David Plouffe talks energy, elections; Rep. Paul Ryan defends GOP budget plan  —  Special Guests: David Plouffe, Rep. Paul Ryan … CHRIS WALLACE, HOST: I'm Chris Wallace.  —  As November draws closer, battle lines are drawn between the two parties — on high gas prices and how Washington spends our money.

Spike Lee didn't “Do the right thing”  —  There have been numerous threats made against George Zimmerman, the shooter of Trayvon Martin.  It is unclear whether a crime was committed, and Zimmerman has not been charged.  —  Spike Lee's most famous film was Do the Right Thing, about racial tensions which spill into violence:

Friend Suggests Zimmerman Used ‘Term Of Endearment,’ Not Racial Slur, Before Killing Trayvon Martin  —  George Zimmerman's attorney Craig Sonner and his longtime friend Joe Oliver have launched a public relations offensive arguing that Zimmerman acted in self-defense.

Stupid or Lying: Wildly Overpaid Faculty Edition  —  The Kaplan Test Prep Daily has determined that American faculty are overpaid: … Right; the reason for the increase in college tuition is “insufficient teaching schedules,” not the massive increase in administrative costs.

At CIA, a convert to Islam leads the terrorism hunt  —  For every cloud of smoke that follows a CIA drone strike in Pakistan, dozens of smaller plumes can be traced to a gaunt figure standing in a courtyard near the center of the agency's Langley campus in Virginia.

Has the Sexual Revolution Been Good for Women?  No  —  Spring came early to most of the 50 states this year—and with it, at least in the political fields, the usual crop of mixed truths, untruths, and wildly growing falsehoods.  Let's yank up one of those weeds for a little inspection …

A GOP grows in Brooklyn  —  Hold on to your hats, folks: Brooklyn — or at least a small slice of it — may actually be turning red, politically speaking.  —  Officials this week may formally crown Republican attorney David Storobin the winner in last week's special election for ex …

Toulouse gunman Mohammed Merah had links to Islamic extremists in Britain  —  The Al Qaeda gunman who shot dead seven people in France was in touch with British Islamic extremists as recently as last year, security sources in Paris said yesterday.  —  Mohammed Merah, 23 …

A Bailout by Another Name  —  ED DeMARCO is a marked man.  —  The acting director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and overseer of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Mr. DeMarco is a soft-spoken, career public servant — and under fire.  In the thankless job of conservator …

The Outsourced Party  —  Who speaks for the Republican party?  The answer is that everyone does — and therefore, no one does.  —  Much air time and many trees have been wasted trying to explain the division, rancor and lethargy that have beset the Republican nominating campaign …