Breaking from the president and the majority of her party, Robin Carnahan, the Democratic Senate candidate in Missouri, announced on Thursday that she supports extending the Bush tax cuts for all recipients, including the wealthy.

In an appearance before the state fair in Sedalia, Missouri, Carnahan stressed that "now [was] not the time to raise taxes" for members of any income class. Tony Messenger, a reporter with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, was at the fair and tweeted the news. A Carnahan campaign aide confirmed the Secretary of State's position to the Huffington Post. link

Summit Entertainment have released the movie trailer for Doug Liman's political drama Fair Game. The film stars Naomi Watts as real-life undercover CIA operative Valerie Plame and Sean Penn  as her husband Joe Wilson. We all know the story which captured the news headlines, but the movie tells the tale from a more personal perspective. I had a chance to screen this film at the Cannes Film Festival and very much enjoyed it. I think a lot of people will be surprised at just how uninteresting the life of an undercover CIA operative really is, definitely nothing like it has been portrayed in most of the films over the years. But the political story that results from Plame's identity leak is far more interesting and compelling.

Watch the trailer now embedded after the jump.

The results from a new Pew make you want to shake your head about, well, the entire media landscape of the 21st century. Per the survey, only 34% believe -- correctly -- that President Obama is a Christian (down 17 points since 2008); 18% think he's a Muslim (up six points since '08); and 43% say they don't know his religion (up 11 points). Inside the numbers: "The belief that Obama is a Muslim has increased most sharply among Republicans (up 14 points since 2009), especially conservative Republicans (up 16 points)," the poll's press release says. "But the number of independents who say Obama is a Muslim has also increased significantly (up eight points)." These results don't many anyone look good -- Obama's political opponents (who have helped spread false information about the president's religion and birthplace), the press (which obviously hasn't done its job here, thanks to some outlets even serving as a megaphone by running false equivalency debates), and the American populace (which should be embarrassed).

Federal authorities have decided to indict Roger Clemens on charges of making false statements to Congress about his use of performance-enhancing drugs

I went out to lunch one day with some co-workers, and there was an elderly gentleman outside the restaurant handing out recipes.  One of my male co-workers asked for one.  The man told him "just get your wife to make it for you" and handed the recipe to the woman standing next to him - who most certainly was not his wife.  Jaws dropped but we all just kind of laughed about it, and she gave him the recipe when we were inside.

Passengers Detained On Delayed SFO Flight

SAN FRANCISCO -- Two people were detained on an American Airlines 767 aircraft Thursday after a phone threat was called to local authorities, a witness on the plane told KTVU.

A threat of a potential hijacker onboard an American Airlines 767 jet at San Francisco International Airport Thursday forced the flight to be delayed and the passengers rescreened, officials said.

A spokesman for the San Francisco International Airport said a threat was called in to the Alameda County Sheriff's Department reporting that a hijacker may be onboard.

The plane was taken to the tarmac and the passengers were to be removed and rescreened.