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• 2. WISCONSIN IN PLAY FOR ROMNEY
• Walker's win in Wisconsin sets the stage for what's now expected to be a hard-fought presidential battle for this Midwestern state. It's also good news for Republican nominee Mitt Romney.
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• 3. SUICIDE BOMBERS ATTACK IN AFGHANISTAN
• The Taliban claims responsibility for two suicide bombers blowing themselves up in a market area in southern Afghanistan. At least 22 people were killed and some 50 wounded.
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• 4. REFUSING THE REGIME
• The uprising against Syrian President Bashar Assad -- and the regime's forceful reaction -- has prompted a growing number of young Syrians to dodge the draft. They fear that military service will force them to kill their countrymen -- or get killed themselves.
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• 5. WE ARE... PENN STATE. SO ARE YOU, AND YOU
• Nine of the 12 main members of the jury are selected for the child sex abuse trial of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky and the area's ties to Penn State show through.
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• 6. ADIEU, VENUS
• From Maui to Mumbai, Mexico to Norway, much of the world watched the 6-hour, 40-minute celestial showcase that won't be repeated again for 105 years. The movement of Venus across the sun is also a reminder of how tiny our planet really is.
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• 7. SHORING UP THE EURO
• The European Central Bank isn't likely to take any new steps when it meets, analysts say, even as anxiety builds over the deteriorating outlook for Europe's economy and banking system. But it has a powerful new weapon: withholding further support.
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• 8. CALIFORNIA SPLIT ON TOBACCO TAX
• A blizzard of industry-financed radio and television advertisements over the last two months closed the gap on an effort to impose an additional $1-per-pack tax on cigarettes to fund cancer research. The race was too close to call Tuesday night

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