Did the Associated Press blow an Al Qaeda informant's cover? Some officials say the Associated Press scoop on a thwarted terrorist plot by an Al Qaeda affiliate in Yemen harmed the effort to neutralize a master bomb-builder. Does that excuse the Obama administration's aggressive crackdown on national security leaks?

Obama puts Marines on umbrella duty, irking conservatives “I am going to go ahead and ask folks, why don’t we get a couple of Marines — they’re going to look good next to us — just because I’ve got a change of suits but I don’t know about our prime minister,” he said as two Marines appeared at the lecterns with umbrellas. “There we go. That’s good.” He gestured to the soggy press corps, adding, “You guys I’m sorry about.” Per Marine Corps uniform regulations, the men are not allowed to carry or use umbrellas while in uniform. Female Marines can carry “an all-black, plain standard, or collapsible umbrella at their option during inclement weather” but not with combat uniforms.

Forget Bulworth. Try Rambo. by Michael Tomasky  Advice for Obama: Forget “Bulworth.” Try “Rambo.” Obama can’t change Mitch McConnell’s mind. The pundits who write that are just in fantasy land. But he can try to change the public’s mind.

Obama Commencement Address at Morehouse Turns Into Controversy by Allison SamuelsWhile Sunday will mark the first time an African-American president will deliver the commencement college address to a graduating class of all male African-Americans, one alumni of Morehouse felt compelled to pen an scathing editorial about the president for to those “too’ taken in by the symbolic meaning of it all. Writing in the Philadelphia Tribune earlier in April, Pastor Kevin Johnson from Philadelphia didn’t hold anything back in a piece entitled, “A President for Everyone, Except for Black People.” The op-ed compared the number of African Americans who hold senior positions in Obama’s cabinet with earlier administrations and found the result unacceptable.  Two of the cabinet’s four African Americans and both of its Hispanic members from Obama’s first term have announced they are leaving. Only one of the two Asian Americans who served during the first Obama term remains.

Is the Government Spying on Reporters More Often Than We Think? By Julian Sanchez  There's evidence that the Justice Department's seizure of Associated Press phone records is far from unprecedented.The Justice Department's rules only say the media must be informed about "subpoenas" for "telephone toll records." The FBI's operations guidelines interprets those rules quite literally, making clear the requirement "concerns only grand jury subpoenas." That is, these rules don't apply to National Security Letters, which are secret demands for information used by the FBI that don't require judicial approval. The narrow FBI interpretation also doesn't cover administrative subpoenas, which are issued by federal agencies without prior judicial review.

Feds rooting out 'unwelcome speech' on campus: But what is that? The failure of the University of Montana to respond adequately to sexual assault allegations has led to a broadening of how the federal government defines verbal harassment. Free speech advocates worry that the new policy will chill the right to speak freely on campus.

Jindal calls for jailing of IRS officials Louisiana governor uses speech to Republicans to say Obama 'bears responsibility' as scandals continue "You cannot take the freedom of law-abiding Americans, whether you disagree with them or not, and keep your own freedom. When you do that, you go to jail"

Rough times for Obama? Sure. But Nixonian? Please. By Matthew DallekThe White House deserves some of the blame for the mess it’s in, but let’s be clear: The comparisons to Nixon are hyperbolic. Watergate, with its unique depth of criminality, remains a scandal unlike any other in modern times, and the echoes today reveal far more about the culture of Washington than about the supposed similarity between Obama’s troubles and Nixon’s crimes.

Are Women Leaders More Ethical Than Men? By Ronald E. Riggio, Ph.D. Does the fact that few women leaders are prosecuted for ethical violations mean that women are more ethical than men? Or, is it do to the relatively few number of women leaders? Are women more sensitive to ethical issues, or are there no differences?

North Korea Fires Missiles Into Sea North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into the sea off the eastern coast of the Korean peninsula on Saturday, South Korea's defense ministry said. The Musudan has a range of up to around 4,000 kilometers (just under 2,500 miles), meaning it could threaten U.S. bases in Guam and Japan. Tokyo put its missile defenses on alert in response to reports of the Musudan deployment.