Wilson in Trouble  —  In a matter of seconds Wednesday night Joe Wilson went from being pretty safe for reelection to one of the most vulnerable Republican incumbents in the country.  —  Wilson trails Democratic challenger Rob Miller 44-43 in a PPP survey conducted Thursday night and Friday morning.

Census Bureau Severs Ties With ACORN  —  The Census Director has sent a letter to the National Headquarters of ACORN notifying the group that it will no longer have a role in conducting the 2010 census.  ACORN had previously been tapped to help with low level data gathering.  —  FOXNews.com

Man arraigned in Owosso slayings  —  OWOSSO, Mich. — Prosecutors say the man charged in deaths of an anti-abortion activist and a businessman told them he wanted to kill third person.  —  Harlan Drake, 33, of Owosso, was arraigned this afternoon on two counts of first-degree murder …

House Dems Bracing For Huge Turnout At Glenn Beck/Tea Party Gathering  —  Looks like there's serious concern among Dems about the big 9/12 rally that's being heavily promoted by Glenn Beck, Fox, and the tea partiers for tomorrow.  —  A top House Dem leadership aide has emailed a memo …

Illegal Immigrants Could Not Buy Insurance on New ‘Exchange,’ White House Says  —  The White House on Friday said it would bar illegal immigrants from purchasing health coverage through a proposed insurance marketplace.  But it said that the federal government would continue to require hospitals …

Election 2010: Connecticut Senate Race  —  Connecticut's Dodd Trails Potential GOP Foe by 10  —  Longtime Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd, tarnished by last year's financial blow-up, continues to struggle as he prepares for a reelection bid in 2010.  —  The latest Rasmussen Reports statewide …

Judge angered by special treatment for Andrew Sullivan  —  Political commentator, author and writer for The Atlantic magazine Andrew M. Sullivan won't have to face charges stemming from a recent pot bust at the Cape Cod National Seashore — but a federal judge isn't happy about it.

Coast Guard statement on media report of gunfire on the Potomac  —  WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard reported on Friday that reports in the media were based on overheard radio calls made over a training frequency and that no shots were fired during the exercise.

For a 9/10 America  —  Watching and reading the various 9/11 remembrances this year, I get the sense that a lot of Americans are ready to move on but are hesitant for fear of seeming either callous or negligently complacent about the country's security.  But it's past time to move on.

Exclusive: Andy Card won't run for Kennedy's Senate seat  —  Former Bush Chief of Staff Andy Card has decided not to run for the Senate in Massachusetts, POLITICO has learned.  —  Card is throwing his support behind Scott Brown, the Massachusetts state senator who just two days ago indicated …

Markey not running for Kennedy seat  —  Representative Edward J. Markey, the longest serving House member from Massachusetts, announced late today that he will not seek the Senate seat opened by Edward M. Kennedy's death.  —  Markey, a Malden Democrat, said he could do more as a senior member …

Bomb Threat Forces Evacuation of DC TEA Party Planners  —  On the eve of what organizers call a ‘Big Ol’ TEA Party', the Washington, D.C., offices of FreedomWorks were evacuated by DC Metro police on Friday afternoon after the conservative organization reported to authorities at 3:42 pm ET that it had received a bomb threat.

On Why I Don't Return Phone Calls from an Intrepid CNN Producer  —  So far CNN has only reported on the breaking story on blatant ACORN CORRUPTION from angles that attempt to extricate the government funded “community organizing” enterprise from the extreme crime we caught on videotape.

Pakistan Says It Has Seized Senior Taliban Leader  —  MINGORA, Pakistan — The Pakistani Army announced Friday that security forces have arrested a senior leader of the Taliban in the troubled area of Swat where the military has largely put down a militant insurgency.