Obama announces proposals to reform NSA surveillance  —  President Obama announced plans Friday to pursue reforms that would open the legal proceedings surrounding the National Security Agency's surveillance programs to greater scrutiny, the administration's most concerted response yet to a series of national security disclosures.

Obama Administration Launching NSA Transparency Website  —  And the NSA is releasing a paper explaining some of its methods.  —  WASHINGTON — The Obama administration announced on Friday it will create a new website to address concerns over the transparency of controversial dragnet surveillance programs.

A Poll I'd Like To See  —  Jonathan Chait finds Rand Paul talking about the evils of “running a trillion-dollar deficit every year” — which, as it happens, is not at all what we're doing; the deficit is at around $600 billion and falling fast.  This follows on Eric Cantor's talk about …

Rand Paul Not So Good With Numbers  —  Let's see ... carry the five ... can I please have a calculator?  —  Josh Green asks Rand Paul about his rather extreme budget proposal, and Paul replies that it's necessary because the only alternative is Trillion-Dollar Deficits As Far As the Eye Can See: