The Abuse of Satire  —  The following is the text of remarks Garry Trudeau delivered on April 10 at the Long Island University's George Polk Awards ceremony, where he received the George Polk Career Award.  —  My career—I guess I can officially call it that now—was not my idea.

Clinton campaign memo: No drama this time  —  Hillary Clinton's campaign-in-waiting held its final pre-game briefing Saturday at its Brooklyn Heights headquarters, just ahead of her expected official entry into the race on Sunday.  —  During an hour-long meeting where bagels were served …

Obama Meets Raúl Castro, Making History  —  PANAMA — President Obama and President Raúl Castro of Cuba met here Saturday in the first face-to-face discussion between the leaders of the two countries in a half-century.  —  Seated beside Mr. Castro in a small room …

Biden: Make community college ‘free’ like high school  —  Vice President Biden on Saturday said free community college was vital for a healthy American economy.  —  “It's simple, folks — two years of community college should become as free and universal as high school is today if we're …

In Iowa, Martin O'Malley lays out vision for Democratic Party  —  Des Moines, Iowa - Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley says if he runs for president, he will try to pull the Democratic Party back to its populist roots.  —  “You know what it's about?  It's really about calling our party …

Reuters Iraq bureau chief threatened, denounced over story  —  (Reuters) - The Baghdad bureau chief for Reuters has left Iraq after he was threatened on Facebook and denounced by a Shi'ite paramilitary group's satellite news channel in reaction to a Reuters report last week that detailed lynching and looting in the city of Tikrit.

The Crusades Haven't Been In the News Lately  —  It has been a couple of months since Barack Obama suggested that the Crusades were somehow on a par with, or even a justification for, 21st-century Islamic terrorism.  I objected to Obama's casual slur at the link, saying, among other things:

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Florida surprise: Jeff Atwater won't run for Marco Rubio seat  —  Just as he looked like a front runner to replace Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida CFO Jeff Atwater announced Saturday he would not run for the seat.  —  “Over the past weeks I have received a tremendous amount of encouragement …

Video captures deadly brawl in Walmart parking lot … The Cottonwood, Arizona police department released a video that appears to show an officer shooting a man.  Police say a chaotic brawl broke out between police and members of the Gaver family that soon turned deadly.  VPC

Father Charged With Kidnapping After Leaving 3-Year-Old In Trash Can  —  A father from Illinois has been arrested after he allegedly kidnapped his 3-year-old daughter and left her in a trashcan.  —  “Our investigation initially shows that the father left the child in a garbage can and drove away …

Hillary Clinton Weighs How to Recast Ties to Obama  —  He defeated her in a grueling Democratic nomination battle.  Then she pursued his agenda across the world as secretary of state.  Now, the delicate relationship between Hillary Rodham Clinton and President Obama is about to get even more complicated.