Obama Zings Trump at White House Correspondents' Dinner  —  Joe Biden.  Michele Bachmann.  Tim Pawlenty.  Donald Trump.  —  Many of President Obama's friends and foes alike got shellacked — as expected — on Saturday night when Mr. Obama took to the stage at the gussied …

Sunday Reflection: When Jimmy Carter Is your best-case scenario, you're in trouble  —  People on the right have been comparing President Obama with Jimmy Carter for a while now: The rise from nowhere via inexplicable press adulation, the smarmy moralizing, the excessive faith in his own abilities …

Nato strike ‘kills Saif al-Arab Gaddafi’, Libya says  —  Libya's government took journalists to the site where they said Saif al-Arab Gaddafi was killed  —  A Nato air strike in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, has killed the son of the Libyan leader, Colonel Gaddafi, a government spokesman has said.

The High Cost of Low Teacher Salaries  —  WHEN we don't get the results we want in our military endeavors, we don't blame the soldiers.  We don't say, “It's these lazy soldiers and their bloated benefits plans!  That's why we haven't done better in Afghanistan!”  No, if the results aren't there, we blame the planners.

How Paul Ryan Won the Recess  —  Racine, Wisc.  —  Did you hear the news?  Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan, the architect of the House Republicans' budget, was booed!  By his own constituents!  —  The video of said town hall booing was clipped by the liberal blog ThinkProgress …

Haniyeh calls on PLO to withdraw Israel recognition  —  GAZA CITY (Ma'an) — Gaza Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh on Friday called on the Palestinian Liberation Organization to withdraw its recognition of Israel.  —  On Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded …

Be Careful Wishing for the Fed's End  —  Ben S. Bernanke, the Federal Reserve chairman, faces a crisis of confidence.  He is excoriated on the right for debasing the currency, and blasted on the left for failing to stimulate more than he has.  It has gotten so bad that last week Mr. Bernanke …

Law Students Lose the Grant Game as Schools Win  —  LIKE a lot of other college seniors, Alexandra Leumer got her introduction to the heady and hazardous world of law school scholarships in the form of a letter bearing very good news.  The Golden Gate University School of Law in San Francisco …