Reconsidering the Goldstone Report on Israel and war crimes  —  We know a lot more today about what happened in the Gaza war of 2008-09 than we did when I chaired the fact-finding mission appointed by the U.N. Human Rights Council that produced what has come to be known as the Goldstone Report.

Romney slams Obama foreign policy, avoids Libya  —  Speaking in Las Vegas, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney on Saturday criticized President Barack Obama's foreign policy in the Middle East.  —  Romney said the president hasn't been tough enough on Iran and its nuclear program.

Pastor Terry Jones: ‘I may put Mohammed on trial’  —  Terry Jones, the radical pastor who oversaw the burning of a Koran in his Florida church last month after a mock court hearing, may put the Islamic prophet Mohammed on trial in his next ‘day of judgement’, he told The Sunday Telegraph.

House GOP passes ‘force of law’ spending bill mocked by Dems  —  The House narrowly passed legislation on Friday that calls for a House-passed FY 2011 spending bill to become law should the Senate fail to approve a spending bill by April 6.  It would also prevent members of Congress from being paid during a government shutdown.

Obama '12 launch likely next week  —  In a long-anticipated move, President Barack Obama is expected to file his reelection papers with the Federal Election Commission as soon as next week — possibly as early as Monday — and follow up with an announcement to supporters sometime soon after, Democrats say.

House GOP to target ‘tens of trillions’ on entitlements — Bush war aide: Libya could become Obama's Iraq — Lessons learned: 'clear goals ... Don't sell public on a best-case scenario'  —  BULLETIN: President Obama plans to announce his reelection campaign early next week in an electronic message …

Huckabee wins 2012 county straw poll in South Carolina  —  Washington (CNN) - Mike Huckabee won a 2012 presidential straw poll conducted in a key South Carolina county Saturday.  —  The informal vote was the first of many upcoming straw polls taking place this month at grassroots GOP …

Al Qaeda members hide in Brazil, raise money: report  —  BRASILIA (Reuters) - Al Qaeda operatives are in Brazil planning attacks, raising money and recruiting followers, a leading news magazine reported Saturday, renewing concerns about the nation serving as a hide-out for Islamic militants.

List of health reform waivers keeps growing  —  The number of waivers the Obama administration has awarded for a provision of the year-old healthcare reform law grew by 128 in March.  —  With the new waivers, that means 1,168 businesses, insurers, unions and other organizations have received …

Joseph Stiglitz: The Fate of The Top 1% Is Bound Up With How The Other 99% Live  —  Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed that America's top economists are running around with their hair on fire?  (Or whatever passes for it with economists.)  Nobel Prize winner Joe Stiglitz in Vanity Fair sounds …

Libya: Coalition air strike near Brega kills rebels  —  The BBC's Nick Springate describes the aftermath after visiting the scene of the air strike  —  At least 13 people are reported to have been killed when a coalition plane flying over Libya fired on a rebel convoy between Brega and Ajdabiya on Friday, the rebels say.

Workers struggle to plug leak at Japan nuclear plant  —  Tokyo (CNN) — A first attempt to plug a cracked concrete shaft that is leaking highly radioactive water into the ocean off Japan failed Saturday, so officials are now exploring alternatives, spokesmen for Tokyo Electric Power Co. said.

RNC may sanction presidential debates that double as fundraisers  —  The Republican National Committee is considering sanctioning a series of monthly presidential candidate debates beginning in August that would be paired with committee fundraisers, a party official confirmed to The Ballot Box.