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- A Crisis of Authority
James Taranto, Wall Street JournalDemocracy is in peril: That is an emerging theme of the liberal left's resp ... - The GOP's Desperate Search for Scandal
Andrew Rosenthal, NY Times - "Nothing to See Here" Is Not a Viable Strategy
Ed Rogers, Washington Post
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- Immigration bill nears finish line
Sen. Leahy schedules more markup sessions. - Tea partiers reject immigration reform
With nearly 150 signatures, they make clear that conservative opposition is widespread. - New woes for House immigration bill
The Democratic leadership expresses private concern about language regarding health care.
[Courtesy of POLITICO - Congress]
- Weldon waiting on Qadhafi meeting
He says he'll give the Libyan leader until Friday to indicate whether he'll agree to a sit-down. ... - Gingrich courts K Street
Gingrich's unconventional 2012 campaign is turning its sights to traditional funding sources. ... - Raising the stakes
Meet the masters of money who will bankroll the debate in 2012.
[Courtesy of POLITICO.com: Lobbyists ]
- Vast Oklahoma Tornado Kills at Least 91
Homes were flattened, cars flung through the air and at least two schools packed with children destroyed, sending r ... - The Lede: Latest Updates, Video and Photos
Some students and staff members may still be trapped in an elementary school; neighborhoods were leveled by the tor ... - Guatemala's Highest Court Overturns Genocide Conviction of Former Dictator
The decision, which reset the proceedings to April 19, when a judge's ruling sent the trial into disarray, is a d ...
[Courtesy of NYT > Home Page]
- Our love affair with blue jeans
Jim Heston, an American guesthouse operator in Cambodia, has lived a life in denim and has the photos to prove it. ... - Smart to exaggerate terrorist threats
Bruce Schneier says our government has lots of unneeded and ineffective security measures. - Use money to buy happier time
Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton write that people pass up opportunities to spend their money to avoid disagreeabl ...
[Courtesy of CNN.com - U.S.]
- Mississippi Learning: Why the State's Students Start Behind -- and Stay Behind
The first in a series in which The Hechinger Report is teaming up with TIME to examine what's behind the woeful per ... - Texas Crash: Undocumented Victims Confined like Hostages
A truck overpacked with undocumented workers smashed into trees in the Texas countryside. Now the hard work of iden ... - Anaheim's Long, Hot Summer: The Police vs. the Latino Community
A dramatic video of cops suppressing a local protest against an earlier shooting has spiraled into controversy and ...
[Courtesy of TIME.com: Top Nation and US stories]
- Texas Medicaid Debate Complicated By Politics And Poverty
In Texas, it may be politically unwise to cross the governor, but some politicians and advocates in the poor Rio Gr ... - The Global Afterlife Of Your Donated Clothes
The deadly collapse of a textile factory in Bangladesh has heightened awareness about cheap clothes. Many Americans ... - Apple's 'Complex Web' Helped It Avoid Taxes, Panel Finds
The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations said the tech giant claimed that three key offshore companies w ...
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- Winning Mega Millions ticket bought at N.J. gas station
The winner will share $190 million, while the Lukoil gas station gets a big bonus. - 5 things you need to know on Tuesday
Tornado in Okla. kills dozens, Doors co-founder dies, Apple up before Senate. - Tuesday forecast: Tornado threat continues
What's the weather where you are? Get all the details in today's national weather forecast.
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- 'I once thought Maryland was below me'
The University of Maryland's English Department held its commencement ceremonies on Monday and student Jamie Lee g ... - Obama's rating steady in face of controversies, likely buoyed by rising economic hopes
Majorities of Americans believe that the Internal Revenue Service deliberately harassed conservative groups by targ ... - As rich gain optimism, lawmakers lose economic urgency
Washington has all but abandoned efforts to help the economy recover faster ' and lawmakers don't seem worried ...
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- Okla. residents took shelter in basements, bathtubs
With little warning, residents took to whatever shelter they could get, even a horse stall - 20 children among the dead in Oklahoma
A massive, mile-wide tornado with winds up to 200 mph killed at least 51 people Monday afternoon. - 5 things you need to know on Tuesday
Tornado in Okla. kills dozens, Doors co-founder dies, Apple up before Senate.
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- Stop the hate on Twitter
It's one thing to use Twitter for harmless fights, but Dean Obeidallah says there's no excuse for racist, sexist, o ... - Kepler or not, we'll find life
Meg Urry says loss of the planet-finding Kepler satellite would be huge for NASA, which is furiously trying to fix ... - What happened to Obama's promise?
Julian Zelizer says that Obama, like many before him, chose to work within the system to get things done rather tha ...
[Courtesy of CNN.com - Top Stories]
- Daily Press Briefing - January 30
View Video 11:17 a.m. EST MR. WOOD: Happy Friday, everyone. QUESTION: You bet. QUESTION: Happy Friday. MR. WOOD: Oh ... - Daily Press Briefing - January 29
View Video 11:02 a.m. EST MR. WOOD: Good morning, everyone. Welcome. I don't have anything for you. QUESTION: Can I ... - Daily Press Briefing - January 28
View Video 11:10 a.m. EST MR. WOOD: Good morning, everyone. Welcome. I don't have anything, so why don't we go righ ...
[Courtesy of U.S. Department of State - Daily Press Briefings]
- Romney, Obama camps clash over Middle East
The violence in Libya and Egypt is now an issue in the United States presidential campaign. - Clinton: Attack 'should shock the conscience'
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton hailed Ambassador Christopher Stevens as a hero of diplomacy. - Obama: No excuse for 'senseless violence'
President Obama is condemning the "outrageous attack" on the diplomatic mission in Libya.
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- Cannibal Victim Continues Recovery
Doctors say victim of face-chewing attack in Miami last year making progress, playing guitar   ... - Crews Dig Through Night After Deadly Okla. Twister
Crews search through the night after tornado slams Oklahoma City suburb, killing at least 51   ... - Pics From Tucson Shooting to be Released
Authorities set to release 300 photos that police took in aftermath of Tucson shooting rampage &nb ...
[Courtesy of ABC News: U.S.]
- 20 Children Among at Least 51 Dead in 'Horrific' OK Twister
The Oklahoma City Medical Examiner said at least 20 of 51 deaths are children after a devastating monster tornado r ... - Children Among at Least 51 Dead in 'Horrific' OK Twister
First responders began the grim task of digging people -- including children at two elementary schools -- out of pi ... - College Student Vanishes on Way Home for Summer Vacation
A University of Rhode Island student disappeared on his way home from school for the summer, and authorities said h ...
[Courtesy of ABC News: GMA]
- Foreign Assistance Dashboard
May 20: Fiscal Year 2013 Quarter 2 obligation and expenditure data is now available on the Foreign Assistance Dashb ... - Advancing Disability Rights Worldwide
On May 22, the State Department will host the first EMPOWER Conference on disability inclusive diplomacy. - New Special Envoy To Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism
May 20: Secretary Kerry announced that Ira Forman will serve as the Special Envoy To Monitor and Combat Anti-Semiti ...
[Courtesy of U.S. Department of State - Highlights]
- 'The school started coming apart': Trapped students had nowhere to hide
When the sirens began blaring and teachers at Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., heard that a monstrou ... - At least 51 killed, including 20 children, as tornado tears through Oklahoma
An enormous tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs, killing at least 51 people, including 20 children Mon ... - Senate set to grill IRS officials as White House seeks to clarify timeline
As the White House works to contain the political fallout over its knowledge that the IRS had targeted conservative ...
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Fresh Commentaries
- Denver Cops Arrest Italian Shotgun Manufacturer as a Terrorist
Kurt Nimmo Infowars.com May 20, 2013 Daniele Perazzi was arrested on Saturday after a cab driver turned him into po ... - WARNING from BIS and IMF: Loose Central Bank Policies Looking Increasingly DANGEROUS!!! Risks Include Greater Risk-Taking Behavior, Delayed Reforms and Potentially Volatile Capital Flows!!
- Former Monsanto employee put in charge of GMO papers at journal
Just months after a study was published showing that two Monsanto products, a genetically modified (GM) maize and R ...
[Courtesy of WHAT REALLY HAPPENED]
- Obama and the Middle East
- Master of Ambiguity:Obama's Non-Plan for Ending the War in Iraq
- No NATO Membership for Georgia
[Courtesy of CounterPunch]
- Ford Denies Smoking Crack
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford "turned down three chances on Friday to address the specifics of media reports about a video ... - Very Close Race for Senate Nomination in Georgia
A new GaPundit poll in Georgia finds an extremely tight race for the GOP Senate nomination with Rep. Jack Kingston ... - Welcoming 100 Sandy Hook Moms
Annabel Monaghan: "The fact that they came to this event at all is truly extraordinary. As the day unfolded, we lea ...
[Courtesy of Taegan Goddard's Political Wire]
- IRS official denies intentional political targeting
Members of the House Ways and Means Committee will take their turn Friday questioning Internal Revenue Service offi ... - Benghazi: GOP digs in for long haul
Five separate House committees are investigating facets of the attack and its aftermath, and the five chairmen comp ... - Lawmakers grill ousted IRS boss
An outgoing IRS official said the agency made "foolish mistakes" but not out of political bias. CNN's Dana Bash rep ...
[Courtesy of CNN.com - Politics]
- IRS inquiry rests on 4 key questions: Our view
This is no trumped up, partisan scandal. - How Eisenhower's ban on gays backfired: Column
LGBT youth should care about what Eisenhower did to gay people. - AP phone flap makes freedom of press popular: Column
Members of Congress come to media's defense, but what about passing the shield law?
[Courtesy of USATODAY.com Feed]
- The Citizens Agenda in Campaign Coverage
- The Afghanistan War Logs Released by Wikileaks, the World's First Stateless News Organization
- Objectivity as a Form of Persuasion: A Few Notes for Marcus Brauchli
[Courtesy of PressThink]
- On Using Parents of Murdered Children
The president appeared at many rallies on behalf of additional gun control laws with parents of children murdered ... - How Mitzie Got Her -Gate
It was only when they put the cuffs on her and led her out of the Cincinnati Federal Office Building that she fina ... - Wimps Versus Barbarians
An all too familiar scene was enacted on the campus of Swarthmore College during a meeting on May 4th to discuss d ...
[Courtesy of RealClearPolitics - Articles]
- Fox's Dobbs Pretends Obama Adviser Dismissed Benghazi Attacks, IRS Investigation As "Irrelevant"
From the May 20 edition of Fox Business' Lou Dobbs Tonight:Previously: "Irrelevant": Fox Distorts Obama Advise ... - Santilli Doubles Down On Clinton Attack: "I Want To Shoot Her In The Vagina And Let Her Suffer" Over Benghazi Actions
Extremist radio host Pete Santilli is defending and reiterating his inflammatory attacks on for ... - Fox News' Continued Calls For Special Prosecutor Ignores Legal Determination
Fox News continued to push for a special prosecutor following reports that the White House chief counsel knew of an ...
[Courtesy of Media Matters for America - Latest Items]
- Prop. 8 and the Will of the Voters: A Modest Proposal
If voters should be allowed to decide if gays can marry, then maybe some other nuptial scenarios should be on the b ... - "Get Low" and "Countdown to Zero": Indie-Gestion
Two overrated recent independent films demonstrate that just because it plays at the art house doesn't mean it's ar ... - "Inception": What Cinematic Dreams May Come
With Inception, director Christopher Nolan proves without question that he is one of Hollywood's most captivating f ...
[Courtesy of The Simon]
- Conditional Engagement Strategy
A report from the Center for a New American Security offers an exit strategy reminiscent of what the Bush administr ... - Defenders of the Big Oil Agenda
Opponents of a bill to release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve have received more oil money on average tha ... - Reversing Pump Prices
A look at history shows that releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve has helped prices before, and could ...
[Courtesy of American Progress Action Fund]
- On Being Taxed for Owning Stuff, and Why That's OK
The Walton children (Jim, Alice and Robson who, thanks to the beneficence of their dad, Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton ... - If the US goes over the "fiscal cliff", who's primarily to blame?
President Obama 63% (217 votes) The Republican-controlled House of Representatives 23% (77 vo ... - Willard Mitt Romney's 47 Percent Self-Immolation Video: Complete
Here's the full Mitt Romney video, courtesy of Mother Jones, from the now infamous fundraiser in which Romney e ...
[Courtesy of All American Patriots: Politics, economy, health, ...]
- Monster Oklahoma tornado kills at least 51
Twenty children are among the dead, and the toll is expected to rise. - Images of Oklahoma tornado devastation
A child is pulled from the rubble of the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., and passed along to rescue ... - More Obama aides knew of IRS audit; Obama not told
WASHINGTON (AP) ' White House chief of staff Denis McDonough and other senior advisers knew in late April that an ...
[Courtesy of Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines]
- Taking the Windex to the Robot
We just gave Addictomatic a complete overhaul. The hot topics and news pages are a lot more clear and easy to brows ... - Paris Does Politics
Paris Hilton responds: See Paris Hilton Responds to McCain Ad and more funny videos on FunnyOrDie.com Furth ... - You Know, Before
Every now and then, usually when I come across some old letters, I get the outline of a memory of what it was like ...
[Courtesy of electablog]
- Wednesday's Mini-Report
- The need for partisan cover
- House rebuffs Boehner, scraps F-35 Jet Engine Program
[Courtesy of Political Animal]
- Meanwhile, The GOP's Favorability Ratings Have Tanked To Their Lowest Point Ever
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