“United Kingdom” on The Daily Caller

With her upcoming wedding to Prince William, Kate Middleton will enter into England’s storied royal family. But a new report claims that she’s related to the man who wouldn’t be king: America’s own George Washington. (more)

The US and Britain have raised the prospect of arming Libya’s rebels if air strikes fail to force Muammar Gaddafi from power. (more)

The European Commission on Monday unveiled a “single European transport area” aimed at enforcing “a profound shift in transport patterns for passengers” by 2050. (more)

American planes and warships are being deployed close to Libya as the U.S. and its allies consider establishing a no-fly zone over the embattled North African nation, the Financial Times reports. (more)

LONDON — A British court on Thursday ordered Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, to be extradited to Sweden to face accusations of sexual abuse. His lawyers have seven days to appeal the ruling and immediately indicated that they would so. (more)

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government says it is urgently reviewing arms export licenses to Bahrain in light of violence in the Persian Gulf kingdom . (more)

THOUSANDS of British women are so desperate for a bigger bottom they are risking their lives by taking pills designed to fatten up chickens. (more)

LONDON (AP) — Palace authorities say Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding will not be filmed in 3D because of the space needed for the format’s cameras and relatively small demand. (more)

At a security conference in Munich, British Prime Minister David Cameron argued the UK needs a stronger national identity to prevent people from turning to all kinds of extremism. (more)

In his play A Man for All Seasons, Robert Bolt described the Church of England thus: “The Church of England, that finest flower of our Island genius for compromise; that system, peculiar to these shores, the despair of foreign observers, which deflects the torrents of religious passion down the canals of moderation.” (more)

The engagement was announced on Twitter and Facebook. (more)

Since the announcement of the royal engagement, several Kate Middletons have been losing their Facebook accounts. (more)

MTV didn’t have to reveal much for the new series “Skins” to cause a stir. (more)

LONDON (AP) — What happens in the palace stays in the palace. (more)

In the wake of Jared Lee Loughner’s attempted assassination of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, experts believe that Loughner’s attorneys will seek an acquittal for their client by reason of insanity. (more)

1.) Will newly elected governors put on a better show than House Republicans? — We are all fiscal conservatives now; at least at the state level. According to the New York Times, the majority of newly elected governors have said they will redeem their states’ economies in a similar manner: “Slash spending. Avoid tax increases. Tear up regulations that might drive away business and jobs. Shrink government, even if that means tackling the thorny issues of public employees and their pensions.” Scott D. Pattison at the National Association of State Budget Officers told the Times that the rhetoric is so consistent, “[Y]ou can’t tell if it’s a Republican or Democrat, a conservative or a liberal.” There are exceptions to this new rule: In order to get at the vast wealth of his few remaining rich residents, incoming Illinois Gov. Patrick J. Quinn signed into law a 66% income tax increase. (more)

LONDON (AP) — Not invited to Kate and William’s wedding? Fear not. For a price, royalist romantics can follow in the happy couple’s footsteps on a London walking tour. (more)

Fifteen areas in northern England and Wales remained on flood alert tonight after a band of heavy rain pushed south across the country. (more)

Robert Frost defined poetry as “a lump in the throat; a homesickness or a love-sickness . . . where an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found the words.” (more)

(Reuters) – “American Idol” returns to television next week not only with two new celebrity judges, but a whole new attitude — less of the cutting put-downs and more support and coaching for aspiring new pop stars, producers said on Tuesday. (more)