- Mitt Romney raises $10 million and change in his Vegas phone-a-thon.
- Obama could run on the auto bailout — Romney might be right there with him.
- The President has a dearth of effective surrogates.
- Former governor and Bush HHS secretary Tommy Thompson will reportedly run for Herb Kohl’s Senate seat in Wisconsin. Paul Ryan is said to be leaning against it.
- The other kind of uncertainty caused by the debt limit debate: Which government services will be put on hold while a deal is hammered out.
- Kerry in Pakistan.
- More talks in Afghanistan.
- HUD’s inspector general found evidence the five largest mortgage firms defrauded taxpayers. The case has been referred to DoJ.
- Mother Jones chronicles Jim Bopp’s war on campaign finance laws.
- And if you had any lingering doubt that Arnold Schwarzenegger’s political career was over, it is.
