Poll Tracks Dramatic Rise In Support for Gay Marriage  —  Support for gay marriage reached a new high in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, marking a dramatic change in public attitudes on the subject across the past decade.  Fifty-eight percent of Americans now say it should be legal for gay and lesbian couples to wed.

Scalia And Sotomayor Clash In Proof-Of-Citizenship Voting Case  —  Justices Antonin Scalia and Sonia Sotomayor clashed Monday during Supreme Court oral arguments about whether states may require residents to submit proof of citizenship in order to register to vote.

Why does the devil in ‘The Bible’ look exactly like President Obama?  —  Sunday evening's episode of the History Channel's hit series ‘The Bible’ threw up an awkward coincidence when viewers noticed that Satan bore a remarkable resemblance to President Obama.

Second Thoughts in Europe as Anxiety Rises in Cyprus  —  NICOSIA, Cyprus — The lights were dimmed and the doors were locked.  But inside a branch of Laiki Bank, one of Cyprus's two dominant banks, a few silhouettes glided about Monday, filling cash machines to calm a wave of anxiety …

Bush Speechwriter: I Met Ahmed Chalabi At Christopher Hitchens's Apartment  —  In a piece published Monday, David Frum, former chief speechwriter for President George W. Bush, recounted meeting Iraqi politician Ahmed Chalabi for the first time at the apartment of late polemicist Christopher Hitchens.

Hacker Begins Distributing Confidential Memos Sent To Hillary Clinton On Libya, Benghazi Attack  —  In e-mail blasts this weekend, “Guccifer” sent documents stolen from the e-mail account of a former White House aide to congressional aides, political figures, and journalists.

Michelle Shocked Shocks in Anti-Gay Show Tirade  —  Michelle Shocked, known for living up to her surname, cleared out San Francisco club Yoshi's last night, and shut down the venue, after she went on an anti-gay tirade, which she summed up by saying, “You can go on Twitter and say ‘Michelle Shocked says God hates fags.’”

CNN Poll: GOP underwater; Obama approval down  —  Washington (CNN) - A new national survey confirms what a months long, top-to-bottom Republican Party review finds as well: That the GOP “is out of touch” and seen as the party of “stuffy old men.”  —  A CNN/ORC International poll also indicates …

The Washington Post to charge frequent users of its Web site  —  Jonathan Ernst / Reuters - This summer, The Washington Post will start charging frequent users of its Web site  —  This summer, The Washington Post will start charging frequent users of its Web site, asking those who look …

Blank recommended as UW-Madison chancellor  —  MADISON, Wis. - Dr. Rebecca M. Blank, Acting U.S. Secretary of Commerce, has been recommended as the next Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  —  UW System President Kevin P. Reilly and a special committee of the UW System Board …

Leader in GOP's reboot calls Obama a ‘socialist’  —  Leading Republicans called on their party to adopt a more inclusive tone Monday — but in doing so one used some controversial rhetoric to describe President Obama, calling him a “socialist.”  —  Republican National Committeeman Henry Barbour …

3 women were paid to falsely claim they had sex with Menendez, Dominican police say  —  U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez in his office on Capitol Hill earlier this month.  (Photo by Barbara L. Salisbury/For the Star-Ledge)  —  SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Police in the Dominican Republic …

CNN, Fox News, MSNBC Air Name Of Steubenville Rape Victim  —  CNN, Fox News and MSNBC recently aired the name of the underage victim in the Steubenville rape trial during reports about the case.  —  Two high school football players were found guilty of raping a 16-year old girl in a controversial case in Steubenville, Ohio.

AP: Colorado Gov. To Sign Gun Control Laws  —  DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper will sign gun control measures Wednesday that pose limits on ammunition magazines and expand background checks for firearms.  —  A state government employee with knowledge of the situation confirmed …

Attacks on Thomas Perez will do wonders for GOP Latino outreach  —  This morning the Republican National Committee released a report that purports to examine everything that's wrong with the GOP, one that has a heavy emphasis on repairing relations with Latinos.

Monarch in the Middle  —  As the Arab Spring swirls around him, can King Abdullah II, the most pro-American Arab leader in the Middle East, liberalize Jordan and modernize its economy, without losing his kingdom to Islamic fundamentalists?  The stressful life of a king amidst chaos.

Police: Fla. college drop-out found dead had planned campus attack  —  A University of Central Florida drop-out planned an attack on campus but committed suicide in a dorm before carrying it out, authorities said Monday.  —  Materials found in his dorm room made it appear …