Dick Cheney: Picking Sarah Palin for VP Was ‘A Mistake’  —  Dick Cheney has some advice for Mitt Romney on choosing a running mate: Don't pick another Sarah Palin.  —  In his first interview since receiving a heart transplant in March, Cheney told ABC News, that John McCain's decision …

The Conversion of a Climate-Change Skeptic  —  CALL me a converted skeptic.  Three years ago I identified problems in previous climate studies that, in my mind, threw doubt on the very existence of global warming.  Last year, following an intensive research effort involving a dozen scientists …

Romney bans media from Jerusalem fundraiser, violating pre-established protocol  —  JERUSALEM — Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, who touched down here Saturday night for a day of meetings with top Israeli and Palestinian leaders, plans to wrap up his visit to Israel by collecting money …

Romney would back Israeli strike against Iran, senior adviser says  —  July 29, 2012: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney meet at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem.AP  —  July 28, 2012: Republican presidential candidate …

Romney's problem?  Americans don't like him as much as Obama, polls say.  —  View Photo Gallery — Romney begins his overseas tour: The Republican presidential candidate made his first stop on the week-long tour in London, praising the U.S.-British relationship and stirring up several minor controversies along the way.

Political Memo: Obama Campaign Takes Gamble in Going Negative  —  CHICAGO — As President Obama pushes Mitt Romney to release more of his tax returns, a television commercial from his campaign bluntly says, “Makes you wonder if some years he's paid any taxes at all.”

Sunday on ‘This Week’: Robert Gibbs and Kevin Madden  —  This Sunday, Obama campaign senior adviser Robert Gibbs squares off with Romney campaign senior adviser Kevin Madden in an exclusive “This Week” debate on the latest in the 2012 presidential contest.  —  As presumptive Republican …

Romney and Wife Go to Jerusalem's Western Wall  —  JERUSALEM — Mitt and Ann Romney visited one of the holiest sites in the Jewish faith today, arriving at the Western Wall on a sacred day of mourning in Israel.  —  The Romneys arrived via motorcade at the site of prayer and spent …

R.I.P. Inkblot  —  I hate to write this post, but all of you have been part of Inkblot's life for so long that I can hardly not do it.  One of our neighbors saw the flyers we posted around the neighborhood and called a few minutes ago to tell us that she had seen the body of a cat nearby.

Too Few Doctors in Many U.S. Communities  —  RIVERSIDE, Calif. — In the Inland Empire, an economically depressed region in Southern California, President Obama's health care law is expected to extend insurance coverage to more than 300,000 people by 2014.  But coverage will not necessarily translate …

Obama blamed for failure of international arms-trade treaty  —  The United Nations indefinitely suspended action on an international arms trade treaty Friday after the United States and several other countries asked for more time.  —  The decision sparked angry reactions …