Barney Frank Weds Jim Ready  —  IT was perhaps fitting that Representative Barney Frank met his future husband, Jim Ready, at a political fund-raiser in 2005.  —  “I told him I had a crush on him for 20 years,” said Mr. Ready, recalling that meeting.  —  And what did Mr. Frank make of that?

John Boehner: Voters Need Not Love Mitt Romney  —  By now, Republican laments that presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney is not the most inspiring figure to ever run for president are well-known.  —  “The Republican bench had several candidates stronger than Romney, but they chose not to run …

The tax man cometh to police you on health care  —  WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court's decision to uphold most of President Barack Obama's health care law will come home to roost for most taxpayers in about 2 1/2 years, when they'll have to start providing proof on their tax returns that they have health insurance.

The New Obama Typeface: Revolution Gothic  —  A source points out that President Barack Obama's new typeface is Revolution Gothic, a style inspired by retro Cuban propaganda posters.  Who vets the fonts?  (Obama press secretary Ben LaBolt emails: “Your GOP operative should have had the courtesy …

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Al-Qaeda terror suspect caught at Olympic Park  —  A suspected terrorist who MI5 believe is a would-be suicide bomber was found repeatedly near the Olympic Games venue.  —  The alleged al-Qaeda militant was caught crossing through the Olympic Park five times, breaking a ban imposed by the Home Secretary …

Google wants the world to “Legalize Love”  —  Google is launching a new campaign called “Legalize Love” with the intention of inspiring countries to legalize marriage for lesbian, gay, and bisexual people around the world.  —  The “Legalize Love” campaign officially launches in Poland and Singapore on Saturday, July 7th.

Mark Shields: Republicans Haven't Raised Taxes in 21 Years ‘And That Is Irresponsible’  —  Liberal media's love for higher taxes is a thing of legends.  —  On Inside Washington Friday, PBS's perpetually pandering pundit Mark Shields told viewers that since 1991, “21 years …

Holder says civil rights ‘under renewed threat’  —  In an address to the National Council of La Raza convention in Las Vegas on Saturday, Attorney General Eric Holder told the Hispanic advocacy group that the gains of the Civil Rights era were coming “under renewed threat,” …

Taliban publicly execute woman near Kabul: officials  —  (Reuters) - A man Afghan officials say is a member of the Taliban shot dead a woman accused of adultery in front of a crowd near Kabul, a video obtained by Reuters showed, a sign that the austere Islamist group dictates law even near the Afghan capital.