Public opinion continues to shift in favor of same-sex marriage, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll , which also finds initial signs that President Obama’s support for the idea may have changed a few minds. Read full article > >

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After President Obama’s announcement, opposition to same-sex marriage hits record low

With Morgan Stanley’s backing prior to going public.

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Facebook CFO Increased IPO Shares

PRESIDENT OBAMA isn’t backing down from his campaign ad attacking Mitt Romney’s private equity firm, Bain Capital. Actually, “attack” may be too weak a description for a video that likens Bain to “ a vampire ” and depicts Mr. Romney as a plutocrat who callously destroyed hundreds of steel jobs for his own enrichment. Several prominent members of Mr. Obama’s own party thought the commercial was a bit over the top. (Not to mention highly derivative of previous ones financed by backers of Mr. Romney’s Republican primary rivals.) Read full article > >

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Editorial Board: President Obama wants it both ways on private equity

The chairman of the justice committee writes to the director of public prosecutions asking him to review the tariff given to one of Constable Stephen Carroll’s killers.

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Call for Wootton tariff review

The search result sharing service allows members of the public to sign up and view each other’s “collages of content”.

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Microsoft opens up So.cl network

Most congressional observers agree that the level of discourse on Capitol Hill is coarser and more partisan than ever before. A new study suggests it’s also dumber. Congress collectively speaks at almost a full grade-level lower than it did seven years ago, with Republican lawmakers ranking as the smartest and least-smart-sounding talkers, according to a new study by the Sunlight Foundation sure to earn the ire of at least some congressional offices. Read full article > >

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Congressional discourse getting dumber, study says

Schools and universities in Spain close in protest at government cuts, in the first ever strike across all levels of public education.

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Spanish protest at education cuts

Country’s most prestigious flower show opens to public on Tuesday

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In pictures: Chelsea Flower Show

Julian Zelizer says that even impartial observers see that congressional Republicans have taken the partisan wars to extremes

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Zelizer: Blame GOP for gridlock

When presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney appears before Latino small-business owners in Washington on Tuesday, he'll address a group whose explosive birth rates foreshadow a seismic political shift in GOP strongholds in the Deep South and Southwest.

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GOP problem: Their voters are dying off’

The main issue, according to the chief executive of the Nasdaq OMX Group, was a number of order cancellations that flowed in during the final stages of the initial public offering process.

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DealBook: Nasdaq Chief Says Glitches Weren’t at Fault for Facebook Stock Plunge

Here’s a scary thought for Democrats: It’s entirely possible that former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and the Republican National Committee will outraise President Obama and the Democratic National Committee in the seven-month sprint to the general election. Read full article > >

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Romney could best Obama in fundraising

People in the Dominican Republic vote for a new president, in a tight contest between two old political rivals and a campaign dominated by inflation concerns.

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Dominicans voting for president

Speaking to audience of S.C. Republicans.

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Rubio: Obama Most ‘Divisive’ Figure

With the mayor, the governor, friends and family members looking on, Christine C. Quinn was married in one of the most prominent same-sex weddings of a public official.

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Christine Quinn, New York City Council Speaker, Marries Longtime Partner