FACT CHECK: Palin's new book reprises some claims from 2008 campaign that aren't any truer now. Sarah Palin's new book goes rogue on some facts.

FACT CHECK: On bailouts, reformer credentials and more, Palin's bio goes rogue on some facts. Sarah Palin's new book reprises familiar claims from the 2008 presidential campaign that haven't become any truer over time.

FACT CHECK: On bailouts, reformer credentials and more, Palin's bio goes rogue on some facts. Sarah Palin's new book reprises familiar claims from the 2008 presidential campaign that haven't become any truer over time.

FACT CHECK: On bailouts, reformer credentials and more, Palin's bio goes rogue on some facts. Sarah Palin's new book reprises familiar claims from the 2008 presidential campaign that haven't become any truer over time.

US court records say stolen Mexican oil sold to German chemical giant BASF. A Texas oil executive says his small company was one of several that bought millions of dollars worth of stolen Mexican petroleum and then sold the illicit products to larger companies in the U.S. including chemical giant BASF.

EDITOR'S NOTE ? An occasional look behind the rhetoric of public officials.

Wife of ex-Rep. Pickering claims he had affair while living in house for Christian lawmakers. The estranged wife of former U.S. Rep. Chip Pickering claims in a lawsuit that the Mississippi Republican had an affair that ruined their marriage and derailed his political career.

Civil rights group Sotomayor advised sued in case similar to firefighters' job test dispute. A civil rights group on whose board Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor served filed racial bias lawsuits over employment examinations that resemble a Connecticut case in which she ruled against white firefighters, documents released by the Senate show.

Civil rights group Sotomayor advised sued in case similar to firefighters' job test dispute. A civil rights group on whose board Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor served filed racial bias lawsuits over employment examinations that resemble a Connecticut case in which she ruled against white firefighters, documents released by the Senate show.

Civil rights group Sotomayor advised brought case similar to Connecticut firefighters' dispute. A civil rights group advised by Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor in the 1980s brought several discrimination lawsuits that sought to scrap the results of job tests because too few Hispanics scored well, according to new documents that are fueling GOP criticism of the judge.

In Europe, trade ties may trump outrage over Iran post-election violence, crackdown. Iran is big business for Europe, whose companies sell it everything from rail equipment to turbines and even cell phone technology that has been used to block communications between protesters seeking to overturn disputed election results.

Sotomayor often spoke about influence of her gender and Latina heritage on her judicial work. Sonia Sotomayor told the Senate on Thursday that the White House never questioned her about cases or issues she might have to decide as a Supreme Court justice, a disclosure gleaned from reams of documents that reveal she has spoken repeatedly about how her gender and Latina heritage affect her judging.

Politics of biography now in play as Obama chooses 'common touch' nominee for high court. A black president introduced his Hispanic Supreme Court nominee while his white vice president watched. It was a custom-made American tableau, the politics of biography.

NY judge rises from housing projects in the Bronx to the Supreme Court. Sonia Sotomayor's ascent to a U.S. Supreme Court nomination began in a Bronx housing project, fed by Nancy Drew, inspired by Perry Mason and encouraged by her hardworking mother.

Plucky Manhattan jurist Sotomayer finds spotlight appealing, even under brightest lights. Sonia Sotomayor's path to the pinnacle of the legal profession began in the 1960s at a Bronx housing project just a couple of blocks from Yankee Stadium, where she and her family dealt with one struggle after another.

Plucky Manhattan jurist Sotomayer finds spotlight appealing, even under brightest lights. Sonia Sotomayor's path to the pinnacle of the legal profession began in the 1960s at a Bronx housing project just a couple blocks from Yankee Stadium, where she and her family dealt with one struggle after another.

Plucky Manhattan jurist Sotomayer finds spotlight appealing, even under brightest lights. Sonia Sotomayor's path to the pinnacle of the legal profession began in the 1960s at a Bronx housing project just a couple blocks from Yankee Stadium, where she and her family dealt with one struggle after another.

Bo finally arrives, romping on White House lawn as Obamas welcome nation's 'first pooch'. First pooch Bo got star treatment and his first backyard romp at the White House on Tuesday ? and even presidential clearance to visit the Oval Office. But he better not get any inflated ideas about doggy sleeping arrangements. "Not in my bed," declared Barack Obama.