In Illinois, Santorum's Chance at Nomination Is Slipping Away  —  A quick glance at the map might tempt you into thinking that the Republican nomination is roughly an even battle between Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum, with Mr. Romney tending to prevail in the Northeast and the West, and Mr. Santorum in the Midwest and the South.

Romney faces another ‘must-win’ state in Illinois primary  —  Wheaton, Illinois (CNN) — Here we go again — another Tuesday, another “must-win” primary state for Mitt Romney.  —  Fifty-four delegates are up for grabs Tuesday when Illinois votes for the Republican presidential nominee.

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 …

“Stand your ground” law goes too far  —  You can't say we weren't warned.  —  Back in 2005, opponents of Florida's first-of-its-kind “stand your ground” law said it wouldn't be long before we'd see shootouts in the streets — all in the name of self-defense.

Media scrubs Malia Obama vacation story  —  The AFP, the Huffington Post and other websites have scrubbed a report about first daughter Malia Obama's Spring Break vacation.  —  On Monday, the AFP reported that Obama's daughter was vacationing abroad, along with a number of friends and 25 Secret Service agents.