McConnell slams liberal super-PAC for tweet about wife's ethnicity  —  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Saturday blasted a liberal super-PAC for a tweet targeting his wife's ethnicity.  —  “They will not get away with attacking my wife in this campaign,” …

Sperling on Woodward: 'I think he's a legend'  —  (CNN) - Gene Sperling, a senior economic aide to the president, said he hopes he and veteran journalist Bob Woodward can look past their recent dustup, which made national headlines and divided the inside-the-Beltway crowd over the interpretation of one word: “regret.”

Pakistan Ulema Permits Suicide Attacks  —  The Chairman of the Pakistan Ulema Council on Friday said that suicide attacks in Afghanistan are permitted as long as US forces are present in the country.  —  “Palestine is occupied by Israel, Kashmir by India, and Afghanistan by the US.

Stymied by a GOP House, Obama looks ahead to 2014 to cement his legacy  —  Video: President Barack Obama warned Friday that the pain of the sequester “will be real.”  He called the steep budget cuts “dumb” and “arbitrary” in a news conference following a meeting with Congressional leaders …

In Voting Rights Arguments, Chief Justice Misconstrued Census Data  —  At the voting rights argument in the Supreme Court on Wednesday, Chief Justice John Roberts tore into Solicitor General Donald Verrilli, grilling him on his knowledge of voting statistics.

CPAC TURNS AWAY PAMELA GELLER  —  For the last four years, Pamela Geller of AtlasShrugs.com and the American Freedom Defense Initiative have held events at CPAC featuring guests she invites to discuss the influence of Islamism on America.  But this year, the American Conservative Union (ACU) has no room for Geller or her message.

Ann Romney: GOP never approached me about Kerry's seat  —  Ann Romney denied rumors Sunday that the Republican Party had approached her about running for Secretary of State John Kerry's former Senate seat.  —  “No, they didn't approach me,” Romney said.  “I think there was a thought, 'Oh …

100 Years Ago, The 1913 Women's Suffrage Parade  —  Less than a century ago, women in the United States were not guaranteed the right to vote.  Many courageous groups worked hard at state and local levels throughout the end of the 19th century, making some small gains toward women's suffrage.

DHS built domestic surveillance tech into Predator drones  —  Homeland Security's specifications say drones must be able to detect whether a civilian is armed.  Also specified: “signals interception” and “direction finding” for electronic surveillance.  —  The U.S. Department of Homeland Security …

This is why Obama can't make a deal with Republicans  —  File this under “Jonathan Chait is right.”  —  My column this weekend is about the almost comically poor lines of communication between the White House and the Hill.  The opening anecdote was drawn from a background briefing I attended …

Lawmaker Apologizes for Inviting Teen to ‘Snake’ Under His Desk  —  ABC OTUS News - Lawmaker Apologizes for Inviting Teen to ‘Snake’ Under His Desk (ABC News)  —  A five-time Connecticut state representative issued an apology and was stripped of his leadership post for what some people construed as a lewd remark to a teenage girl.