Romney slams Obama in tough new speech  —  Mitt Romney used a tough new campaign speech to personally blast the Obama campaign on Tuesday, saying comments earlier in the day from Vice President Biden are “what an angry and desperate Presidency looks like.”  —  “Mr. President …

Dems want debate question barred  —  Some Democratic lawmakers want to make sure that one question does not get asked at the upcoming first presidential debate - about Simpson-Bowles.  —  Three Democratic House members objected Tuesday to a request by four senators that President Barack Obama …

Romney's right: Obamacare cuts Medicare by $716 billion.  Here's how.  —  The Romney campaign has gone on the offense on Medicare, charging that the Affordable Care Act “cuts $716 billion” from the entitlement program.  —  That $716 billion figure is one you'll probably be hearing a lot about during this election cycle.

Chinatown shooting leaves two wounded  —  A security guard and a suspect have reportedly been shot in an office building near the heart of Chinatown in Northwest Washington, police say.  —  MPD officials say the shooting happened in the 800 block of G Street in Northwest, about a block west of the Verizon Center.

Special ops group attacks Obama over bin Laden bragging, leaks  —  (Reuters) - A group of former U.S. intelligence and Special Forces operatives is set to launch a media campaign, including TV ads, that scolds President Barack Obama for taking credit for the killing of Osama bin Laden and argues …

Biden clarifies, digs in on ‘chains’  —  Vice President Joe Biden dug in when it came to apologizing for his earlier remark, made at a Virgina campaign event where the AP described the crowd as having a couple hundred African-American attendees, about Republicans and Wall Street wanting to put “y'all back in chains.”

Who is Ted Yoho?  —  The big story from Tuesday's House primaries is the apparent defeat of GOP Rep. Cliff Stearns, who trailed veterinarian Ted Yoho by 829 votes with 100 percent of precincts reporting.  —  Stearns refused to concede late Tuesday night, saying he was awaiting the certified results …

Fact Check: Ryan budget plan doesn't actually slash the budget  —  Here are a few little-known facts about Paul Ryan's supposedly slash-and-burn budget plan.  — Government spending increases almost every year over the next decade.  — Tax and other revenue rises year after year.

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Mitt Romney: Rich taxpayers will pay their share  —  In a Fortune interview, the Republican presidential candidate lays out his plan for America now and another four years down the road.  —  FORTUNE — On Monday August 2, Mitt Romney spoke by phone to Fortune's Andy Serwer in New York and David Whitford in Boston.

Why 90 million Americans won't vote in November  —  They could turn a too-close-to-call race into a landslide for President Obama— but by definition they probably won't.  —  Call them the unlikely voters.  —  A nationwide USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll of people who are eligible to vote …

I wish my mother had aborted me |  Lynn Beisner  —  This is no 'I wish I'd never been born' howl of angst.  I love my mother, and having an abortion would have given her a better life  —  If there is one thing that anti-choice activists do that makes me see red, it is when they parade …

Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Process  —  Over the past three years, this Administration has undertaken an unprecedented effort to transform the immigration enforcement system into one that focuses on public safety, border security and the integrity of the immigration system.

DOD planning new presidential aircraft ... Dempsey dings Congress over cybersecurity bill ... Rep. Duncan Hunter: Medal of Honor nominations derailed by ‘bureaucratic influence’  —  With Hadas Gold, Stephanie Gaskell and Philip Ewing  —  PANETTA: THERE'S A WAR GOING ON …