Political bits

(AP) Ted Stevens has officially filed for candidacy for the 2014 Senate race. He'd be 90-something and doesn't expect to run. He filed for candidacy so he could keep raising public money after November which he can then transfer to his legal defense. (Who put that into law?)

(CNN/Politico) The Palin-Johnston jostling continues.

Also, (The Hill) As followup to the Obama/gun control talk last week, the White House is talking very softly on guns, and Pelosi's office said they have no plans to reinstate the assault weapons ban.