Penn State's Sandusky Convicted of Sexually Abusing Boys  —  BELLEFONTE, Pa. — Jerry Sandusky, a former Penn State assistant football coach, was convicted Friday of sexually abusing young boys, completing the downfall of a onetime local hero in a scandal that shook a proud Pennsylvania community …

Ann Romney has a horse.  So what?  —  The punch line is at least as old as the eldest baby boomer: “I didn't get a pony.”  —  Here's Jerry Seinfeld: “I hated those kids [who had ponies].  In fact, I hate anyone that ever had a pony when they were growing up.”  —  Why is this funny?

Powerful congressman accused of campaign finance violations  —  Washington (CNN) — Republican Rep. Vern Buchanan, a self-made Florida millionaire, is only in his third term in Congress, but he already is in charge of fundraising for the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee …

Forkless Friday at Obama event  —  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. —Does a fork or dinner knife pose an unacceptable danger to President Barack Obama?  —  One wouldn't think so, given the hundreds of lunches and dinners he's attended ranging from state dinners to political fundraisers to run-of-the-mill stops on the rubber-chicken circuit.

Companies' Ills Did Not Harm Romney's Firm  —  Cambridge Industries, an automotive plastics supplier whose losses had been building for three consecutive years, finally filed for bankruptcy in May 2000 under a mountain of debt that had ballooned to more than $300 million.

GOP promises to rid nation of healthcare law  —  Republicans are using their weekly radio address to reiterate their promise to repeal President Obama's healthcare law.  —  The address is timed for this week's decision by the Supreme Court, which is set to announce its ruling on the controversial law as early as Monday.

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.

EXCLUSIVE: National Council of La Raza board unanimously approves same-sex marriage resolution  — Email this to a friend?  — Share this on Google+  —  NCLR President Janet Murguía (Photo courtesy of NCLR)  —  Board members of the country's largest Latino civil rights organization earlier …

House Republicans release final Holder contempt resolution  —  Republicans late Friday released the final version of the resolution asserting that Attorney General Eric Holder is in contempt of Congress for refusing to hand over documents related to the Fast and Furious gun-walking operation.

Corporate Profits Just Hit An All-Time High, Wages Just Hit An All-Time Low  —  In case you needed more confirmation that the priorities of US companies and the US economy are screwed up, here are three charts for you.  —  1) Corporate profit margins just hit an all-time high.

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 …