Sister of Alleged Romney Target Has ‘No Knowledge’ of Any Bullying Incident  —  The older sister of Mitt Romney's former high school classmate said she has no knowledge of any bullying incident involving her brother and the GOP presidential candidate.  —  Christine Lauber of South Bend …

Obama talks gay rights at Clooney fundraiser  —  * Guest list includes Salma Hayek, Tobey Maguire, Jack Black  —  * Dave Matthews performs at one of two Seattle fundraisers (adds quotes from Obama)  —  President Barack Obama called his endorsement of same-sex marriage a “logical extension” …

Bill blockbuster: O's an ‘amateur’  —  Bill Clinton thought so little of President Obama — mocking him as an “amateur” — that he pressed his wife last summer to quit her job as secretary of state and challenge him in the primaries, a new book claims,  —  “The country needs you!” …

JP Morgan: When basis trades blow up  —  I'm not sure if it was the biggest quarterly loss of all time, but Merrill Lynch's $16 billion loss in the fourth quarter of 2008 certainly ranks very high up there in the annals of investment-bank blowups.  It happened after the bank had already …

Voters Give Romney Slight Edge Over Obama on Economy  —  Republicans more negative about Obama than Democrats are about Romney  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Registered voters are more likely to say Mitt Romney, if elected president, would do a very good or good job of handling the economy …

Rebekah Brooks at the Leveson inquiry - live coverage  —  • May have discussed hacking story with Met's John Yates  —  • News Corp lobbyist's email says Hunt asked him for advice  —  • Brooks discussed News Corp bid over dinner with Osborne  —  • Discussed hacking allegations with Cameron in 2009-11

Easy Useless Economics  —  A few days ago, I read an authoritative-sounding paper in The American Economic Review, one of the leading journals in the field, arguing at length that the nation's high unemployment rate had deep structural roots and wasn't amenable to any quick solution.

Will Time's Breastfeeding Cover Be Bad For Business?  —  Time's new cover.  Click to expand.  —  It's safe to say the folks at Time magazine weren't caught unawares by the controversy already boiling up around their latest cover, which features an attractive 26-year-old mother breastfeeding her almost-four-year-old son.

Americans Like Having a Rich Class, as They Did 22 Years Ago  —  Most Americans would also like to be rich  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Despite the recent political emphasis on wealth inequality and the call for higher taxes on the rich, more than six in 10 Americans think the United States benefits …

Group pays drug addicts to get sterilized or receive long-term birth control, sparks criticism  —  Founder launched group after adopting four children from a crack addict  —  An ad Project Prevention has used to encourage addicts to obtain long-term birth control.

Clooney, Entertainment Industry VIPs Fête Obama at Record-Breaking Fundraiser  —  The president cracked Hope poster jokes on the actor's Studio City basketball court as guests ranging from Barbra Streisand to Robert Downey Jr. dined at $40k a seat.  —  Whether your notion of celebrity runs …

Bachmann: Swiss miss no more  —  Michele Bachmann no longer wants to be a Swiss miss.  —  The Minnesota congresswoman asked the Swiss government Thursday to withdraw her citizenship, saying she wanted to make it clear that she was a proud U.S. citizen.  —  “Today I sent a letter …

Why Obama Flipped  —  Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat has two mommies.  —  Last night brought an email from Barack Obama with the subject line “Marriage.”  It began: “James—Today, I was asked a direct question and gave a direct answer.”  What drove Obama to do something so wildly out of character?

Jonah Goldberg's desperation  —  The National Review hack is a unique figure: Striving for seriousness, but too lazy to achieve it … Jonah Goldberg is a syndicated columnist, author of books and National Review Online editor because his mother nearly took down Bill Clinton.

Obama Winning Investors by 49%-38% Against Romney in Poll  —  Global investors increasingly prefer President Barack Obama to Republican challenger Mitt Romney and most say they believe the incumbent will remain in the White House for another four years.  —  Asked who would be the better leader …

CNN Obama Statement Coverage Fails With Tony Perkins  —  CNN , Gay Marriage , Obama Gay Rights , Obama Gay Marriage , Tony Perkins , Wolf Blitzer , Same-Sex Marriage , Gay Voices News  —  Judging by its coverage of President Obama's announcement that he now supports marriage equality …