The Black Family in the Age of Mass Incarceration … Never marry again in slavery.  — Margaret Garner, 1858  —  Wherever the law is, crime can be found.  — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, 1973  —  I.  —  “lower-class behavior in our cities is shaking them apart.”

Trump to CNN: ‘I love the Muslims’  —  Urbandale, Iowa (CNN)Donald Trump on Saturday responded to a question from CNN about whether Muslims pose a danger to the country, saying: “I love the Muslims.  I think they're great people.”  —  The Republican presidential front-runner made the comment …

I Guess Muhammad's Pencil Box is Cooler Than the Palin Kids'  —  “It doesn't look like a pencil box to me.”  I love Bristol's perspective on this.  You have to read this:  —  http://www.patheos.com/.../obama- invites-kid-mistakenly-arre.../  —  Talk about the dangers of a reactionary-slash-biased media!

Democrats: Sanders unelectable  —  The surging popularity of Sen. Bernie Sanders has done little to alleviate the chief concern that Democrats have about his presidential bid: Namely, that he's simply unelectable on a national stage.  —  The Vermont Independent has quickly closed the gap …

‘That Face’ Surpasses Trump in New Hampshire  —  Donald Trump will certainly want to take a closer ‘look at that face’ now that Carly Fiorina has surpassed him in a new New Hampshire poll.  In a Voter Gravity survey conducted the day after Wednesday night's second presidential GOP debate, Fiorina comes out on top:

Huckabee: Obama Just ‘Appeasing Homosexuals’ With Gay Army Leader  —  Republican presidential candidate and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee on Saturday criticized President Obama for nominating an openly gay man to be the Army's secretary, charging that the President only did so to curry favor with the LGBT community.

In Unit Stalked by Suicide, Veterans Try to Save One Another … After the sixth suicide in his old battalion, Manny Bojorquez sank onto his bed.  With a half-empty bottle of Jim Beam beside him and a pistol in his hand, he began to cry.  —  He had gone to Afghanistan at 19 as a machine-gunner in the Marine Corps.

Joe Biden Edges Closer to Joining Presidential Race  —  Vice president's aides debate timing of entry and hone message for a possible campaign  —  Vice President Joe Biden's aides in recent days called Democratic donors and supporters to suggest he is more likely than not to enter the 2016 race …

RV Catches Fire, Closes Road in Poconos  —  MOUNT POCONO — Part of Route 611 was closed in Mount Pocono after an RV on fire literally rolled down the road late Friday morning.  —  This RV fire happened right in the heart of Mount Pocono in the middle of the day and a local assistant fire chief actually watched as it all unfolded.

Phoenix freeway-shootings suspect Leslie Allen Merritt Jr. tied to first 4 incidents  —  After arrest, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey tweets: ‘We got him!’  —  CONNECT  —  For nearly three weeks, life in Phoenix and the Valley was under a darkening cloud of fear as vehicles driving on freeways were hit …