Obama bosses around CEOs, calls for the hiring of long-term unemployed

(Washington Times – Ben Wolfgang) *Lead Story*

State Dept report: Yeah, we can’t really find any climate objections to the Keystone XL pipeline. …Again.

(Hot Air -  Erika Johnsen) *Must Read*

VW Rejects Calls for Equal Time for Anti-Union Advocates

(Washington Free Beacon – Bill McMorris)

Coburn, King Want to Sack NFL’s Tax Exemption

(PJ Media – Bridget Johnson)

Are Asians and Hispanics really just a fifth column for big government?

(AEI Ideas -  James Pethokoukis) *Debate Topic*

CA Obamacare Spent $1.37 Million on Richard Simmons Live Stream

(Breitbart – Wynton Hall)

Trying to Scare Us

(Townhall – Caroline Glick)

‘Abuse of Power’: Utah School Official Placed on Paid Leave After Students’ Lunches Were Seized and Thrown Away

(The Blaze – Becket Adams)

US nuclear forces: Drinking and cheating? What the Pentagon wants to fix.

(Christian Science Monitor – Anna Mulrine)

NBC to Air “Festival of Corruption” Olympics

(Accuracy in Media – Cliff Kincaid)

Arizona judge deals blow to government employee unions

(Washington Examiner – Sean Higgins)

It’s Time To Let Parents Pick Their Childrens’ Schools

(Investor’s Business Daily – Peggy Venable)

Turkey Signs Three Trade Deals with Iran

(American Interest – Walter Russell Mead) *Must Read*

So It Turns Out That The Senate Republican Plan To Replace Obamacare Raises Taxes — And That’s A Good Thing

(Forbes – Avik Roy)

Press Nearly Mum As VW Displaces GM As World’s Number Two Automaker

(NewsBusters – Tom Blumer)

EPA pushes new pollution standards for military ships

(The Hill – Tim Devaney)

More signposts on the road to non-recovery

(Human Events – John Hayward)

The Cruelty of Gun-Free Zones

(National Review – John R. Lott Jr.)

Obamacare: A Welcome Mat for IRS Horrors

(Daily Reckoning – Tori Richards)

Hey, California! Want to Conserve Water? Then Don’t Ban Plastic Bags.

(Reason – Scott Shackford)

Teapots boiling in Texas as shale spurs refining revival

(Fuel Fix/Bloomberg News – Dan Murtaugh)

Driverless Trucks Will Keep Army Safe From IEDs

(Wired – Allen McDuffee)

Obama, the Media’s Favorite Autocrat

(CNS News – L. Brent Bozell III)

Dear America, I Saw You Naked And yes, we were laughing. Confessions of an ex-TSA agent.

(Politico – Jason Edward Harrington) *Must Read*