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Live-blogging from Sen. John McCain's town hall meeting at the Jewish Community Center in Denver.

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Sen. John McCain was ambushed at Thursdays's town hall meeting in Des Moines by a questioner who asked if he had ever called his wife a vulgar name.

The man stood up and first said he wanted to ask the Arizona senator about a "mental health and mental health care" concern.

"Previously I had been married to a woman who was very verbally abusive to me," the man said. He paused and asked, "Is it true that you called your wife a c'''?"

Fairly small room at Jewish Community Center with audience on four sides and a stool for McCain atop a small (maybe 5 x 5 feet) stage.

Everybody passes through substantial security including a personal wanding. Detector very sensitive. My bag with computer, etc. set it off from 5 feet away.

Volunteers with hangtags directing special guests to seats. "Are you with a group?" Seem to be some reserved seats. Bleachers set up on one side behind the rows of folding chairs. McCain's travelling media along one side of the room, local media on another.

I'll be live-blogging Sen. John McCain's town hall meeting this morning at the Jewish Community Center.

What questions/issues would you like to see the presumptive Republican nominee address?

He told a Des Moines audience yesterday he would veto the farm bill because of his opposition to corn and ethanol subsidies.

The Denver Nuggets and Dallas Mavericks ended their seasons with ignominious first-round playoff defeats and perhaps each has something the other needs: like a point guard.

Allen Iverson for Jason Kidd anyone?

The Nuggets would be giving up a supremely talented offensive force in exchange for a pass-first point guard, a leader who should have at least a couple of good years left in the tank.

Joe Andrew was a wunderkind political operator who was chairman of the Indiana Democratic state committee in his 20s, and national Democratic chair in his 30s. A longtime ally of the Clinton family, he endorsed Hillary Clinton last year on the day she announced for the White House.

But no longer.

Andrew, who remains a very influential figure in Indiana Democratic circles, has endorsed Barack Obama.

The judge who initially refused to release the 60-count indictment against Aaron Thompson said the document would "shock the conscience" of anyone reading it.

No argument there.

Lisa Ryckman reports that when Aarone Thompson was put in a coat closet for misbehaving, she'd slip her fingers under the door and a sibling would rub them, just to show her somebody cared.

Even though your credit card weeps real tears every time you pull into a gas station, U.S. consumers get a good deal at the pump - at least compared to their international brethren.

Out of 155 countries surveyed, U.S. gas prices were the 45th cheapest, according to a recent study from AIRINC, a research firm that tracks cost of living data.

The difference is staggering. As of late March, U.S. gas prices averaged $3.45 a gallon. That compares to over $8 a gallon across much of Europe, $12.03 in Aruba and $18.42 in Sierra Leone.

The U.S. has always fought to keep gas prices low, and the current debate among presidential candidates on how to keep them that way has been fierce.