Carney makes an accusation  —  Jay Carney took on Fox News's Ed Henry.  —  John Shinkle/POLITICO  —  The day after White House press secretary Jay Carney and Fox News reporter Ed Henry tangled over Henry's request for specifics on Obama's plan on debt limit and deficit reduction, Carney and Henry were back at it again on Wednesday.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz says GOP seeks ‘dictatorship ... spark panic’  —  'This is not leadership.  This is almost like dictatorship, said Debbie Wasserman Schultz.  AP Photo  —  Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), chair of the Democratic National Committee, said Wednesday …

Herman Cain Apologizes To Muslims  —  Herman Cain had his much-ballyhooed meeting with Muslims Wednesday, and he emerged, he said in a campaign statement “humble and contrite for any statements I have made that might have caused offense to Muslim Americans and their friends.”

Palin to Keynote Tea Party Rally in Iowa  —  In the latest indication that her sights are still set on a presidential run, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has accepted an invitation to keynote a Tea Party rally in Waukee, Iowa, on Sept. 3, RealClearPolitics has learned.

Franken's SNL moment on the Senate floor  —  For a moment Wednesday, Al Franken looked like he was back on the set of Saturday Night Live and not on the floor of the U.S. Senate.  In a speech explaining that there would be no money to pay for military and security personnel if Congress …

50 Most Beautiful People for 2011  —  It's no accident that Amy Cheng exhibits model-like poise in front of a camera.  Growing up, her family would spend time outside their Chinese restaurant taking photos of one another in a park, and later on, Cheng would pose for her younger sister …

Jackson Lee at Radical Islam Hearing: Let's ‘Have a Hearing on Right-Wing Extremists, Ideologues’  —  (CNSNews.com) - At a hearing of the House Committee on Homeland Security today about the radicalization of young Somali American Muslims by the al-Shabaab terrorist group, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee …

Rep. Barney Frank: ‘Gender Bias’ Contributed to Warren Downfall  —  ABC News' Michael Ono reports:  —  Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., blames an unconscious culture of sexism for the failed appointment of Elizabeth Warren to the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Norway mass murderer an equal opportunity plagiarist?  So-called “manifesto” a cut-and-paste job  —  The 1500+ page “manifesto” that is alleged to have been written by Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik has the Left and their establishment media allies doing circle jerks and kept …

Dem.  Lawmaker: 'We Don't Have a Deficit Problem Right Now'  —  The way to get out of “unemployment crisis is to spend money,” Rep. Nadler says.  —  (CNSNews.com) - Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) argued at a news conference with the Congressional Out of Poverty Caucus that the United States does not currently have a budget crisis.

Why I support the Boehner bill  —  If you'd like a quick summary of the Boehner plan, please read my earlier post.  —  I support the Boehner bill and hope House Republicans will vote to pass it.  —  First I'll flag what I like about the substance of the bill.

Report: Obama And Boehner Agreed To Raise Medicare Eligibilty Age Before Debt Talks Broke Down  —  In what may be one of the most under-reported stories of the debt ceiling talks, Politico's Jen Haberkorn notes that before negotiations broke down on Friday evening, President Obama and Speaker …

Planned Parenthood clinic attacked with Molotov cocktail  —  MCKINNEY - Officials with Planned Parenthood confirmed that their McKinney clinic was the target of violence sometime last night.  —  Holly Morgan, director of media relations and communications for Planned Parenthood in Dallas …

ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT ON THE DEFICIT OF THE BUDGET CONTROL ACT OF 2011 AS PROPOSED IN THE SENATE  —  The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has estimated the impact on the deficit of the Budget Control Act of 2011, as proposed in the Senate on July 25, 2011.  The legislation would:

Belafonte: Hollywood won't yield to those of color  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Harry Belafonte says Hollywood has yet to explore the breadth of black experience and that the industry will “never ever yield to the needs of people of color.”  —  The 84-year-old entertainer made the remarks …