HuffingtonPost.com - Read Sen. Tom Udall's other articles on HuffingtonPost.com

RealClearPolitics.com - "America is in trouble," Tim Pawlenty warned Saturday. "Tyranny" is possible. In fact, it's "creeping." And, in case you thought otherwise, the nation is "worth fighting for."

The Christian Science Monitor - The Obama White House has finally laid out its most thorough, reasoned rebuttal to arguments for marijuana legalization – countering a campaign that is gaining alarming momentum at the state level.