“My college education,” wrote Robert Benchley in 1927, “was no haphazard affair. My courses were all selected with a very definite aim in view, with a serious purpose in mind — no classes before eleven in the morning or after two-thirty in the afternoon, and nothing on Saturday at all. That was my slogan. On that rock was my education built. As what is known as the Classical Course involved practically no afternoon laboratory work, whereas in the Scientific Course a man’s time was never his own until four p.m. anyway, I went in for the classic. But only such classics as allowed for a good sleep in the morning. There is such a thing as being a studying fool.” Read full article > >

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Alexandra Petri: College is too difficult

A dozen bodies found in the morning.

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Jet Wreckage Combed in Indonesia

Thursday was a big day at Fox. In the morning, the network got word from Nielsen that — after Wednesday night’s Top 5 performance show — “American Idol” had regained its throne as the No. 1-rated entertainment series among younger viewers, who are the currency of broadcast TV ad sales. To accomplish that, “Idol” had to edge past NBC’s singing competition, “The Voice.” Read full article > >

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A high note for ‘American Idol’: Fox gets a win over ‘The Voice’ in reality ratings war

Ann Romney went on CBS “This Morning” this week sporting a rather lovely and vibrant $990 T-shirt by chic designer Reed Krakoff, and folks lost their minds. Not since Seinfeld’s “puffy shirt” has there so much talk about a top on television. Read full article > >

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Jonathan Capehart: About Ann Romney’s $1K tee

The Belfast Telegraph is to switch to printing only in the morning from Friday.

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Paper switches to morning edition

There has been international condemnation after North Korea launched a long range rocket this morning amid claims it was a cover for testing missile technology.

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VIDEO: N Korea ‘quiet’ as rocket fails

Talks aimed at averting a strike by fuel tanker drivers resume this morning, after a break for Easter.

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Fuel talks with unions resume

COLUMBUS, Ind. — The lead story in the morning paper had delivered just the latest kick in the shins to Richard G. Lugar in the hottest Senate primary in the country. “Like many Senate Republicans who have spent a few decades in Washington,” it said, “U.S. Senator Richard Lugar was for the individual health mandate before he was against it.” Read full article > >

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Richard Lugar: Too mild to be memorable?

“Good Morning America” is coming up fast in the ratings behind the consistently top-rated “Today” show.

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‘Today’ Feeling the Heat of ‘Good Morning America’

“Today” beat Katie Couric on Monday in her return to morning infotainment TV on “Good Morning America.” Monday’s “Today” averaged 4.9 million viewers. “GMA,” featuring the highly hyped return of former “Today” sweetheart Couric, attracted just under half a million fewer viewers. The two shows’ season-to-date gap is 528,000 viewers. Read full article > >

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‘Today’ beat Katie Couric on ‘Good Morning America’ on Monday

Almost two weeks after the first scrubbed attempt, NASA successfully launched 5 rockets to study winds in the upper atmosphere early this morning.

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NASA successfully launches 5 rockets from Wallops (VIDEOS AND PHOTOS)

Immediately after the news broke this morning that former Florida governor Jeb Bush had decided to get off the presidential sidelines and endorse former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney , the political world wondered just one thing: Where does this fit in the Fix Endorsement Hierarchy ? Read full article > >

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Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney and the Fix endorsement hierarchy

You don’t hear it when you step off the train, or after you’ve scaled the first batch of congested steps, or while you’re pushing through the swarm of commuters collecting at the Metro turnstiles. It’s on the protracted escalator ride up — the stairs you sprint for exercise — that the faint warbling starts to sound more like melody. The hollow notes break the usual rumblings. The swooshing. The screeching. The “Hello, I’m Janet Napolitano, Secretary of . . . ” you know the rest. And when you hit the passage adorned with posters of a coy Brian Williams and a man offering you a plate of linguine, you remove your ear buds to hear an aria — opera, interrupting your morning Playlist. Read full article > >

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A countertenor’s journey from busking on the Metro to Carnegie Hall

One week after former senator Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) delivered an address to the Detroit Economic Club , former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney (R) this morning addresses the group of executives. The visit is part of Romney’s ramped-up focus on economic issues after a few weeks in which the debate on the campaign trail has been largely dominated by discussion of social issues, religion and contraception . It’s also a chance for Romney to reclaim some momentum in the GOP race on the heels of a strong performance at Wednesday night’s debate in Mesa, Ariz . Read full article > >

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Mitt Romney at the Detroit Economic Club; Santorum in eastern Michigan

Guests arriving early for Victoria Beckham’s show this morning at the New York Public Library were treated to cups of hot tea served in clear glass mugs.

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