicial review. Obama has authorized the CIA to kill U.S. citizen Anwar al-Awlaki, who is hiding in Yemen, where he is allegedly involved in the local al-Qaeda branch. The White House went further in September, refusing to reveal its legal rational for the policy and requesting that a federal judge dismiss a lawsuit against that policy, arguing that even hearing the lawsuit could reveal sensitive state secrets. Now a lawsuit against the Obama administration for the "targeted killing" policy, filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and Awlaki's father, has been thrown out by U.S. District Judge John Bates. Full Story »

WASHINGTON, DC - Elizabeth Edwards was an inspiration to many for her strength and plain-spokeness while battling cancer. She lost that battle Tuesday at the age of 61. Full Story »

WASHINGTON, DC - The time has come for women to join men in growing facial hair for a cause. Eyeing "Movember," a decade-old movement in which men grow mustaches during November to raise awareness for prostate cancer and other men's health issues, Feministing's Lori Adelman is calling on the ladies to grow a unibrow. Full Story »

WASHINGTON, DC - Local chambers are angry with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over its aggressive ad campaign to elect Republicans in the midterms, with some groups taking the radical step of officially ending their affiliation with the national chamber, Politico's Jeanne Cummings reports. The $75 million push for GOP candidates was a sharp contrast to the traditional bipartisan approach of the U.S. Chamber. Full Story »

WASHINGTON, DC - Today marks the 69th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Many a tweet has been posted in remembrance of the day that launched the US into World War II, some decidedly less conventional than others.Thoughtful sentiments flooded Twitter today, as people remembered the lives lost, the soldiers who fought, and those who are still fighting. .bbpBox12150721826791424 {background:url(http://a1.twimg.com/profile_background_images/36783976/Twitter15.jpg) #3b5a97;padding:20px;} p.bbpTweet{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 10px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px !important;line-height:22px;-moz-border-radius:5px;-webkit-border-radius:5px} p.bbpTweet span.metadata{display:block;width:100%;clear:both;margin-top:8px;padding-top:12px;height:40px;border-top:1px solid #fff;border-top:1px solid #e6e6e6} p.bbpTweet span.metadata span.author{line-height:19px} p.bbpTweet span.metadata span.author img{float:left;margin:0 7px 0 0px;width:38px;height:38px} p.bbpTweet a:hover{text-decoration:underline}p.bbpTweet span.timestamp{font-size:12px;display:block} Remember Pearl Harbor today. Remember the sacrifice & the loss. But also remember the courage & the resolve & the way America fought back.less than a minute ago via webAdm. Mike Mullenthejointstaff Full Story »

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WASHINGTON, DC - The companies' decision have already drawn stern criticism, including cyber attacks targeted at PayPal. Here's what WikiLeaks defenders are saying in the blogosphere: Full Story »

WASHINGTON, DC - China's famously booming GDP statistics are, according to yet another WikiLeaks cable released last week, not exactly real. Li Keqiang, a senior Chinese official and rumored front runner for the prime minister's chair, is quoted in the cable as having referred to the country's GDP numbers as "man-made" and "therefore unreliable." The Telegraph reports that "Chinese officials have repeatedly been found to have artificially inflated their local GDP figures in order to win face and hit their targets," and that, "on several occasions, the sum of all China's local GDP tallies added up to more than the national statistic." Full Story »