The media's massive revisions on CBO-Obamacare story  —  The Post's Glenn Kessler today published a fact-checking post breaking some news: No, he wrote, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) never, ever reported that Obamacare would somehow or other kill more than 2 million U.S. jobs.

Senate GOP buoyant about midterms  —  Politics was at the forefront of Republicans senators' minds at their annual retreat on Wednesday.  —  After hearing from a congressional handicapper and conservative observers at the Library of Congress, there's growing optimism among GOP lawmakers …

How John Podesta is changing Obama's White House  —  John Podesta doesn't have a standing appointment with President Barack Obama.  He doesn't join chief of staff Denis McDonough for the nightly “wrap” meeting with the president.  He doesn't have a defined portfolio of assignments.

Days ahead for Dems not so dark  —  When one has retired from the ranks of American domestic political consulting, as I have, you are not really allowed to just quit.  You become emeritus, of counsel, senior status and God knows what.  Basically your role becomes one of trying …

Olympic Threat: US Warns Airlines About Toothpaste Tube Bomb … The Department of Homeland Security has issued a warning to U.S. and some foreign airlines traveling to Russia for the Olympic Games to be on the lookout for toothpaste containers, which some intelligence indicates …

Head of Mormon church Thomas Monson summoned by British magistrates' court over Adam and Eve teaching  —  Thomas S Monson, president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ordered to appear before British magistrate's court amid claims that the organisation's teaching amounts to ‘fraud’

Realistic statue of man in his underwear at Wellesley College sparks controversy  —  Tony Matelli's Sleepwalker, is part of an art exhibit at Wellesley College's Davis Museum.  —  By Jaclyn Reiss, Boston.com Staff  —  A realistic-looking statue of a man sleepwalking in his underwear near …

Romney floats Martinez, others for 2016  —  Former presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Wednesday expanded his list of possible 2016 GOP presidential candidates — floating a number of dark horses, including New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez (R).  —  Romney named a laundry list …

Karl Rove: The Numbers That Scare Senate Democrats  —  Voting with Obama 97% of the time is going to end some careers.

Just Say No  —  President Obama indicated in his State of the Union address last week that he will exercise his admittedly limited executive powers in this “year of action.”  Though most of the mild proposals he made are welcome, one still wonders why he doesn't say “no” more often.

The Worst Idea in the World  —  Five years after the Bolshevik Revolution, Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises predicted that the Soviet project was doomed to fail.  In his classic work Socialism, Mises explained that the attempt to replace the market system with central economic planning could not succeed …

Obama not ‘offended’ if vulnerable Dems stay away  —  President Obama huddled with Senate Democrats at a ballpark Wednesday, but the only game they discussed were the 2014 midterm elections.  —  Obama spent about an hour Wednesday afternoon behind closed doors at the Diamond Club …

Republican Hedges His Bets by Targeting House Seats in 4 States  —  There have been a fair share of congressional carpetbaggers in history, but Allan Levene may be the first to assemble an entire set of matched luggage.  And he's using it to run this year for no fewer than four open House seats in four different states.

Paul says GOP infighting is a good thing  —  Washington (CNN) - Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky told a crowd of social conservatives Wednesday that fighting within the GOP is for the best.  —  Although Paul pointed out that the debate should not be “impolite” or “rude,” …

The Koch Brothers Left a Confidential Document at Their Last Donor Conference—Read It Here  —  A list of one-on-one meetings between VIP donors and the Kochs and their operatives offers a revealing look into their mighty political machine.  —  Charles Koch: Bo Rader/ZUMA; David Koch: Sonia Moskowitz/ZUMA

Even Pat Robertson Thinks Young Earth Creationism Is A ‘Joke’  —  Back in 2012, televangelist Pat Robertson provoked the ire of Young Earth Creationists when he rejected their claim that the earth is approximately 6,000 years old.  Today on the 700 Club, Robertson responded to the debate between Bill Nye …