Tea Party Hypocrisy?  Some Lawmakers With Tea Party Ties Are on the Government Dole  —  Which Tea Partiers Are Getting Hundreds of Thousands of Government Dollars?  —  The Tea Party swept into the 112th Congress with promises of cutting government spending.

Democrat chastized for saying ‘uterus’ on House floor  —  During last week's discussion about a bill that would prohibit governments from deducting union dues from a worker's paycheck, state Rep. Scott Randolph, D-Orlando, used his time during floor debate to argue that Republicans are against regulations …

Woman charged with email threats  —  By Bill Glauber of the Journal Sentinel  —  Madison - A 26-year-old woman was charged Thursday with two felony counts and two misdemeanor counts for allegedly making email threats against Wisconsin lawmakers during the height of the battle over Gov. Scott Walker's budget-repair bill.

NATO Warns Rebels Against Attacking Civilians  —  WASHINGTON — Members of the NATO alliance have sternly warned the rebels in Libya not to attack civilians as they push against the regime of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, according to senior military and government officials.

Shah: GOP budget would kill 70,000 children  —  As Congress struggles to negotiate a budget deal to keep the government running, the head of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) told lawmakers Wednesday that the GOP version of the budget bill would result in the deaths …

Rumors Fly in Tripoli as a Second Official Flees  —  BREGA, Libya — As rebel forces began a cautious regrouping after a panicked retreat, an atmosphere of paranoia descended on the Libyan capital of Tripoli following the defection of the country's foreign minister, Moussa Koussa.

Judge Says Union Bargaining Bill Not In Effect  —  Sumi Amends Temporary Restraining Order  —  MADISON, Wis. — The contentious collective bargaining law that strips most public workers of nearly all collective bargaining rights and force them to contribute more to their pension and health plans …

SHOCKING DISCOVERY: The Day After 9-11 Van Jones Led Rally Where They Cheered American Killers (Video)  —  Hero of the Left-  —  Kristinn Taylor and Andrea Shea King reported recently at Big Government on a long lost video of Van Jones leading a rally in Oakland, California the day after 9-11 where they cheered the American killers.

Bronx Zoo Cobra Found Alive  —  The Egyptian cobra at the Bronx Zoo who had been missing for seven days has been located, officials said on Thursday.  —  The cobra is “alive and well,” James J. Breheny, the zoo's director, told dozens of reporters who had gathered for a 4 p.m. news conference at the zoo.

Jim Messina, Obama's Enforcer  —  In March 2009 the Campaign for America's Future, a top progressive group in Washington, launched a campaign called “Dog The (Blue) Dogs” to pressure conservative Blue Dog Democrats to support President Obama's budget.  When he heard about the effort …

Shades Of John Yoo  —  This is really alarming: … Look, there's no other way to describe this other than lawless.  The Obama administration and its defenders in the civil-libertarian community have always maintained that, because it derives its authority from Congress …

GOP says 5,000 non-citizens voting in Colorado a ‘wake-up call’ for states  —  Republicans on the House Administration Committee want to shore up voter registration rules in the wake of a Colorado study that found as many as 5,000 non-citizens in the state took part in last year's election.

Banks Fight Mortgage Principal Reduction  —  At the end of a day-long negotiation session over the foreclosure paperwork mess at the Department of Justice, Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller and Associate Attorney General Thomas Perrelli came out for a brief chat with reporters.  —  They essentially said nothing.

Japan's Nuclear Rescuers: ‘Inevitable Some of Them May Die Within Weeks’  —  March 14: A Red Cross rescue worker, in red, is scanned for signs of radiation upon returning from Fukushima to his hospital in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture.  —  Workers at the disaster-stricken Fukushima nuclear plant …

Feinstein: Let's “go in and arrest” Gaddafi  —  Jim Vicevich catches this suggestion from Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), usually considered one of the clearer Democratic thinkers on national security and the military in Congress.  Air strikes haven't forced Moammar Gaddafi to flee Libya …

Rep. Gohmert: Libya Goal Is To “Deplete The Military” So Obama Can Call Up Private Army  —  5 hours and 13 minutes ago — Matt Finkelstein  —  Last night on the House floor, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) offered a bizarre new theory about President Obama's decision to intervene in the Libyan crisis.

Obama up in Florida  —  It doesn't look like Florida will be losing its status as one of the most competitive states in the country at the Presidential level next year- voters in the state are almost evenly divided on Barack Obama's job performance and although he leads all six of the Republicans …

Wisconsin State Employees Union, AFSCME Council 24, threatens to boycott businesses that don't put up window signs supporting the union.  —  It's sending around a letter: … Which side are you on?  Cue Pete Seeger.  Neutral means you on the boss's side.

Kathleen Sebelius: Health care in U.S. like ‘a developing country’  —  Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says patient outcomes in the United States are like those in “a developing country” - and that they'll stay that way if the health care reform law is repealed.

Rand Paul Mocks Newt Gingrich: ‘He Has More War Positions Than He Has Wives’  —  Potential GOP presidential contender Newt Gingrich has been in hot water lately after ThinkProgress caught him flipping his position on the Libyan war rapidly over the span of just a few weeks …

Pentagon Art: $600,000 Gurgling Toad Sculpture  —  A $600,000 frog sculpture that lights up, gurgles “sounds of nature” and carries a 10-foot fairy girl on its back could soon be greeting Defense Department employees who plan to start working at the $700 million Mark Center in Alexandria, Va. this fall.

Exclusive: Ron Paul's $3M pot of gold  —  Ron Paul raked in roughly $3 million during the first quarter through his various political organizations, POLITICO has learned.  —  Though not all of that money can be transferred to a potential presidential campaign, the big haul demonstrates …

Alert Issued After Security Incident On Camp Pendleton  —  3 Middle Eastern Men Tried To Enter Base Without Proper Authorization, Base Alert Says  —  SAN DIEGO — One of the nation's largest military bases is reportedly under tighter security after three Middle Eastern men tried to enter without proper authorization.

The Declining Price Elasticity of Gas  —  From Alexander Hart at TNR's nifty new “The Study” blog: … To be precise, it doesn't say people won't buy less gas even if prices rise, it says that the impact on driving will be relatively small.  And since households are income constrained …

Bruce Springsteen Letter to the Editor: Story on poverty, aid cuts gives voice to voiceless  —  Thank you for your March 27 front-page story by Michael Symons, “As poverty rises, cuts target aid.”  The article is one of the few that highlights the contradictions between a policy of large tax cuts …