McCain: Are You a “Wacko Bird” Like Rand Paul, Justin Amash, and Ted Cruz?  —  “Wacko Birds” is the new “Jerk Store.”  —  That is, it's the sort of comedic comeback that reflects far worse - and oh-so-sadly - on its creator than its intended target.  —  During a recent tirade, Sen. John McCain …

Host Of TV Gun Show 'A Rifleman's Journal' Shot And Killed  —  The host of The Sportsman Channel's “A Rifleman's Journal” was shot and killed in Montana on Friday.  The gunman, seemingly a jealous husband, then turned the weapon on himself.  —  It is not yet clear if the weapon used in the crime was obtained legally.

The Drone Question Obama Hasn't Answered  —  THE Senate confirmed John O. Brennan as director of the Central Intelligence Agency on Thursday after a nearly 13-hour filibuster by the libertarian senator Rand Paul, who before the vote received a somewhat odd letter from the attorney general.

The English Prisoner  —  “If this plan is working, what would a failing one look like?”  So asks Martin Wolf in response to David Cameron's speech insisting that his austerity policy was right, is right, and is succeeding.  Simon Wren-Lewis goes through Cameron's assertions in some detail …

Republicans blast Obama administration for New York trial of al Qaeda spokesman  —  The Obama administration's decision to try former al Qaeda spokesman Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, a relative of Osama bin Laden, in a New York federal court has sparked an uproar that it could compromise classified intelligence.

9th Circuit Appeals Court: 4th Amendment Applies At The Border; Also: Password Protected Files Shouldn't Arouse Suspicion  —  Here's a surprise ruling.  For many years we've written about how troubling it is that Homeland Security agents are able to search the contents of electronic devices …

What a way to treat a heroine: Royal Navy girl who fought in Afghanistan told to cover up uniform on Virgin flight in case it offended other passengers  — Virgin Atlantic staff wrongly told her it was company policy not to allow military personnel to travel in uniform

Hamas: Obama Visit to Temple Mount - a Declaration of War  —  Hamas and Islamic Jihad say that a visit by Obama to the Temple Mount will be a declaration of war on the Islamic world.  —  The Hamas and Islamic Jihad terror groups threatened on Friday that a visit by U.S. President Barack Obama …