Byron York, DC Examiner
On Wednesday, the Romney campaign's political director, Rich Beeson, sent out a message touting Mitt Romney's latest delegate pickups. Yes, Rick Santorum won Alabama, Mississippi, and Kansas, Beeson said, but "Governor Romney's wins over the same period in Wyoming, the Northern Marianas, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Hawaii, and American Samoa have helped expand his delegate lead, pushing closer to the nomination."

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2012/03/16/why_do_the_islands_play_role_in_gop_primary_275554.html

Lee, Barbara Lee, Christopher John Levin, Sander M. Lewis, Jerry Lewis, John

Rob Gray, Boston Herald
The conventional wisdom-addled pundits in Washington and in cable television studios nationwide, who’ve been off the mark on virtually every prediction in the Republican nomination fight thus far, have issued yet another edict following Rick Santorum’s victories on Tuesday: Newt Gingrich must get out for Santorum to have a chance.“This would finally give Santorum a head-to-head race with Romney and a chance at victory,” they incant.

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2012/03/16/gingrich_in_race_keeps_romney_under_1144_275604.html

Cao, Anh \"Joseph\'\' Capito, Shelley Moore Capps, Lois Capuano, Michael E. Cardoza, Dennis A.

Source: http://news.feedzilla.com/en_us/stories/politics/top-stories/212051873?client_source=feed&format=rss

Gonzalez, Charles A. Goodlatte, Bob Gordon, Bart Granger, Kay Graves, Sam

Huge. And large enough to see a massive approaching predator, like a sperm whale. But finding this out was no easy task; giant squids are mysterious creatures and it's hard to get accurate measurements.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2012/03/15/148694025/just-how-big-are-the-eyes-of-a-giant-squid?ft=1&f=1007

Griffith, Parker Grijalva, Raúl M. Guthrie, Brett Gutierrez, Luis V. Hall, John J.

In a recent New York Times op-ed, long-time diplomat Dennis Ross argued that since Iran is "reeling from sanctions, the proper environment now exists for diplomacy to work." But Wednesday, President Obama said "the window for solving this issue diplomatically is shrinking."

Source: http://www.npr.org/2012/03/15/148688619/parsing-the-potential-for-diplomacy-in-iran?ft=1&f=1004

Diaz-Balart, Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Mario Dicks, Norman D. Dingell, John D. Djou, Charles K.

Obama hosted British Prime Minister Cameron... Santorum trails Romney in money as well as delegates... Romney is looking to swing states and districts to boost his claim on the nomination.

Source: http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/03/15/148665235/thursday-political-grab-bag-obama-and-uks-cameron-showcase-unity?ft=1&f=1014

Napolitano, Grace F. Neal, Richard E. Neugebauer, Randy Norton, Eleanor Holmes Nunes, Devin

Forecasters are looking to next-generation technologies to get the word out to the public about tornado dangers. Programmable weather radios and apps that use GPS data are giving alerts on much smaller geographical areas where bad weather is expected.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2012/03/13/148525605/tornado-tech-what-if-dorothy-had-a-smartphone?ft=1&f=1007

Kissell, Larry Klein, Ron Kline, John Kosmas, Suzanne M. Kratovil, Frank Jr.

It's like arriving in Oz: A D.C. exhibit features richly colored photographs of people who were typically rendered in black and white.

Source: http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2012/03/15/148669494/1940s-celebrities-in-full-color?ft=1&f=1057

Ackerman, Gary L. Aderholt, Robert B. Adler, John H. Akin, W. Todd Alexander, Rodney

Why do voters want leaders who are adaptable, but detest those who don't stick to their guns? Social science research indicates voters want compromise but only when the other side is caving in.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2012/03/13/148499310/why-compromise-is-terrible-politics?ft=1&f=1007

Walden, Greg Walz, Timothy J. Wamp, Zach Wasserman Schultz, Debbie Waters, Maxine

Sky looking a little slatchy to you? Want another helping of slang-jang? The final volume of the Dictionary of American Regional English, a 50-year project to document English across the U.S., is a treasure trove of history and local color.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2012/03/13/148466400/whats-in-a-word-a-dictionary-of-americanisms?ft=1&f=1057

Adler, John H. Akin, W. Todd Alexander, Rodney Altmire, Jason Andrews, Robert E.