Obama Plans to Unveil His Agenda for Economy  —  WASHINGTON — With major battles looming in the fall over the federal budget and the debt ceiling, President Obama is trying to regain the initiative, embarking on a campaign-style tour of the Midwest this week to lay out his agenda for reinvigorating …

READ THIS ...  Whatever you might think about the Zimmerman verdict, the fact remains that we are a nation of laws, not mob justice.  —  George Zimmerman was tried in a court of law and found NOT GUILTY.  And that entitles him to continue exercising all his rights, including his Second Amendment right to own a firearm.

Rhetoric, race and reality in America  —  The biggest threat to black youths is other young blacks, not white bigots.  —  Rev. Al Sharpton speaks during a news conference outside the Department of Justice while discussing Trayvon Martin case.  Sharpton called for the federal government …

Christie may be forced to quit as governor  —  If the polls are right and Chris Christie wins a lopsided reelection victory this fall, it will put the New Jersey governor in position to seek the presidency in 2016.  That's the conventional wisdom, at least, and there's plenty to be said for it.

25 Facts About The Fall Of Detroit That Will Leave You Shaking Your Head  —  Submitted by Michael Snyder of The Economic Collapse blog,  —  It is so sad to watch one of America's greatest cities die a horrible death.  Once upon a time, the city of Detroit was a teeming metropolis …

Detroit, the New Greece  —  When Detroit declared bankruptcy, or at least tried to — the legal situation has gotten complicated — I know that I wasn't the only economist to have a sinking feeling about the likely impact on our policy discourse.  Was it going to be Greece all over again?

‘Stop Hillary’ group ramps up anti-Clinton efforts  —  Washington (CNN) - Hillary Clinton may or may not run for president in 2016, but the conservative effort to derail her potential candidacy is already underway.  —  Iowa poll: Who wins a Clinton-Christie 2016 showdown?

Cameron unveils online porn curbs  —  Every household in the UK is to have pornography blocked by their internet provider unless they choose to receive it, David Cameron has announced.  —  In addition, the prime minister said possessing online pornography depicting rape would become illegal …

Southern Avenger no more: Rand Paul aide Jack Hunter leaves staff, returns to punditry  —  The man who for years called himself the “Southern Avenger” says he now seeks to avenge his own honor.  —  Jack Hunter, the aide to Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul who has been under fire …

First Thoughts: Framing the fall debate over the economy  —  Obama to frame the fall debate over the economy... In fact, he'll speak three times on the economy this week (in IL and MO on Wednesday and in FL on Friday)... Boehner's stunning admission... Silence (mostly) from GOP politicians …

Duchess of Cambridge Is Hospitalized in ‘Early Stages of Labor’  —  LONDON — After months of ever more frenetic anticipation, the British royal family said Monday that the Duchess of Cambridge, the former Kate Middleton, had gone to St. Mary's Hospital in the Paddington district of London …

The Last Days of Big Law  —  You can't imagine the terror when the money dries up  —  Of all the occupational golden ages to come and go in the twentieth century—for doctors, journalists, ad-men, autoworkers—none lasted longer, felt cushier, and was all in all more golden than the reign of the law partner.

Release Detail  —  July 22, 2013 - Obama Approval Plunges In Iowa, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Clinton, Christie Tied In 2016 Race  —  Iowa voters disapprove 55 - 41 percent of the job President Barack Obama is doing, plunging the president to one of his lowest scores ever …

At 90, Dole looks back at why Congress worked  —  Washington (CNN) — Robert Dole knew his share of Washington fights — as the Republican vice presidential and presidential nominee and as both Senate majority and minority leader.  —  But as he celebrates his 90th birthday on Monday …

OBAMA CO-SPONSORED LEGISLATION STRENGTHENING ILLINOIS' “STAND YOUR GROUND” LAW  —  CHICAGO - This past week President Obama publicly urged the reexamination of state self-defense laws (see remarks below).  However, nine years ago then-State Sen. Barack Obama actually co-sponsored a bill …