Why Jon Stewart Really Attacked Jim Cramer  —  There was a lively exchange last night on The Daily Show between Jon Stewart and CNBC's Jim Cramer, in which Stewart hammered Cramer and the network for being subservient to Wall Street and not alerting viewers to the coming meltdown.

Obama admin. to end use of term ‘enemy combatant’  —  Featured Topics: - Barack Obama - Presidential Transition  —  WASHINGTON - The Obama administration said Friday that it is abandoning one of President George W. Bush's key phrases in the war on terrorism: enemy combatant.

McCain Threatens to Oppose Interior Nominee Over Reagan Remark  —  Stephen Power reports on politics.  —  Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain today denounced as “highly offensive” remarks about Ronald Reagan made by President Barack Obama's nominee for the number two spot at the Department of the Interior.

McConnell: Coleman fight should go to federal court  —  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Friday that he would urge former Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) to take his legal battle with Al Franken to federal court, potentially dragging out the Minnesota Senate race for several more months.

Obama's Poll Numbers Are Falling to Earth  —  It is simply wrong for commentators to continue to focus on President Barack Obama's high levels of popularity, and to conclude that these are indicative of high levels of public confidence in the work of his administration.

White House: Greed will help  —  The nation's economy used to have too much greed and not enough fear of the future, but now has too much fear and could use a little more “greed” - spending.  —  Lawrence H. Summers, the White House economic adviser, calls it “the paradox at the heart of the financial crisis. ”

S.C. Legislature Moves to Override Gov. Sanford on Stimulus Funds  —  Sara Murray reports on state politics.  —  Republicans in the South Carolina state Senate are laying the groundwork to accept the stimulus funds Gov. Mark Sanford is likely to reject.  —  Sanford, a Republican …

Beck: People ‘Pushed To The Wall’ By ‘Political Correctness’ Launch Spree Killings  —  There was a remarkable segment on Glen Beck's show yesterday, thankfully captured by Matt Corley in which Beck was basically outlining his view that the reason you see spree killings like the one in Alabama …

Ann Coulter's Book Sales Head South  —  Though never exactly shy, Ann Coulter has been especially noisy in her self-promotion lately, inventing a beef with NBC News, arguing with Keith Olbermann over the meaning of a Cornell degree and taking her act on the road with Bill Maher as foil.

G.O.P. Rift on Need for Alternate Budget  —  WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans are engaged in a highly coordinated political assault on President Obama's budget, but they are not so united when it comes to offering an alternative to the spending plan they have been shredding as irresponsible.

“Twitterview” With Sen. John McCain Tuesday  —  Next Tuesday, I'm trying something new.  —  Catch my “twitterview” with Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., on Tuesday, March 17 at 12 noon on Twitter.  —  We're going to attempt to conduct a full interview exclusively on Twitter — complete with the 140-character limit!

‘No Picnic for Me Either’  —  In his education speech this week, Barack Obama retold a by-now familiar story.  When he was a boy, his mother would wake him up at 4:30 to tutor him for a few hours before he went off to school.  When young Barry complained about getting up so early …

Conservative Think Tank Adjusts to Tough Times  —  Clockwise from bottom-left: Michael Ledeen, Joshua Muravchik and The American magazine  —  The buzz at this year's American Enterprise Institute gala was, ironically enough, about how much easier it was to get inside.

What's In a Number?  That Depends on How You Define ‘Homeless’  —  A well publicized report this week that an estimated 1.5 million American children experienced homelessness in 2005-06 did not use the federal definition of homelessness.  Instead, it used a different definition that grossly inflated the actual number.

Ginsburg: Possible court opening soon  —  Justice tells students there will surely be a photo with new member soon  —  Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks to students at New England Law School in Boston Friday, saying advice and camaraderie from her fellow justices have helped her in her fight against pancreatic cancer.

Ya can't make it up: House praises pi  —  With the world swirling about it, the House took a moment Thursday to honor pi, the Greek letter symbolizing that great constant in mathematics representing the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter.