U.S. Department of Justice, FBI and FDLE to probe Trayvon Martin killing  —  Mounting pressure in Trayvon Martin case succeeds in prompting a federal probe.  —  FROBLES@MIAMIHERALD.COM  —  The U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division and the FBI will step in to investigate …

U.S. War Game Sees Perils of Israeli Strike on Iran  —  WASHINGTON — A classified war simulation held this month to assess the repercussions of an Israeli attack on Iran forecasts that the strike would lead to a wider regional war, which could draw in the United States and leave hundreds of Americans dead …

The GOP Budget and America's Future  —  The president's budget gives more power to bureaucrats, takes more from taxpayers to fuel the expansion of government, and commits our nation to a future of debt and decline.  —  Less than a year ago, the House of Representatives passed a budget …

Santorum: 'I Don't Care What the Unemployment Rate's Going to Be'  —  Candidate suggests that freedom is a bigger issue in the election than the economy.  —  MOLINE, Ill. - Rick Santorum is coming under fire for saying that the unemployment rate and economic growth are secondary issues …

Rick Santorum: I'm No Evangelical  —  Rick Santorum has made waves in his run for the GOP presidential nomination in part because of his religion.  His Catholicism has proved so controversial that he's been forced to deny accusations he's running for “Pastor-in-Chief.”

Political Malpractice, Deficit Edition  —  Greg Sargent has more bang-your-head-against-the-wall material about the Obama administration's “pivot” to deficits.  Quoting a new book by David Corn: … The depth of political malpractice here is just mind-blowing.

Santorum Campaign Floats New Delegate Math Showing Much Tighter Race With Romney  —  ABC's News' Michael Falcone reports:  —  Rick Santorum's number crunchers are under no illusions that they are facing a tooth-and-nail fight with Mitt Romney over delegates, but their calculations show …

Bret Baier Strikes Back At President's Alleged Claim Fox Says ‘Obama Is a Muslim 24/7’  —  Politico reported Monday that a new book by Mother Jones's David Corn claims President Obama blamed his 2010 midterm elections defeat on Fox News constantly calling him a Muslim.

Exclusive: GQ Reveals Romney's and Santorum's Secret Service Code Names  —  They are the best kept secrets of any presidential campaign—until someone overhears a whispered shout into a wrist microphone.  Candidates who get Secret Service protection get to choose the code word that they'll be called …

Dutch Roman Catholic Church ‘castrated at least 10 boys’  —  At least 10 teenage boys or young men under the age of 21 were surgically castrated “to get rid of homosexuality” while in the care of the Dutch Roman Catholic Church in the 1950s.  —  Evidence of the castrations has emerged amid controversy …

WHY IS THE STORY ABOUT MALIA OBAMA VACATIONING IN MEXICO DISAPPEARING FROM THE WEB?  —  Have you heard that Malia Obama, the president's daughter, is reportedly spending her spring break in Oaxaca, Mexico?  Allegedly, she's jetting off with some of her classmates and 25 Secret Service agents …

Al Qaeda leader's brother to be freed in Egypt  —  Cairo (CNN) — Mohamed al-Zawahiri, brother of al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, will be freed from prison in Egypt after 13 years, his attorney said Monday.  —  He was acquitted by an Egyptian military court and will be released Tuesday, said attorney Nizar Ghorab.

President Jimmy Carter Authors New Bible Book, Answers Hard Biblical Questions … REACT:  —  FOLLOW:  —  Jimmy Carter, Religion And Politics, Religion And Science, Scripture Commentary, President Jimmy Carter, Bible Gays, Bible Homosexuality, Bible Slavery, Bible Women's Rights …

TN bill mandates publication of abortion data  —  Doctors who perform abortions in Tennessee could see their names listed online, and women who undergo the procedures could be unintentionally identified under a bill pending in the state legislature.  —  State lawmakers are debating a measure …

TPB LOSS  —  We were down a few hours earlier today.  There's no need to worry, we haven't been raided this time.  We're only upgrading stuff since we're still growing.  —  One of the technical things we always optimize is where to put our front machines.  They are the ones that re-direct your traffic to a secret location.

HOLDING COURT  —  Brett M. Kavanaugh is a judge who sits on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which is often described as the second most important court in the country.  President George W. Bush nominated Kavanaugh to that post in 2003 …

Russian Anti-Terror Troops Arrive in Syria  —  A Russian military unit has arrived in Syria, according to Russian news reports, a development that a United Nations Security Council source told ABC News was “a bomb” certain to have serious repercussions.  —  Russia, one of President Bashar …

De Niro suggests it's ‘too soon’ for another white FLOTUS  —  Actor Robert De Niro thrilled the crowd at a New York fundraiser headlined by first lady Michelle Obama when he listed the alternatives.  —  “Callista Gingrich.  Karen Santorum.  Ann Romney.  Now do you really think our country is ready for a white first lady?”

Illinois voters to weigh in on races from White House to courthouse  —  GOP presidential battle overshadows lower-level contests  —  Illinois primary voters head to the polls Tuesday to choose nominees for the fall in races from the White House to county courthouses after a final week …

Obama is main target in House races, GOP says  —  President Obama is the main target in the Republican Party's attempt to keep control of the House, GOP leaders said Monday.  —  By focusing on Obama and the effects of his first term, Republicans can not only save their majority in the House …

THE VETTING: BELL'S CRITICAL RACE THEORY PROMOTED IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS  —  A radical organization known as the Pacific Educational Group (PEG) is actively promoting Derrick Bell's Critical Race Theory in public elementary and high schools nationwide, with an intense focus on what PEG calls “Systemic Racism.”

Report: US government spent at least $945M on advertising in 2010  —  Federal agencies spent at least $945 million on contracts for advertising services in fiscal year 2010, and that sum doesn't include all public communications expenditures in the agencies reviewed or even all of the executive branch …

Update for world temperature data  —  The Arctic is warming faster than any other region on the planet, data shows  —  Researchers have updated HadCRUT - one of the main global temperate records, which dates back to 1850.  —  One of the main changes is the inclusion of more data from the Arctic region …