Appeals court fires back at Obama's comments on health care case  —  (CBS News) In the escalating battle between the administration and the judiciary, a federal appeals court apparently is calling the president's bluff — ordering the Justice Department to answer by Thursday whether …

Three times Obama has said ‘marvelous’  —  President Obama took a dig at Romney today for describing Paul Ryan's budget plan as “marvelous.”  —  “Marvelous... is a word you don't often hear about budgets,” he said.  “That's a word you don't often hear generally.”  —  Except:

Fox News Anchor: “Thoughts?  Did Obama Campaign Threaten Chelsea Clinton's Life 2 Keep Parents Silent?”  —  Heather Childers, a “straight news” anchor for the Fox News weekend program America's News Headquarters and co-host of Fox & Friends First, tweeted this afternoon: “Thoughts?

Gov. Nikki Haley On The View: 'Women Don't Care About Contraception'  —  Nikki Haley, the young Indian-American governor of South Carolina, was on The View to talk about her new book Can't Is Not An Option, but the segment ended up going in a surprising number of directions.

Sarah Palin on ‘Today’: Mitt Romney should not be afraid to go ‘rogue’ with VP choice  —  If Sarah Palin hopes to keep her name—and the Palin brand—in the GOP discussion ahead of the Republican Convention in August, she is doing a pretty good job of it.  —  Before her co-hosting duties on the …

Divide and Discriminate  —  When a light is shined into the dark corners of American politics, it's never pleasant to see what scurries away.  Last week, a federal judge in Maine unsealed memos from the National Organization for Marriage, one of the most prominent groups fighting against same-sex marriage.

WANKER OF THE DECADE - 9th Runner Up  —  Megan McArdle, aka Jane Galt.  —  I generally resist the urge to pay much attention, even as she's continued to fail upwards, as certain types of people do, though I occasionally peek in on people with sterner stomachs who do pay some attention.

Remarks by the President at the Associated Press Luncheon  —  Washington, D.C.  —  THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much.  (Applause.)  Please have a seat.  Well, good afternoon, and thank you to Dean Singleton and the board of the Associated Press for inviting me here today.

NBC News Admits ‘Error’ of Edited 911 Call in Trayvon Martin Controversy (Video)  —  The network has concluded its investigation into the “Today” broadcast, expressing “regret” for the situation and apologizing to viewers.  —  NBC News said Tuesday it has concluded an investigation …

Debbie Wasserman Schultz's “Jewbag” Mini-Me  —  Jew-on-Jew hate is nothing new, but within the Democratic National Committee, this is clearly unchartered territory.  DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz's ol' staffer and newly named the DNC's Jewish Outreach Liason Dani Gilbert refers …

Trump: Obama will start war with Iran for political gain  —  Reality television star and prominent Mitt Romney surrogate Donald Trump said Tuesday that he believes President Obama would begin a war with Iran because it would help him politically.  —  “I happen to think that the President …

Santorum spokesman blames ‘vitriol’ against candidate for expected primary loss  —  Rick Santorum campaign spokesman Hogan Gidley said Tuesday that he's not sure his candidate will “pick up a single vote in D.C. because of the vitriol D.C. has for a someone like Rick Santorum who wants to shake things up.”

Live: Multiple Tornadoes in DFW  —  Tornado Emergencies issued in DFW  —  Severe detached thunderstorms swept through the Metroplex Tuesday, prompting the National Weather Service to issue several Tornado Emergencies before multiple tornadoes damaged homes and tossed vehicles hundreds of feet into the air.

Suspect identified in Planned Parenthood bomb incident near Appleton  —  GRAND CHUTE — Police say they have arrested the person they think placed a homemade explosive device that went off Sunday and damaged Planned Parenthood's Gillett Street clinic.  —  Police said today they identified the man after reviewing surveillance footage.

The Worst Economic Recovery in History  —  Since the second half of 2009, the U.S. economy has grown at a rate of 2.4%, a full percentage point below average long-term growth.  —  How many times have we heard that this was the worst recession since the Great Depression?