First Word: No end in sight

Here are some links that are making us think, as we prep for tonight’s show.

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• A highly unequal U.S. economic recovery
• The last days of Osama Bin Laden
• Obama campaign finding voters with high-tech tools
• “KONY 2012” video goes after African rebel leader
• Gingrich solely focusing on Southern strategy
• What did Harry Reid promise Bob Kerrey?
• Sen. John Kerry slams Romney on Iran
• Rev. Al Sharpton’s latest civil rights crusade
• Vice President Biden to GOP: “Have another 20 debates”
• Scott Brown’s Mitt Romney problem
• Biggest solar storm in years hits
• The real cost of living: $150,000 minimum
• Director James Cameron plans deepest ocean dive ever
• Subject to debate: Are women people?
• Wild turkey terrorizes Michigan woman
• Is prostitution really the world’s oldest profession?