The Agenda

Prediction: Romney will win Florida tonight, probably by as much as 12-18%.

In case you were wondering, it is now officially too late for new Republican to join the nomination race and have even a scant chance of winning.

Of the television advertisements from the Florida primary, 92% were negative.

The economies of many of the states in the midwest are recovering faster than the rest of the U.S., which may boost President Obama’s reelection chances.

Restaurants are also doing better than they have in six years.

The rate of survival from injuries has been steadily increasing in Afghanistan over the past decade.

Russia’s deputy foreign minister warns that a UN resolution on Syria could plunge Syria into civil war.

Egyptian Justice Minister Adel Abdelhamid Abdallah sent back a letter from the U.S. ambassador pleading for an end to the travel ban that has prevented a number of Americans from leaving Egypt.

Stephen Colbert’s Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow Super PAC raised an impressive $825,400.

Best thing I read all day: Cerberus at Sadly, No! eviscerates Ross “Do That Thing” Douthat.

A student who took a picture of his teacher sleeping in class has been suspended.

“You know, in South Carolina we were vastly outspent with negative ads attacking me and we stood back and spoke about President Obama and suffered the consequence of that.” – Mittens Romney