OBAMA: ROMNEY WANTS VP PETRAEUS  —  President Obama whispered to a top fundraiser this week that he believes GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney wants to name Gen. David Petraeus to the VP slot!  —  “The president wasn't joking,” the insider explains to the DRUDGE REPORT.

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.

Woman mentioned in Priorities ad died in '06  —  The pro-Obama super PAC Priorities USA Action lobbed a heavy-duty attack at Mitt Romney this morning, airing an ad that links the closure of a GST Steel plant in Kansas City to the loss of a family's health insurance — and the death of a woman some time later.

Koch brothers slam ‘guy who makes obscene gestures with a monkey’  —  (CNN) - Actor Zach Galifianakis may be known for his less-than family-friendly sense of humor, but billionaires David and Charles Koch demonstrated Tuesday they don't find him so funny.  —  The comedian is co-starring …

Romney Claims Waivers He Used To Support Will ‘Gut Welfare Reform’  —  Mitt Romney's campaign launched a full-on attack on Tuesday accusing President Obama of gutting welfare reform.  In a new ad, policy memo, and press release, Romney claims that the administration's decision to offer waivers …

Obama: 'I'm not the president of black America'  —  President Obama addresses the criticism that he hasn't done enough for the black community in an interview with Black Enterprise magazine:

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 …

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.

FIRST LOOK: Daniel Day-Lewis embodies ‘Lincoln’ in Steven Spielberg's historical drama  —  Penny for your thoughts?  —  Long-range paparazzi (and the occasional sneaky fellow diner) grabbed snapshots of Daniel Day-Lewis as he was shooting Steven Spielberg's Lincoln last fall.

Four Pinocchios for Harry Reid's claim about Mitt Romney's taxes  —  “The word's out that he [Romney] hasn't paid any taxes for 10 years.”  —  Reid has generated a lot of controversy with his claim that presumptive GOP nominee did not pay any taxes for 10 years.

Allen West Sends Chick-Fil-A To Black Caucus Meeting And Offends Everyone, Says Dem Rep … REACT:  —  FOLLOW:  —  Allen West, Elections 2012, Video, Alcee Hastings, Congressional Black Caucus, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Allen West Chick-Fil-a, Chick-Fil-a, Congressional Black Caucus Allen West …

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 …

Would You Look to a Food Company for Relationship Advice?  —  Last week we surpassed 24,000 signatures on the DumpGeneralMills.com website!  Will you forward this email to a friend and help us hit 25,000?  —  Since announcing their opposition to the Minnesota marriage amendment …

A Surprise in a Hot Dog Cart  —  IT'S common in New York to see teams of college-age students handing out samples of goods like fruit juice and dog food.  Even seen-everything New Yorkers may do a double-take this week, however, when they encounter street teams with hot dog carts stocked with vibrators.

In Police Pat-Downs, Many Women See Sexual Overtones  —  Shari Archibald's black handbag sat at her feet on the sidewalk in front of her Bronx home on a recent summer night.  The two male officers crouched over her leather bag and rooted around inside, elbow-deep.

Republicans Blasted Obama Administration For Warning About Right-Wing Domestic Terrorism  —  The gunman in the shooting at a Sikh temple over the weekend has been labeled a potential domestic terrorist — defined as one who incites politically-motivated violence against his or her own country.

Left, duped by Onion parody, condemns Michele Bachmann for reaction to shooting … More than a few shocked readers of The Onion today called Rep. Michele Bachmann's callous reaction to the shootings in Oak Creek, Wis., “unbelievable.”  Bachmann's relief that “not a single American died in this event” …

Newsweek's Cover Is...A Bit Much Not inside: Does Phallic Imagery sell more mags?  —  copyranter BuzzFeed Staff posted a few minutes ago  —  YOUR REACTION?

Romney: America Is No Kibbutz His ties to Israel only extend so far.  —  Mitt Romney bills himself as an ardent friend of Israel running against President Barack Obama who hasn't visited the American ally since taking the oath of office, but Romney's friendship only extends so far.

Accused Tucson shooter mentally fit, pleads guilty  —  Tragedy In Tucson  —  (CBS/AP) TUCSON, Ariz. - Jared Lee Loughner pleaded guilty Tuesday to going on a shooting rampage at a political gathering, killing six people and wounding his intended target, then-Congresswoman Gabriele Giffords, and 12 others.

Papa John's: Health law hurts prices  —  Pizza chain Papa John's told shareholders that President Obama's health care law will cost consumers more on their pizza.  —  On a conference call last week, CEO and founder John Schnatter (a Mitt Romney supporter and fundraiser) …

Campaign announces ‘Obama Classic’ with Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing  —  The latest Obama campaign contest offers supporters an opportunity to attend an event with basketball stars Carmelo Anthony, Patrick Ewing, and Michael Jordan, the campaign announced Tuesday.