Designer of Ann Romney's $1K Shirt Says It's Off The Rack  —  CHANTILLY, Va. — The fashion house that makes the nearly $1,000 blouse worn by Ann Romney on morning television earlier this week tells ABC News that they had nothing to do with the wardrobe choice, remarking that they'd prefer to stay out of politics.

Obama: ‘New York girlfriend’ was composite  —  One of the more mysterious characters from President Obama's 1995 autobiography Dreams From My Father is the so-called ‘New York girlfriend.’ Obama never referred to her by name, or even by psuedonym, but he describes her appearance, her voice, and her mannerisms in specific detail.

Gilbert mass killing: Border militia leader identified as shooter  —  A border militia leader on Wednesday shot and killed four people at a Gilbert home, including a toddler, before committing suicide, sources said.  —  Sources identified the shooter as Jason “J.T.” Ready …

FRIENDLY FIRE: OCCUPIER HITS OCCUPIER WITH BRICK TO FACE  —  Yesterday afternoon, San Francisco protesters returned to 888 Turk Street, a vacant building they briefly occupied last month.  After re-occupying the vacant building Tuesday, some members of the group climbed onto the roof …

Warren: I used minority listing to make friends  —  Democratic Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren, fending off questions about whether she used her Native American heritage to advance her career, said today she enrolled herself as a minority in law school directories for nearly a decade …

Newt Gingrich drops out: ‘Truly wild ride’ is over  —  ARLINGTON, Va. — Newt Gingrich finally called it quits.  —  For all intents and purposes, his campaign was over months ago.  —  In a hotel ballroom steps from a Washington D.C.-area subway stop Wednesday afternoon …

Why Occupy May Day fizzled  —  Occupy Wall Street participants stage a march as part of May Day celebrations in New York  —  Editor's note: Amitai Etzioni is professor of international relations and director of the Institute for Communitarian Policy Studies at George Washington University.

Romney mocks Obama moving ‘forward’  —  Mitt Romney's first pooled fundraiser tonight in Virginia featured this bit of mockery of the Obama campaign's new slogan, “Forward:” … Romney also stayed out of trouble that he got into when he was feeling looser at a fundraiser not attended by the press …

VIDEO: Wife Of Key Legislator Behind North Carolina's Anti-Gay Amendment Claims It Would Protect ‘Caucasian’ Race  —  The wife of a prominent North Carolina state senator and supporter of Amendment 1 — a proposed ballot initiative that would outlaw same-sex marriage, civil unions …

Water Guns Banned, Handguns Allowed at GOP Convention  —  In the politically-charged and likely protest-filled streets of Tampa, Fla., during the Republican National Convention in August, water guns will be strictly prohibited.  Concealed handguns, on the other hand, will be perfectly legal.

Is Obama More Popular Than He Should Be?  —  It's well known that presidential approval ratings are a powerful predictor of election outcomes.  President Obama's current 47 percent approval rating would be among the lowest approval ratings of any incumbent president who went on to be re-elected.

Blind Chinese dissident speaks exclusively to Channel 4 News  —  Exclusive: Chen Guangcheng tells Channel 4 News he left the US embassy for hospital as part of an “agreement” with the Chinese government, but despite promises, no-one from the US embassy is with him.