A Note To My Readers  —  One of the things I've always tried to do at the Dish is to be up-front with readers.  This sometimes means grotesque over-sharing; sometimes it means I write imprudent arguments I have to withdraw; sometimes it just means a monthly update on our revenues and subscriptions …

AF Identifies Boeing 747-8 platform for next Air Force One  —  WASHINGTON (AFNS) — Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James, in coordination with the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Frank Kendall, has determined the Boeing 747-8 will serve …

You Betcha I Was Wrong About Sarah Palin  —  It's time to admit that, whatever their motivation was at the time, the Alaska governor's critics always had a point.  —  Has conservative genuflection at the altar of Sarah Palin finally come to a halt?  —  In case you missed it …

Romney began building expensive homes after 2012 loss  —  LA JOLLA, Calif. - On a recent weekday, a half dozen construction workers were crammed onto a small plot of land in this pricey community, banging away on an 11,000-square-foot house with expansive oceanfront views that will soon replace an old one a fraction of the size.

Exclusive: Spending- why ‘red’ states shoulder the deepest cuts under Obama  —  As Washington has tightened its belt in recent years, the budget cuts have sliced most deeply in states where President Obama is unpopular, according to an analysis of federal spending by Reuters.

House leaders may boot dissenters from whip team  —  It's yet another sign that top Republicans are looking to ostracize troublemakers in the Capitol.  —  House Republican leadership's crackdown against dissenters is continuing.  —  Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise, the No. 3 House Republican …

What Silicon Valley Thinks of Women  —  On a spring afternoon last year at an outdoor café in San Francisco, two denizens of the tech community sketched out their strategy for a startup.  Like most 28-year-olds in Silicon Valley, they had smarts and dreams.

Supreme Court case on key Obamacare provision takes up this senator's account  —  The challengers in the latest Supreme Court battle over the Affordable Care Act point to former Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson as evidence of their claim that Congress intended that tax credits go only to qualified recipients …

McDonald's Announces Key Management Changes  —  Board Elects New Chief Executive Officer Upon Retirement of Don Thompson  —  The Board of Directors of McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) today announced that Don Thompson will retire as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member …

Freezing, thawing cited in Center City collapse  —  City inspectors believe that the freezing and thawing of water caused part of a nearly 90-year-old building to collapse, crashing through the roof of a neighboring Center City clothing store Tuesday and injuring three people, a top city official said Wednesday.

Students forced to expose underwear for inspection  —  elementary students in Gustine Texas were forced to lower their pants for inspection after feces were found on the school gym floor  —  GUSTINE, Texas — Here in Gustine, population 457, what happens at the schoolhouse affects nearly everyone.

Cruz praises first lady on headscarf  —  Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) praised Michelle Obama on Twitter Wednesday for not wearing a head covering while visiting Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.  —  “Kudos to @FLOTUS for standing up for women &refusing to wear Sharia-mandated head-scarf in Saudi Arabia.

Police Dogs Turned Loose On Restrained Female Student  —  Warning: Contains graphic image.  —  London Colvin, a junior at Norfolk State University and an Army Reservist, was at an off-campus party when things got out of hand.  A fight broke out, and it was a large fight, reportedly involving 35 people according to the call to police.

Criticism of Holder Dominates Hearing on Loretta Lynch, Attorney General's Possible Successor  —  WASHINGTON — Again and again, Senate Republicans made one thing clear Wednesday: They would not vote to confirm Eric H. Holder Jr. as attorney general.  They were less passionate, however …

Scott Walker's “Our American Revival” PAC Uses Foreign Stock Videos In Debut Ad  —  “America stands on the brink.”  —  Republican Gov. Scott Walker announced Tuesday the creation of a political action committee to help him raise money as he mulls a presidential run.  The PAC, “Our American Revival,” debuted with this video:

This is how a police state protects “secrets”: Jeffrey Sterling, the CIA and up to 80 years on circumstantial evidence  —  Sterling's conviction should chill anyone who believes in investigative reporting in a free society  —  The participants in the economy of shared tips and intelligence …

White House preps expansive online privacy bill  —  The White House is preparing to send a sweeping online privacy proposal to Congress that would restrict how companies like Google and Facebook handle consumer data while greatly expanding the power of the Federal Trade Commission to police abuses …

Judge Throws Out Friendship 9's Civil Rights-Era Conviction  —  A judge in South Carolina has thrown out the convictions of the Friendship Nine, nine black men who integrated a whites-only lunch counter in 1961, at the peak of the civil rights movement.  —  “We cannot rewrite history …

Islamic Tribunal Confirmed in Texas; Attorney Claims 'It's Voluntary'  —  An Islamic Tribunal using Sharia law in Texas has been confirmed by Breitbart Texas.  The tribunal is operating as a non-profit organization in Dallas.  One of the attorneys for the tribunal said participation …

Young Utah Family Poisoned Themselves; Feared ‘Pending Apocalypse’: Police … The mysterious deaths of five Utah family members in their Springville home baffled authorities at first.  —  Benjamin and Kristi Strack were found dead on their bed on September 27.

For Republicans, Medicaid and Medicare Are Mirror Images  —  Yesterday, Indiana governor and possible presidential candidate Mike Pence—a conservative's conservative by any measure—announced that he had come to an agreement with the federal government to accept the Affordable Care Act's expansion of Medicaid.

U-Va. sorority sisters ordered to stay home Saturday night for their own safety - while fraternity brothers party  —  Sorority sisters at the University of Virginia were ordered by their national chapters to avoid fraternity events this weekend — a mandate that many of the women said was irrational …

Climate denial gets a billion-dollar boost: Why the Kochs' 2016 spending spree could mean planetary disaster  —  The Kochs' major campaign financing push could undermine climate action right when we need it the most  —  The news that the Koch brothers' plan to funnel nearly a billion dollars …

A Chance to Salvage a Master's Creation  —  Unless county legislators act quickly, a paragon of midcentury American idealism will be lost.  —  Paul Rudolph's Orange County Government Center, in Goshen, N.Y., announces itself as a civic hub.  It's made of corrugated concrete and glass …