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.

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

Pope ‘did not cover up abuse claims’  —  Benedict XVI's spokesman, Father Federico Lombardi, suggests ‘tenacious’ plot to implicate pontiff in cover-up  —  The pope's spokesman has launched a vigorous counter-attack against a report linking Benedict XVI to a sex abuse cover-up while he was archbishop of Munich from 1977 to 1981.

Dodd to Unveil a Comprehensive Financial Overhaul Bill  —  WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Senate Banking Committee will unveil on Monday a proposal to revamp the nation's financial regulations that would empower shareholders to have advisory votes on executive pay and to nominate directors …

Managed Care: Get Used to It  —  WE may soon know whether Congress will approve some version of President Obama's health care plan.  No matter what the outcome, there will be an unacknowledged monster lurking in the room: managed care.  —  The concept embodies many modes of delivering medicine …

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.

Moderates' demand for Obama wanes  —  Moderate House Democrats facing potentially difficult re-elections this fall have a message for President Obama: don't call us, we'll call you.  —  Interviews with close to a dozen congressional Democrats on the ballot this year reveal a decided lack …

March 16th: If You Prick Them, They Will Bleed  —  Given the pivotal time we find ourselves in in America, it's important for the center-Right to be honest about where we are.  We are one step away from a vote in Congress that will begin to nationalize health care in America.