Obama, a ‘huge’ Clint Eastwood fan, not offended by skit  —  DES MOINES - President Obama wants to make it clear that, in his own words, “I am a huge Clint Eastwood fan.”  —  “He is a great actor, and an even better director,” the president said in an interview with USA TODAY aboard Air Force One …

Axelrod: America in a ‘better position’ today than four years ago  —  Are Americans better off today than they were four years ago?  —  That's the question Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace immediately posed to President Barack Obama's Senior Adviser David Axelrod, who didn't quite answer directly.

Rev. Sun Myung Moon, 92, Self-Proclaimed Messiah Who Built Religious Movement, Dies  —  The Rev. Sun Myung Moon, the Korean evangelist, businessman and self-proclaimed messiah who built a religious movement notable for its mass weddings, fresh-faced proselytizers and links to vast commercial interests …

Obama did not change Washington.  Was there a way around united Republican opposition?  —  View Photo Gallery — Obama on the campaign trail: Washington Post photographer Nikki Kahn has been following President Obama on the campaign trail.  Here are some of the images she has captured.

Bush Chief Political Strategist: Paul Ryan's Speech Was Full Of Lies … On ABC's This Week on Sunday, Matthew Dowd, chief political strategist for former President Bush's 2004 re-election campaign, criticized Ryan's for its many falsehoods, saying, “at some point, the truth should matter”:

‘No Easy Day’ by Mark Owen Tells of SEAL Raid on Bin Laden  —  The Navy SEALs who killed Osama bin Laden on May 2, 2011, learned from ABC News that they had “gazelle legs, no waist, and a huge upper body configuration,” not to mention calloused hands and gigantic egos.

Barack Obama Promised A New Kind Of Politics, But Played The Same Old Game … REACT:  —  FOLLOW:  —  Barack Obama , GOP, Barack Obama 2012 , Barack Obama 2012 , Republican Party, Video, Obama Politics, Obama Boehner, Obama Congress, Obama John Boehner, Politics News

The Other Power in the West Wing  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama was in a bind, and his chief of staff could not figure out how he had ended up there.  —  Leaders of the Roman Catholic Church were up in arms last fall over a proposal to require employers to provide health insurance that covered birth control.

ICE chief of staff resigns after allegations of lewd conduct  —  ICE Chief of Staff, Suzanne Barr, left, is seen here with Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.  Barr is resigning from her post amid allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior toward employees, according to a letter obtained by FoxNews.com.REUTERS/ICE

Orange Bowling On The Romney/Ryan Planes  —  A scene familiar to West Wing fans played out in real life on the Romney campaign's planes Saturday.  —  On Romney's plane, Saturday's orange asked a question about debate prep … Via: instagram.com  —  A transcript

We should tune in to the Romney and Ryan show  —  The myth of a democratic socialist society funded by capitalism is finished  —  Man with a message: Mitt Romney addresses the Republican Convention  —  Whatever the outcome of the American presidential election, one thing is certain …

For Mitt Romney, Ohio Remains a Vital Hurdle  —  CINCINNATI — Fresh off his nominating convention, Mitt Romney is cranking up a well-financed political machine that will now bring its full force to bear on President Obama with a hailstorm of ads and nonstop campaigning.