NBC, Tom Brokaw ask Romney to take down ad made with news footage  —  ORLANDO, Fla. — Mitt Romney may have hoped that by featuring former NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw in his new campaign ad, he could lend to his attacks on Newt Gingrich the credence of one of the country's most eminent journalists.

Fannie, Freddie and Chewbacca  —  Center-left intellectuals in America apparently have a serious problem comprehending the concept of Bulls**t.  —  The entire econ world has borne witness to Paul Krugman tearing out his hair over Zombie Lies.  Now, Mark Zandi devotes some several thousands words …

Obama hosts the Bushes at White House  —  Former President George H. W. Bush and his son Jeb made an unannounced visit to the White House on Friday, meeting in the Oval Office with President Obama.  —  The White House released a photo of the meeting via Twitter Friday evening, with the elder Bush shown sitting in a wheelchair.

Joe Biden Admits He Advised President Obama Not To Carry Out Bin Laden Raid  —  Vice President Joe Biden spoke to a conference of House Democrats in Maryland today, and in discussing the SEAL Team raid that successfully took out Osama bin Laden, he admitted that he advised President Obama …

The State of Our Union Is Broke  —  Had I been asked to deliver the State of the Union address, it would not have delayed your dinner plans:  —  “The State of our Union is broke, heading for bankrupt, and total collapse shortly thereafter.  Thank you and goodnight!  You've been a terrific crowd!”

Cleaver aids woman in trouble  —  U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver came to the aid of a woman in distress on Friday.  —  The congressman was in Kansas City to attend a meeting regarding the Green Impact Zone and was riding in a car near 44th Street and Troost Avenue before 10 a.m. when he spotted someone waving …

Sun journalists arrested in corruption investigation  —  Met police search News International's headquarters in Wapping as four current and former Sun employees are arrested  —  Four current and former senior Sun journalists and one serving police officer have been arrested as part …

Dutch plan ban on Muslim face veils next year  —  (Reuters) - The Dutch minority government plans to ban Muslim face veils such as burqas and other forms of clothing that cover the face from next year.  —  The ban would make the Netherlands, where 1 million out of 17 million people are Muslim …

Schneiderman's RMBS Working Group: Resources, Jurisdiction and Will  —  Eric Schneiderman, co-chair of the newly titled “RMBS working group” investigating financial fraud, appeared on the Rachel Maddow Show last night (the interview starts around the 5:00 mark), and there were a few interesting moments.

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Gingrich camp confronts visiting Romney surrogates  —  Delray Beach, Fla. — Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) found his own tactics turned against him during a Newt Gingrich event here Friday afternoon.  —  Chaffetz, a Mitt Romney supporter, has been turning up at Gingrich events during the past two days …

The Newt I know  —  Yeah, yeah.  I know.  Newt Gingrich had a lousy week and will probably lose the Florida primary on Tuesday.  But for those tempted to once again predict the speedy collapse of his campaign, consider yourselves forewarned.  I've known this guy long enough to realize …