HOPE KILLS: Susan G Komen Foundation Would Rather Be Associated With A Handgun Than Planned Parenthood  —  Well, here's an interesting weapon!  —  The Susan G. Komen Foundation, which collects and distributes money for Breast Cancer research and prevention is in the news for withdrawing its …

Is Israel preparing to attack Iran?  —  Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has a lot on his mind these days, from cutting the defense budget to managing the drawdown of U.S. forces in Afghanistan.  But his biggest worry is the growing possibility that Israel will attack Iran militarily over the next few months.

The Trump trap  —  Donald Trump will be endorsing Mitt Romney later today, not Newt Gingrich as the entire political world believed up until a few hours ago.  This raises a single question: What in the world is the Romney camp thinking?  —  Well, I spoke with two Romney supporters outside …

Rep. Shuler to retire, faced tough 2012 race  —  Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) will not run for reelection to the House, three sources with knowledge of his plans confirmed to The Hill.  —  One of the last remaining members of the Blue Dog Coalition, Shuler was hit by congressional redistricting …

Obama: I Pushed Dodd-Frank And Health Care Reform Because Of Christ  —  At National Prayer Breakfast, Obama grounds his controversial policies in the Bible.  Tax hikes for rich “[coincide] with Jesus's teaching.”  —  Source: cache.daylife.com  —  President Barack Obama has been taking lumps …

Romney gaffes alarm GOP  —  Congressional Republicans are worried Mitt Romney's propensity for verbal gaffes will hurt him in the fall.  —  The former Massachusetts governor has had a series of foot-in-mouth moments that have set off alarm bells for the GOP and brought on gleeful attacks from Democrats.

How Soccer Moms Have Moved On  —  Our kids have grown up and our priorities have shifted.  Here's what politicians need to know about the large cohort of moms they need to win over  —  A mere 15 years ago, I was a soccer mom.  I lived in a suburb; my two sons attended public school …

Attorney General Eric Holder Disgusted by Personal Attacks at Fast and Furious Hearing  —  Attorney General Eric Holder faced attacks on his character and tenure as attorney general at a congressional committee hearing on the gun program known as “Fast and Furious,” which was run by the Bureau of Alcohol …

Minor Senate bill transformed into broad reform package  —  In a sign of just how unpopular Congress has become, rank-and-file senators hijacked debate over a narrowly tailored ethics bill and won broad approval Thursday of a more sweeping reform package imposing new conflict-of-interest rules …

Rapper Ja Rule, serving two years for gun possession, finds new posse behind bars  —  Jail pals include disgraced pol Alan Hevesi and former Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski  —  Jeffrey Atkins, aka rapper Ja Rule, has made some powerful pals while serving two-year stint at Midstate Correctional Facility …

Mitt Romney: We Are The Only People Who Put Their Hand Over Our Hearts During The National Anthem He ran the Olympics, he should know better.

Michelle Obama: We're driven by family struggles  —  First lady Michelle Obama said Thursday that she and President Obama are driven every day by the memory of their own family struggles and their desire to give back to the country.  —  “We're here because our families worked hard to make sure …

Still rattling sabres, we have not learned from Afghanistan  —  As we ‘withdraw’ from Afghanistan across the Taliban's golden bridge, we could be heading for catastrophe over Iran  —  The Afghan war, the longest in US history, is “scheduled to end” a year early, according to the Pentagon.

WH: People of faith need access to contraception  —  Follow on Twitter:Follow @charliespiering  —  White House Press Secretary Jay Carney clarified President Obama's position on the contraception mandate for employer provided insurance.  —  “We need to make sure that those employees …