Source: Rasmussen Reports
Scott Rasmussen discusses Mitt Romney and President Obama’s latest hypothetical Election 2012 matchup.

Source: CBS
Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson announced he is going to retire next year.

This is insane:

A U.S. District Court judge has rejected a challenge to Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 — filled when the Department of Justice barred the city of Kinston, N.C. from holding nonpartisan elections — reasoning that lack of  access to party affiliation would discriminate against minority voters who otherwise wouldn’t know how to find Democratic candidates on a ballot.

…The ACLU, which had intervened on the side of the defendants “on behalf of the North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP and six minority residents,” cheered the decision, saying it affirms the importance of protecting minority voting rights.

“The right to vote has been under attack across the country, with many states passing laws that will keep minorities, seniors and low-income residents away from the polls,” said Laughlin McDonald, director of the ACLU Voting Rights Project in a statement. “[The] decision recognizes the importance of the Voting Rights Act for protecting everyone’s right to vote.”

So what the judge is basically saying is that doing away with party affiliation is just another way of keeping a brotha down. What a joke. Heaven forbid people actually listen to what each candidate is saying instead of just voting on party affiliation alone. This Voting Rights Act is garbage. It’s a relic of a bygone era.

(H/T The Daily Caller)

Source: CBS
Former Vice-President Dick Cheney discusses the end of the Iraq War and the possibilities of a new war with Iran, and critiques the Obama administration.

Source: CBS
President Obama on Tuesday, quickly stopped himself from saying it’s “good to be back in Texas.” He was in Osawatomie, Kansas.

Source: CBS
Following a “60 Minutes” report on how many members of Congress are making money on stock trades that are illegal for everyone else, correspondent Nancy Cordes reports a bill to ban lawmakers from insider trading is now on the fast track.

Source: CBS
After reports that Republicans and Democrats haven’t met for a week or more, CBS News Congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes checked in on the progress of negotiations in the “super committee” with member Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-Calif.).

Source: CBS
Convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff speaks to the “Early Show” anchors about his “60 Minutes” interview and his new memoir. He suggested several steps to curb lobbyists’ influence in Washington.

Source: Associated Press
The congressional committee that’s charged with cutting the deficit held its first hearing in more than a month Wednesday. The 12-member supercommittee reportedly has made little progress toward its goal of finding $1.2 trillion worth of cuts.

Source: CBS
CBS News/National Journal campaign reporter Sarah Boxer reports on how Republican presidential candidates are fleeing Nevada for New Hampshire just before the next debate because of a new primary calendar.