Winning The Future In Egypt (Ongoing...)  —  Team Obama delivers another ‘WTF’ moment in Egypt, with Hillary Clinton saying Mubarak needs to go and the US special envoy saying his “continued leadership is critical”.  The Times papers this over as best they can:

President Reagan's jelly beans  —  When I was a child, President Ronald Reagan was the nice man who gave us jelly beans when we visited the White House.  —  I didn't know then, but I know it now: The jelly beans were much more than a sweet treat that he gave out as gifts.

Local group cancels Palin visit, citing “personal attacks”  —  Saying it received an “onslaught of personal attacks,” a Colorado nonprofit announced in a news release today that it was canceling a scheduled May appearance in Glendale by former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

Koch brothers now at heart of GOP power  —  The billionaire brothers' influence is most visible in the makeup of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, where members have vowed to undo restrictions on greenhouse gases.  —  Demonstrators rally in Rancho Mirage during a retreat organized by the Koch brothers.

Bill O'Reilly interview of Barack Obama could be victory for both  —  With a classic showman's swagger, Bill O'Reilly has declared that more people will see his live pre-game interview with President Barack Obama on Sunday than “any other interview that's ever been done in the history of mankind.”

Glenn Beck Stands By Egypt Caliphate Conspiracy Theory: 'I'm Not Wrong' (AUDIO) … After being derided and charged with trafficking in wild conspiracy theories, Glenn Beck redoubled his warnings that the uprisings in Egypt could lead to an Islamic caliphate spreading across the Middle East on his radio show Thursday.

why did economists not spot the crisis?  —  CHICAGO - At the height of the financial crisis, the Queen of England asked my friends at the London School of Economics a simple question, but one for which there is no easy answer: Why did academic economists fail to foresee the crisis?

Valerie Jarrett thinks 4-star general is waiter  —  (CNN) — Four-star Army Gen. Peter Chiarelli — the number two general in the U.S. army — says he is absolutely not offended that Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett mistook him for a waiter at a fancy Washington dinner this week and asked him for a glass of wine.

Wallflowers at the Revolution  —  A month ago most Americans could not have picked Hosni Mubarak out of a police lineup.  American foreign policy, even in Afghanistan, was all but invisible throughout the 2010 election season.  Foreign aid is the only federal budget line that a clear-cut majority of Americans says should be cut.

Jack Lew writes of White House's ‘tough choices’  —  WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's budget director is pointing to spending cuts in three programs as examples of the “tough choices” ahead in the White House budget blueprint that will propose lower spending overall but money for some new initiatives.

Egypt remains at an impasse  —  Crowds occupy Cairo demanding president's resignation, while Muslim Brotherhood says it will join talks with government.  —  After nearly two weeks of anti-government demonstrations in Egypt, the standoff continues between tens of thousands of protesters …