57% Want Military Response to North Korea Missile Launch  —  Fifty-seven percent (57%) of U.S. voters nationwide favor a military response to eliminate North Korea's missile launching capability.  The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that just 15% of voters oppose a military response while 28% are not sure.

Suspect in officers' shooting was into conspiracy theories  —  Richard Andrew Poplawski was a young man convinced the nation was secretly controlled by a cabal that would eradicate freedom of speech, take away his guns and use the military to enslave the citizenry.

Axelrod hits back at Cheney: Not behaving like a ‘statesman’  —  (CNN) — Top Obama adviser David Axelrod sharply criticized Dick Cheney's recent contention that the president's national security policies have made the country less safe, suggesting the former vice president is not behaving like a “statesman.”

US watchdog calls for bank executives to be sacked  —  Elizabeth Warren, chief watchdog of America's $700bn (£472bn) bank bailout plan, will this week call for the removal of top executives from Citigroup, AIG and other institutions that have received government funds in a damning report …

FBI database links long-haul truckers, serial killings  —  The growing database includes more than 500 female victims, most of whom were killed and their bodies dumped at truck stops, motels and other spots along popular trucking routes crisscrossing the U.S.

Approval ratings decline for key elected officials  —  Iowans' approval of key public officials has ebbed in the weeks since the federal government passed huge spending measures and as state officials have battled over budget, labor and tax issues at the Statehouse.

Kos: Conservatives like to shoot cops  —  The boss has noted the tragedy in Pittsburgh, where a lone gunman killed three police officers trying their best to defend their community: … Today is Palm Sunday, and I'd ask Hot Air readers to keep these men and their families in your prayers.

California Dems target 8 GOP districts  —  California GOP voter registration is “dropping like a rock,” a new study shows, declining so fast that Democratic Party officials see an unprecedented opportunity to gain voters and House seats in the 2010 election.

GM planning for bankruptcy  —  Fritz Henderson, GM's new president and CEO, said for the first time Sunday that the automaker is planning for the possibility of restructuring within bankruptcy, although he said he still hoped to avoid that public-relations nightmare.