Republican Bob Turner wins New York special election  —  Businessman Bob Turner (R) defeated state Assemblyman David Weprin (D) in the special election for the House seat held by former New York Rep. Anthony Weiner (D).  —  Turner's victory is regarded as an upset given the Democratic history …

White House pressed on $500 million loan to solar company now under investigation  —  The Obama White House tried to rush federal reviewers for a decision on a nearly half-billion-dollar loan to the solar-panel manufacturer Solyndra so Vice President Biden could announce the approval …

Obama Approval Plummets on Jobs Plan: Poll  —  A majority of Americans don't believe President Barack Obama's $447 billion jobs plan will help lower the unemployment rate, skepticism he must overcome as he presses Congress for action and positions himself for re- election.

Gardasil and the GOP  —  More than an hour into last night's debate, Rep. Michele Bachmann attacked Gov. Rick Perry on the HPV vaccination controversy — or more accurately pseudo-controversy.  It stems from an executive order issued by Perry in 2007 that required all Texas girls to receive Gardasil …

Michele Bachmann: U.S. Immigration ‘Worked Very, Very Well’ Under The Asian Exclusion Act  —  Under Bachmann's Immigration Policy, Lt. Hikaru Sulu Would Not Be Allowed In The United States  —  In 1924, Congress passed a package of immigration laws — including the National Origins Act …

Warren launching Senate bid Wednesday  —  Consumer advocate Elizabeth Warren will formally launch her U.S. Senate candidacy in Massachusetts Wednesday morning, her campaign confirmed to POLITICO Tuesday.  —  Warren has been testing the waters with a listening tour over the last month …

Bachmann Stayed Quiet on Mandatory Vaccinations While Serving Minnesota  —  What's worse than a mandatory vaccination that never actually came to law and, even if it had, contained an opt-out?  According to Michele Bachmann, nothing.  In fact, if you listen to Michele Bachmann these days …

It's Perry vs. New Deal  —  Texas Gov. Rick Perry made his views pretty clear at the CNN-Tea Party Express debate Monday when he told Mitt Romney, “If what you're trying to say is that back in the '30s and '40s that the federal government made all the right decisions, I disagree with you.”

Wisconsin unions start feeding on each other  —  If you want a good measure of how deeply the collective bargaining bill in Wisconsin has disrupted public sector unions, there is no better example than the Wisconsins Education Association Council (WEAC).  —  Last month WEAC announced that it was laying off 40% of its staff.

Shockingly Petty: News Corp. Outlets Attack Obama Over Paper Clip  —  In the annals of mindless partisan sniping, this may place at the top.  —  This morning, Fox & Friends joined the New York Post in attacking President Obama for using a paper clip.  Read that again: They attacked Obama for using a paper clip.

Virginia Voters Back Tougher Abortion Rules, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Gov. McDonnell's 3-1 Approval Is One Of Best Scores  —  By an overwhelming 55 - 22 percent, Virginians support a new law requiring abortion clinics to be regulated like hospitals, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.

Time for Germany to make its fateful choice  —  “Perhaps future historians will consider Maastricht a decisive step towards the emergence of a stable, European-wide power.  Yet there is another, darker possibility ... The effort to bind states together may lead, instead, to a huge increase in frictions among them.

The 2013 Tax Cliff  —  Business had better enjoy the next 16 months.  —  President Obama unveiled part two of his American Jobs Act on Monday, and it turns out to be another permanent increase in taxes to pay for more spending and another temporary tax cut.  No surprise there.