Cops: LGBT volunteer shoots conservative group's guard  —  (AP) WASHINGTON - A man suspected of shooting and wounding a security guard in the lobby of a Christian lobbying group had been volunteering at a community center for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.

President Obama: No Apologies, No Scolding for Joe Biden's Remark  —  Vice President Joe Biden may have sparked the latest war of words in the presidential campaign, but he'll get no talking-to from the boss on this one.  Just a small sigh - and a vote of confidence.

Brewer bars IDs, benefits for DREAMers  —  Gov. Jan Brewer has signed an order directing agencies to deny driver's licenses and other public benefits to young illegal immigrants who obtain work authorizations under a new Obama administration program.  —  Officials said the 3-year-old boy …

Pennsylvania voter ID law gets approval from state judge  —  A Pennsylvania judge Wednesday allowed a Republican-backed law requiring voters to show IDs to go into effect starting this Election Day, a setback for Democrats and civil rights groups who contend that such laws could deny many Americans the right to vote.

The next frontier in the case against Paul Ryan  —  Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan have had some success in obscuring the health care debate by pointing out that Ryan's proposal does not change Medicare for people currently over 55 years old.  This has allowed Republicans to blunt Dem attacks …

Romney Sees No Immediate Bounce From Ryan V.P. Pick  —  Support at 46% before naming Ryan, 47% after  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Mitt Romney's standing in the presidential election campaign has not changed materially in the immediate days after his announcement of Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as his vice-presidential running mate.

Ex-Officers Attack Obama Over Leaks on Bin Laden Raid  —  WASHINGTON — In a direct attack on one of President Obama's political strengths, a group of former special operations and C.I.A. officers started a campaign Tuesday night accusing Mr. Obama of recklessly leaking information about the raid …

Britain warns Ecuador it could enter embassy to get Assange  —  (Reuters) - Britain on Wednesday warned Ecuador that it could raid its London embassy if Quito does not hand over WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been taking refuge at the mission since mid-June.

Iowa deli co-owner caters for Obama visit, but his T-shirt tells another story  —  DAVENPORT, Iowa — Ross Murty likes business, but he doesn't like President Obama.  —  And so the co-owner of the Village Corner Deli here agreed to cater Obama's visit Wednesday — but not before donning …

Megadeth Singer Dave Mustaine — Barack Obama ‘Staged’ Aurora Shooting Massacre  —  Obama ‘Staged’ Aurora  —  Shooting Massacre  —  Dave Mustaine — the lead singer of Megadeth — believes Barack Obama “staged” the massacre in Aurora, CO in a sick, twisted plot to pass a gun ban.

Red & Black student staffers walk out  —  The student editorial staff of the University of Georgia's The Red & Black newspaper walked out Wednesday evening after a non-student was named editorial director with final say on all editorial content.  —  The Red & Black's student editor-in-chief …

Exclusive: Osborne's supporters turn on him  —  Leading economists who formerly backed Osborne urge him to change course.  —  On 14 February 2010, 20 prominent economists wrote to the Sunday Times in support of George Osborne's deficit reduction strategy.  They said: “... in order to be credible …

Give 'em hell, Mitt!  —  On Medicare, the Romney campaign is borrowing the strategic logic of a long-ago military legend.  —  Taking command of the French 9th army in 1914 as it retreated before the Germans, Marshal Ferdinand Foch uttered his immortals words: “Hard pressed on my right.

Jacksonville council denies human rights ordinance expansion  —  The Jacksonville City Council rejected a bill expanding the city's human rights ordinance to protect gays and lesbians from discrimination in the workplace, housing and public accommodations.  —  The cliffhanger 10-9 vote …