Jason Schreier Staff were informed of the shutdown this morning, according to a reliable Kotaku source. Some 150 people were laid off, and both of the studio's current projects—Star Wars: First Assault and Star Wars 1313—were cancelled. Disney will sti… more »

The Washington Examiner / Beltway Confidential / byJoel Gehrke Angela Rye, Executive Director of the Congressional Black Caucus, argued that President Obama has struggled during his first term due to racially-motivated opposition from conservative… more »

Politico By GLENN THRUSH | The staffer for DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz who posted the controversial 'Jewbag' photo on her Facebook page in 2006 is no anonymous aide -- but the daughter of Mark and Nancy Gilbert, two major Florida donors… more »

By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON | Tue Dec 6, 2011 9:52am EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitt Romney spent nearly $100,000 in state funds to replace computers in his office at the end of his term as governor of Massachusetts in 2007 as part of an un… more »

By Clare Baldwin and Greg Roumeliotis NEW YORK | Fri Nov 11, 2011 4:25pm EST NEW YORK (Reuters) - MF Global fired all 1,066 of its brokerage employees on Friday, triggering anger and resentment about the firm's collapse after bad bets on Eur… more »