President to Speak to Ohioans on Health Care
Today President Barack Obama will speak in Ohio to gain added support for the health care overhaul he is trying to pass this week. Ohio is the home of Natoma Canfield, a woman who wrote a letter to the president to inform him that she had given up her health insurance because it was too expensive. Canfield's sister will introduce President Obama to the audience. [Google News]

Americans to Begin Receiving Census Forms Today
Expect to start receiving your 2010 U.S. Census forms from the government starting today. More than 120 million forms have reportedly been sent out. [Yahoo News]

ACORN Branches Try to Reinvent Themselves After Scandal
Since ACORN saw its name tarnished with the pimp, prostitute scandal, many ACORN branches have changed their names, with the hopes of regaining federal funding. While ACORN has been vindicated in court most recently, it is still difficult for the organization to resurrect their reputation. [AJC.com]

ANC Youth Leader Convicted of Hate Speech
The youth leader of the African National Congress (ANC), Julius Malema, was convicted today of hate speech. In January 2009, Malema made a speech, regarding a woman who charged that the now-incumbent President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, raped her. President Zuma was cleared of the charges in 2006, and Malema was seen as "perpetuating rape myths," when he announced to a crowd that Zuma's accuser had, had a "nice time," because she remained with Zuma throughout the night. Malema will have to make a public apology and donate $6,700 to a women's center for his offense. [AP]

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