If I Were President: Obamacare, One Year In  —  If I were president, on Day One I would issue an executive order paving the way for Obamacare waivers to all 50 states.  The executive order would direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services and all relevant federal officials to return …

Obama Tests Well at Start of Reelection Run  —  No Frontrunner in Slow-Starting GOP Race  —  Barack Obama currently fares as well against a generic opponent in the upcoming presidential election as George W. Bush did in April 2003, a time when Bush's job approval rating was much higher than Obama's is today.

Hollywood Icon Elizabeth Taylor Dies at 79  —  Elizabeth Taylor Dies Following Hospitalization for Congestive Heart Failure  —  Oscar winning actress Elizabeth Taylor died today at Los Angeles, Calif.'s Cedars-Sinai Hospital.  She was 79-years-old.  —  “She was surrounded by her children …

Gingrich Criticized Obama For Not Intervening In Libya, But Now Criticizes Him For Intervening In Libya  —  Earlier this month, former Speaker of the House and current presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich was hammering President Obama for not intervening in Libya.  Asked, “what would you do about Libya?”

Gov. LePage Orders Removal Of Labor Mural  —  Several Conference Rooms To Be Renamed  —  AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine Gov. Paul LePage has ordered the removal of a 36-foot mural depicting the state's labor history from the lobby of the Department of Labor headquarters building in Augusta.

Kristol: Palin probably won't, shouldn't be nominee  —  Weekly Standard Editor Bill Kristol was among Sarah Palin's earliest Washington admirers, and helped bring her to the national stage, but he said this week that while he still admires her, he questions her choices and doesn't think she …

Where are the health care all-stars?  —  Democrats are under siege as they mark the first anniversary of health care reform Wednesday — and they won't get much help from the star-studded, $125 million support group they were once promised.  —  Wal-Mart Watch founder Andrew Grossman unveiled …

Glenn Beck Contemplates Starting Own Channel  —  The possibility that Glenn Beck will exit the Fox News Channel at the end of the year has prompted a big question in media circles: if he leaves, how will he bring his considerable audience with him?  —  Two of the options Mr. Beck has contemplated …

Who's in charge?  Germans pull forces out of NATO as Libyan coalition falls apart  — Tensions with Britain as Gates rebukes UK government over suggestion Gaddafi could be assassinated  — No-fly zone called into question after first wave of strikes ‘neutralises’ Libyan military machine

Fight of the Valkyries  —  They are called the Amazon Warriors, the Lady Hawks, the Valkyries, the Durgas.  —  There is something positively mythological about a group of strong women swooping down to shake the president out of his delicate sensibilities and show him the way to war.

Bomb explodes in central Jerusalem; 1 dead, at least 30 hurt  —  Blast caused by explosive device placed next to telephone pole; three people seriously wounded; entrance to the city has been closed.  —  A bomb exploded Wednesday at a crowded bus stop outside the International Convention Center in Jerusalem …

Fox News' Steve Harrigan Tears Into Nic Robertson: ‘Dull,’ ‘Has A Screw Loose,’ Does ‘Bullsh-t’ Reporting … A Fox News correspondent who was singled out by an incensed CNN reporter spoke out on Tuesday about the attack—and was just as heated in his response.

AP Interview: Kiss bassist Gene Simmons says boycotters of Israel are ‘fools’  —  JERUSALEM — Kiss' Israeli-born singer-musician Gene Simmons is shouting out loud at the string of musicians who refuse to perform in his homeland.  —  “They're fools,” the legendary bassist told The Associated Press …

Cantor hits administration's handling of Israel after Jerusalem bomb attack  —  The second-ranking House Republican on Wednesday accused the Obama administration of being too tough with Israel hours after a bombing in Jerusalem injured dozens.  —  Majority Leader Eric Cantor (Va.) …

4 Times Journalists Held Captive in Libya Faced Days of Brutality  —  As the four of us headed toward the eastern gate of Ajdabiya, the front line of a desperate rebel stand against the advancing forces of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, a car pulled up alongside.  —  “They're in the city!” the driver shouted at us.

Ohio Women Lead In Disapproval Of New Governor, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Voters Oppose Efforts To Curb Unions  —  Ohio voters disapprove 46 - 30 percent of the way Gov. John Kasich is handling his job, with women disapproving 48 - 25 percent and men disapproving 44 - 37 percent …

McCain, Lieberman, and Gadhafi Walk Into a Bar ...  I wrote yesterday about how President Obama may be wrong to believe that he has “no permanent enemies” — especially when it comes to the Republican leadership hell-bent on destroying him.  Well, once he figures that out …

The damning contradictions of Obama's attack on Libya  —  Senior Political Analyst Follow Him @MichaelBarone  —  Let's imagine that all goes well in Libya.  The rebels, protected by airstrikes, recapture lost territory and sweep into Tripoli.  Moammar Gadhafi and his sons one way or the other disappear.

Yes, Violence Can be the Answer  —  It was the body slam heard around the world.  When some Australian schoolboys decided to videotape themselves bullying 15-year old Casey Heynes, one of them got more than he bargained for.  Casey, who had been pushed around and humiliated for years …

Allies Pressuring Qaddafi Forces Around Rebel Cities  —  WASHINGTON — Amid differences among allies about how to manage the five-day-old military campaign in Libya, the United States military said it was stepping up its attacks Wednesday on military units loyal to Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi that are besieging rebel-held cities.

Public Employees Rush to Retire  —  Pay Cuts, Fear of Losing Benefits Trigger Exodus; Governments Save Money, but Lose Expertise  —  Public employees are retiring at a quickening pace around the U.S., providing a mixed blessing for state and local governments seeking to save money.