People Not In Labor Force Soar By 522,000, Labor Force Participation Rate Lowest Since 1981  —  it is just getting sad now.  In April the number of people not in the labor force rose by a whopping 522,000 from 87,897,000 to  —  88,419,000.  This is the highest on record.

Mitt Romney issues Ohio challenge to President Obama  —  Welcome to Ohio.  I have a simple question for you: Where are the jobs?  —  As we enter the fourth year of your term, unemployment is over 8 percent and has been for your entire term.  Nearly 23 million men and women are unemployed …

President Obama's Bin Laden indiscretion  —  He spoke too soon and said too much  —  In the Situation Room of the White House on May 1, 2011, President Obama and his national security team receive an update on the Osama Bin Laden raid.  —  The operation that resulted in the death …

Clinton Cites ‘Progress’ on Chinese Dissident  —  BEIJING — In her first public comments on the dissident Chen Guangcheng since arriving in China, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said on Friday that she was encouraged by “progress” in a diplomatic crisis that has deeply embarrassed …

Elizabeth Warren brings no peace to Dems  —  Elizabeth Warren's stumbling efforts to douse the firestorm surrounding her claims of being a Native American minority have raised concerns among local and national Democrats who are questioning her campaign's competence.

Romney Speaks Out On Grenell Resignation: We Don't Select People Based On ‘Their Sexual Preference’  —  Mitt Romney spoke out about the resignation of ex-foreign policy adviser Richard Grenell during an appearance on Fox News this morning.  In doing so, the former Massachusetts governor failed …

Our Billboards  —  Do You Still Believe in Global Warming?  —  Billboards in Chicago paid for by The Heartland Institute point out that some of the world's most notorious criminals say they “still believe in global warming” - and ask viewers if they do, too.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn could face gang rape charges after US hotel orgy  —  Dominique Strauss-Kahn could face gang rape charges after an escort girl said the former International Monetary Fund chief and three others held her down and forced her to have anal sex.  —  Dominique Strauss-Kahn

Indiana senator: Poll gives Mourdock sizable lead over Lugar  —  A new poll shows Treasurer Richard Mourdock building a commanding lead over Sen. Richard Lugar.  —  The Howey/DePauw Indiana Battleground Poll, conducted by two prominent Republican and Democratic pollsters, shows Mourdock with a 48 percent to 38 percent lead over Lugar.

Ted Nugent to Keep Up Obama Flames  —  Ted Nugent speaks during a rally, Oct. 30, 2010 in Charleston, W.V. (Randy Snyder/Getty Images)  —  Ted Nugent, after a Secret Service investigation, a canceled Army concert and an outpouring of criticism, said presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney's camp …

Plutocracy, Paralysis, Perplexity  —  Before the Great Recession, I would sometimes give public lectures in which I would talk about rising inequality, making the point that the concentration of income at the top had reached levels not seen since 1929.  Often, someone in the audience …

OBAMA PRAISES NAZI SUPPORTER IN JEWISH HERITAGE MONTH PROCLAMATION  —  President Barack Obama issued a proclamation yesterday in celebration of Jewish Heritage Month that lauded Nazi supporter Gertrude Stein, the Algemeiner reports.  —  Stein, who was Jewish, supported the puppet Vichy regime …