Mourdock cheers SCOTUS for striking down Obamacare (Updated)  —  Yes, you read that right.  —  Indiana Treasurer and GOP Senate candidate Richard Mourdock applauds the Supreme Court's decision invalidating the Affordable Care Act in a new video uploaded to his YouTube account.

GOP Holds Early Turnout Edge, But Little Enthusiasm for Romney  —  Obama Better Liked, Romney Ahead on Economy  —  OVERVIEW  —  Less than five months before Election Day, voters are not as engaged with the presidential campaign as they were at this point four years ago, when interest in the campaign reached record levels.

Why Women Still Can't Have It All  —  It's time to stop fooling ourselves, says a woman who left a position of power: the women who have managed to be both mothers and top professionals are superhuman, rich, or self-employed.  If we truly believe in equal opportunity for all women, here's what has to change.

The Court's Scott Walker Moment  —  On First Amendment Thursday, the conservative majority on the Supreme Court delivered an unsubtle warning to public employee unions: You are living on borrowed time.  —  In Knox v. Service Employees International Union, the five—Chief Justice John Roberts …

‘The Cycle’: MSNBC's New 3 PM Show Features Four Co-Hosts … REACT:  —  FOLLOW:  —  MSNBC, Dylan Ratigan, Msnbc 3 PM, Steve Kornacki, The Cycle, Toure, Toure Msnbc, Media News  —  MSNBC has found its replacement for Dylan Ratigan's show: “The Cycle.”  —  The new program …

Romney Campaign Said To Ask Scott To Downplay Job Gains  —  Mitt Romney's presidential campaign asked Florida Governor Rick Scott to tone down his statements heralding improvements in the state's economy because they clash with the presumptive Republican nominee's message that the nation …

The 20 Hottest Conservative Women In The New Media (2012 Edition)  —  Welcome to the 4th annual 20 hottest conservative women in the new media.  Besides myself, this year's new slate of judges included, 1) Ali Akbar from Vice and Victory and National Bloggers Club.  2) Steven Crowder.

BREAKING: Texas bank launches constitutional challenge to Dodd-Frank financial reform law  —  If the U.S. Supreme Court throws out President Obama's healthcare law this month, the only other remaining major achievement from the president's first term would be, arguably, the Dodd-Frank financial reform law.

Romney vows to ‘replace’ Obama's immigration order  —  Mitt Romney said today he'll “replace and supersede” a recently imposed Obama administration order that halts the deportation of some illegal immigrants brought to the USA as children.  —  In his first extended remarks since Obama's order last week …

Yes, Iraq Definitely Had WMD, Vast Majority Of Polled Republicans Insist … REACT:  —  FOLLOW:  —  WASHINGTON — How misinformed are Republicans about world affairs?  If presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney's assertion that Russia is “without question our number one geopolitical foe” …

John Bryson resigns as commerce secretary, citing recent seizure  —  View Photo Gallery — Commerce Secretary John Bryson resigns: Bryson's departure comes less than two weeks after he hit two vehicles near his California home, an episode that was tied to a seizure.

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Ann Romney's High Horse  —  Super Hit had Butorphanol, Delomidine, Romifidine, and Xylatine in its system at the time of his sale, according to court documents.  Testified an expert: “In my 38 years of practice, I have never come across a drug screen such as this where the horse has been administered …

C.I.A. Said to Aid in Steering Arms to Syrian Opposition  —  WASHINGTON — A small number of C.I.A. officers are operating secretly in southern Turkey, helping allies decide which Syrian opposition fighters across the border will receive arms to fight the Syrian government, according to American officials and Arab intelligence officers.

Rove: Pelosi ‘sounds like Mad Red Queen’ with arrest threat  —  Karl Rove said Rep. Nancy Pelosi was “dead wrong” when she suggested Wednesday that she could have had him arrested.  —  “The only way I could have been arrested is if the House adopted the resolution, which it did not,” …

‘Today’ Show's Unfortunate Lower Third  —  Really, “Today” show?  You couldn't have come up with a less obtuse lower third for Ann Curry's interview with Steve Carell this morning?  —  New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

Former KKK Leader David Duke Endorses Charles Barron [Video]  —  Dr. David Duke in his video endorsing Charles Barron for Congress.  (Photo: YouTube)  —  Former KKK Grand Wizard and member of the Louisiana Legislature David Duke released a video yesterday endorsing Charles Barron in his race …

Jay Rockefeller's swan song?  —  Now we know the first open Senate race of 2014: Jay Rockefeller's West Virginia seat.  —  Already the subject of speculation that he will not run for a sixth term in two years when he will be 77, Rockefeller's stunning coal-industry-needs-to-face- reality speech Wednesday seemed to confirm the rumors.

EXCLUSIVE: Biden's brawlers: Veep's security team squared off in Nantucket melee  —  This hulking Secret Service agent was taken in by Nantucket police after a barroom brawl, but was freed when everyone agreed not to press charges.  —  Eric “Bomb Squad” Gahagan, a Massachusetts State trooper …

The End of Men  —  Earlier this year, women became the majority of the workforce for the first time in U.S. history.  Most managers are now women too.  And for every two men who get a college degree this year, three women will do the same.  For years, women's progress has been cast as a struggle for equality.

Obama Stimulus Aids WorldCom Felon With Health Care Loan  —  David Myers was at the epicenter of one of the biggest corporate frauds in U.S. history.  Now the former WorldCom Inc. controller is rebuilding his life a decade later with the help of the federal government.