Eat Up... Joe Biden Gets Custard in Face When Business Owner Tells Him: “Lower Our Taxes” (Video)  —  Joe “Bite-Me” Biden traveled to Wisconsin yesterday to campaign with far left Progressive Russ Feingold (D-WI).  Smokin Joe ordered a custard at a popular custard stand in Glendale during one of their stops.

CIA Chief Leon Panetta: In Afghanistan, U.S. Has Committed 1,000 Troops Per Each Al Qaeda Terrorist  —  This week, in announcing his choice of Gen. David Petraeus to replace Gen. Stanley McChrystal to lead the U.S. war in Afghanistan, President Obama emphasized, “this is a change in personnel but it is not a change in policy.”

Geraldo Rivera Compares Rolling Stone's Michael Hastings to Al Qaeda  —  Geraldo Rivera goes after Rolling Stone reporter Michael Hastings for his reporting which led to the resignation of Gen. Stanley McChrystal and goes so far as to compare him to al Qaeda.

No skimmers in sight as oil floods into Mississippi waters  —  Scores of similar demonstrations were held around the United States, including one at Anna Maria Island, Fla. |  GULFPORT, Miss. — A morning flight over the Mississippi Sound showed long, wide ribbons of orange-colored oil …

America Speaks in LA - They Want Economic Recovery, No Social Security Cuts  —  The America Speaks meetings held in 19 cities across the country today, funded to the tune of $1 billion dollars by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, were a study in how subtle messaging and deficit hyping can mold …

Civil rights organizations question nominee Elena Kagan's record on race  —  On the eve of Elena Kagan's Senate confirmation hearings, her record on race in the Clinton White House and at Harvard Law School is producing discomfort among some leading civil rights organizations …

Learning the rules of an unengaged president  —  What do Gen. McChrystal and British Petroleum have in common?  Aside from the fact that they're both Democratic Party supporters.  —  Or they were.  Stanley McChrystal is a liberal who voted for Obama and banned Fox News from his HQ TV.

Patrick leads, but Baker surging  —  Support slumps for Cahill in poll; tighter race reflects uneasy electorate  —  Governor Deval Patrick has improved his political standing in recent months but still faces major hurdles in his bid for reelection, according to a new Boston Globe poll …

Military disturbed by rapid turnover at top in Afghan, Iraq wars  —  Since 2001, a dozen commanders have cycled through the top jobs in Iraq, Afghanistan and the U.S. Central Command, which oversees both wars.  Three of those commanders — including the recently dismissed Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal …

With Financial Overhaul Near, Lobbyists Focus on Regulators  —  WASHINGTON — Well before Congress reached agreement on the details of its financial overhaul legislation, industry lobbyists and consumer advocates started preparing for the next battle: influencing the creation of several hundred new rules and regulations.

Feds won't charge Blackwater in Sudan sanctions case  —  WASHINGTON — The security contractor Blackwater Worldwide tried for two years to secure lucrative defense business in Southern Sudan while the country was under U.S. economic sanctions, according to current and former U.S. officials …

Cal State Stanislaus dinner patrons cheer Sarah Palin  —  Protesters chant outside before her arrival.  In her speech, she chides Jerry Brown and jokes about the controversy surrounding her contract.  —  Sarah Palin, left, is escorted to the dinner by Cal State Stanislaus President Hamid Shirvani.