House Republicans on gun compromise: ‘It’s not a foregone conclusion’

(Daily Caller – Alex Pappas) *Lead Story*

Shades of Benghazi: State Department changes story on Afghanistan blast that killed diplomat

(Washington Times – Shaun Waterman) *Must Read*

Research Undermines Bloomberg’s Big Soda Ban

(Real Clear Science – Alex B. Berezow)

Wis. 8th Grade Crossword Puzzle Definitions: Conservatism = ‘Restricting Personal Freedoms,’ Liberalism = ‘Personal Freedom for Everyone’

(The Blaze – Madeleine Morgonstern)

Japan, Taiwan Leave China out of Senkakus Deal

(American Interest – Walter Russell Mead)

ACORN Clones Secretly Advising Obama’s Credit Cops

(Investor’s Business Daily – Paul Sperry)

Skeptical House panel quizzes VA head on budget

(Washington Examiner – Mark Flatten)

GOP Effort to Stop Gun Bill from Moving Forward Fails

(PJ Media – Bridget Johnson) *Must Read*

NPR Lines Up Liberal Boosters of ‘Path to Citizenship’ For Illegal Immigrants

(NewsBusters – Matthew Balan)

California Considers Mandated Insurance for ‘Gay Infertility’

(CNS News – Ben Shapiro)

Media Working Hand in Glove with Democrats on Gun Legislation

(Accuracy in Media – Roger Aronoff)

DOJ says budget cuts could allow criminals to go free as it spends $50M on conferences

(Washington Free Beacon – Alana Goodman)

Privacy protections booted from CISPA data-sharing bill

(CNET – Declan McCullagh)

Liberal group fingered in McConnell bugging case

(Human Events – John Hayward)

A Temporary Insurance Program Foretells Exploding Obamacare Costs

(Forbes – Grace-Marie Turner)

How to Convert the Country to Natural Gas

(Bloomberg BusinessWeek – T. Boone Pickens)

Obama’s $78 Billion Tax Hike on Low-Income Americans

(Breitbart – Mike Flynn)

U.S. debt to hit a gnarly 78 percent of GDP in 2014

(Hot Air – Erika Johnsen)

Reid to McCain: Hey, Thanks for Killing that Gun Control Filibuster

(Townhall – Katie Pavlich)

A Quick Guide to Budget Proposals

(National Review – Kevin A. Hassett)

Will Teachers Unions Kill Virtual Learning?

(Reason – Katherine Mangu-Ward) *Must Read*

Bitcoin currency in 24 hours nosedives from $266 to $55

(CBS News – Rick Bowmer)