Obama’s kick-off rallies downplay record, slam GOP

(Daily Caller – Neil Munro) *Lead Story*

Anarchy at the Libertarian Party Convention

(Reason Hit & Run – Garrett Quinn and Mike Riggs) *Must Read*

Gary Johnson Wins Libertarian Nod for President

(Wall Street Journal – Danny Yadron)

Ron Paul’s forces infiltrate, state by state

(Politico – Maggie Haberman)

Warren ancestry claim puts light on corrupt system

(Washington Examiner – Michael Barone)

Tucker Carlson called ‘bow-tying white boy’ by Fox News contributor Jehmu Greene

(American Thinker – Thomas Lifson)

‘Not Really Set Up to Cover the Extreme Left’: Southern Poverty Law Center Explains Why it Doesn‘t Track Occupy as a ’Hate Group’

(The Blaze – Madeleine Morgenstern)

Three Wires All Avoid Mentioning Seasonality of Jobs Data in Friday’s Reports; Strangely Enough, the Raw Numbers Stink

(NewsBusters – Tom Blumer)

Could George W. Bush Be the Last Republican President?

(PJ Media – Myra Adams) *Must Read*

Taking a scythe to the Bill of Rights

(Human Events – George Will)

Liz Cheney: Are we ready for another political dynasty?

(Christian Science Monitor – Brad Knickerbocker)

Attention Young Lawyers: The Grim Reaper Is Here

(American Interest – Walter Russell Mead)

With all due respect, shun the nonbeliever

(Hot Air – Libby Sternberg)

As much of the world starves, a UN hunger expert investigates Canada

(National Post – Hillel Neuer)

Bad idea of cellphone-driver bans could go national

(Orange County Register – Walter Olson)

Unions: Forcing Union Members to Work With Non-Union Workers Is Slavery

(Washington Policy Center – Erin Shannon)

In French Race, the Tortoise Sets His Own Pace

(New York Times – Steven Enlanger)

Environmentalists compared their opponents to mass murderers long before the Heartland Institute

(Daily Telegraph UK – Brenden O’Neill)

FBI: We need wiretap-ready Web sites – now

(CNET – Declan McCullagh) *Must Read*

Europe’s Crisis Is About to Get a Whole Lot Worse

(Family Security Matters – Daniel Hannan)