Ron Paul to announce the formation of a presidential election exploratory committtee (Newsmax)

Ford announces largest quarterly profit since 1998 (New York Times)

President Obama to do another round of local TV interviews; hoping to avoid testy exchanges this time (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

NFL players may show up for training as judge orders end to owners’ lockout; owners are appealing the ruling (ESPN)

John Boehner noncommittal about allowing debt ceiling vote before limit reached (Politico)

Jimmy Carter arrives in North Korea for nuclear disarmament discussions (Bloomberg)

Wisconsin governor Scott Walker tied with former senator Russ Feingold in theoretical recall matchup (TPM)

Grover Norquist lays out the case for spending-only debt cuts:

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