Weiner Told Porn Star to Lie, Offered PR Help  —  Congressman Anthony Weiner instructed one of his Internet women how to lie about their relationship ... and even offered PR help from his team, which could create major legal issues for him ... TMZ has learned.

Obama loses bin Laden bounce; Romney on the move among GOP contenders  —  The public opinion boost President Obama received after the killing of Osama bin Laden has dissipated, and Americans' disapproval of how he is handling the nation's economy and the deficit has reached new highs, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

Charles Johnson: I Won't Apologize to Breitbart  —  Earlier today I noted that numerous people owed Andrew Breitbart an apology.  —  Among those people was Charles Johnson of Little Green Footballs who accused Andrew Bretibart of “smearing” Weiner with “phony” accuastions.

Pawlenty to criticize Obama as ‘a champion practitioner of class warfare’  —  President Obama is a “champion practitioner of class warfare,” according to prepared remarks by GOP presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty.  —  The former Minnesota governor is scheduled Tuesday to lay out the specifics …

Daily economic briefings disappear from Obama's White House schedule  —  At some point during the first two years of his administration, President Obama stopped receiving the daily economic briefing that he requested when he took office.  —  Former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs announced …

‘Gay Girl in Damascus’ Allegedly Kidnapped  —  As the anti-government uprising in Syria has unfolded, Syrian-American blogger Amina Abdallah has attracted readers and been noticed by The Washington Post, CNN, Time,and The Guardian for her musings on the protest movement and what it's like to be gay in Syria.

Where Wisdom Lives  —  Sometimes life presents you with a basic philosophical choice.  Americans are going to have to confront a giant one over the next several years.  —  It starts in the wonky world of Medicare.  As presently constructed, Medicare is based on an open-ended fee-for-service system.

Louisiana Republican Aims To Overturn Roe v. Wade … The Louisiana state legislature is considering a bill that would make performing an abortion a criminal offense, including in cases of rape and incest, and that would force a woman to pay out of pocket for an abortion that is necessary to save her life.

Firms to cut health plans as reform starts: survey  —  30% of companies say they'll stop offering coverage  — Front Page - News Viewer - Commentary - Markets - Investing - Personal Finance - Community - Games  —  LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Once provisions of the Affordable Care Act start …

The Fatal Pivot  —  Christy Romer talks about the economic debate (pdf) in the fall of 2009: … This matches what I was hearing.  And it tells you that it wasn't just the Republicans: a substantial faction within the administration was eager to “pivot” away from the jobs issue.

For Obama, problem's not just the economy  —  Grave national-security and foreign-policy issues are crowding President Obama's agenda as he struggles to repair the nation's economy.  —  With the 2012 election looming, Obama is juggling a decision on how many troops to withdraw from Afghanistan …

E. coli outbreak: EU proposes 150m euros to aid farmers  —  MEP Francisco Sosa-Wagner demands compensation for Spain's farmers  —  The European Commission has proposed a 150m euro (£134m; $220m) aid package to help farmers whose products have been hit by the current E. coli outbreak.