In Arizona, GOP debates end on low point  —  MESA, Ariz. — Rick Santorum suspects something is up between Mitt Romney and Ron Paul.  Santorum had a tough night at the 20th, and likely last, Republican debate, held here at the Mesa Arts Center.  He took a lot of attacks from Romney and a few from Paul …

2 U.S. troops killed in Koran backlash  —  PLAY CBS NEWS VIDEO  —  Afghanistan, Ten Years Later  —  (CBS News) Updated at 10:10 a.m. Eastern.  —  Two U.S. troops have been shot to death and four more wounded by an Afghan solider who turned his gun on his allies in apparent anger …

Politico Sends In The Clowns  —  In the course of thumping Gingrich Alexander Burns of Politico delivers a howler:  —  Newt: Media never asked Obama about ‘infanticide’ - except it did (UPDATE: Or did it?)  —  That is quite an UPDATE.  As if to illustrate Newt's point that the Elite Media turned …

GOP fears rise over 2012 tone, message  —  MESA, Ariz. — In 2008, after Republicans were routed in the presidential and congressional elections, there was widespread consensus within elite GOP circles about the party's structural problems: The Republican voter base was too old, too white …

Exclusive: Marco Rubio's Mormon Roots  —  As a child, he was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  Ticket balancing is a great tradition, and this could affect Romney's Vice Presidential calculation.  —  Do Rubio's Mormon roots complicate the Republican's electable dream ticket?

Huntsman calls for third party, says GOP '12 field lacks big ideas  —  Jon Huntsman called for the rise of a third party on Thursday as he argued the remaining GOP presidential candidates lack big ideas.  —  The comments from the former Utah governor, who dropped out of the race in January …

Unplanned Parenthood  —  Illegitimacy and the liberal elite.  —  (Best of the tube tonight: We'll appear on Fox Business's “Lou Dobbs Tonight.”  The program starts at 7 p.m. ET, with our panel around 7:40.)  —  Social issues are so fascinating for the same reason debates over them are so often dull …

A secret history of the 2008 campaign  —  Modern political conventions are notoriously stage-managed events, scripted, vetted and produced for television.  But on Aug. 27, 2008, the climactic scene nearly went horribly awry.  —  According to a careful plan negotiated between the Clinton …

Rep. Joel Kleefisch allegedly caught voting for absent member  —  MADISON- The I-Team confronts a state representative after he's caught breaking a rule and that state representative was caught on tape!  —  The issue is caught on, what appears to be, cell phone video.

Will Supreme Court Reconsider Citizens United?  Two Justices Hope So  —  Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg knows an opportunity when she sees one.  —  Last Friday night at the close of business, she wrote a statement in which she was joined by Justice Stephen Breyer suggesting …

Obama: I didn't break my promise on immigration reform  —  President Obama participates in a radio interview conducted via telephone with Eddie “Piolin” Sotelo, Univision Radio, in the Oval Office, Feb. 21, 2012.  (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)  —  Channel: Politics, Immigration

Chris Christie: Obama Is Showing ‘Cowardice’ For Trying To Have It ‘Both Ways’ On Marriage Equality  —  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) accused President Obama of “cowardice” and trying to have it “both ways” on marriage equality during a contentious appearance on MSNBC's Morning Joe on Thursday.

President Obama as an alien  —  They say that President Obama is a Muslim, but if he isn't, he's a secularist who is waging war on religion.  On some days he's a Nazi, but on most others he's merely a socialist.  His especially creative opponents see him as having a “Kenyan anti-colonial worldview …

Israeli strike on Iran would pose risk for US economy, Obama  —  A military strike by Israel against Iran's nuclear facilities has emerged as one of the biggest threats to the U.S. economic recovery and could roil the November elections.  —  The Obama administration and economic experts …

SACHA BARON COHEN BANNED FROM OSCARS: EXCLUSIVE  —  BREAKING... EXCLUSIVE: The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has pulled actor Sacha Baron Cohen's tickets from the 84th Academy Awards.  This means he is banned from attending the Oscars even though he is an Academy member …

No shovel for Obama  —  It was a rather odd sight: as an array of museum officials, including former first lady Laura Bush, took up shovels at the groundbreaking for the first national museum dedicated exclusively to African-American history and culture, the nation's first black president sat watching, no shovel in hand.

Mitt Romney's Tax Plan Is a Mathematical Disaster  —  There are only two possible outcomes of the candidate's proposal to cut taxes by 20 percent: Either the deficit explodes or the rich pay much more.  —  Reuters  —  Poor Mitt Romney.  First it turned out that he couldn't even put away Rick Santorum …

How to Remove Your Google Search History Before Google's New Privacy Policy Takes Effect  —  [UPDATE 2/22/2012] It is important to note that disabling Web History in your Google account will not prevent Google from gathering and storing this information and using it for internal purposes.

Gay nups boo$t city  —  Gay marriage has been good for the city's bottom line.  —  Total revenue to the city's marriage bureau jumped from $2.07 million from August through December 2010, to $2.26 million in the same period last year, after same-sex nuptials went into effect, according the City Clerk's Office.

Jobless Claims in U.S. Point to Improving Labor Market  —  The number of Americans filing first-time claims for jobless benefits last week held at a four- year low and consumers became more confident, indicating an improving labor market may boost household spending.

Romney Misquotes George Costanza  —  In his opening remarks at the Arizona debate, Mitt Romney stepped on his own applause and tried to throw in a Seinfeld reference for cover.  Unfortunately, he got the quote and the speaker wrong.  —  Source: youtube.com  —  Romney, tonight at the Arizona debate (one he's used before:

TwitLonger  —  I wrote the headline in reference to the tone of the column and not to Jeremy Lin's race.  It was a lapse in judgment and not a racist pun.  It was an awful editorial omission and it cost me my job.  —  I owe an apology to Jeremy Lin and all people offended.  I am truly sorry.