No sooner had Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, announced he was running for president than questions were raised about his eligibility to hold the office. The fact that Cruz was born in Canada (to an American mother) prompted the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal to run commentaries on the Cruz "birther movement." Noted Obama birther Donald Trump, who also is talking about a run, was among the first to speak out.

When the White House sends out belated sympathy notes,  it's time for a shakeup. National Security Adisor Susan Rice used her Twitter account to offer condolences regarding the death of Nigerian author Chinua Achebe. The problem is she was two years late. Achebe died on March 22, 2013.

Call it President Obama's minimum wage proposal for managers. In a recent interview Obama expressed concern about companies getting around federal overtime rules by designating workers who make under $23.000 a year as managers. Obama has talked of raising this threshold to $42,000, or even as high as $57,000.