Strickland stricken  —  Karl Rove demolished former Ohio Governor Ted Strickland on Fox News Sunday this morning in the course of responding to Strickland's critique of Governor Christie and Bridgegate.  Rove precisely demonstrated Strickland to be a critically flawed messenger of the Democratic Party talking points on Christie.

Reality show snake-handling preacher dies — of snakebite  —  (CNN) — A Kentucky pastor who starred in a reality show about snake-handling in church has died — of a snakebite.  —  Jamie Coots died Saturday evening after refusing to be treated, Middleborough police said.

‘Yes, I Am Pissed!’  Don Lemon Goes Off on Dunn Trial: We Need ‘Mind Your Business’ Law!  —  CNN's Don Lemon got really teed off on Saturday after the jury in the Michael Dunn case said they can't agree on a verdict for the first degree murder charge.  He repeatedly cried, “This is ridiculous! …

Romney: Bill Clinton ‘Embarrassed the Nation,’ Shirked His Adult Responsibilities  —  Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, appearing on NBC's Meet the Press on Sunday, was asked for his thoughts on the state of 2016 presidential politics and the renewed focus on the 1990s prompted by the prospect of Hillary Clinton candidacy.

Look Who Nick Kristof's Saving Now  —  For the last few months, I've had a draft post sitting in my dashboard listing all the words and phrases I'd like to see banished from the English language.  At the top—jockeying for the #1 slot with “yummy,” “closure” and “it's all good”—is “public intellectual.”

Republicans: Obama violating Constitution, but little can be done about it  —  FILE: July 6, 2012: President Obama speaks at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pa.AP  —  Washington Republicans on Sunday restated their argument that President Obama has violated the Constitution …

Crossing Borders and Changing Lives, Lured by Higher State Minimum Wages  —  ONTARIO, Ore. — Carly Lynch dreams of a life one day on the professional rodeo circuit, but for now she commutes 20 miles from Idaho to this small city in eastern Oregon to work as a waitress.

Police seek Venezuela opposition leader as he tweets defiance  —  (Reuters) - A Venezuelan opposition leader wanted by police in connection with deadly street protests told supporters via Twitter to keep demonstrating, but peacefully, and armed police visited his father's home, apparently seeking to arrest him.

Transgender kids: Have we gone too far?  —  What happens when your son tells you he's really a girl?  —  Twenty years ago, you probably would have crossed your fingers and tried to wait it out.  Today, you might buy him a whole new wardrobe, find someone to prescribe hormone blockers, and help him live as a girl.

4 killed as tourist bus in Egypt's Sinai explodes en route to Israel  —  Egyptian Interior Ministry says bus with South Koreans was traveling from St. Catherine's Monastery in south Sinai to Israel when it was attacked.  —  An explosion tore through a bus carrying South Korean Christian tourists …