The New York Times / By JODI RUDOREN and ASHLEY PARKER JERUSALEM — Mitt Romney’s visit here this weekend was scheduled around the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, not the Jewish calendar. But the timing, on the solemn fast day of Tisha B’av… more »

"Back-Fired..... (Credit: CBS News) CBS CBS News Poll analysis by the CBS News Polling Unit: Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus and Anthony Salvanto. (CBS News) President Obama and Mitt Romney are effectively tied in the race for t… more »

Conservative Refocus Notes: Well, to interject for just a moment, everyone probably remembers those "Rice-A-Roni" commercials we heard throughout our youth, you know, "Rice-A-Roni, the San francisco treat" song in the commercial that ricochets around… more »

Conservative Refocus Notes: And why not? The Obama camp has been beyond proficient at utilizing both fiction and epic fantasy to fuel both the administration and the 2012 campaign. So this is simply a natural iteration. However, Romney should bounce… more »

The Washington Post / By Natalie Jennings The Mitt Romney campaign hasn’t invited Sarah Palin to speak at — or even attend — next month’s Republican National Convention, in Tampa, Newsweek’s Peter Boyer reported. The convention schedule is stil… more »