Amateur hour in politics  —  The political establishment has some advice for anyone out there thinking of forming a super PAC: leave it to the pros.  —  The two men being investigated for secretly recording Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell were enthusiastic activists, but definitely not professional operatives — far from it.

Full statement by MMR scare doctor Andrew Wakefield: 'The Government has tried to cover up putting price before children's health'  —  This is the full statement by Dr Andrew Wakefield from healthimpactnews.com  —  In the wake of further media distortion, misrepresentation …

Gun debate in Senate likely to feature amendments to weaken or strengthen laws  —  As the Senate prepares to begin debate next week on the biggest gun-control bill in nearly two decades, the gun rights lobby and its Senate allies are working on a series of amendments that could have the opposite effect …

Memo warns of rampant cheating in D.C. public schools  —  District of Columbia Public Schools officials have long maintained that a 2011 test-cheating scandal that generated two government probes was limited to one elementary school.  But a newly uncovered confidential memo warns as far …

Albany Teacher Gives Pro-Nazi Writing Assignment  —  ALBANY — High school is full of hypotheticals, like “How does one solve for x?” and “What happens if I skip class?”  But this week, students at Albany High School were given an alarming thought puzzle: How do I convince my teacher that I think Jews are evil?

Chilling images from inside the mass indoctrination ceremonies where communist ‘cult’ leaders brainwash North Korea's children  — Youngsters aged seven to 13 inducted into Korean Children's Union, a group likened to the Hitler Youth  — Organisation pledges allegiance …

The GOP Amendment That Could Kill Gun Reform  —  On Thursday, gun reform proponents overcame a key hurdle in the Senate after 68 senators — including 16 Republicans — voted to proceed to a comprehensive package that expands background checks for gun purchases, increases penalties against gun trafficking, and invests in school safety.

Pact is reached on immigration reform for farm labor  —  (Reuters) - U.S. growers, the United Farm Workers union and key senators agreed in principle on immigration reform for farm laborers, a grower coalition said on Friday, assuring the issue will be part of a comprehensive immigration bill to be unveiled next week.

NBC/WSJ poll: 53 percent support gay marriage  —  Two weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two highly publicized gay-marriage cases, a majority of Americans continue to say they support same-sex marriage, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.

Sen. Stacey Campfield withdraws welfare bill after run-in with girl, protesters  —  After a confrontation with an 8-year-old girl and other activists, along with mounting opposition from fellow Republicans, state Sen. Stacey Campfield dropped his effort to tie welfare benefits to grades …

Feds scoop up medical marijuana patient records in Oregon investigation  —  A record of wrongdoing?  (Getty Images)  —  Despite Oregon's best efforts to keep medical marijuana patient records private, a federal search warrant forced the state agency to hand over some records, according to recently discovered court records.

On Gosnell “blackout,” where were conservatives before this week?  —  While they blame the liberal media for ignoring the story, conservatives have mostly missed it themselves  —  Piggybacking on Irin Carmon's excellent piece dismantling the myth that the media has intentionally ignored …

The Real Reason No One's Buying PCs Anymore: They've Gotten Too Good  —  Dude, you're not getting a Dell.  —  PC sales suffered their steepest decline in history last quarter, plummeting 14 percent worldwide, according to a report from market research firm IDC.

Carson withdraws from another speaking gig  —  (CNN) - Dr. Ben Carson, the conservative neurosurgeon who has rocketed into the political spotlight this year, withdrew from another speaking engagement Friday after stepping down as this year's commencement speaker at Johns Hopkins medical school.