TIME Magazine Sexualizing Same-Sex Marriage With New Cover Photo  —  One of Time's two new cover photos declaring “gay marriage already won” looks like a wedding kiss.  The other looks more like a makeout session.

Newtown gunman Adam Lanza fired 155 bullets in less than five minutes, prosecutor says  —  Adam Lanza fired 155 bullets in less than five minutes on the day he killed 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School, investigators said Thursday in the first detailed account …

The Most Important Thing to Remember About America's Food Stamp Boom  —  The Wall Street Journal is out with a long article today exploring why the number of Americans on food stamps isn't falling along with the unemployment rate.  As of December there were 47.8 million people enrolled …

Under the Gaydar  —  How gays won the right to raise children without conservatives even noticing.  —  No one knows for sure how the Supreme Court will rule on the two high-profile gay marriage cases it is now considering.  The betting, however, is that, regardless of the outcome, progress towards marriage equality will persist.

Men With Loaded Rifles Intimidate Moms Gathered At Gun Safety Rally  —  Several men with assault rifles and hand guns crashed a Mayor's Against Illegal Guns National Day to Demand Action event in Indianapolis, Indiana on Thursday and stood silently as the state chapter of Moms Demand Action held …

A Very White Republican Leadership Plans Minority Outreach  —  Criticism from inside the ranks.  “Any kind of racially specific campaign activity was often treated with skepticism by white staffers,” says one former RNC staffer.  —  Priebus speaks to reporters after holding private talks …

John Boehner Quote Of Lincoln Edits Out His Call For Higher Taxes  —  House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) quotes Abraham Lincoln in a memo released Thursday as warning of debt, but ignores the former president's call for a tax or tariff.  —  The messaging to House Republicans quotes Lincoln expressing concern over debt:

“Be They Gays, Be They NAMBLA, Be They People Who Believe in Bestiality ...”  —  Hannitization is supposed to help people.  In his long career as a Republican talking head, Sean Hannity has tried to help so many conservatives get out of scrapes by giving them the precious gifts of softball interviews.

Top donors threaten Dems: Do the right thing on guns, or no more money  —  With red state Democratic Senators remaining skittish about embracing Obama's gun proposals, at least two top Democratic donors are stepping forward and vowing to withhold any and all future financial contributions …

A Cinderella Story?  How The Koch Brothers Use Florida Gulf Coast University To Promote Their Agenda  —  It's a great story: the virtually unknown, 15th seeded Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU), has made it to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA tournament.  But there's something you might not know about FGCU …

The Secret Republican Plan to Repeal ‘Obamacare’  —  And why the fight is far from over.  —  A few minutes after the Supreme Court issued its landmark decision upholding President Obama's health care law last summer, a senior adviser to Mitch McConnell walked into the Senate Republican leader's office to gauge his reaction.

North Korea Warned  —  U.S. Flies Stealth Bombers Over Peninsula in Show of Might  —  Two B-2 stealth bombers flew from a base in the American heartland, dropped test charges on targets near North Korea and returned to the U.S. on Thursday, as Washington mounted its most overt display …

What the GOP Autopsy Proves  —  The RNC's report on the state of the Republican Party was resoundingly on point.  Stuart Stevens, Mitt Romney's chief 2012 strategist, on how to fix the phony debates and the troubling influence of corporate money.  —  The Republican National Committee's …

Exclusive: Wal-Mart may get customers to deliver packages to online buyers  —  (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc is considering a radical plan to have store customers deliver packages to online buyers, a new twist on speedier delivery services that the company hopes will enable it to better compete with Amazon.com Inc.

Ex-Sen. Larry Craig Loses Bid To Dismiss FEC Lawsuit  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge refused on Thursday to dismiss a Federal Election Commission lawsuit that accuses former Sen. Larry Craig of misusing $217,000 in campaign funds for his legal defense after his arrest in a 2007 airport bathroom sex sting.

‘Stupid’: Alan Simpson gores GOP on immigration, Obama on budget  —  CODY, Wyo.—Alan Simpson has spent the better part of two years flying around the country ticking people off, though that's putting it more politely than the former Wyoming senator does.  —  Simpson is the Republican half …

Cooling on Warming  —  Is spring actually here?  We are definitely getting tired of snow stories.  It's time for some sun.  And then the drought stories!  —  At which point we will ask ourselves: What ever happened to worrying about global warming?  You may remember what a big deal President Obama …

A Michigan RNC Committeeman Wants You to Know the Truth About “Filthy” Homosexuality  —  Parade goers dance prior to the start of the annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade on March 2, 2013 in Sydney, Australia.  —  Dave Agema is a Republican National Commiteeman from Michigan …

Jim Carrey Backlash on eBay for His Anti-Gun Video Mysteriously Disappears  —  UPDATED: An eBay user who was selling an autographed photo of the actor and promising to buy a gun with the money sparked a mini-trend, though the auction site appears to have put an end to the movement.

Most Say Illegal Immigrants Should Be Allowed to Stay, But Citizenship Is More Divisive  —  OVERVIEW  —  A new survey finds that seven-in-ten Americans (71%) say there should be a way for people in the United States illegally to remain in this country if they meet certain requirements …

Scott ‘welcomes’ Obama to Miami by blasting feds for skipping out on ports funding  —  UPDATE: President Obama reacted to Gov. Rick Scott's demands that the federal government reimburse Florida more than $100 million for two port projects.  —  “The President believes that the Port of Miami …