Before tens -- if not hundreds -- of thousands of patriots converge to "Occupy Chicago" ahead of joint G8 and NATO summits in May -- there needs to be some housekeeping -- namely, getting rid of the law that forbids people from recording police officers. According to the Illinois Eavesdropping Act of 1961 -- it's illegal to record a police officer -- and those who violate the law could face up to 15 years in prison. Now, one state Representative -- Elaine Nekrits -- is proposing an amendment to the law to allow for recording of police in public spaces. As we've seen during previous occupy demonstrations -- being able to record police has been the best defense against ongoing police brutality -- from New York to Oakland to the University of California at Davis. The amendment has actually gained the support of Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy who argued that videotaping is needed for the protection of both the police and civilians. It's crucial this law is struck down before May's demonstration to ensure that the whole world REALLY is watching.

President Obama really ticked a lot of people off with his recent decision to require religious institutions to offer free contraception in their employer-sponsored health insurance plans. On the left - Democrats are saying it's a politically unwise decision heading into an election year. And on the right - Republicans are saying it's an all out assault against the Constitution - and a war on religion. And Rick Santorum is saying that President is about to resurrect Robespierre and bring back the French Revolution's Guillotines. Start investing in Guillotine companies now - according to Rick Santorum - their stock is about to go through the roof. But another crazy argument from the man-on-dog guy shouldn't distract us. So what's the bigger picture of President Obama's decision? Here to break this down with me is Tommy Christopher - Media Correspondent & White House Reporter at Mediaite.

It's Thursday so it's time for my favorite topic - because I'm a total science geek - Geeky Science. As you might be aware - I was out for the past two days because I was battling bronchitis and the flu - and for those two days I was fasting, because I've always found the old adage of "Starve a fever" to be true. And now promising new research on mice shows it may work with more than just a common rhinovirus. Fasting may actually weaken tumors and help the process of chemotherapy be more efficient in fighting the disease. The research - conducted at the University of Southern California - showed that "the combination of fasting cycles plus chemotherapy was either more or much more effective than chemo alone," according to Valter Longo - professor of gerontology and biological sciences.

Guest host Sam Sacks discusses Santorum's big night, Obama's Super PAC, the payroll tax cut debate and Proposition 8. Also discussed: the move to legalize marijuana, The Rock's ambitious political aspirations and Thom's "Daily Take" on Republican election fraud.