White House Takes Note of Romney's Rocky Road Trip  —  The White House was subtly gleeful today as Mitt Romney's campaign dealt with the latest group to be offended during the Republican presidential candidate's overseas tour that was intended to showcase his foreign policy credentials.

NBC's No. 1 Tweeting Critic Has Been Suspended From Twitter  —  Guy Adams is The Independent's Los Angeles bureau chief.  During the Olympics so far, he has carved out a nice spot on the how-much-NBC's-coverage-sucks beat.  Now his Twitter account has been suspended—supposedly because NBC had it cut off after he complained:

Netanyahu Breaks With Romney, Cuts Spending But Increases Taxes  —  They agree on foreign policy, but not how to handle deficits.  —  Image by GPO / Getty Images  —  TEL AVIV — As Mitt Romney was leaving Israel, the country's Cabinet voted to approve a series of tax hikes …

Rep. LaTourette will retire at end of term  —  Rep. Steven LaTourette (R-Ohio) will retire at the end of his term, two Republican sources have confirmed to The Hill.  —  LaTourette, a centrist and longtime ally of House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) who has broken with party leaders on a number …

Wall Street Already Betting On Who Wins in November  —  With just 100 days left until the U.S. presidential election, investors are beginning to make bigger bets on which candidate will carry the day.  —  One analysis concludes that last week's sharp three-day market surge can only mean …

In U.S., Bill Clinton at His Most Popular  —  Solid majorities of whites, independents, and all age groups view him favorably  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Two-thirds of Americans — 66% — have a favorable opinion of former U.S. President Bill Clinton, tying his record-high favorability rating recorded …

Bill Magwood, NRC Democrat, Is ‘Treacherous, Miserable Liar’ And ‘First-Class Rat,’ Says Harry Reid … REACT:  —  FOLLOW:  —  Harry Reid , Video, Greg Jaczko, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Bill Magwood, Bill Magwood Nrc, Democratic Party, Magwood, Magwood Nrc, Nrc, William-Magwood, Politics News

Romney Praises Israel's Socialized Health Care System  —  No to ObamaCare, but Israel's mandate is working, Romney says.  —  Image by Charles Dharapak / AP  —  JERUSALEM — Presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney offered praise for the Israeli health care system today …

Views on Gun Laws Unchanged After Aurora Shooting  —  OVERVIEW  —  There has been no significant change in public views on the issue of gun control and gun rights following the July 20th shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado.  Currently, 47% say it is more important to control gun ownership …

DEA Gone Wild  —  This Houston Chronicle story is terrifying: … This jackass DEA adventure has driven Mr. Patty to the edge of bankruptcy, and possibly toward an even worse fate: … In short, the DEA here commandeered private property from a law-abiding businessman and ineptly deployed …

Democratic platform draft includes marriage equality plank: sources  — Stumble upon something good?  Share it on StumbleUpon  — Send via Email  — Send this page to Print Friendly  —  Rep. Barney Frank confirmed Monday that a marriage equality plank will appear in the Democratic Party platform …

Jonah Lehrer Resigns From The New Yorker After Making Up Dylan Quotes for His Book  —  2:12 p.m. |  Updated Jonah Lehrer, the staff writer for The New Yorker who apologized in June for recycling his previous work in articles, blogs and his best-selling book “Imagine,” resigned from the magazine, he said in a statement.

Daily Caller Goes Hardcore XXX!  —  Feeling a little frisky this morning?  Then you may want to head over to The Daily Caller.  —  “Who's Calling The Shots?” was the actual red bold headline on a story this morning on The Daily Caller website by Executive Editor David Martosko regarding …

Fake Wingnut Outrage of the Day: Obama Canceled Bin Laden Raid!  Gasp!  —  As soon as word broke that Osama bin Laden had been killed in Pakistan by a SEAL team, right wingers started working diligently to deny the accomplishment to President Obama.  —  The latest ludicrous “bombshell scoop” …

Obama Press Secretary Marries ABC Reporter  —  A deputy press secretary for Barack Obama's reelection campaign married an ABC reporter over the weekend.  The ABC reporter, Matthew Jaffe, “covering the 2012 presidential campaign,” according to his biography on the website of ABC News.

Clinton defends Abedin, praises McCain  —  Secretary of State Hillary Clinton defended her own top State Department aide Huma Abedin against charges that Abdein had ties to radical Islam — saying that those attacks have “no place in our politics.”  —  Speaking at the Carnegie Endowment …

Senate's Top Republican Hails The Fall Of Old Media  —  Mitch McConnell talks to BuzzFeed about the Web, the election, and his plans to let Democrats take a few votes if he becomes Majority Leader.  “I kind of like this new environment.”  —  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told BuzzFeed …

Ehud Barak sings praises of Obama administration  —  (CNN) - Israel's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Ehud Barak said the Obama White House has been the most supportive administration throughout the two countries' diplomatic relations on matters of Israeli security …

Federal Court Finds Obama Appointees Interfered With New Black Panther Prosecution  —  A federal court in Washington, DC, held today that political appointees appointed by President Obama did interfere with the Department of Justice's prosecution of the New Black Panther Party.

Excellent: Positive SuperPAC Ad Touts Romney's Olympic Triumph  —  In concurring with Sean Trende's recent column urging Republicans to start making an affirmative case for Mitt Romney, I posited that such an undertaking wouldn't be particularly difficult.  Romney's magnificent leadership …

Newsweek Puts Romney on Latest and Possibly Last ‘Wimp Factor’ Cover  —  Once upon a time, the main time unit of the presidential campaign was the week.  Journalists would gather to discuss which candidate “won the week,” and the best way to keep score of this all-important measure was to read the mighty newsweekly.

64 Nations Can Watch the Olympics Free and Live on YouTube, and the U.S. Isn't One of Them  —  Why America can't watch the Games live for free, and why it's exciting that other countries can  —  International sporting agencies: so ubiquitously, hilariously corrupt that they get a character in the Harry Potter books.