NAACP STATEMENT ON THE RESIGNATION OF SHIRLEY SHERROD  —  (BALTIMORE, MD) - NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous issued the following statement today after a careful investigation into the presentation of former USDA Official Shirley Sherrod.  —  “The NAACP has a zero tolerance policy …

If you were in the presence of a man having a heart attack, how would you respond?  As he clutched his chest in desperation and pain, would you call 911?  Would you try to save him from dying?  Of course you would.  —  But if that man was Rush Limbaugh, and you were Sarah Spitz …

Obama Approval Drops To Lowest Point Ever, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Independent Voters Turn On President Since Honeymoon  —  A year after President Barack Obama's political honeymoon ended, his job approval rating has dropped to a negative 44 - 48 percent, his worst net score ever …

RNC fails to report $7 million in debt to FEC  —  Party treasurer faults Steele  —  ASSOCIATED PRESSRepublican Party chairman Michael Steele, center, talks with Republican state leaders and volunteers during a visit to the Colorado GOP headquarters in the Greenwood Village south of Denver on Thursday, July 8, 2010.

Obama officials, utility executives meet to salvage climate bill  —  Top Obama administration officials met Tuesday with utility executives in another sign that senior Democrats are pushing to salvage a limited climate change bill this year.  —  The White House meeting comes amid …

Arab guilty of rape after sex with Jew  —  A man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after telling a woman that he was also Jewish  —  A Palestinian man has been convicted of rape after having consensual sex with a woman who had believed him to be a fellow Jew.

California Official's $800,000 Salary in City of 38,000 Triggers Protests  —  Hundreds of residents of one of the poorest municipalities in Los Angeles County shouted in protest last night as tensions rose over a report that the city's manager earns an annual salary of almost $800,000.

Hispanic GOP Group to Announce Support for Arizona Immigration Law  —  Apr. 23: Standing in front of law enforcement officers, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer talks about signing the immigration bill in Phoenix.  —  The Arizona Latino Republican Association will become the first Hispanic organization …

Ben Stein: The Unemployed Are People With 'Unpleasant Personalities...Who Do Not Know How To Do A Day's Work'  —  Today, the Senate extended unemployment benefits for millions of jobless Americans.  Despite the terrible shape of the economy, conservatives resisted extending unemployment insurance …

W.Va's Capito will not seek Senate seat, sources say  —  Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) has decided she will not run to replace Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-W.Va.), three sources familiar with her plans said Tuesday night.  —  Capito was the favorite on the GOP side, and state legislators gained …

Obama's Economic Fish Stories  —  On unemployment, the president claims that the stimulus bill was several times more potent than his chief economic adviser estimates.  Such statements hurt his credibility.  —  A president's most valuable asset—with voters, Congress, allies and enemies—is credibility.

US financial system support up $700 bln in past year-watchdog  —  * US support swells by $700 bln in past year-watchdog  —  * Mortgage, housing commitments account for most of rise  —  * TARP watchdog criticizes Obama housing rescue efforts  —  Increased housing commitments swelled U.S …

Borger: Obama wins on Wall St., loses Main St.  —  Editor's note: Gloria Borger is a senior political analyst for CNN, appearing regularly on CNN's “The Situation Room,” “AC360°” and “State of the Union,” as well as participating in special event coverage.

A Smell of Pot and Privilege in the City  —  The Bloomberg administration has quietly been fixing up its sons and daughters with cool summer internships, as reported Tuesday in The New York Times.  Which is probably fine: It is hard to see nepotism as much of a sin when it is really just another chapter …

Why Sarah Palin Endangers American National Security (and Israel's, as Well)  —  A Goldblog reader writes, with more invective than is minimally necessary: … There are those on the Interwebs who doubt whether I possess any sort of “liberalism” whatsoever, but let's put that issue aside …

Unsustainable and Indefensible  —  Tenure is financially unsustainable and intellectually indefensible.  The fundamental problem is liquidity - both financial and intellectual.  —  If you take the current average salary of an associate professor and assume this tenured faculty member remains …