Justice's wife launches ‘tea party’ group  —  The nonprofit run by Virginia Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, is likely to test notions of political impartiality for the court.  —  Reporting from Washington  —  As Virginia Thomas tells it in her soft-spoken …

Rove Falsely Claims Bush Administration Never Said Iraqi Oil Revenue Would Help Pay For War  —  In his new book and in recent media appearances promoting it, former top Bush aide Karl Rove has been revising the history of the Iraq war, particularly regarding the issue of Saddam Hussien's alleged weapons of mass destruction.

Gibbs: By next Sunday, healthcare reform will be the ‘law of the land’  —  White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said the healthcare bill will pass by next weekend.  —  “We'll have the votes when the House votes, I think, within the next week,” Gibbs said on “Fox News Sunday.”

IRS visits Sacramento carwash in pursuit of 4 cents  —  It was every businessperson's nightmare.  —  Arriving at Harv's Metro Car Wash in midtown Wednesday afternoon were two dark-suited IRS agents demanding payment of delinquent taxes.  “They were deadly serious, very aggressive, very condescending,” says Harv's owner, Aaron Zeff.

Why I Left the Right, Exhibit R for Dan Riehl  —  Dim bulb wingnut blogger Dan Riehl is increasingly specializing in some of the most vile, ugly commentary on the right; it's a crowded field, but with posts like this one he manages to stand out: Riehl World View: Isn't It Time To Euthanize Reid's Wife?

‘Coffee party’ debuts in West Palm Beach as ‘anti-tea party’  —  WEST PALM BEACH — Venting about the conservative tea party movement and talking — at times heatedly — about the need for civility in public discourse marked the debut meeting of a local “coffee party” group today.

David Axelrod: When You Go Into The Details, People Support The Healthcare Bill  —  Jake Tapper on This Week interviews David Axelrod on the healthcare bill, pushing the right-wing narrative that people don't want this bill.  Axelrod responds that when you push on into the details, the public supports the things this bill does:

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.

Theodore C. Olbermann, 1929-2010  —  My father died, in the city of his birth, New York, at 3:50 EST this afternoon.  —  Though the financial constraints of his youth made college infeasible, he accomplished the near-impossible, becoming an architect licensed in 40 states.

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.