Nixon speaks on several Sunday morning shows, Holder orders autopsy  —  Attorney general orders third autopsy  —  Attorney General Eric Holder said today he has ordered the Justice Department to conduct its own independent autopsy of Michael Brown.  — Michael Sorkin, 10:50 a.m.

Graphic Cleveland billboard at Pearl and State Roads depicting male anatomy sparks controversy  —  CLEVELAND - A billboard depicting part of the male anatomy is sparking controversy on Cleveland's west side.  —  “It's totally inappropriate,” said John Sumlin as he passed by the sign, near Pearl and State Roads, Friday afternoon.

This Indictment Of Rick Perry Is Unbelievably Ridiculous  —  I have never seen anything so frivolous in my (admittedly nonexistent) legal career.  —  Shares … They say a prosecutor could get a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich, and this always seemed like hyperbole …

Five figures on the left who could challenge Hillary Clinton  —  Hillary Clinton's criticism of President Obama this week has added to the skepticism about her that has long percolated through the Democratic Party's grassroots.  —  Clinton's assertions of the need for a muscular foreign policy …

US ramps up air campaign in Iraq  —  The U.S. military ramped up its air campaign on Sunday against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters in Iraq.  —  Using a “mix of fighter, bomber, attack and remotely piloted aircraft,” the U.S. conducted 14 strikes against ISIS targets near the Mosul dam in northern Iraq.

Reading the Early Republican Presidential Field  —  In the realm of Republican presidential politics, this has been a good year for Senators Rand Paul of Kentucky and Ted Cruz of Texas.  It hasn't been as kind to former Florida Governor Jeb Bush or Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker.

Seven pieces of military equipment the Pentagon is giving to local police  —  The riots in St. Louis that have sprung up in response to the police shooting of an unarmed black teenager have cast a spotlight on whether local police departments have too many military-style weapons and other equipment …

Playing Soldier in the Suburbs  —  TO understand what's been happening in Ferguson, Mo., where protests and violence following a cop's shooting of an unarmed teenager summoned up a police response that looked more like a military invasion, it helps to flash back to the heyday of the Symbionese Liberation Army.

What Is the Price of Perfect Equality?  —  The world is an increasingly unequal and unfair place, economists tell us.  Every year, it becomes a little harder to picture what equal opportunity and egalitarianism even look like.  As the rich attract capital like Jupiter attracts space debris …

High fashion, expense for Hillary travel  —  Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton answers questions during the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries' annual conference at the Mandalay Bay hotel-casino on Thursday, April 10, 2014.  Clinton, a potential 2016 presidential candidate …