By Douglas Holtz-Eakin
The young drop coverage to avoid higher premiums

Charles Krauthammer came to Bill O'Reilly's defense Tuesday night after the host criticized the president for using the word "tragedy" to describe the terror attack in Boston.
Fox News commentator Bill O'Reilly says he's Catholic and conservative, but his actions prove he is neither. How tragic that a man who generally supports traditional American ideals and common sense can basically adopt the liberal, immoral view on the huge issue of marriage today. He said on his program recently that homosexual-marriage supporters have the "compelling argument" and that the other side basically just "thumps the Bible."

Sparks flew on Fox News Tuesday evening, as "The O'Reilly Factor" host Bill O'Reilly repeatedly shut down liberal radio commentator Alan Colmes' characterization of the sequester debate, accusing the guest several times of outright lying.
After million-selling books on the assassinations of Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy, Fox News host Bill O'Reilly is turning to the most famous killing of all.

It's a pricey policy landscape. According to National Taxpayers Union Foundation's line-by-line analysis of President Obama's most expensive State of the Union address yet: his 40 proposals weighed in at $83.4 billion worth of quantifiable agenda items. But wait. That could balloon to $100.4 billion, depending on how Mr. Obama deals with the looming sequester March 1.
The California standoff involving fugitive Christopher Dorner shortened television's previews of President Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday but did not interrupt coverage of the speech.

Former Secretary of State and self-declared Republican Colin Powell said he voted for Democrat Barack Obama for president — twice — because of concerns over the economy, according to a Fox News broadcast of Bill O'Reilly's show, "The Factor."
Deck the halls and man the battle stations. The fight has resumed.
Ed Henry's assignment covering the White House would be a challenge for any journalist, no matter his employer.

Brace for impact: Time magazine's annual search for the Person of the Year is under way, seeking the person, idea or entity that most influenced the news in 2012.
Today, I am ashamed to be an American journalist.

We've got dolls that wet, crawl and talk. We've got dolls with perfect hourglass figures. We've got dolls with swagger. And we've got plenty that come with itty-bitty baby bottles. But a breast-feeding doll whose suckling sounds are prompted by sensors sewn into a halter top at the nipples of little girls caught some flak after hitting the U.S. market.

After opening theatrically abroad, "SEAL Team Six: The Raid on Osama bin Laden" saw its stateside premiere Sunday night on the National Geographic Channel, giving the cable network its highest ratings of the year.
President Barack Obama will appear on "The Daily Show" on Thursday.
This high-stakes debate had some props that even the presidential candidates might want at their own events.
Host Bill O'Reilly agreed, calling it "absurd."
Krauthammer: Obama’s reluctance to use ‘jihadist,’ ‘Islamist’ embarrassing →
Mr. Mansfield's "Killing Jesus" manuscript was submitted to the publishers before popular Fox News talk show host Bill O'Reilly announced his forthcoming "Killing Jesus: A History," due in September and co-authored by historian Martin Dugard.
KELLNER: 'Killing Jesus' details Christ's death with chilling realism →