Biden, speaking to the House Democratic Issues Conference in Maryland, candidly admitted that he told the president not to go forward with the mission.
NASA's prolific planet-hunting spacecraft has hit the jackpot again, discovering 11 new planetary systems with 26 confirmed alien planets among them. 
Prince Turki al-Faisal once worked as a diplomat for the kingdom, but now that he no longer wears that hat, he is free to express what he feels about his particularly troublesome neighbor, Iran.
The sweeping defense cuts outlined by Pentagon chief Leon Panetta will likely be felt all across the country, as the military moves to shrink the Army and push off several equipment purchases. But Connecticut companies could be particularly hard hit, as the Defense Department looks to postpone the ordering of submarines built along the state's southern coast, as well as fighter jets whose engines are made by an East Hartford-based aircraft company.