Do Bain SEC documents suggest Mitt Romney is a criminal?  —  “Romney and Bain claim that he was not involved with Bain, but Bain and its portfolio companies in their required filings under the Securities Exchange Act continuously certified to the Securities and Exchange Commission say precisely …

Did the Romney Campaign Create the Swift-Yachting Story? … - Josh Levin: Penn State Should Cancel Its Football Program for a Few Seasons  — Is It Legal for Airlines To Let Richer Passengers Go Through Airport Security First?  — Manjoo: Buying an iPhone?  Get the Smallest Possible Amount of Storage.

Bain Capital press release described Romney as ‘part-time’ in July, 1999  —  A July 19, 1999 press release distributed on behalf of Regan Communications and Bain Capital described Mitt Romney as the “Bain Capital CEO” and said he was “on a part-time leave of absence to head the Salt Lake City Olympic Committee.”

Acosta interview: Romney's spirited Bain rebuttal  —  (CNN) - Following a week of some of the sharpest attacks yet on his management of the financial firm Bain Capital, Mitt Romney offered a vocal defense Friday of his tenure there and strongly disputed reports he left the firm years later than he has previously said.

Kessler: He's Drowning Not Waving  —  Glenn Kessler, WaPo's fact-checker, has a detailed examination of the latest Globe story.  Why he thinks criminal charges are extremely unlikely: … Throughout, Kessler bizarrely asserts that telling the SEC that someone is the CEO and sole owner of a company, when he isn't, is no big deal.

McDonnell Declares Bain Off Limits  —  Drawing a line in 1999.  —  McDonnell and Romney in June.  —  Image by JASON REED / Reuters  —  WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia — Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, a leading Republican figure, said Friday that Mitt Romney's time at the helm of Bain Capital …

Is This the Silliest Thing Glenn Kessler of the Washington Post Has Ever Written?  —  Suggestions for sillier things welcome: … Give it up, Glenn.  —  It would be very unusual for somebody to have the titles of not just “CEO” but “President”, “Chairman of the Board” and be “sole stockholder” …

Transcript: Romney Responds to Bain Attacks In ABC Interview  —  JONATHAN KARL: Governor Romney, you have been hammered by the president and by the president's campaign over your time at Bain.  In fact, one of his top advisers actually said you might have committed a felony when it comes …

Obama mocks GOP health law repeal votes  —  VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — President Obama mocked Republicans on Friday for seeking to repeal the healthcare law 33 times instead of working to pass a tax extension that would help the middle class.  —  Kicking off a two-day, five-stop bus tour in Virginia …

SBA List: Condoleezza Rice unacceptable  —  The anti-abortion Susan B. Anthony List released a statement this morning declaring Condoleezza Rice “unqualified” to serve as Mitt Romney's running mate.  —  Reacting to the eruption of Condi-for-veep speculation, SBA List president Marjorie Dannenfelser pointed …