“Mitt and Ann Romney's marriage is strong because they believe they will live together in an eternal afterlife...”  —  Writes Jodi Kantor in the NYT, citing “relatives and friends” as the source of information.  It's a whole long article about Mitt Romney's Mormon faith.  —  Fascinating!

Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi dies in Libya, family says  —  TRIPOLI, LIBYA - Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, a Libyan intelligence officer who was the only person ever convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, died Sunday nearly three years after he was released from a Scottish prison …

Suspects wielding hammers and batons attack diners at Tinley Park restaurant  —  Police investigate the scene at The Ashford House Restaurant, 7959 W. 159th Street, in Tinley Park, where a group of people entered and started assaulting patrons Saturday.  Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media

Charting Obama's Journey to a Shift on Afghanistan  —  It was just one brief exchange about Afghanistan with an aide late in 2009, but it suggests how President Obama's thinking about what he once called “a war of necessity” began to radically change less than a year after he took up residency in the White House.

Campbell Brown, Wife Of Top Romney Adviser, Says Obama Is ‘Condescending’ To Women  —  In today's New York Times, former cable news anchor Campbell Brown attacks President Obama for “condescending” to women with a “paternalistic,” “fake,” and “grating” attitude.

House Republicans add gay marriage measure to defense bill  —  The chamber passes the annual spending bill 200 to 120, including the provision that would ban same-sex ceremonies at military chapels.  —  Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) wrote one of the gay marriage provisions in the defense spending bill, which passed 299 to 120 in the House.

The end of fish, in one chart  —  Want to see how severely we humans are scouring the oceans for fish?  Check out this striking map from the World Wildlife Fund's 2012 “Living Planet Report.”  The red areas are the most intensively fished (and, in many cases, overfished) parts of the ocean …

We recommend Walker; his removal isn't justified  —  Scott Walker's policies are controversial, but arguments over policies - no matter how sharp - aren't reason enough to end a governor's term.  —  No governor in recent memory has been so controversial.  No governor in America is so polarizing.

Cory Booker ‘Very Uncomfortable’ With Attacks On Bain  —  Appearing on NBC's “Meet The Press” on Sunday, Newark, New Jersey Mayor and Obama surrogate Cory Booker said he was “uncomfortable” with the Obama campaign's attacks on Mitt Romney's record with Bain Capital.

Under Asset Forfeiture Law, Wisconsin Cops Confiscate Families' Bail Money … FOLLOW:  —  Drug Violence, Civil Asset Forfeiture, Asset Forfeiture, Bail, Bond, Brown County Wisconsin, Criminal Justice, Drug Prohibition, Green Bay, Politics News  —  When the Brown County, Wis. …

Gingrich is millions in the hole  —  (CNN) - Newt Gingrich ended his campaign earlier this month with nearly $4.8 million in campaign debt, according to a report filed with the Federal Election Commission that reflected campaign activity through the end of April.

RNC Chairman Says Republican Proposal For $10 Million Of Race-Baiting Anti-Obama Attack Ads Is Obama's Fault  —  In an interview on CNN's State of the Union with Candy Crowley this morning, host Crowley asked RNC Chairman Reince Priebus about a widely-denounced proposal for a pro-Mitt Romney outside group …

Drop George Zimmerman's murder charge  —  New evidence suggests Trayvon Martin's killer acted in self-defense  —  A medical report by George Zimmerman's doctor has disclosed that Zimmerman had a fractured nose, two black eyes, two lacerations on the back of his head and a back injury on the day after the fatal shooting.