Winning Our Future, the pro-Newt Gingrich super PAC, has more cash on hand left over from the primary than any other zombie super PAC, but it still hasn't decided what it will spend it on, according to a spokesman."We're still in the throes of deciding" how to spend the $5.6 million that Winning Our Future has in cash on hand, said the PAC's spokesman John Grimaldi. Asked for specifics, Grimaldi said "I'd rather not discuss that" and added that the PAC would announce its plans "hopefully soon." Super PACs live on after their candidate's departure and have a number of legal options for the money they have left over: they can refund the money to donors, make independent expenditures to support other candidates, or "give ... Continue reading →

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Posted May 23, 2012 4:17pm EDT WASHINGTON, D.C. — Standing before members of the Latino Coalition in a ballroom at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Mitt Romney prepared to deliver what his campaign had billed as a major education address. But before he got to that, he had to run through a few of the other pressing issues of the day. He flicked at job creation, supporting small businesses, fixing the mortgage crisis, lowering gas prices, and repealing Obamacare. He accused President Obama of attacking success, and even managed to work in a mention of his service at the Salt Lake Olympics.One word that didn't come out of his mouth: Immigration.The calculated avoidance of immigration policy — even speaking to a room full of Latino ... Continue reading →

Katharine Zaleski leaves Washington Post by Andrew Beaujon Published May 23, 2012 1:50 pm Katharine Zaleski, The Washington Post’s executive director of digital news. She joined the newspaper in 2009, leaving The Huffington Post. Executive Editor Marcus Brauchli announced her departure to staff today. ADVERTISEMENT Continue reading →

On Monday night, the Washington Times announced that it would conduct an inquiry into the work of longtime columnist Arnaud de Borchgrave, following allegations that he’d lifted material from other sources on the Internet. Ed Kelley, the paper’s top editor, said that the allegations about de Borchgrave’s work “require attention.” Not to mention a bit of Internet hiding. Check out the author page for de Borchgrave on the Washington Times site. The links to recent columns by the reporter lead to dead ends: “This story is no longer available on the site.” Older pieces from de Borchgrave’s archive appear active at this writing. A source at the paper indicates that the link deactivating took place yesterday, presumably as a part of the investigation. The story ... Continue reading →

9 Ways France's First Couple Is Different From Ours New French president Francois Hollande and his partner Valerie Trierweiler show that French political families have more privacy than American ones — and more crepes. posted a few minutes ago Continue reading →

Posted May 23, 2012 12:41pm EDT WASHINGTON, D.C. — At a Latino Coalition luncheon Wednesday, Mitt Romney attacked President Obama for failing to address the nation's "education crisis" — and said his failure is impacting minorities the most."Here we are in the most prosperous nation, but millions of kids are getting a third-world education," he said. "And, America’s minority children suffer the most. This is the civil-rights issue of our era. It’s the great challenge of our time.To "reverse the decline" of American education, Romney pledged to award states for compensating teachers based on outcome, expanding school choice, and taking on teachers' As Romney seeks to woo Latino voters despite his hard-line immigration stance, other domestic issues — like education and the economy — will ... Continue reading →