House Defies Veto Threat on Hacking Bill  —  WASHINGTON — Defying a veto threat from President Obama, the House on Thursday passed a bill that encourages intelligence agencies and businesses to share information about threats to computer systems, including attacks on American Web sites by hackers in China and other countries.

Egypt ‘necrophilia law’?  Hooey, utter hooey.  —  ‘Necrophilia law’?  Don't believe everything you read on the Internet, kids.  At least until there's like, you know, some proof.  —  Today, Egypt's state-owned Al Ahram newspaper published an opinion piece by Amr Abdul Samea …

Insanity: CISPA Just Got Way Worse, And Then Passed On Rushed Vote  —  Up until this afternoon, the final vote on CISPA was supposed to be tomorrow.  Then, abruptly, it was moved up today—and the House voted in favor of its passage with a vote of 248-168.  But that's not even the worst part.

Morning Jay: Obama's Standing With Swing Voters is Weak  —  On Wednesday I argued that only a tiny swath of the actual electorate - maybe 10 percent - will be up for grabs in November.  Today, I want to answer the obvious follow-up question: what are these voters thinking?

What John Edwards Said  —  Perhaps it's a bad sign if John Edwards tells you that he loves you.  But Andrew Young, who finished his third day of testimony for the prosecution, already had pretty fair warning—he had claimed to be the father of a child that wasn't his; had his wife deposit …

Anheuser-Busch Warns UFC About Fighters' Sexist, Homophobic Comments  —  Major Sponsor Threatens Action ‘If Incidents Continue’  —  Anheuser-Busch, a major sponsor of Ultimate Fighting Championship, has reprimanded the mixed-martial arts organization for remarks made by some fighters.

Romney Foreign Policy Adviser Attacks Obama's ‘Czechoslovakia’ Policy  —  Romney Foreign Policy Adviser Ambassador Pierre Prosper  —  Later today, Vice President Biden is expected in a speech to open up an attack on Mitt Romney's foreign policy saying that a President Romney will take America back to the George W. Bush era.

Spanish economy in “huge crisis” after credit downgrade  —  (Reuters) - Spain's sickly economy faces a “crisis of huge proportions”, a minister said on Friday, as unemployment hit its highest level in two decades and Standard and Poor's weighed in with a two-notch downgrade of the government's debt.

Death of a Fairy Tale  —  This was the month the confidence fairy died.  —  For the past two years most policy makers in Europe and many politicians and pundits in America have been in thrall to a destructive economic doctrine.  According to this doctrine, governments should respond …

Fox's Monica Crowley Reacts To Fluke's Reported Engagement: “To A Man?”  —  Fox News political and foreign affairs analyst Monica Crowley reacted to a report that Georgetown Law student Sandra Fluke got engaged to her boyfriend by tweeting: “To a man?”  —  Following criticism of her on Twitter …

Economy in U.S. Probably Expanded as Consumer Spending Picked Up  —  The biggest increase in consumer spending in a year probably helped extend the U.S. economic expansion into the first quarter, economists said before a report today.  —  Gross domestic product, the value of all goods …

EPA Official Has History of Unfair Attacks on Oil and Gas  —  Last night, Region 6 EPA Administrator Al Armendariz released an apology for comparing his agency regulating oil and gas companies to Roman centurions crucifying villagers:  —  I apologize to those I have offended and regret my poor choice of words.

Growing Gap in Favorable Views of Federal, State Governments  —  Republicans Like State Government, Especially in GOP-Led States  —  OVERVIEW  —  Just a third of Americans have a favorable opinion of the federal government, the lowest positive rating in 15 years.

Michelle Obama's August 2010 Vacation in Spain Cost American Taxpayers $467,585 According to Records Obtained by Judicial Watch … Judicial Watch Lawsuit Forces Release of Vacation Records  —  (Washington, DC) - Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and fights government corruption …

After Previously Praising Her, Paul Ryan Now Disses Ayn Rand: ‘I Reject Her Philosophy’  —  Rep. Paul Ryan and his on-again, off-again political inspiration, Ayn Rand  —  In 2005, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) heaped praise on Ayn Rand, a 20th-century libertarian novelist best known for her philosophy …

Gingrich Is Quitting the Race (Just Give Him a Little Time)  —  MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Newt Gingrich arrived at the Penske Racing plant here on Thursday accompanied by a large security detail protecting him from a big threat — of rain.  —  Otherwise, Mr. Gingrich, the former speaker of the House …

Broadcasters' Last-Ditch Push to Hide Political Ad Data  —  With the Federal Communications Commission set to vote Friday on whether to require broadcasters to post political ad data online, the industry has been scrambling to water down the proposed rule.  —  The data is currently available only on paper at TV stations.

ATF: 70 percent of guns found in Mexico come from US  —  Nearly 70 percent of all guns found in Mexico came from the U.S. over the past four years, according to data released by the federal government on Thursday.  —  More than 68,000 of the 99,691 firearms that were recovered between 2007 and 2011 …

‘Parks And Recreation’ Gets Political: Amy Poehler And Mike Schur Talk Pawnee Debate Night … REACT:  —  FOLLOW:  —  Amy Poehler, Maureen Ryan, Reality-Free, Video, Parks and Recreation, Television, TV Spoilers, Amy Poehler Interview, Funny Women, Interview, Michael Schur …