Can We Get Hillary Without the Foolery?  —  PLEASE don't ask me this anymore.  —  It's such a silly question.  Of course Hillary is running.  I've never met a man who was told he could be president who didn't want to be president.  So naturally, a woman who's told she can be the first commandress in chief wants to be.

Connecticut Governor Compares NRA Vice President To ‘Clown At The Circus’  —  Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy (D) tore into the National Rifle Association during an appearance on CNN's State Of The Union on Sunday.  The NRA this week introduced its legislative response to the massacre in Malloy's home state.

The Secrets of Princeton  —  SUSAN PATTON, the Princeton alumna who became famous for her letter urging Ivy League women to use their college years to find a mate, has been denounced as a traitor to feminism, to coeducation, to the university ideal.  But really she's something much more interesting: a traitor to her class.

Sen. McCain: I 'don't understand' GOP threats to filibuster Senate gun bill  —  Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Sunday expressed opposition to possible GOP efforts to filibuster a Senate gun-control measure, saying he did not “understand” the move to block debate.  —  “I don't understand it,” said McCain on CBS's “Face the Nation.”

Libertarianism goes mainstream  —  Stereotyped for decades as pro-pot, pro-porn and pro-pacifism, libertarians are becoming mainstream.  —  Fair or not, Ron Paul epitomized to a swath of voters the caricature of a goofy grandpa who invests in gold, stockpiles guns, sees black helicopters whirling overhead and quotes Friedrich Hayek.

Weiner eye on mayor bid: sources  —  Former Rep. Anthony Weiner is laying the groundwork for a political comeback, possibly as a startling addition to this year's mayoral race, sources said yesterday.  —  Political insiders were abuzz at news that Weiner and his wife, Huma Abedin …

Hackers Target Website for Children with Cancer  —  Hackers' group ‘Anonymous’ prides itself on repeatedly bringing down Larger than Life's website.  —  The hackers' group Anonymous said Saturday that its planned attack on Israel has begun and will intensify Sunday.

Guest commentary: Michigan can be testing ground for a refocused GOP  —  After losing the popular vote in five out of the last six presidential elections, the Republican Party has engaged in some needed soul searching.  GOP leaders know big changes are required.

Nato airstrike ‘kills 11 Afghan civilians’  —  A Nato airstrike killed 11 Afghan civilians, including 10 children, during a fierce weekend gunbattle with Taliban militants that also left one US civilian adviser dead in eastern Afghanistan, Afghan officials said today.

Taping of Farm Cruelty Is Becoming the Crime  —  On one covert video, farm workers illegally burn the ankles of Tennessee walking horses with chemicals.  Another captures workers in Wyoming punching and kicking pigs and flinging piglets into the air.  And at one of the country's largest egg suppliers …

Revealed: New York City councilman in corruption plot is a tribal PRINCE in bizarre PAGAN sect where members dress in medieval garb, make sacrifice and have spear-throwing contests  —  New York City Councilman Dan Halloran may be a suspect in a bribery plot to fix the upcoming mayoral election …