A Painful Betrayal  —  With its roster of corporate sponsors and the pink ribbons that lend a halo to almost any kind of product you can think of, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation has a longstanding reputation as a staunch protector of women's health.

Romney up big in Nevada  —  Mitt Romney is headed for a dominant victory in Nevada on Saturday.  PPP finds him polling at 50% to 25% for Newt Gingrich, 15% for Ron Paul, and 8% for Rick Santorum.  —  Certainly in Nevada the Mormon vote will get a lot of attention and Romney leads Paul 78-14 …

Team Obama shocked to learn Romney wants to win  —  Late Thursday night, as the political world was obsessing over fallout from Mitt Romney's “not concerned about the very poor” remarks, the Obama campaign was scandalized by something else Romney said in the wake of victory in Florida.

Is Israel preparing to attack Iran?  —  Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has a lot on his mind these days, from cutting the defense budget to managing the drawdown of U.S. forces in Afghanistan.  But his biggest worry is the growing possibility that Israel will attack Iran militarily over the next few months.

Colbert v. the Court  —  Why, in the battle over Citizens United, the Supreme Court never had a chance.  —  The Supreme Court has always had its critics.  Chief Justice John Marshall had to contend with the temper of President Andrew Jackson ("John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it!").

S.E.C. Is Avoiding Tough Sanctions for Large Banks  —  WASHINGTON — Even as the Securities and Exchange Commission has stepped up its investigations of Wall Street in the last decade, the agency has repeatedly allowed the biggest firms to avoid punishments specifically meant to apply to fraud cases.

Mitt Romney: We Are The Only People Who Put Their Hand Over Our Hearts During The National Anthem He ran the Olympics, he should know better.

Rep. Shuler to retire, faced tough 2012 race  —  Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) will not run for reelection to the House, three sources with knowledge of his plans confirmed to The Hill.  —  One of the last remaining members of the Blue Dog Coalition, Shuler was hit by congressional redistricting …

Romney Isn't Concerned  —  If you're an American down on your luck, Mitt Romney has a message for you: He doesn't feel your pain.  Earlier this week, Mr. Romney told a startled CNN interviewer, “I'm not concerned about the very poor.  We have a safety net there.”

The Man Behind Rick Santorum's Money: An Interview with Foster Friess  —  The man fueling Rick Santorum's presidential campaign is a Wyoming cowboy with a special interest in conservative cause who wears a tall, white hat and likes to call himself the “man atop the horse.”  —  He's also a billionaire.

Obama's Magic Number?  150,000 Jobs Per Month  —  The unemployment report on Friday will give us the most tangible read to date on how the economy is performing in 2012.  It might also represent the most important number yet for President Obama's prospects of winning re-election.

Obama: I Pushed Dodd-Frank And Health Care Reform Because Of Christ  —  At National Prayer Breakfast, Obama grounds his controversial policies in the Bible.  Tax hikes for rich “[coincide] with Jesus's teaching.”  —  Source: cache.daylife.com  —  President Barack Obama has been taking lumps …