As Romney shows, politics makes strange bedfellows

(Washington Examiner – Timothy P. Carney) *Lead Story*

The Destruction of American Exceptionalism

(Townhall – Donna Wiesner Keene) *Must Read*

Santorum calls on voters to defy media, give him another look

(Los Angeles Times – Michael Finnegan)

WTO Rules China’s Export Controls on Critical Metals Illegal

(PJ Media – Michael Silver)

The Volt: What Happens When Ideology Gets Ahead of Reality

(Energy Tribune – Marita Noon)

Bitter? Calif. Researchers Now Want Sugar Controlled Like Alcohol and Tobacco

(The Blaze – Becket Adams) *Must Read*

The Obama stimulus: How Big Government screwed up the Big Spend

(The American – James Pethokoukis)

California running out of money again

(San Francisco Chronicle – Wyatt Buchanan)

Strategic Retreat, The war on terror is far from over. Why are we coming home?

(Weekly Standard – Bill Roggio and Thomas Joscelyn)

House Republicans flex their muscles, approve four measures

(The Hill – Pete Kaperowicz)

Shafia relatives threatened, shunned for testifying against family

(National Post – Graeme Hamilton)

ARMSTRONG: Our dead American Medical Association

(Washington Times – Dr. Richard A. Armstrong)

Is Facebook as addictive as cigarettes?

(Globe and Mail – Erin Anderssen)

Trump To Make ‘Major Announcement’ About Presidential Race

(Newsmax – Russell Small)

Paul campaign: Newt must pay medical bills for broken foot

(Daily Caller – Steven Nelson)

Feinstein tweaks Obama administration for secrecy breaches

(Politico – Josh Gerstein)

The TPP is the Next Battleground in the War Over the Internet

(Forbes – Dave Thier) *Must Read*