George Zimmerman to be charged in Trayvon Martin shooting, official says  —  Florida special prosecutor Angela Corey plans to announce as early as Wednesday afternoon that she is charging neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, according to a law enforcement official close to the investigation.

Hi Roger.  It's Me, Joe: The Fox Mole  —  Hi.  My name is Joe Muto.  I was the Fox Mole.  —  Two hours ago I was called into a meeting with Dianne Brandi, the Fox News Executive Vice President of Legal and Business Affairs and suspended indefinitely... with pay, oddly enough.  —  They nailed me.

Hostile Workplace  —  Female employees in the Obama White House make considerably less than their male colleagues, records show.  —  According to the 2011 annual report on White House staff, female employees earned a median annual salary of $60,000, which was about 18 percent less than the median salary for male employees ($71,000).

‘Stupid reporter’ took ‘Communist’ allegation out of context, says Allen West's campaign  —  During a Tuesday town hall meeting with constituents, Florida Republican Rep. Allen West said that 80 or so Democratic congressmen are “members of the Communist Party.”

Ann Romney Fights Back: Debuts on Twitter to Counter DNC Advisor's Insult  —  Ann Romney's debut on Twitter couldn't have come at a more opportune time.  Ann's first tweet came just moments after Democratic strategist and DNC adviser Hilary Rosen lobbed an insult at Ann Romney …

TTYL  —  It's been an overwhelming—and hilarious—week for us here at Texts from Hillary (TFH).  What started as a joke at the bar between two friends turned into a national conversation about Secretary Clinton and went as far as talks about 2016.  —  After a week that included 32 posts …

Sarah Palin PAC pays for space in Tampa  —  Sarah Palin's political action committee raised $388,000 in the first three months of the year, but it spent $418,000 and didn't give a dime to any candidates — which is the purported purpose of the PAC.  —  Instead, Sarah PAC spent $255,000 …

Indiana Senate: No sniping or KO in Lugar-Mourdock debate  —  INDIANAPOLIS — There was no sniping, no memorable moment and no knockout blow.  —  But Indiana voters who tuned in to watch the lone Republican Senate primary debate between Sen. Dick Lugar and Richard Mourdock saw stark stylistic …

Condoleezza Rice at Duke: 'I don't know when immigrants became the enemy'  —  DURHAM, N.C. — Turmoil in the Middle East underscores the importance of reform and has changed the way the United States thinks about backing authoritarian regimes, former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday.

WANKER OF THE DECADE - Runner Up #4  —  Mark Halperin.  —  I'm not even sure what Mark Halperin's job is anymore, aside from being a dick on Morning Joe, but once upon a time he oversaw production of The Note, ABC News's morning emailed news tip sheet, back before such things were commonplace.

White House Says No Federal Contractor Nondiscrimination Executive Order “At This Time”  —  President Obama does not plan to sign an executive order at this time banning federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, according to a statement …