Primary night yields good news for President Obama and Democrats  —  The headline victory of the primaries belonged to Sen. Michael Bennet, who gallops to a surprisingly wide nine-point victory over challenger Andrew Romanoff.  AP  —  President Barack Obama and the Democratic Party …

The Point of No Return  —  For the Obama administration, the prospect of a nuclearized Iran is dismal to contemplate— it would create major new national-security challenges and crush the president's dream of ending nuclear proliferation.  But the view from Jerusalem is still more dire …

RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN: Reid courts Hispanics  —  GOP blocking immigration reform, senator tells Latinos  —  U.S. Sen. Harry Reid on Tuesday slammed Republicans for blocking comprehensive immigration reform and told Hispanics they shouldn't be treated differently because “their skin's a tone darker” …

Election 2010: Florida Senate  —  Florida Senate: Rubio (R) 38%, Crist (I) 33%, Meek (D) 21%  —  The race for the U.S. Senate in Florida continues to be all about Governor Charlie Crist and former state House Speaker Marco Rubio, regardless of which Democrat they face.

The Government Confiscates Your Money to Build Mosques  —  Interesting news in a Washington Times editorial this morning.  It is all worth reading, including the first part, which deals with the strong evidence that, in funding Imam Feisal Rauf's sojourn to the Arabian Peninsula …

For Those With Jobs, a Recession With Some Benefits  —  One of the distinctive features of the Great Recession has been the enormous number of people who have been out of work for months on end.  Almost 45 percent of today's unemployed workers have been without a job for at least 27 weeks.

Does The 2012 GOP Convention Logo Include A Minaret?  —  The RNC's 2012 convention logo features the Tampa Bay skyline and one of the buildings apparently represented in the logo is what was formerly the Old Tampa Bay Hotel, a prominent feature of the Florida city's skyline.

Ex-WWE Exec Linda McMahon Wins CT Senate Primary  —  Political Newcomer Readies for General Election Battle with Democratic Attorney General Richard Blumenthal  —  (CBS/AP) After winning the early rounds of her first political fight, former wrestling executive Linda McMahon said she's …

Giant Mecca clock seeks to call time on Greenwich  —  For more than a century, a point on the top of a hill in south-east London has been recognised as the centre of world time and the official starting point of each new day.  —  But now the supremacy of Greenwich Mean Time is being challenged …

JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater emerges from jail, basks in new status as celebrity  —  Fired-up flight attendant Steven Slater was walking on air as he emerged from jail Tuesday night as a folk hero.  —  “I knew there was a brouhaha about this, but while I was on the inside …

Mark Dayton wins in Minnesota by 1,500 votes  —  Mark Dayton celebrates after the AP calls the Democratic gubernatorial primary for him.  AP  —  Mark Dayton narrowly won Minnesota's Democratic primary for governor, barely escaping political death and taking a large step toward a remarkable political comeback.

Study Looks at Tax Cut Lapse for Rich  —  WASHINGTON — As debate heats up over President Obama's proposal to let the Bush tax cuts expire for the wealthy but to extend them for everyone else, a nonpartisan Congressional analysis circulated on Capitol Hill on Tuesday provides a look at the impact …

AN UNLIKELY LAME-DUCK CRITIC.... Republicans activism in opposition to a lame-duck session on the Hill this year has been pretty strong of late.  The notion that the Democratic majority might try to legislate after the November elections — the way the GOP has in years past …

NC: PHB exclusive video of NOM's Brian Brown at Raleigh rally - plus I am mistaken for a fundie (!)  —  My high-quality vid is still uploading, but I have this lower-res version for those excited to see the flopsweat on Brian Brown's brow ASAP.  So the background first — I did this on my lunch hour …

With the passage of a $26 billion aid package Tuesday to help states pay for Medicaid and teacher salaries, most state budgets will get some help in paying for education programs, but states not facing massive teacher layoffs and cutbacks are also set to receive millions in federal money.

Meet the Prankster Brothers Behind “Jenny,” the Whiteboard-Using, Farmville-Exposing, HPOA Girl  —  Yesterday, everyone on the Internet loved Steve Slater, the Jet Blue flight attendant who quit his job by cursing out his passengers and bolting out of his plane using the emergency slide.

Feds rethink policies that encourage home ownership  —  Just how much should Uncle Sam do to help Americans buy their own homes?  —  For 70 years — and for the last 15 in particular — the answer has been: Whatever it takes.  —  Now, policymakers are pausing to reconsider.

Desiree Rogers named CEO of Johnson Publishing  —  Plans expansion for Ebony, Jet mags and cosmetics line  —  Desiree Rogers, President Obama's former White House social secretary, said Tuesday after being named CEO of Johnson Publishing Co. that she intends to expand Ebony and JET magazines' licensing …

Dirty Work  —  In the words of the old Steely Dan song: “Times are hard, you're afraid to pay the fee/So you find yourself someone to do the job for free.”  It's a song with a lover's lament for its refrain: “I'm a fool to do your dirty work.”  (The video below shows Phoebe Snow with the band at New York's Beacon Theater in 2007.)

The 3 Things You Need to Know About Liberals' Favorite Religion  —  1. Islam has not been hijacked.  —  2. Striving to institute worldwide sharia law is a religious duty.  —  3. Muslims are allowed to deceive non-Muslims if it helps Islam.  —  They forgot the last one:

Ground Zero mosque spokesman to Gutfeld: Your gay bar won't build dialogue because it doesn't consider our sensibilities  —  He's got a point.  Construction projects that fail to consider local cultural sensitivities aren't very conducive to dialogue, are they?

Left Owes a Very Big Thank You to Robert Gibbs  —  Progressives should, of course,thank White House press secretary Robert Gibbs for the small favor of distinguishing the Obama administration from the left.  —  　  —  In what he admitted was an “inartful” diatribe …