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Kerry, Cruz and Crist poke fun at each other, journalists at 129th annual Gridiron Dinner
• WASHINGTON (AP) -- Politicians poked fun at adversaries and themselves Saturday night at the annual Gridiron dinner, a gathering of journalists and public figures.
• Conservative Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, joked about his clashes with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
• Cruz, not known to closely follow party leaders' instructions, told the crowd that McConnell had asked him to represent the GOP "and when Leader McConnell wants something, who am I to say no?"
• Cruz mentioned his recent filibuster opposing President Barack Obama's health care law. It featured 21 hours of "nothing but my favorite sound" Cruz said of his lengthy talk.
• Charlie Crist, who was Florida governor as a Republican and seeks to regain the job as a Democrat -- spoke for his new party. Crist said he checked his big ego by reminding himself that John McCain found Sarah Palin a worthier running mate in 2008. And he took a jab at Cruz, saying the Texas tea partyer's followers wear "tri-cornered aluminum hats."
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Spring forward: Daylight saving time arrives, bringing an extra hour of evening sunlight
• WASHINGTON (AP) -- A sure sign that spring is on the horizon: daylight saving time has arrived.
• Most Americans pushed the clock forward by 60 minutes before heading to bed Saturday night, but daylight saving time officially started in the wee hours Sunday at 2 a.m. local time.
• You may have lost an hour of sleep, but in the months ahead you'll gain an extra hour of sunlight in the evenings.
• It's also a good time to put new batteries in warning devices such as smoke detectors.
• The time change was not observed by Hawaii, most of Arizona, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam and the Northern Marianas.
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