Obama survives Mommy Wars; Newt denies interview walkout; Discovery takes a victory lap; and more.

The Slatest: April 17, 2012 Obama Unhurt By Flap Over Stay-At-Home Mothers A new poll suggests the president still has a comfortable lead over Mitt Romney among women voters. READ FULL STORY Secret Service Prostitution Scandal Broadens Military investigators are said to believe that at least 20 agents and personnel may have been involved. READ FULL STORY Gingrich Camp Denies Report of Interview Walkout A UNC student reporter claims Newt's team cut off a scheduled interview before the first question was even finished. READ FULL STORY Space Shuttle Discovery Makes Final Flight to Museum The retired orbiter took a victory lap around the National Mall on the way to its new home. READ FULL STORY Norway Mass Killer: "I Would Have Done It Again" Breivik tells court that his teenage victims were "not innocent" because of their "multicultural values." READ FULL STORY Zimmerman's Lawyer Asks For New Judge The current one disclosed a potential conflict of interest late last week. READ FULL STORY Tulsa Shooting Suspect Says He's Not Racist Jake England and Alvin Watts face hate crime and murder charges for a shooting spree in a black neighborhood. READ FULL STORY Shelling Increases in Syria Despite Cease-Fire Human rights observers say that roughly 20 people were killed in the latest outbreak of violence. READ FULL STORY Obama Pushes Increased Market Oversight as Answer to Gas Prices But the White House's plan for more regulation is likely a nonstarter with Republicans. READ FULL STORY Ann Romney: Family Dog "Loved" Riding on the Roof The GOP hopeful's wife addresses the Seamus anecdote that continues to cause headaches for her husband. READ FULL STORY Advertisement From Slate: Spitzer: Romney's Idea of "Freedom" Is Perverse and Frightening Scientists Want To Know: Are Men More Attracted to Women With Redder Genitalia? How Long Does It Really Take Us To Get Nostalgic for Bygone Eras? 40 Years? 15 Years? Elizabeth Banks on What She Learned About Comedy From Judd Apatow Herman Cain's Tea Party Rally in D.C. Fails Spectacularly Why Don't People in Conservative Cities Walk Much? Two Mad Men Writers Describe What Actually Goes On Inside the Writers Room Help! My Daughter and I Are Dating a Father and Son. More from The Slatest: Obama Unhurt By Flap Over Stay-At-Home Mothers Gingrich Camp Denies Report of Interview Walkout Space Shuttle ''Discovery Makes Final Flight to Museum Tulsa Shooting Suspect Says He's Not Racist Secret Service Prostitution Scandal Broadens Norway Mass Killer: "I Would Have Done It Again" Zimmerman's Lawyer Asks For New Judge Ann Romney: Family Dog "Loved" Riding on the Roof Obama Pushes Increased Market Oversight as Answer to Gas Prices Shelling Increases in Syria Despite Cease-Fire

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