Mosque at center of Egyptian clashes  —  Egypt protests … Cairo (CNN) — Renewed clashes between protesters and security forces at a mosque in central Cairo threatened to pull Egypt into another day of widespread violence on Saturday.  —  The Al-Fateh mosque in Cairo's Ramses Square …

Romney aide calls RNC vote to block CNN, NBC from debates ‘bad optics’  —  A top adviser to former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said Friday it was a mistake for the Republican National Committee (RNC) to ban NBC and CNN from hosting debates during the 2016 primaries, saying the unanimous vote would create “bad optics.”

GOP Congressman Gets Fact Checked By His Own Constituents On Obamacare: ‘Stop Lying!’  —  Things got heated for Rep. Daniel Webster (R-FL) during a town hall question-and-answer session in White Haven, Florida on Thursday.  His constituents called him out over his multiple votes to repeal …

A professional clown is a serious clown.  —  In “Beyond Good and Evil,” Nietzsche observed that “a man's maturity consists in having found again the seriousness one had as a child at play.”  Such might be the credo of the professional clown.  —  Yes, the professional clown.

Idiot Big Brother  —  On Thursday, the Washington Post's revelation of thousands upon thousands of National Security Agency violations of both the law and supposed privacy protections included this fascinating detail:  —  A “large number” of Americans had their telephone calls accidentally intercepted …

Democracy in Egypt Can Wait  —  WASHINGTON — THE Egyptian military's bloody crackdown on supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood is yet another sign of the dark side of the Arab awakening.  Across the Middle East, glimmerings of democracy are being snuffed out by political turmoil and violence.

Obama Suspends the Law.  What Would Lincoln Say?  —  The current president's hero tried to abide by the Constitution and enlist Congress's support.  —  The Obama administration announced last month via blog post that the president was unilaterally suspending ObamaCare's employer mandate—notwithstanding the clear command of the law.

Texas Police Hit Organic Farm With Massive SWAT Raid  —  A small organic farm in Arlington, Texas, was the target of a massive police action last week that included aerial surveillance, a SWAT raid and a 10-hour search.  —  Members of the local police raiding party had a search warrant for marijuana plants …

Team Hillary assails ‘brazen deceit’ of latest GOP Benghazi claims  —  A spokesman for Hillary Clinton fired back Friday at what it called the “brazen deceit” of Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), who earlier in the day said the former secretary of State shouted at lawmakers and deliberately lied …

Where's the oversight on NSA spying?  —  An explosive Washington Post exposé has revealed that the National Security Agency has trouble following its own lax rules: An internal audit caught 2,776 “compliance incidents” at NSA headquarters alone in a single year …

Don't Count On Government to Do Your Saving for You  —  California is considering implementing a version of the Ghilarducci Plan, in which automatic payroll deductions are used to create a defined-benefit fund run by the government, guaranteeing a modest minimum return, which is then rolled into an annuity at the age of 65.

Brown Cheered in Second Act, at Least So Far  —  LOS ANGELES — When Jerry Brown became governor of California again, three years ago, this state was on a steep decline, crushed by budget deficits, deep spending cuts, governmental paralysis, high unemployment and a collapsing housing market.