Pelosi turns down Sunday show invitations  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) turned down invitations to be on several Sunday morning talk shows and is instead spending the weekend with her family.  —  The Speaker was invited to appear on NBC's “Meet the Press,” ABC's “This Week,” …

Huntsman to China: It's About Romney  —  When, a day before the 2008 Tsunami Tuesday primaries, Michelle Obama visited with top apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints, eyebrows were raised.  What was the Obama campaign doing reaching out to Mormons, some said, who have long been a reliable voting bloc for Republicans?

Don't Wince.  Fight!  —  Dick Cheney, Most Valuable Republican.  —  When accused of being too aggressive on behalf of the United States at the United Nations, Daniel Patrick Moynihan was fond of repeating a French proverb: “Cet animal est fort méchant, / Quand on l'attaque il se défend.”

Conservatives Map Strategies on Court Fight  —  WASHINGTON — If President Obama nominates Judge Diane P. Wood to the Supreme Court, conservatives plan to attack her as an “outspoken” supporter of “abortion, including partial-birth abortion.”  —  If he nominates Judge Sonia Sotomayor …

Happy ‘Whitey Tape’ Eve!  —  One year ago tomorrow—May 16, 2008—former CIA analyst and current security consultant Larry Johnson put up this blog post at his site “No Quarter.” … Johnson posted a video of a then-current Tennessee Republican ad attacking Michelle Obama, then continued his argument.

Obama protesters arrested at Notre Dame  —  President's appearance roils those who disagree with his abortion stance  —  A Notre Dame police officer, left, instructs anti-abortion protestors to leave the campus during demonstrations on Saturday in South Bend, Indiana.

Critics Still Haven't Read the ‘Torture’ Memos  —  The CIA proposed the methods.  The Justice Department gave its advice.  —  Printer  —  Friendly  —  Sen. Patrick Leahy wants an independent commission to investigate them.  Rep. John Conyers wants the Obama Justice Department to prosecute them.

Obama abroad: Ghana, Italy, Moscow  —  The president, with an avowed goal of reengaging the United States in international diplomacy on a wide array of fronts, will add Africa to his travels abroad this summer.  —  The White House, in announcing today the date of a trip to Moscow …

DON'T!  —  The secret of self-control.  —  In the late nineteen-sixties, Carolyn Weisz, a four-year-old with long brown hair, was invited into a “game room” at the Bing Nursery School, on the campus of Stanford University.  The room was little more than a large closet, containing a desk and a chair.

Biden Reveals Classified Information?  —  Joe Biden is proving impossible to parody.  —  In one of the few funny jokes at the White House correspondents dinner, Wanda Sykes won loud laughter when she joked that terrorists interested in learning America's most important secrets would only have to ask Biden how he's doing.

Jason Linkins … Do I believe that Meet The Press has improved under David Gregory?  No, I do not.  And as it turns out, in growing numbers, America is agreeing with me.  As my colleague Danny Shea pointed out yesterday, “NBC's Meet the Press suffered its lowest ratings since David Gregory became moderator …

RNC chief: Gay marriage will burden small business  —  SAVANNAH, Ga.—Republicans can reach a broader base by recasting gay marriage as an issue that could dent pocketbooks as small businesses spend more on health care and other benefits, GOP Chairman Michael Steele said Saturday.

A NEW FOUNDATION.... When presidents pursue an ambitious agenda, which breaks with the recent past, the larger vision tends to get a name.  We've seen a “New Deal,” a “Square Deal,” a “Fair Deal,” a “New Frontier,” and the drive for a “Great Society.”  —  President Obama is subtly hoping to build a “New Foundation.”