Lewd photo was hack, Weiner says  —  Rep. Anthony Weiner says social networking identity hacking is to blame for the lewd material that a conservative news website reported was sent from his Twitter and yfrog handles to an unidentified woman from Seattle, Washington.

For Palin, a Short Ride With Lots of Rumbling  —  Sarah Palin, right, made an appearance at the annual “Rolling Thunder” rally in Washington on Sunday.  —  Sarah Palin made a grand entrance at the Rolling Thunder biker rally on Sunday, wearing a black Harley-Davidson helmet and visibly enjoying herself …

McCain: Palin can beat Obama  —  Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has said he thinks Sarah Palin could defeat President Obama in next year's presidential election, but he's far from certain that she will actually jump into the race.  —  The GOP's standard-bearer in 2008 also shrugged off …

Pro-Obama media always shocked by bad economic news  — TAGS: - Barack Obama - Bloomberg News - Business Insider - Christina Romer - cnbc.com - commerce department - Congressional Budget Office - Council of Economics Advisers - David Leonhardt - durable goods - George W. Bush - Glenn Reynolds …

GOP freshman: We don't want to repeat George W. Bush's economic record  —  Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) criticized the economic record of his party's last president on Sunday, saying George W. Bush's administration was not committed enough to limiting government.  —  “He grew government.

Brotherhood sheikh to run for president  —  Average:  —  ShareThis  —  Send to friend  —  Muslim Brotherhood Sheikh Hazem Abu Ismail announced his intention to run in Egypt's upcoming presidential elections.  —  He said that if elected he would implement Islamic sharia law and cancel the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel.

Republican Legislators Push to Tighten Voting Rules  —  MIAMI — Less than 18 months before the next presidential election, Republican-controlled statehouses around the country are rewriting voting laws to require photo identification at the polls, reduce the number of days of early voting or tighten registration rules.

Mitch Daniels Says He Could Have Beaten Obama If He Had Run  —  ABC News' Jessica Desvarieux reports:  —  Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels says he has no regrets about his recent decision not to run for the Republican presidential nomination, but says he believes he could have beaten President Obama if he had run.

Gen. James Cartwright, on tap to lead Pentagon, became target for criticism  —  President Obama summoned one of his favorite and most trusted military advisers, Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright, to the White House on May 21 for a one-on-one meeting.  It was a Saturday, less than three weeks since …

Shields, Brooks on Patriot Act, N.Y. Race Upset, Medicare Politics, Palin Tour  —  Transcript  —  JUDY WOODRUFF: Now it's time for our weekly analysis from Shields and Brooks.  That's syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks.  —  Welcome, gentlemen.