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Last weekend, Mitt Romney narrowly defeated Ron Paul in the Maine caucuses. But rural Washington County, considered a Paul stronghold by his supporters, delayed its caucus until this Saturday because of bad weather. Even though the state party will not revise the straw poll total, Paul's supporters are defiant.

NBA supernova Jeremy Lin reportedly slept on one before the Knicks' winning streak. And Steve Jobs obsessed over finding the perfect specimen for his living room. During many periods of our lives, the sofa is at the epicenter. It is home base, North Star, study carrel, dining booth and royal throne rolled into one.

It starts with an ordinary legal pad made by a company that's been around for more than a century. This is the first of two stories we're doing today on Bain Capital, the private equity firm Romney helped found.

And for his alleged crime, James Summers of Madison, Wis., gets written up in one of the funniest police reports ever.

Opponents of same-sex marriage believe that if a Democrat-dominated Statehouse could vote in gay marriage, a Republican-dominated one may be able to vote it out. A bill to repeal the law has the backing of some top leaders in the GOP-controlled Legislature, but rescinding rights is never easy.

Murdoch tells staff at The Sun, where ten current and former journalists have been arrested in recent weeks, that the paper will roll out a Sunday edition "soon."

In rare form, Congress approved an extension of the payroll tax cut this week, well ahead of its expiration deadline. Also included were extensions of unemployment insurance benefits and money for doctors who accept Medicare patients. NPR's Tamara Keith reports.

Apple released documents that suggest it bought the iPad trademark from the company for $55,000.

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will meet Wednesday to consider a report holding Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for failing to turn over documents related to Operation Fast and Furious, a botched gun-trafficking operation. A meeting between the committee's head and Holder on Tuesday failed to resolve differences.

Mark Kington was vice rector of the state-appointed Board of Visitors. It sent the campus into uproar last week when it unexpectedly fired popular president Teresa Sullivan. Robert Siegel talks to Anita Kumar, who has been covering the story for The Washington Post.