Exclusive Romney Interview: On Humility and Tax Returns  —  Much of the case you make to voters is that you're a successful entrepreneur and a successful executive, and thus you'll make a successful president.  Why were you so successful as a businessman?  —  Well, I had the privilege …

Why Not Paul Ryan?  —  Romney can win a big election over big issues.  He'll lose a small one.  —  The whispering over Mitt Romney's choice of a running mate is getting louder, and along with it we are being treated to the sotto voce angst of the GOP establishment: Whatever else Mitt does …

City officials pull the plug on vibrator giveaway, leaving thousands dissatisfied  —  They must have rubbed Mayor Bloomberg the wrong way.  —  City officials pulled the plug on a vibrator giveaway by the Trojan condom company yesterday, disappointing potentially thousands of pleasure-seeking women …

The Komen Foundation's very big leadership shake-up  —  Top officials at Susan G. Komen for the Cure stepped down Wednesday, months after the the breast cancer charity found itself embroiled in controversy when it halted grants to Planned Parenthood affiliates.

Landslide on the Horizon  —  When I read Nate Silver, Sean Trende, Charlie Cook, Jay Cost, and the others who make a profession of political prognostication, I pay close attention to their attempts to dissect the polling data and predict what is to come.  But I also take everything that they say with a considerable grain of salt.

Man who claimed he was beaten for being gay admits he made it all up after police receive video of him hitting HIS OWN head after back-flipping off a curb  —  A young man who told police he was beaten up in a would-be hate crime appeared in court today admitting that he made the entire incident up.

Romney Campaign Carefully Chooses Speakers for Convention  —  TAMPA, Fla. — Newt Gingrich hoped to get a coveted speaking slot at the Republican National Convention.  Instead the Romney campaign will have him teach a series of workshops they have nicknamed Newt University.

Leading LGBT Group Weighs In On Gambling Fight  —  National Gay and Lesbian Task Force claims a political synergy.  “Opponents of the gambling expansion are clearly using the marriage issue for their own political gain,” says Levin.  —  A top LGBT civil rights group jumped unexpctedly …

Young in G.O.P. Erase the Lines on Social Issues  —  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Matt Hoagland, the county leader of a group of young North Carolina Republicans, is busy trying to ramp up enthusiasm for Mitt Romney at the grass-roots level.  So there are a few things he avoids mentioning …

Was Romneycare A War On Religion?  —  Mitt Romney continues to attack President Obama for policies he supported as governor of Massachusetts with a new ad Thursday morning that accuses the administration of waging “a war on religion.”  —  The commercial claims that an Affordable Care Act …

Southern White Democrats Face End of Era in Congress  —  AUGUSTA, Ga.—The only remaining white Democrat in the House of Representatives from the Deep South, Rep. John Barrow, is in jeopardy of losing his job in November, which would mark a monumental shift in American politics.

Editor Fired Following Harassment Accusation  —  CONWAY, Ark. — The gathering, Marc Smirnoff said, was intended as a morale-boosting retreat for his staff at The Oxford American magazine, a July 4 overnight party at a mountain cabin that would fuel the creative intellect.

JACKSON V. ABERCROMBIE RESOURCE PAGE  —  To book an interview, click on the “Book an Interview” button on any page at ADFmedia.org.  —  MARRIAGE REMAINS PROTECTED IN HAWAII  —  Alliance Defending Freedom represented Hawaii Family Forum in defense of state's marriage law, constitutional amendment

The Contempt of Women  —  The rise of men.  And the whining of girls.  —  In the constantly progressing and deteriorating and rapidly revolving kaleidoscope of misunderstanding and disgust and hunger that constitutes gender relations in the twenty-first century, a new gesture has emerged to define us …

Cop shot in both legs in Queens  —  Sgt. Craig Bier is 10th NYPD officer wounded by gunfire this year  —  A highly decorated NYPD sergeant was shot in both legs late Wednesday during a gunfight with a suspect fleeing down a Queens alleyway, police said.  —  Sgt. Craig Bier …

Blink!  U.S. Debt Just Grew by $11 Trillion  —  By Laurence Kotlikoff and Scott Burns 2012-08-08T22:30:26Z  —  Republicans and Democrats spent last summer battling how best to save $2.1 trillion over the next decade.  They are spending this summer battling how best to not save $2.1 trillion over the next decade.