‘Illegal immigrant’ no more  —  The AP Stylebook today is making some changes in how we describe people living in a country illegally.  —  Senior Vice President and Executive Editor Kathleen Carroll explains the thinking behind the decision:  —  The Stylebook no longer sanctions the term …

Conspiracy Theory Poll Results  —  On our national poll this week we took the opportunity to poll 20 widespread and/or infamous conspiracy theories.  Many of these theories are well known to the public, others perhaps to just the darker corners of the internet.  Here's what we found:

Mark Sanford wins South Carolina House GOP primary runoff  —  Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) has won his House primary runoff, setting up a high-profile special election against businesswoman Elizabeth Colbert Busch (D).  —  Sanford led attorney Curtis Bostic (R) by 55 to 45 percent …

Justin Timberlake, Queen Latifah to perform at White House  —  President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will host a handful of celebrated musicians next Tuesday for an event the White House is describing as a “celebration of Memphis Soul music.”  —  Among the acts on the lineup …

Ben Carson To Levin: White Liberals Are ‘The Most Racist People,’ They Don't Want Me To Leave ‘Plantation’  —  On his radio show last night, Mark Levin had on newfound conservative “hero” Dr. Ben Carson to discuss all the lashings he's received from the “left-wing media” over his views on gay marriage and religion.

Obama, Both Bushes, Clinton and Carter, the 'World's Most Exclusive Club,' to Reunite  —  President George W. Bush invited the entire Presidents Club membership to lunch at the White House to meet Obama before his Inauguration in January 2009  —  On April 25, President Barack Obama …

Same-Sex Marriage Makes David Brooks Crazy  —  This morning's David Brooks column on same-sex marriage was one of the weirdest, most mean-spirited things I've ever seen in The New York Times.  —  Entitled “Freedom Loses One,” the article is a sarcastic broadside against . . . well …

UN approval of arms trade treaty sets up Obama, Senate showdown  —  The United Nations' overwhelming approval Tuesday of an arms trade treaty opposed by the National Rifle Association sets up a showdown between President Obama and the powerful gun lobby's friends on Capitol Hill.

Ben Carson Scheduled To Give Keynote Address To Notorious Anti-Gay Hate Group  —  Dr. Ben Carson, who recently attempted to walk back his controversial comments about marriage equality, is scheduled to give the keynote address at a banquet hosted by a notorious anti-gay hate group this fall.

Bill O'Reilly Blows Up At Laura Ingraham In Epic Segment Over His ‘Thump The Bible’ Comments  —  Bill O'Reilly tonight responded to criticisms from the right over his commentary last week that gay marriage opponents need to do more than just “thump the Bible” if they want to win the argument.

Louie Gohmert Opposes Gun Control Because Gay Marriage Leads to Bestiality  —  Earlier this year, Rick Scarborough of Vision America launched a new organization called Tea Party Unity, which seeks to become a “unique clearinghouse and town hall forum where various existing Tea Party leaders …

Two Chicago union thugs arrested for assaulting reporter, but apparently no charges have been filed  —  CHICAGO - The Chicago Teachers Union and the Chicago Police Department were obviously working in tandem last Wednesday, and EAGnews reporter Jeremy Segal was an unwanted party crasher.

The Great British class calculator  —  Traditional British social divisions of upper, middle and working class seem out of date in the 21st Century, no longer reflecting modern occupations or lifestyles.  —  The BBC teamed up with sociologists from leading universities to analyse the modern British class system.

Soup Nazi fires off over guns  —  Soup Nazi actor Larry Thomas is all steamed up after gun manufacturer Serbu Firearms used his image on a T-shirt and Facebook campaign against New York State's gun laws.  —  The “Seinfeld” star was horrified to see his image — along with the phrase “No Serbu for You!”

A contingent of liberal Democrats in Congress is proposing a new federal gun control idea: mandatory liability insurance for gun owners.  —  When New York Rep. Carolyn Maloney introduced th legislation last month with eight other Democrats, she boasted that it is “the first bill to require liability insurance of gun buyers nationwide.”