CNN Poll: Gender gap and likeability keep Obama over Romney  —  (CNN) - President Barack Obama holds a nine-point lead over Republican challenger Mitt Romney thanks in part to the perception that the president is more likeable and more in touch with the problems facing women and middle class Americans, according to a new national poll.

By Historic Standards, Obama Is In Trouble  —  Modern presidents who got re-elected were all leading in the polls at this point in their presidencies — as were some who lost anyway.  Obama is in a statistical tie with Romney in the first Gallup daily tracking poll of the general election, and that might not be enough.

Dog Seamus ‘Loved’ Trips Atop Family Car, Says Ann Romney  —  Seamus, Mitt Romney's Irish setter who traveled with his young family strapped to the roof of their station wagon, “loved” those trips, despite once getting ill, Ann Romney told ABC's Diane Sawyer in an exclusive interview.

Hillary Clinton Loses the Scrunchie in Colombia  —  The secretary of state lets her hair down in Cartagena — leading to the inevitable Drunk Texts from Hillary meme.  —  Hillary Clinton is seriously having a moment.  Her approval ratings are sky-high.  Her name is constantly floated as a vice presidential or presidential candidate.

Trayvon Martin: Reuters Finds Bandages On Zimmerman, But Why Now?  —  Matt Drudge links to a Reuters story with the following “news”:  —  Trayvon Martin's killer showed signs of injury: neighbors  —  (Reuters) - Neighbors of George Zimmerman say he had bandages on his nose and head …

Newt Gingrich bitten by a penguin  —  Newt Gingrich loves animals, but sometimes love hurts.  A small penguin at the St. Louis Zoo bit the former House speaker on the finger last week, the AP reports: