Question to Broun: Who's going to shoot President Obama?  —  At Rep. Paul Broun's town hall meeting on Tuesday, the Athens congressman asked who had driven the farthest to be there and let the winner ask the first question.  —  We couldn't hear the question in the back of the packed Oglethorpe …

WI Assembly GOP Passes Walker Budget In Surprise Vote — Dems Chant “Shame!”  —  MADISON, WI — The Wisconsin State Assembly has just passed Gov. Scott Walker's budget repair bill, including its controversial provisions to eliminate almost all collective bargaining rights for public employee unions …

Pulling Apart  —  Congress was more polarized last year than in any other year since National Journal began compiling its vote ratings.  Overlap between the parties is disappearing.  —  Republicans in lockstep: House Speaker John Boehner, flanked by GOP Whip Kevin McCarthy (left) …

No Retreat, No Surrender  —  If you were concerned that Charles and David Koch, two of the very few billionaires who support the conservative/libertarian side of the political spectrum, might be frightened off by the vicious attacks that have been launched against them by the Left …

National Income and Product Accounts  —  Gross Domestic Product, 4th quarter and Annual 2010 (second estimate)  —  Real gross domestic product — the output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States — increased at an annual rate of 2.8 percent …

Issues Divide Republicans' Views of Potential 2012 Contenders  —  Government, economy most important issues; social issues, national security least  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Although Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, and Sarah Palin lead the field of potential Republican presidential candidates among …

Shock Doctrine, U.S.A.  —  Here's a thought: maybe Madison, Wis., isn't Cairo after all.  Maybe it's Baghdad — specifically, Baghdad in 2003, when the Bush administration put Iraq under the rule of officials chosen for loyalty and political reliability rather than experience and competence.

U.S. Pulling Back in Afghan Valley It Called Vital to War  —  KABUL, Afghanistan — After years of fighting for control of a prominent valley in the rugged mountains of eastern Afghanistan, the United States military has begun to pull back most of its forces from ground it once insisted …

Run Mitch, Run  —  On Feb. 11, Gov. Mitch Daniels of Indiana met with a group of college students.  According to The Yale Daily News, he told them that there is an “excellent chance” he will not run for president.  Then he mounted the podium at the Conservative Political Action Conference …

Groups officially begin recall process for seven lawmakers  —  By Daniel Bice of the Journal Sentinel  —  The clock is now running for groups trying to collect enough signatures to trigger recall elections against seven Democratic senators, state officials said today.

Really Bad Reporting in Wisconsin: Who ‘Contributes’ to Public Workers' Pensions?  —  When it comes to improving public understanding of tax policy, nothing has been more troubling than the deeply flawed coverage of the Wisconsin state employees' fight over collective bargaining.

Pelosi edits honorary resolution...on Pelosi  —  The Democratic National Committee wanted to honor Nancy Pelosi Thursday — but its praise wasn't good enough for the House minority leader.  —  When the DNC's Resolutions Committee brought up a resolution commemorating Pelosi's years as speaker of the House …

Getting Black Males Through College  —  I have a big weakness for success stories of young folks facing tough odds who have triumphed with the support of a proactive community built around supporting them.  It's a very specific narrative I'm drawn to, I admit.

Gingrich says Florida home to four potential 2012 veeps  —  WEST PALM BEACH — Former House Speaker and potential 2012 presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, arriving at tonight's Palm Beach County GOP Lincoln Day dinner, says several Floridians could end up on the Republican presidential ballot next year.

In the Cradle of Libya's Uprising, the Rebels Learn to Govern Themselves  —  BENGHAZI, Libya — The rebels here said they caught a spy in the court building, the nerve center of the uprising, recording insurgent plans on a cellphone camera.  The response was swift.

Uncommon Knowledge with William Voegeli  —  Last week we posted Peter Robinson's interview with William Voegeli.  Given our format, the interview rotated off the site after a few days.  We'll have another installment of Uncommon Knowledge next week.  In the meantime, here is the interview with Voegeli …

BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL  —  New Soros investment fund, profiting off Obama's ‘green energy’ push, hires top Obama energy aide  —  George Soros — whom we're always told is not serving his own economic interests at all by promoting liberal politicians and big-government policies …

Tensions flare in Iraq rallies  —  Thousands gather in Baghdad and northern Iraq demanding improved services and an end to corruption and food scarcity.  —  Hundreds of Iraqis have converged on Baghdad's Liberation Square as part of an anti-government rally named the Day of Rage …

Pressures Mount to Resume Drilling  —  WASHINGTON—Interior Secretary Ken Salazar plans to meet with oil industry executives in Houston Friday to assess the industry's readiness to handle a major offshore oil spill, amid growing pressure from congressional Republicans and a federal judge …