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Senator Chuck Schumer appeared on Meet the Press to discuss the potential renewed interest in passing stricter gun control regulations in the wake of the Arizona shooting. When host David Gregory noticed Schumer was not overly optimistic about any real progress, Schumer honestly expressed why.

Earlier today, Lady Gaga posted a video on YouTube in which she asked her fans to tell their senators to vote in favor of repealing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” on Tuesday. Gaga then called both of New York state’s senators—Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer—as the camera continued to roll, intending to deliver her message directly to them.

Yesterday I wrote a piece for AOL News about the Times Square Bomb story (or, almost-bomb story), and the trip it had taken from “Lone Wolf” to dude with the wherewithal to hop an Emirates flight to Dubai by paying cash at the airport. One day later, it’s become dude with the wherewithal to hop an Emirates flight to Dubai by paying cash at the airport, and by the way it’s looking more and more like he was bankrolled by the Taliban.

As the Obama administration and lawmakers get closer to agreeing on the terms of a Shield Law, investigative reporters might soon be protected from subpoenas and legal pressure to reveal their sources. But even if the bill passes, judges would be left to determine when the public’s need to know outweighs the government’s need to identify a leak.