Obama Authorizes Secret Support for Libya Rebels

President Obama "has signed a secret order authorizing covert U.S. government support for rebel forces seeking to oust Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi," Reuters reports.

Obama signed the order within the last two or three weeks to authorize secret operations by the Central Intelligence Agency.

Update: The White House issues a statement: "As is common practice for this and all Administrations, I am not going to comment

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Jan Brewer Signs Controversial Abortion Bill Into Law

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on Tuesday signed into law a controversial bill that makes the state the first in the nation to outlaw abortions performed on the basis of the race or gender of the fetus.

The move comes as anti-abortion groups across the nation try to seize on gains made by political conservatives during the November elections, seeking enactment of new state laws to further restrict abortions.

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Nebraska Denies Prenatal Care to Undocumented Women

So much for being pro-life. Nebraska, the state that outlawed nearly all abortions past 20 weeks, eliminated prenatal care for about 1600 Medicaid patients last March. A year later, the results are stark: at least five babies have died and more women are foregoing prenatal care, with sometimes tragic consequences. As the Lincoln Journal Star reports: 

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Floridans Are Maybe Starting To Understand Their Governor is A Grifter

Despite his being best known as a cartoon villain fraudster who bilked Medicare and incurred a record-setting fine from authorities, Florida Governor Rick Scott outspent and outgunned his primary opponent Bill McCollum and then slipped past Democratic challenger Alex Sink in the 2010 GOP wave.
And now, after three months in office, he's become the very face of buyer's remorse:

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Scott Walker Rejected $12 Million of the Specific $150 Million in High-Speed Funds Now He Wants

Millions of dollars of federal funding for specific high-speed rail services that Gov. Scott Walker (R-Wis.) is now requesting were included in the initial batch of grants he rejected for the state of Wisconsin, a federal official tells The Huffington Post.

On Tuesday, Walker appeared to abruptly reverse tone and course by asking the Department of Transportation for $150 million in grants to help pay for high-speed rail improvements. While campaigning for the post he now holds...

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