Santorum, Bush, Paul to speak at GOP convention  —  (CNN) - Rick Santorum, who emerged as Mitt Romney's fiercest competitor for the Republican presidential nomination, will speak at the Republican National Convention, a senior GOP official tells CNN.  —  The former Pennsylvania senator …

OBAMA'S COLLEGE CLASSMATE: ‘THE OBAMA SCANDAL IS AT COLUMBIA’  —  I am President Obama's classmate at Columbia University, Class of '83.  I am also one of the most accurate Las Vegas oddsmakers and prognosticators.  Accurate enough that I was awarded my own star on the Las Vegas Walk of Stars.

Sikh temple gunman Wade Michael Page was a “gentle and kind and loving” child, stepmom says  —  (CBS News) OAK CREEK, Wis. - Investigators are looking into possible white supremacist links to the gunman who killed six people and wounded three at a Sikh temple outside Milwaukee before being killed in a shootout with police.

When 1,099 felons vote in race won by 312 ballots  —  Popular in Politics  —  In the eyes of the Obama administration, most Democratic lawmakers, and left-leaning editorial pages across the country, voter fraud is a problem that doesn't exist.  Allegations of fraud, they say …

How to Spot Romney's Vice President Pick in Advance  —  The Romney campaign wants you to download its mobile app to be among the first to find out who Mitt is going to pick as his running mate, but if past history is any guide, you might want to instead be looking at Wikipedia …

Emails: Geithner, Treasury drove cutoff of non-union Delphi workers' pensions  —  Emails obtained by The Daily Caller show that the U.S. Treasury Department, led by Timothy Geithner, was the driving force behind terminating the pensions of 20,000 salaried retirees at the Delphi auto parts manufacturing company.

Former Bain worker slams Mitt  —  The Obama super PAC Priorities USA Action is unveiling perhaps the harshest, most personal ad of the 2012 presidential race, featuring a former worker at a Bain-owned company talking about the death of his wife after their family lost health insurance.

Gay activists counter Chick-fil-A with Starbucks appreciation day  —  LGBT activists are planning to swarm Starbucks on Tuesday in a counter-effort to last week's Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day.  (Vino Wong / Atlanta Journal-Constitution )  —  Gay marriage activists are planning to swarm Starbucks …

Hospital Chain Inquiry Cited Unnecessary Cardiac Work  —  In the summer of 2010, a troubling letter reached the chief ethics officer of the hospital giant HCA, written by a former nurse at one of the company's hospitals in Florida.  —  In a follow-up interview, the nurse said a doctor …

Romney should not be afraid to highlight his faith  —  Concerning Mormons and Republicans, history offers a large helping of irony.  In 1843, an Army officer named John C. Fremont led a geographical expedition of 39 men more than 1,700 miles to the shores of the Great Salt Lake.

Sarah Palin: Mama grizzlies united  —  CLEVELAND, Mo—Sarah Palin did not disappoint.  —  The crowd cheered and applauded repeatedly during her speech here Friday night, from her opening remarks about “mama grizzlies” on the Missouri state flag to her promise to stop at the local Chick-fil-A for a midnight snack.

A New Climate-Change Consensus  —  It's time for conservatives to compete with liberals to devise the best, most cost-effective climate solutions.  —  One scorching summer doesn't confirm that climate change is real any more than a white Christmas proves it's a hoax.

Former Republican Governor: Romney Is Afraid To Stand Up To His Right-Wing Base  —  Former New Jersey Gov. Christie Todd Whitman (R) said Mitt Romney must do a better job of standing up to the radical elements of the Republican party and criticized her party's nominee for not speaking …

Gibson Guitar Corporation admits to importing endangered wood  —  Gibson Guitar Corporation acknowledged Monday that its importations of exotic wood, including ebony, violated environmental laws.  Federal prosecutors will drop criminal charges against Gibson Guitar Corporation …