Politico: "The big-picture implications in the contest between Democrat Mark Critz and Republican Tim Burns are clear: With the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee pulling out of the May 22 Hawaii special election, the Pennsylvania race has become the only game in town — the bellwether contest for shaping perceptions about the political landscape."

Robert Hay: "From the too crazy to be true file, it looks like there is a new solution to the organ shortage.  Reported by BioEdge, com, a British professor has published a paper that argues the best way to find enough organs for the transplant waiting list in this country is to euthanize terminally ill … Continue reading Professor Suggests Euthanasia to Solve Organ Shortage

John Kerry: "That's why I'm doubling down on the proposal I'm rolling out today with Senator Lieberman, a work product that reflects six months of contribution from Lindsey Graham, and hundreds of meetings with our colleagues: major energy and comprehensive climate change legislation that meets this big challenge. It's a practical pathway to finally end … Continue reading Transforming Our Power

Huffington Post: "Almost 10 million people across West Africa are facing a food crisis following erratic rains that have caused poor food harvests and water shortages."

Newsweek's apostasy guide: why every recent GOP president wasn't conservative enough for today's party.

Washington Post: "Rep. Alan B. Mollohan (D-W.Va.) lost his bid for a 15th term Tuesday in a primary defeat that further affirms the anti-incumbent sentiment coursing through the country." Pro-life Democrat Mike Oliverio defeated Mollohan, another pro-life Democrat. 

Bob Herbert: "We need proper policing, better parenting, better schools and more jobs. But we also need an immediate campaign to upend the norm of murderous violence in big cities. CeaseFire is offering a blueprint that deserves much wider distribution."

AP: "As a White House adviser in 1997, Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan urged then-President Bill Clinton to support a ban on late-term abortions, a political compromise that put the administration at odds with abortion rights groups."

Erwin Chemerinsky: "Proposals like Sen. Joe Lieberman's to take away a suspect's citizenship put the nation on a dangerous path."

Reuters: "The United States is convinced that a Pakistani Taliban group closely allied with al Qaeda was behind the attempted bombing in New York's Times Square, administration officials said on Sunday."