Alabama Governor: I Didn't Call On Romney To Release His Tax Returns  —  “I just think that everyone should do that.”  One Republican's attempt to avoid running afoul of his party's nominee.  —  Image by JONATHAN BACHMAN / Reuters  —  WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia — Alabama Governor Robert …

Malkin Slams Obama's Supporters: Romney Supporters Sign Front Of Paychecks, Obama's Sign The Back  —  On Fox & Friends Weekend on Saturday, conservative columnist Michelle Malkin took on President Barack Obama's campaign strategy of attacking Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney …

TPM2012  —  Iowa GOP State Senate Candidate Joins ‘Alternative’ U.S. Government  —  A Republican state Senate candidate in Iowa has decided to bow out of the race and become a U.S. senator of an alternative form of government.  —  In a letter released Friday, Randi Shannon informs supporters …

Ron Paul: Romney campaign scared to let me speak at GOP convention  —  Rep. Ron Paul said that the Republican Party is scared to let him speak at the national convention in Florida next month.  —  The Texas Republican candidate for president said he thinks the prospects of him having …

Mitt Romney At Leisure: 12 Pictures From His Day Off  —  The Republican presidential nominee took a day off from campaigning at his home in New Hampshire Saturday on the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee.  He seems to be enjoying himself.

Why Obama May Be Safe in Virginia  —  The president's chances to win this Southern swing state look surprisingly strong, even as other states trend away from him.  —  HAMPTON, Virginia — At first glance, this former Confederate stronghold might seem like one of the harder swing states for the president to hang onto in 2012.

Remarks by the President at a Campaign Event in Roanoke, Virginia  —  Roanoke Fire Station #1, Roanoke, Virginia  —  THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Roanoke!  (Applause.)  It is good to be back in Roanoke!  Good to be back in Virginia.  (Applause.)  Back in the Star City.

U.S. to Let Florida Use Its Data for Voter Check  —  The federal government has granted Florida election officials access to a database of noncitizen residents for use in Republican-backed efforts to remove people who are not American citizens from voter registration rolls.

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F.D.A. Surveillance of Scientists Spread to Outside Critics  —  WASHINGTON — A wide-ranging surveillance operation by the Food and Drug Administration against a group of its own scientists used an enemies list of sorts as it secretly captured thousands of e-mails that the disgruntled scientists sent privately …

George Shultz: Memo to Romney — Expand the Pie  —  George Shultz, the former secretary of state and Treasury says America's current problems are large, and its power in the world is diminished.  But the policies for revival are obvious with the right leadership.  —  Stanford, Calif.

Anthony Weiner Is Back On Facebook  —  And on a mobile device.  It's a return to social media for a Congressman felled by over sharing.

Thugs mug 3-year-old boy sitting in his stroller  —  Things are getting so rough in the Big Apple that even toddlers are getting mugged.  —  A cruel thug ripped a $400 gold chain off the neck of a 3-year-old boy who was sitting in his stroller and being pushed by his mom in Bedford-Stuyvesant …

Liberal Non-Profit Group Sending Out Pre-Filled Voter Registarion Cards To Dogs, Dead People, Non-Citizens...  But . . . but . . . but . . . voter ID laws are raaaaacist! … HT: Jon