CR Note: Both a  moving and brilliant speech, at least to any God-Loving American. Conservative Refocus Speech From V.P. Candidate Paul Ryan at RNC Convention "Mr. Chairman, delegates, and fellow citizens: I am honored by the support of this conv… more »

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy By The Associated Press and msnbc.com staff Baseball-sized hail shattered windows and tore the siding off homes in northeast Nebraska and at least three possible tornadoes hit… more »

Business Insider Glynnis MacNicol Add the Telegraph to the list of media organizations snapping unnecessarily bad (inappropriate?) pictures of Michele Bachmann. This one comes via Toby Harnden who filed a report on this weekend's Iowa State Fair. … more »

Huffington Post By Paige Lavender Karl Rove is urging Republican candidates to consider the notion of electability while campaigning for the GOP presidential nomination ahead of 2012. The former Senior Adviser and Deputy Chief of Staff to former… more »

 NY Times By STEVEN GREENHOUSE Faced with growing budget deficits and restive taxpayers, elected officials from Maine to Alabama, Ohio to Arizona, are pushing new legislation to limit the power of labor unions, particularly those representing gove… more »