Conservative Refocus  Notes: The touted US unemployment numbers being used are as fictional as Obama's promises. It's not rocket science, it s simply that the numbers are predicated on the amount of available job positions. The Lowering of the number… more »

Gawker By John Cook Yesterday Newt Gingrich laid out a new argument for why he should be the GOP presidential nominee: He's got the most Twitter followers. But according to a former Gingrich staffer, he bought them. Gingrich complained yesterday… more »

Joshua Lott for The New York Times Steve May, right, a Republican, recruited three street people, from left, Thomas Meadows, Anthony Goshorn and Benjamin Pearcy, to run as Green Party candidates in Arizona. NY Times By Marc Lacey TEMPE, Ariz. —… more »

(CNN) -- If you're the parent of a Christian teenager, Kenda Creasy Dean has this warning: Your child is following a "mutant" form of Christianity, and you may be responsible. Dean says more American teenagers are embracing what she calls "moralistic… more »

Ivan Watson (CNN) -- A television station in Georgia triggered a panic when it broadcast a mock half-hour report about a Russian invasion of the country. Emotions are still raw in many parts of Georgia after Russian tanks, troops and armored vehicles… more »