Babeu comes out, denies allegations  —  Arizona GOP congressional candidate Paul Babeu acknowledged Saturday he is gay but forcefully denied charges he threatened an ex-lover with deportation after their relationship soured.  —  “All of the allegations are false except one, I am gay,” Babeu said.

Washington Memo: Supreme Court Justices Remain Security Exceptions  —  When Justice Stephen G. Breyer was robbed in his Caribbean vacation home 10 days ago, the crime was unremarkable except for one fact: a machete-wielding intruder was able to walk right into the residence of one of the highest members of the United States government.

Obama trails three of four Republican candidates in latest Iowa Poll  —  © Des Moines Register and Tribune Co.  —  President Barack Obama trails three of the four Republican candidates in head-to-head match-ups if the election were held today, according to a new Iowa Poll.

Visibly upset, Bobby Brown leaves Whitney Houston's funeral  —  NEWARK — Bobby Brown, the ex-husband of Whitney Houston, left the New Hope Baptist Church just minutes before the funeral was to begin.  —  According to a person familiar with the situation, Brown brought an entourage …

Michelle Obama Decides to Ski Aspen  —  Michelle Obama has embarked on a skiing vacation with her daughters in Aspen, Colorado, according to the Aspen Daily News.  —  The first lady, who just returned last month from 17 days of relaxation in Hawaii, is skiing in Colorado on Presidents' Day Weekend for the second year in a row.

When Is A Tie Not A Tie?  —  When is a tie not a tie?  And when is a tie-breaker not a tie-breaker?  When our friends in the liberal media are reporting on Obama.  —  In the course of criticizing Rick Santorum, the reliable Charles Blow set me off with this aside:

RPT-Obama's slogan: looking to replace Hope and Change  —  Winning The Future.  Greater Together.  We Don't Quit.  —  They may not be official but those are all phrases that could in one form or another be candidates to become President Barack Obama's re-election slogan.

Drones With an Eye on the Public Cleared to Fly  —  WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. — Daniel Gárate's career came crashing to earth a few weeks ago.  That's when the Los Angeles Police Department warned local real estate agents not to hire photographers like Mr. Gárate …

Rising Gas Prices Give G.O.P. Issue to Attack Obama  —  WASHINGTON — Rising gasoline prices, trumpeted in foot-tall numbers on street corners across the country, are causing concern among advisers to President Obama that a budding sense of economic optimism could be undermined just as he heads into the general election.

NYPD monitored Muslim students all over Northeast  —  NEW YORK—The New York Police Department monitored Muslim college students far more broadly than previously known, at schools far beyond the city limits, including the Ivy League colleges of Yale and the University of Pennsylvania, The Associated Press has learned.

Hitler had son with French teen  —  Adolf Hitler had a son with a French teenager while serving as a soldier during the First World War, according to new evidence.  —  Jean-Marie Loret, who died in 1985 aged 67, never met his father, but went on to fight Nazi forces during the Second World War.

Md. House passes same-sex marriage bill  —  Measure now goes to state Senate  —  A bill that would legalize same-sex marriage squeaked through the House of Delegates on Friday night with just one vote above the minimum needed for passage, putting Maryland on the cusp of becoming the eighth state to allow such unions.