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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the administration is trying to free some of the $30 billion of Libyan state funds frozen in the United States to help the rebels in Libya. Clinton is attending a meeting in Rome of the so-called "Libya Contact Group," where the Italian government said a special fund is being set up to channel money to rebel leaders in Benghazi. Two Arab Gulf states said they would make contributions to the fund: Kuwait promised $180 million, while Qatar said it would contribute between $400 million and $500 million.

New York magazine Daily Intel blogger Sarah Owen writes that she saw Koch at a Manhattan charity ball Wednesday. Not only did the big donor to Republican causes begrudge the president credit for Osama bin Laden's killing but he made the president sound like the second coming of Eugene V. Debs.

Osama bin Laden's death calls the future of al-Qaida into question. But terrorism expert Daveed Gartenstein-Ross suggests that al-Qaida itself is alive and well — and continuing bin Laden's core strategy against America. What's the strategy? Bankrupting America. Melissa Block speaks to Gartenstein-Ross, who directs the Center for the Study of Terrorist Radicalization and is author of the forthcoming book, "Why Al Qaeda Is Winning."

The Pakistani computer programmer who inadvertently live tweeted the assault on Bin Laden earlier this week isn't trying to cash in on his celebrity.

A class-conscious wedding comedy that turns on pride and prejudice among two African-American clans, Salim Akil's film suffers from a subplot surplus — but showcases some strong performances, too.

If the success of Mumford and Sons and The Avett Brothers means anything, a new wave of young string bands has now achieved genuine stardom. Might those same young music fans embrace the new crop of Cajun bands that have emerged around Lafayette, La.?

Big things are happening at the massive annual celebration of Louisiana music and culture. Check this page for updates from the festival.

Someone in the Obama Administration has run up the flag pole the idea of a tax based on the mileage you drive. But the administration officially wants you to know it's just an idea, as vaporous as gas fumes. Nothing to worry about. Not yet at least.

The cat's purr is as loud as a vacuum cleaner.

The legendary leader of Booker T. and the MGs talks about his new album, his hometown and his early fascination with the Hammond B-3 organ.