“Gov. Jerry Brown tangled with a reporter from the conservative Washington Times newspaper after his meeting with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Sunday. At one point Brown, who was defending his earlier tenure as governor and his efforts to bridge the state’s budget gap, asked the reporter: ‘Are you a Moonie?’” [LAT, via Little Green Footballs]

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A bill that would limit who could enter public restrooms has been filed in the Tennessee General Assembly. The proposed legislation would restrict access to public restrooms and public dressing rooms designated by sex, to members of that particular sex.

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“Newt Gingrich will announce his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination on Wednesday with postings on Facebook and Twitter. He’ll give his first interview as a candidate to Sean Hannity on Wednesday night.” [Political Wire]

“The Democratic Leadership Council, the iconic centrist organization of the Clinton years, is out of money and could close its doors as soon as next week, a person familiar with the plans said Monday.” [Politico]

“‘Once we’re 100 percent sure Joe Lieberman is retired, we will allow it to die,’ said [Connecticut for Lieberman Party] current chairman and very unsuccessful U.S. Senate candidate, John Mertens. ‘We’ll meet again in 2010, and that will probably be our last meeting ever.'” [Hartford Advocate, via Tom Tomorrow]

“Joe Lieberman will not run for reelection in 2012, Connecticut Democratic sources tell HuffPost, ending his four-term Senate career.” Politico hesitates, calls a run “unlikely”. WaPo cites “two Democratic sources familiar with the decision”, declares Joe’s career done. The official announcement lands at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday.

“Just about a year to the day that he left CNN, Lou Dobbs is returning to cable news, this time as host of his own show on News Corp.’s Fox Business Network… Dobbs will instantly become one of the biggest names on Fox Business.” [LAT]