The Wisconsin Wobblies  —  Conservatives in Wisconsin are getting nervous that three Republican state senators may defect on the collective-bargaining reform vote.  —  Conservatives in Wisconsin are getting nervous that three Republican state senators may defect on the collective-bargaining reform vote.

Cancer Research Before Activism, Billionaire Conservative Donor Says  —  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — More than a thousand miles from the labor tumult in Wisconsin — where his name shows up on the signs of protesters and a liberal blogger impersonating him got through to the governor on the phone and said “gotta crush that union!”

Study: Staring at breasts increases heart health  —  GERMANY (FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston.com) - Guys, listen up.  A study says it is actually healthy to stare at a woman's breasts.  —  Five-hundred men participated in the German study.  Half were told to refrain from looking at breasts for five years …

Sherrod Brown apologizes for Hitler comment  —  Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), under heat for invoking Adolf Hitler in talking about anti-union movements in his home state and Wisconsin, has apologized for making the comparison on the Senate floor.  —  “I am passionate about fighting for the middle class.

Are whites racially oppressed?  —  White marchers gather at Glenn Beck rally this summer.  Were they driven by racial fears or patriotic sentiment?  —  (CNN) — They marched on Washington to reclaim civil rights.  —  They complained of voter intimidation at the polls.

‘Good’ Jobs Report Has Dark Side  —  We created 192,000 headline jobs in the February employment report.  It's not enough, but it certainly is welcome news and it is heading in the right direction — although too slowly.  —  We also learned from the February report that the unemployment …

DeMint throws new wrench into legislative process  —  WASHINGTON — A bloc of Senate conservatives, led by South Carolina's Jim DeMint, flexed their muscles Thursday, pledging to block any bill they alone deem wasteful or unconstitutional.  —  Seven other GOP senators joined DeMint's effort …

Man arrested in bomb scare at Heartland Aviation released on bond  —  The man who was arrested for a bomb scare Wednesday at Heartland Aviation has been released on a $3,000 signature bond.  —  Patrick J. Knauf, 43, of Eau Claire was arrested for the violation of making a bomb scare under state statute 947.015.

Mike Huckabee: I didn't diss Natalie Portman  —  Mike Huckabee walked back his criticisms of actress Natalie Portman for “glamorizing” out-of-wedlock pregnancies Friday, with a statement insisting he was only talking about society and that he's glad the Oscar winner plans to wed her baby's father.

Legislation would ban Islamic law in Alabama courts  —  A bill introduced Tuesday in the Alabama Senate would ban the use of Islamic law in Alabama courts.  —  The bill's sponsor said the measure was designed to protect future generations from erosion of the Constitution.

HHS Secretary Sebelius admits to double-counting in Obamacare budget  —  During a hearing on Capitol Hill Thursday, the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) admitted to double-counting in the Obamacare budget.  —  In her first appearance before the House Energy …

Have Earnings Actually Declined?  —  Jobs and the Economy, U.S. Economy, Unemployment, Wages  —  The February employment numbers, released today by the U.S. Department of Labor, suggest modest improvement in the labor market.  The unemployment rate ticked down to 8.9 percent …

Gaffney, Jones Fight For Soul Of Anti-Sharia Movement At Rally By White House (VIDEO)  —  Rev. Terry Jones, the man who rose to national prominence last fall when he announced (but later backed off off) a plan to burn copies of the Koran, was clad in a beat-up black leather jacket when he showed …

BR — Stephen Ansolabehere and James M. Snyder, Jr.: “Weak Tea”  —  The rise of the Tea Party was one of the signal storylines of 2010.  The movement attracted money, activists, and endorsements from high-profile politicians, especially Sarah Palin.  And it reputedly broadened the appeal …

Jobless Picture Improves, but Not for Everyone  —  Although More Americans Got Jobs in February, One Category of Workers Got Kicked to the Curb  —  Unemployment fell in February to 8.9 percent, and US companies added 192,000 people to their payrolls, but one category of workers is increasingly facing an overt form of discrimination.

Wen Jiabao Sees Billionaires When Communists Convene as Wealth Gap Widens  —  As Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao this week opens the annual gathering of the National People's Congress with a pledge to shrink China's wealth gap, his challenge will be reflected in the makeup of the assembly itself.

Arizona GOP Bill Would Let Gov. Brewer Create An Armed Militia For Whatever She ‘Considers Necessary’  —  Arizona's GOP-run legislature has taken to marginalizing and villainizing the immigrant population with zeal — be it through SB 1070, HB 2191, or SB 1070 “on steroids.”

Frankfurt Shooter Admits To Shouting ‘Allah Akbar’  —  Arid Uka's Facebook friends list was a “Who's Who of the German Islamist Scene.”  —  According to the German public television broadcaster NDR, Arid Uka, the 21-year-old who shot to death two American servicemen at Frankfurt Airport …

Walker tells absent Dems: Return or 1,500 get laid off  —  (CNN) — A Wisconsin Democrat was tackled by Capitol police as he tried to walk through a door in the state legislature, which has been closed to the public.  —  Assembly member Nick Milroy, a Democrat assembly member …

U.K. Pulls Plug on United Nations Spending, in Move That is Bound to Hearten U.S. Critics  —  Critics of U.S. spending on the United Nations got a huge boost—and supporters of that spending, especially the Obama Administration, took a body blow—from an unlikely source this week …

Hey, Eric Holder: Meet My People  —  We, the Unhyphenated Americans: Meet My People  —  My fellow Americans, who are “your people”?  I ask because U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, who is black, used the phrase “my people” in congressional testimony this week.