President Obama on the mission to kill bin Laden  —  The president talks to “60 Minutes” in his first interview since the killing of terrorist leader Osama bin Laden  —  Whether we like it or not, Osama bin Laden changed America.  With that September morning in 2001, he introduced fear …

Cheney praises, criticizes Obama  —  President Barack Obama earned “high marks” Sunday from former Vice President Dick Cheney for the operation that killed Osama bin Laden - a thaw that underscores the difficulty Republicans face in challenging Obama's defense credentials in 2012.

Hillary Clinton Photoshopped Out of Situation Room Photo [Wtf]  —  Ultra Orthodox Hasidic newspaper Der Tzitung is telling its readers like it isn't- by editing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton from the now-iconic Bin Laden raid Situation Room photo.  Oy vey.

The Unwisdom of Elites  —  The past three years have been a disaster for most Western economies.  The United States has mass long-term unemployment for the first time since the 1930s.  Meanwhile, Europe's single currency is coming apart at the seams.  How did it all go so wrong?

Sen. Schumer proposes ‘no-ride list’ for Amtrak trains  —  Intel gathered in bin Laden raid points to potential threat  —  Below:  —  NEW YORK — A senator on Sunday called for a “no-ride list” for Amtrak trains after intelligence gleaned from the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound pointed …

Tea Party favorite breaks with GOP on healthcare repeal votes  —  A Tea Party favorite in the House is turning against the Republican leadership's strategy on healthcare.  —  Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.), who has emerged as an outspoken conservative voice among GOP freshmen …

Battle Over Health Care Law Shifts to Federal Appellate Courts  —  A five-week flurry of federal appellate hearings on the constitutionality of the Obama health care law kicks off Tuesday in Richmond, Va., beginning the second round of a race to the Supreme Court among a multitude of litigants eager …

Noam Chomsky Attacks Israel's ‘Expansion Over Security’ at UCLA Lecture on ‘Palestine in Crisis’  —  I experimented with video blogging, and this clip captures more of Chomsky's comments on U.S. policy than his remarks on Israeli expansionism.  Here he argues that from Washington's perspective democracy …

Home Market Takes a Tumble  —  Turnaround More Distant After 3% Drop, Steepest Quarterly Decline Since 2008  —  Home values posted the largest decline in the first quarter since late 2008, prompting many economists to push back their estimates of when the housing market will hit a bottom.