Democrats Prepare “Slaughter Solution” to Ram Unpopular Health Care Takeover Through Congress Without a Vote  —  Follow @GOPLeader on Twitter for updates.  —  The twisted scheme by which Democratic leaders plan to bend the rules to ram President Obama's massive health care legislation through Congress …

The Atlantic Home  —  Go  —  Joshua Green - Joshua Green has been a senior editor for The Atlantic since 2003.  Columbia Journalism Review named him one of ten young writers on the rise. … Eric Massa's Navy Files  —  A couple years ago, I got a tip about Eric Massa.

Radio legend to run for president?  —  ‘I would not hesitate to make my birth certificate available’  —  Applicants for the Oval Office in 2012 already have begun lining up, just one year into President Obama's term, amid CBS poll results that overwhelming flunk the first-term Democrat …

More Messages Link Senator to Job Effort  —  WASHINGTON — Previously undisclosed e-mail messages turned over to the F.B.I. and Senate ethics investigators provide new evidence about Senator John Ensign's efforts to steer lobbying work to the embittered husband of his former mistress and could deepen his legal and political troubles.

Glenn Beck on Massa: ‘I Almost Threw Him Out of the Studio’  —  On his radio show today, Glenn Beck lit into former Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) for his disastrous, rambling appearance on the Tuesday episode of Beck's Fox News Show.  —  “America, have you ever heard of a 50-year old man having a tickle-fight …

Immigration provision has Hispanic Caucus threatening ‘no’ health vote  —  A group of Hispanic lawmakers on Thursday will tell President Barack Obama that they may not vote for healthcare reform unless changes are made to the bill's immigration provisions.  —  The scheduled meeting comes …

Harry Reid: Filibuster Rules ‘Likely’ To Change  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) pledged on Wednesday to take a serious look at revising the filibuster rules at the beginning of the next Congress, calling the current level of obstruction in the Senate unacceptable.

House GOP leaders to ask conference for immediate moratorium on earmarks  —  House GOP leaders will call for an immediate moratorium on earmarks at a Thursday conference meeting.  —  In a joint statement, Republican leaders said the earmark process had become a symbol of “a broken Washington” …

UNCOVERED SHOCKER: SEN. BYRD SINGLE-HANDEDLY STOPPED PRESIDENT CLINTON FROM USING RECONCILIATION  —  “President Clinton got on the phone and called me also and pressed me to allow his massive health care bill to be insulated by reconciliation's protection.”

Chefs Call Proposed New York Salt Ban ‘Absurd’  —  MYFOXNY.COM - Some New York City chefs and restaurant owners are taking aim at a bill introduced in the New York Legislature that, if passed, would ban the use of salt in restaurant cooking.  —  “No owner or operator of a restaurant …

Some Democrats shun Obama event in St. Louis  —  The Show Me State temporarily became the No-Show State on Wednesday as some prominent Missouri Democrats decided they'd rather be somewhere else when President Obama came to push his massive health care overhaul plan.

I turned in Colleen “Jihad Jane” LaRose to the FBI — A Jawa Report Exclusive  —  ***Exclusive***Sticky***  —  Here is The Jawa Report's exclusive report* from the person who notified the FBI about Colleen “Jihad Jane” La Rose's online activities in support of terrorism.

Ethics committee closes investigation of Massa  —  The House ethics committee decided Wednesday to close its short-lived investigation into allegations that now-resigned congressman Eric Massa groped and sexually harassed younger male staffers in his office, according to two sources familiar with the decision.

Romney tops bestseller list  —  Mitt Romney's new book, “No Apology: The Case for American Greatness,” will debut on top of the New York Times bestseller list due out March 21, a source tells me.  —  Romney's book tour has, so far, attracted pretty large crowds, serving — along with the book sales …

Watch Video  —  Why did Ex-Congressman Massa really resign?  —  Over health issues  —  He was forced out of the House because of his NO vote on healthcare  —  He violated ethics rules  —  Who knows?  —  On Sunday night, Sandra Bullock won Best Actress at the 82nd Academy Awards …

Internet up for Nobel Peace Prize  —  The internet is among a record 237 individuals and organisations nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize.  —  The number of nominations surpasses last year's record of 205 nominations.  —  The internet's nomination has been championed …

Obama approval rating at 43%: Rasmussen  —  Barack Obama hits the campaign trail again this month in support of a tremendously unpopular ObamaCare bill — and his numbers have started nose-diving again.  Rasmussen's latest daily poll shows Obama now at 43% approval, with 56% disapproving, the lowest figures of his presidency.

Will Republican Senators Vote Pro-Choice to Kill Health Care Reform Bill?  —  ABC's Z. Byron Wolf reports: All 41 Republican Senators vowed in a letter today to do everything in their power to kill Democrats' health care legislation and vote en bloc against procedural motions Democrats …

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Times-Union poll confirms Rubio with huge GOP senate lead  —  Crist trailing in all categories except voters from 18 to 29 years old  —  Former House Speaker Marco Rubio's stunning early lead in Florida's Republican U.S. Senate race was confirmed today by an Insider Advantage/Florida Times-Union poll …