Go for the Gold, Mitt!  —  Mitt Romney will have many opportunities over the next three months to demonstrate to voters that they should choose him over Barack Obama: his acceptance speech at the Republican convention, the three presidential debates, major policy addresses, and more.

Updated: Former Gov. Don Siegelman sentenced to 78 months in prison (slideshow and video)  —  MONTGOMERY, Alabama — A federal judge this afternoon sentenced former Gov. Don Siegelman to 78 months in prison.  —  U.S. District Judge Mark Fuller handed down the sentence …

Biden tells vets GOP using ‘scare tactics’ in fight over defense cuts  —  Vice President Joe Biden pledged to fight for veterans' benefits and blamed looming sequestration cuts on House Republicans in an address to the Disabled American Veterans national convention in Nevada on Saturday.

House lawmakers invite Chick-fil-A to roost in their districts  —  For all those politicians who were piling on Chick-fil-A last week, there are a bunch more rolling out the red carpet for the chicken chain.  —  A letter drafted by Mississippi Republican Rep. Alan Nunnelee praises …

Clint Eastwood endorses Mitt Romney: “The country needs a boost”  —  Barack Obama may have George Clooney.  But Mitt Romney's now got Clint Eastwood in his camp.  —  Eastwood appeared at a Sun Valley fundraiser for Romney on Friday night, telling reporters that he's behind …

U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. ‘completely debilitated by depression,’ wife says  —  The Jackson Story ...  The wife of ailing U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is finally talking.  —  In an exclusive interview, Ald.  Sandi Jackson (7th) walked Sneed through the dark days since her husband's “collapse.”

Olympic Spectacle  —  I scrammed out of London a few days before the Olympics began, but after getting an earful on what the locals make of it.  On the whole, the residents of that great city would rather the honor of hosting the world's most disruptive sporting event had gone to some joint …

Does Mitt Romney Have a Problem Being Wealthy?  —  Having money, on balance, is a net positive in life, but studies of happiness caution that great wealth doesn't necessarily improve well-being.  —  For Mitt Romney, it may actually be an impediment.  In his campaign for president …

Michigan attorney general knocks unions' bargaining-rights ballot bid  —  (Reuters) - A proposed referendum that would enshrine the right to collective bargaining in the Michigan state constitution is too complicated for the ballot, the state's top legal official said, dealing a major blow …

Congressmen John Conyers, Gary Peters score big leads in latest poll  —  With four days left before Tuesday's primary elections, Democratic U.S. Reps. John Conyers of Detroit and Gary Peters of Bloomfield Township are poised to score significant victories, according to polls done for the Free Press and WXYZ-TV (Channel 7).

Charts: Just How Small Is the Super-PAC Gazillionaire Club?  —  A mere 47 people are responsible for more than half of all super-PAC cash.  —  The 2012 elections are on track to be the nastiest in recent memory.  By the tail end of primary season, in May, 70 percent of all presidential campaign ads …

Double amputee Pistorius makes Olympic history  —  South Africa's Oscar Pistorius made history on Saturday when he became the first double amputee to compete in an athletics event at the Olympics.  —  The 25-year-old qualified for the semi-finals of the 400 metres by running a season's best of 45.44 seconds in finishing second.

Obama praises Olympic athletes  —  President Barack Obama morphed into the first fan in his weekly radio address broadcast Saturday, praising the nation's Olympic athletes competing in London.  —  The flag-waving continues the president's effort to tether himself to popular winning Olympians …