POLITICO reporter suspended for remarks  —  POLITICO reporter Joe Williams has been suspended pending review of recent controversial comments he made on television and Twitter, POLITICO editors informed staff late Thursday night.  —  On MSNBC today, Williams made a remark suggesting Mitt Romney …

The Obama event registry  —  Got a birthday, anniversary, or wedding coming up?  —  Let your friends know how important this election is to you—register with Obama 2012, and ask for a donation in lieu of a gift.  It's a great way to support the President on your big day.

Romney's Bain Capital invested in companies that moved jobs overseas  —  Mitt Romney's financial company, Bain Capital, invested in a series of firms that specialized in relocating jobs done by American workers to new facilities in low-wage countries like China and India.

How My View on Gay Marriage Changed  —  IN my 2007 book, “The Future of Marriage,” and in my 2010 court testimony concerning Proposition 8, the California ballot initiative that defined marriage as between a man and a woman, I took a stand against gay marriage.

Activists Take Out Frustration on ... Ronald Reagan  —  Victor Fiorillo reports for Phillymag.com:

On Vacation and Sick?  A Court Says Take Another  —  BRUSSELS — For most Europeans, almost nothing is more prized than their four to six weeks of guaranteed annual vacation leave.  But it was not clear just how sacrosanct that time off was until Thursday, when Europe's highest court ruled …

The Only Nine Things You Need To Know From The Huffington Post Politico Profile That You Can't Read Online  —  We just downloaded The Huffington Post's profile by Michael Calderone of how Politico is supposedly in disarray.  You can't read it online because it's only on the iPad.

Exclusive: Mary Cheney marries longtime partner Heather Poe  —  Mary Cheney, the openly gay daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, has married her long-time partner Heather Poe, The Daily Caller has learned.  —  Cheney spokeswoman Kara Ahern confirmed to TheDC that the couple married Friday morning in Washington, D.C.

Kathryn Jean Lopez: The saddest hack  —  It's time to take the National Review's Kathryn Jean Lopez seriously, as depressing as that is … Kathryn Jean Lopez is, as best I can tell, a Heritage Foundation intern who was awarded the job of “National Review Online Editor” …

Rubio blasts both Republicans and Democrats for politicizing immigration  —  Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) blasted both parties on the politicization of immigration reform in a withering speech on Friday to Hispanic leaders.  —  “Why is this issue simplified?  I'll tell you right now …

Anti-Obama Artist Strikes Again  —  Jon McNaughton, the artist who depicted Obama burning the Constitution, has a new painting .  He's aiming to sell it to the highest bidder, between $50,000 and $100,000.  —  McNaughton's new piece of art, “The Empowered Man”

Kimberlin Vs. Walker: Walker Fights Back  —  Back on May 29th, Brett Kimberlin won a peace order hearing in Maryland District Court against Aaron Walker, claiming that Walker's blogging and tweeting of Kimberlin's violent past and his previous interactions with Kimberlin in court constituted harassment.

New Poll: Obama leads Romney among Latinos in key 2012 battleground states  —  New polling released June 22, 2012 by Latino Decisions and America's Voice finds President Obama maintaining a wide lead over Republican Mitt Romney among Latino registered voters in five key battleground states.

Wurzelbacher: Story of ad unfairly spun  —  House candidate says he 'wasn't talking about the Holocaust' in video  —  Facebook Twitter Reddit Digg E-mail Print Rss  —  Samuel “Joe the Plumber” Wurzelbacher is not backing down from an anti-gun-control video released by his campaign this week …

Philadelphia's Msgr.  William J. Lynn Is Convicted of Allowing Abuse  —  PHILADELPHIA — Msgr.  William J. Lynn, a former archbishop's aide, was found guilty Friday of one count of endangering children, becoming the first senior official of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States …

With Elections Awash in Cash, There's Blame to Go Around  —  WASHINGTON — David Axelrod, President Obama's political strategist, recently invoked a common perception about the 2012 campaign by blaming the Supreme Court for empowering 21st-century “robber barons trying to take over the government.”

Oregon Study Reveals Benefits, and Costs, of Insuring the Uninsured  —  PORTLAND, Ore. — When Wendy Parris shattered her ankle, the emergency room put in an air cast and sent her on her way.  Because she had no insurance, doctors did not operate to fix it.

Republicans' Voter Suppression Project Grinds On  —  Mitt Romney was in Michigan this week trying to make it competitive in the presidential election.  It's a steep climb for the native Michigander because President Barack Obama's auto bailout, which Romney opposed, has helped bring …

GOP Congressman Calls Pelosi ‘Mind-Numbingly Stupid’ And Suggests She May Be Mentally Ill  —  Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) yesterday called House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi “mind-numbingly stupid” and said that there is something medically wrong with her brain because she believes Republicans …

The Health Care Lose-Lose Scenario Facing Democrats  —  Democrats lose-lose? (photo: afagen/flickr)  —  With the Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act only days away, I have tried to play out all the potential ways the Court could rule and what they would mean on a purely political level this election.

The Burden of Disease and the Changing Task of Medicine  —  Comments open through December 31, 2012

Talking About Why Women Can't Have It All  —  The cover story for the July/August issue of The Atlantic is one bound to stir conversation — as it was meant to.  In “Why Women Still Can't Have It All,” Anne-Marie Slaughter, the director of policy planning at the State Department under Hillary Rodham Clinton …

Bad news: Jon Stewart not exactly buying the executive-privilege claim  —  Via Katie Pavlich, that's not the only bad news here for Eric Holder and Barack Obama.  Not only does Jon Stewart tell an audience inclined towards supporting Obama in November exactly why Operation Fast and Furious …

Whopper: White House adviser David Plouffe on Romney's jobs record and GOP strategy  —  “There was an amazing article the other day, I believe it was in The Wall Street Journal, where Republicans in Congress are openly saying, 'we're not going to do anything until the election with the economy …