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.

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 …

Rise of the Predators: Origins of C.I.A.'s Not-So-Secret Drone War in Pakistan  —  Nek Muhammad knew he was being followed.  —  On a hot day in June 2004, the Pashtun tribesman was lounging inside a mud compound in South Waziristan, speaking by satellite phone to one of the many reporters …

Is this foul-mouthed, self-obsessed Twitter teen really the future of British policing?  Youth crime tsar's sex and drug rants  —  Britain's first youth police commissioner was facing urgent calls to quit last night after she tweeted a torrent of foul-mouthed rants boasting about her sex life, drug taking and drinking binges.

The Golf Shot Heard Round the Academic World  —  The tale of a teed-off philanthropist and the head of Bowdoin College, where identity politics runs wild.  —  It sounds like the setup for a bad joke: What did the Wall Street type say to the college president on the golf course?

Arizona Rep. Bob Thorpe recommends tactical vests for lawmaker safety  —  PHOENIX - Tactical vests may be the new attire for Arizona lawmakers.  —  State Rep. Bob Thorpe sent an email Thursday to Arizona State House and Senate members inviting them to an event at the State Capitol to learn about tactical vests.

Democrats push problem solvers in House contests  —  Democratic Party officials believe that Kevin Strouse is exactly the kind of candidate who can help them retake the House next year.  —  He's a smart, young former Army Ranger — good qualities for any aspiring politician.

Pastor Rick Warren's son, Matthew, commits suicide, church says  —  Pastor Rick Warren's son, 27, has committed suicide after struggling with mental illness for some time.  Pastor Warren delivered the invocation at President Obama's 2008 inauguration.  MSNBC's Craig Melvin reports.

Keystone pipeline fight heats up as foes look to rally Democratic donors  —  Opponents and supporters of the proposed Keystone XL oil sands pipeline are intensifying their PR campaigns as the White House decision on the project inches closer.  —  Several environmental groups and other pipeline foes …

Pictured on her first day at work: WPC who tripped on 999 call is now suing her own force for a prang in her Panda car  — WPC Kelly Jones's police car skidded off the road as it pursued another vehicle and she is now suing her police force  — She faced an extraordinary backlash …

Mother Of Slain Benghazi Officer To Sean Hannity: ‘They Want Me To Shut Up’  —  On Friday, Sean Hannity brought Pat Smith, mother of the late Sean Smith, on his radio program.  The 34-year-old information management officer was one of four Americans murdered in the Benghazi embassy attack on September 11, 2012.