• Michael Tomasky of The Daily Beast calls in at 10am ET / 7am PT to talk about ObamaCare scare tactics in red states
• Sexy Liberal John Fugelsang calls in at 11am ET / 8am PT for another edition of “Fridays With Fugelsang”
• After previously sympathizing with Cliven Bundy, the Nevada rancher who refuses to pay the more than $1 million in fees he owes the federal government, Republicans including Rep. Dean Heller (R-NV) are denouncing Bundy’s most recent, racist comments.
• Secretary of State John Kerry accused Russia on Thursday of failing to live up to commitments it made to ease the crisis in Ukraine. In unusually blunt language, Kerry said that unless Moscow takes immediate steps to de-escalate the situation, Washington will have no choice but to impose additional sanctions.
• Divers searching the wreck of a sunken ferry in the Yellow Sea are finding cabins overfilled with people, but they are encountering major obstacles in recovering bodies, South Korean officials said Friday. Divers found 48 girls wearing life jackets in a cabin with a capacity of 30, indicating many ran into the same room when ship tilted.
• President Obama praised the spirit of the Japanese people at a state dinner held in his honor at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Thursday. Obama thanked his hosts for their “gracious hospitality” at the end of a day that had seen him visit a religious shrine and play soccer with a robot.
