By Rand Paul
Obama acts as though we no longer have a Constitution
Independent voices from the TWT Communities

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On with the show!
Lindsay Lohan sued her former collaborators on a clothing line on Thursday, seeking more than $1.1 million and renewed control of the brand's trademarks.
For all the bright lights and razzle-dazzle of the Las Vegas locale, the most illuminating stretches in Michael Mayer's showy new production of "Rigoletto" at the Metropolitan Opera occurred when the three commanding singers were left alone at the front of the stage and the splashy scenery receded into the background.
When scandalous tales of fraud involving superstar athletes Lance Armstrong and Manti Te'o were exposed in the last week, connections to films were immediate and obvious. The story of Notre Dame Football hero Te'o falling for a fake dead girlfriend on the Internet called to mind the documentary "Catfish." And disgraced cyclist Armstrong, who has finally admitted to doping in winning the Tour de France a record seven times, is already the subject of a biopic that's in the works.
Instead of chasing fame, Megan Fox is running from it.

One of Michael Jackson's iconic single gloves sold for nearly $200,000 last week in Los Angeles, an auction house said Thursday.
A famous image of Marilyn Monroe with her skirt billowing atop a New York City subway grate is on display in a picture-perfect spot: outside the Times Square subway station.
Marilyn Monroe. The Rolling Stones. And Bond _ James Bond. What do they have in common?
"Breakfast at Tiffany's," `'Dirty Harry" and "A League of Their Own" will be preserved for their enduring significance in American culture by the Library of Congress, along with "A Christmas Story" and some pioneering sports movies.
Was Salvador Dali _ who proclaimed himself a genius and "divine" _ one of the world's greatest artists or one of the world's biggest showoffs?
The now-faded blue gingham dress Judy Garland wore in "The Wizard of Oz" has sold for $480,000.
Who doesn't want a picture of Marilyn Monroe?
Who doesn't want a picture of Marilyn Monroe?
At the end of a long day, Kathie Lee Gifford offers a visitor a cup of coffee. Not wine, coffee.
Monroe, she says, "wasn't reliable" and "almost wasn't insurable."
"It's hard for us to realize that she was the most famous person in the country back then," she says. "Oprah, Lady Gaga and Madonna put together were not what Aimee was then."