Obama pollster: U.S. will like healthcare bill, despite poll numbers  —  President Barack Obama's pollster said the healthcare bill will win over public support once it becomes law despite polls showing Americans against the plan.  —  The argument by Joel Benenson, Obama's lead pollster …

Dan Riehl Says I'll Rot In Hell.  He's Probably Right.  See You There, Dan!  —  I apparently have gotten under Dan Riehl's skin.  Amazingly, I've done it, according to Riehl, without saying too much.  But if all I did is basically link him without saying much, as he claims …

Kill the Bill!  —  The Minneapolis Star Tribune headlines tonight: Thousands rally at State Capitol to kill health care bill.  The crowd, gathered on short notice on a cold March day, was impressive: … I'm no expert, but the photos certainly seem to indicate a crowd in the thousands.

W.H. plan to remake education law  —  President Barack Obama unveiled his plan for a sweeping overhaul of the nation's school system Saturday, proposing changes he says would shift emphasis from teaching to the test to a more nuanced assessment of judging school and student progress.

Vatican Sees Campaign Against the Pope  —  ROME — As new details emerged on allegations of child sexual abuse by priests in the Munich archdiocese then led by Pope Benedict XVI, the Vatican spoke out on Saturday to protect the pope against what it called an aggressive campaign against him in his native Germany.

Lesbian sgt. discharged after police tell military  —  Former Air Force sergeant Jene (jeh-NAY') Newsome says she played by the rules.  She never told anyone in the military that she was a lesbian.  —  But Newsome was discharged earlier this year under the military's “don't ask, don't tell” …

House Majority Leader Kevin Garn resigns amid hot tub scandal  —  House Majority Leader Kevin Garn announced Saturday that he was resigning from the Utah Legislature, two days after revelations of a nude hot-tubbing incident with a minor 25 years ago and a payment to keep it quiet.

Marco Rubio's lavish rise to the top  —  Marco Rubio was barely solvent as a young lawmaker climbing his way to the top post in the Florida House, but special interest donations and political perks allowed him to spend big money with little scrutiny.  —  About $600,000 in contributions …

Netanyahu ‘surprised’ by U.S. condemnation over East Jerusalem plan  —  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday said he was surprised by the U.S. administration's public condemnation of his government over Israel's announcement that it would construct 1,600 new housing units in East Jerusalem.

Road to the Nut House  —  It was 1976 and I was interviewing Democratic presidential candidates as they came through Boston for the Massachusetts primary.  One of them was Sen. Henry “Scoop” Jackson, who came into our radio studios with a small entourage.  The Washington state Democrat talked about his issues, mostly national defense.