Is Today the Day?  —  Perhaps further fueling speculation that Barack Obama may replace Joe Biden on the Democratic presidential ticket with, say, Hillary Clinton, take a look at part of the president's schedule for today:  —  10:15AM THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDENT receive the Presidential Daily Briefing

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.

Artur Davis, who backed Obama in 2008, to speak at GOP convention  —  Former congressman Artur Davis, who officially seconded President Obama's nomination at the 2008 Democratic convention, said Wednesday that he will cap a remarkable political metamorphosis by addressing the Republican convention …

Ecuador Grants Asylum to Assange, Defying Britain  —  CARACAS, Venezuela — Ecuador said on Thursday that it had decided to grant political asylum to Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks.  Mr. Assange has been holed up for two months in the Ecuadorean embassy in London …

Marriage advocate pleads for civility  —  Yesterday's shooting at the conservative Family Research Council in downtown Washington, D.C., is symptomatic of a broader lack of civility in political discourse, the head of an organization promoting traditional marriage said Thursday.

President Obama Takes Questions from People Mag, Entertainment Tonight, Disses White House Press Corps  —  President Obama hasn't formally taken questions from the White House press corps in more than two months, while on the campaign trail in Iowa yesterday he made time for reporters from People Magazine and Entertainment Tonight.

Dave Mustaine, Megadeth Singer, Says Obama ‘Staged’ Aurora Shooting, Sikh Temple Shooting To Pass A Gun Ban (VIDEO) … FOLLOW:  —  Barack Obama , Denver News, Video, Dave Mustaine, Gun Rights, Aurora News, Aurora Shooting 2012, Batman Shooting 2012, Colorado Shooting 2012, Colorado Theater Shooting …

No Criminal Case Is Likely in Loss at MF Global  —  A criminal investigation into the collapse of the brokerage firm MF Global and the disappearance of about $1 billion in customer money is now heading into its final stage without charges expected against any top executives.

Mitt Romney Says He Never Paid Less Than 13 Percent In Taxes  —  GREER - Mitt Romney said today he has not paid less than a 13 percent taxes during the past ten years.  The candidate had told ABC News' David Muir last month that he'd be “happy to go back and look” at his returns.

CNN's Soledad O'Brien Responds to Critics Who Claim She's Biased (Exclusive)  —  The news anchor tells THR she did not cite any opinion — but did cite a senator's quote — from the blog Talking Points Memo while interviewing a Mitt Romney supporter.  —  CNN anchor Soledad O'Brien struck …

TPMMuckraker  —  Brewer's Immigration Blast At Obama Looks Like A Dud  —  At first blush, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer seemed to be defying the federal government once again on Wednesday night.  —  The Republican governor signed an executive order saying Arizona had no plans to give government benefits …

General Motors Is Headed For Bankruptcy — Again  —  President Obama is proud of his bailout of General Motors.  That's good, because, if he wins a second term, he is probably going to have to bail GM out again.  The company is once again losing market share, and it seems unable to develop products …

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 …

Look Who the Press Is Blaming for the Ugly Campaign  —  Media Bias: What a surprise.  Mitt Romney finally throws a counterpunch to a series of outrageous Obama campaign lies, and the press accuses Romney of going negative.  The media's pro-Obama bias is a wonder to behold.

Paul Ryan's Youth Appeal  —  WHY MILLENNIALS LOVE RYAN  —  Boomers don't want to give up their sweet deal, but the rest of us in the screwed generation have reason to embrace Paul Ryan's ‘radical’ plans, writes Kirsten Powers.  —  Khalil Hamra / AP Photo  —  OBAMA, STAY OUT OF SYRIA!