Obama to Offer ‘Accomodation’ on Contraception Rule  —  With the White House under fire for its new rule requiring employers including religious organizations to offer health insurance that fully covers birth control coverage, ABC News has learned that later today the White House …

MITT ROMNEY DELIVERS REMARKS AT CPAC  —  This year, here at CPAC, we've got a great crowd.  It's been a great conference.  For that I suppose we should acknowledge President Obama, the conservative movement's top recruiter.  Turns out, he really is a great community organizer.

Kim Jong-Un Dead?  That's The Rumor  —  In the past two hours, Twitter has exploded with unsubstantiated rumors that the new North Korean dictator died in Beijing today and that a coup is underway in North Korea.  All rumor of course, and one that appears to have been started on China's twitter-like platform Weibo.

How Your Cat Is Making You Crazy  —  Jaroslav Flegr is no kook.  And yet, for years, he suspected his mind had been taken over by parasites that had invaded his brain.  So the prolific biologist took his science-fiction hunch into the lab.  What he's now discovering will startle you.

REPORT: By A Nearly 2 To 1 Margin, Cable Networks Call On Men Over Women To Comment On Birth Control  —  TP interns Zachary Bernstein and Fatima Najiy conducted the research for this report.  —  President Obama's regulation mandating that health insurance plans offer free birth control is an issue that most directly affects women.

Komen Exec Karen Handel Calls Planned Parenthood a ‘Gigantic Bully’  —  In an interview with The Daily Beast, former Komen VP Karen Handel says Planned Parenthood broke a secret pact and launched an ‘Armageddon.’ She calls the organization ‘a gigantic bully, using Komen as its own personal punching bag.’

Unacceptable — former Vatican Ambassador, Prof. Robert George, others respond  —  The following letter was signed by former Vatican Ambassador Mary Ann Glendon, Princeton Prof. Robert George, Notre Dame Law Prof. Carter Snead, Catholic University of America President John Garvey, and EPPC Fellow Yuval Levin.

West: Liberals think we're selfish robots  —  The U.S. safety net is the unfortunate result of liberals who believe people are selfish robots, Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) argued Friday.  —  West delivered a forceful rebuke of both Democrats and government programs to help the needy …

Fox News Poll: Santorum surges nationally after three-state sweep  —  Rick Santorum has surged nationally in the race for the 2012 Republican nomination after his three-state sweep this week, while Mitt Romney has lost ground among GOP primary voters.  In addition, most GOP voters …

‘Occupy CPAC’ protesters paid $60 for the day [VIDEO]  —  Protesters at Friday's “Occupy CPAC” event, organized by AFL-CIO and the Occupy DC movement, told The Daily Caller that they were paid “sixty bucks a head” to protest outside the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C.

Paul Krugman vs. the World  —  The escalating battle of ideas between the Nobel Prize-winning economist and his illustrious peers  —  What has been getting the Nobel Prize-winning economist and New York Times columnist so riled up lately?  In the last few weeks, what began as a semi-civil battle …

Obama budget sees increased deficit  —  President Obama's 2013 budget due out Monday will estimate the deficit for 2012 to be $1.33 trillion, higher than the $1.29 trillion deficit in 2011, according to senior administration officials.  —  The increase happens largely because the budget assumes enactment …

Santorum says ‘other types of emotions’ could preclude women in combat  —  For a candidate with virtually no staff and who tends to talk off the cuff, Rick Santorum has been nearly gaffe-free.  However, this evening might have been his first, and it comes at a time when he is trying …

Christine O'Donnell: The ‘Door Is Open’ to Another Run  —  Someday, I will learn to use a camera.  —  A surprise guest showed up this afternoon in CPAC's media filing room, where journalists gather to bang out stories on their laptops and snack on the occasional tray of complimentary pastries …

Education Gap Grows Between Rich and Poor, Studies Say  —  WASHINGTON — Education was historically considered a great equalizer in American society, capable of lifting less advantaged children and improving their chances for success as adults.  But a body of recently published scholarship suggests …