National
• Here come higher "Apprentice" ratings: Trump conducting Hawaiian investigation into Obama's birth. (Time)
• Seriously? Seriously?! Trump poll numbers very strong in GOP race. (WSJ)
• John Edwards says he'd kill himself before going to jail. (Mail Online)
• He's so tricky: Ghaddafi calls himself "leader of the revolution" in letter to Obama asking for war to end. (AP)
• GOP lawyer drafts papers for Obama impeachment. (Politico)
• Obama-Boehner fight over budget gets ugly. Country loses. (Fox News)
• Beck out at Fox News. (Daily Beast)
• Can Twitter predict the stock market? (Fast Company)
• Crying boy, 4, to be named honorary governor of New Jersey. (AP)
• The "pot candidate" to announce candidacy. (Fox News)
Quote of the Day
Now that's how you monger fear: "This [Ryan] plan would literally be a death trap for seniors,” - incoming DNC chair, Debbie Wasserman Schultz. h/t Andrew Sullivan
Local
• Now that's crazy: State continuing to ask for access to application's social media sites. (Frederick News Post)
Video
• Humility, a study: In farewell comments, Beck compares himself to Paul Revere
• Flashback: Colbert predicts "Glennpocalypse"
