Obama taps Brennan for CIA, Hagel for Defense

(Washington Times – Susan Crabtree) *Lead Story*

Obamacare Triggering Double Digit Premium Increases

(Townhall – Guy Benson) *Must Read*

Why Double Taxation Must Cease

(Reason – Sheldon Richman)

Global bank regulators go for growth over safety, keep fingers crossed

(AEI Ideas – James Pethokoukis)

Obama’s NLRB pushes pro-union agenda

(Washington Free Beacon – Bill McMorris)

The New Iranian Hostage Crisis

(PJ Media – Michael Ledeen)

Howard Kurtz: ‘Al Gore’s Al Jazeera Deal Doesn’t Seem Right’

(NewsBusters – Noel Sheppard)

Megyn Kelly Challenges Professor Who Wants America to ‘Give Up’ U.S. Constitution (Plus: Judge Napolitano Reacts!)

(The Blaze – Billy Hallowell)

Starving The Poor To Feed Green Illusions

(American Interest – Walter Russell Mead)

Democrats have another trillion dollars of taxes coming your way

(Human Events – John Hayward)

The Journal News hires armed guards after backlash from its infamous “gun map.”

(National Review – John Fund)

Bank of America Freezes Gun Manufacturer’s Account, Company Owner Claims

(CNS News – Gregory Gwyn-Williams Jr.)

Zombie Nation

(Daily Reckoning – Bill Bonner)

Natural gas boom fuels U.S. office market.

(Morning Call – Hui-yong Yu)

The Obama-Media Love Affair

(Accuracy in Media – Roger Aronoff)

Fed Gov: Annual Auto-Related Deaths Three Times Higher than Gun-Related Deaths

(Breitbart – AWR Hawkins)

Iowa sex case prompts profound personal decision

(Investor’s Business Daily – Andrew Malcolm)

Bridge to a Higher Cliff

(American Spectator – Jed Babbin)

If You Thought Obama’s Drone Godfather Was Powerful, Wait ‘Til He’s At the CIA

(Wired – Spencer Ackerman and Noah Shachtman) *Must Read*

Alex Jones Detained By TSA

(InfoWars – Paul Joseph Watson)