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All rights reservedTue, 30 Jul 2013 22:57:06 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/politics/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gifNEW YORK?In what will surely be another public relations nightmare for Anthony Weiner?s mayoral campaign, his spokeswoman went off on an epic, obscenity-laced rant against a former intern who wrote an unflattering article about her time working for the ex-congressman.http://news.yahoo.com/weiner-s-spokeswoman-trashes-former-intern-in-profanity-laced-rant-025707078.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 22:57:06 -0400weiner-s-spokeswoman-trashes-former-intern-in-profanity-laced-rant-025707078NEW YORK?Anthony Weiner is out with a new ad addressing the sexting scandal that threatens to sink his mayoral campaign in which he reaffirms he has no plans to ?quit? the race.http://news.yahoo.com/weiner-in-new-ad---quit-isn-t-the-way-we-roll-in-new-york-city--234436430.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 19:44:36 -0400weiner-in-new-ad---quit-isn-t-the-way-we-roll-in-new-york-city--234436430<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/biden--maybe-i-ll-co-host-today-show-with-hillary-clinton-215833415.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Z1MnOLuzPNng86EBHwmRBg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-27T093424Z_1680545648_GM1E97R1CQZ01_RTRMADP_3_USA-SINGAPORE-BIDEN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Vice President Biden speaks to sailors onboard USS Freedom at Changi Naval Base in Singapore" align="left" title="U.S. Vice President Biden speaks to sailors onboard USS Freedom at Changi Naval Base in Singapore" border="0" /></a>Imagine waking up to Biden Being Biden. Literally.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/biden--maybe-i-ll-co-host-today-show-with-hillary-clinton-215833415.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 17:58:32 -0400biden--maybe-i-ll-co-host-today-show-with-hillary-clinton-215833415<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/biden--maybe-i-ll-co-host-today-show-with-hillary-clinton-215833415.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Z1MnOLuzPNng86EBHwmRBg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-27T093424Z_1680545648_GM1E97R1CQZ01_RTRMADP_3_USA-SINGAPORE-BIDEN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Vice President Biden speaks to sailors onboard USS Freedom at Changi Naval Base in Singapore" align="left" title="U.S. Vice President Biden speaks to sailors onboard USS Freedom at Changi Naval Base in Singapore" border="0" /></a>Imagine waking up to Biden Being Biden. Literally.</p><br clear="all"/>Furry four-legged lobbyists hit the town in Washington. We took pictures.http://news.yahoo.com/orphan-puppies-roam-congressional-meeting-room-in-search-of-owners-191307431.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 15:13:07 -0400orphan-puppies-roam-congressional-meeting-room-in-search-of-owners-191307431Army Pfc. Bradley Manning has been acquitted of aiding the enemy by sharing classified documents with the web site WikiLeaks, but he was found guilty of lesser espionage charges.http://news.yahoo.com/bradley-manning-verdict-in-wikileaks-case-expected-today-151713314.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 14:15:23 -0400bradley-manning-verdict-in-wikileaks-case-expected-today-151713314<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/voters-rate-bevy-of-possible-2016-white-house-candidates-232946079.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ne.IqqX26.RzPwXjXylbHA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2013-07-24/55764dd2-d1bd-43f4-a112-1dd9d50d2b53_2016.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="2016 possible candidates" align="left" title="2016 possible candidates" border="0" /></a>Sorry, Joe. Vice President Biden received little love in a Marist poll released Wednesday that pegged Hillary Clinton as the clear favorite among Democrats for the party&#039;s next presidential primary. Sixty-three percent of those polled said they&#039;d back Clinton over Biden, who gathered 13 percent, in a 2016 intraparty race.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/voters-rate-bevy-of-possible-2016-white-house-candidates-232946079.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 19:29:45 -0400voters-rate-bevy-of-possible-2016-white-house-candidates-232946079<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/voters-rate-bevy-of-possible-2016-white-house-candidates-232946079.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ne.IqqX26.RzPwXjXylbHA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2013-07-24/55764dd2-d1bd-43f4-a112-1dd9d50d2b53_2016.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="2016 possible candidates" align="left" title="2016 possible candidates" border="0" /></a>Sorry, Joe. Vice President Biden received little love in a Marist poll released Wednesday that pegged Hillary Clinton as the clear favorite among Democrats for the party&#039;s next presidential primary. Sixty-three percent of those polled said they&#039;d back Clinton over Biden, who gathered 13 percent, in a 2016 intraparty race.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/for-some--obama-s-speech-promises--oceans-of-tomorrow--but-delivers--bread-and-circuses--205301475.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pLRqEH7mQTCaqQ2E5.1UiA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T191543Z_379394717_GM1E97P08ZZ01_RTRMADP_3_USA-OBAMA-ECONOMY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about the economy in Illinois" align="left" title="U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about the economy in Illinois" border="0" /></a>Yahoo News asked Americans to respond to Barack Obama&#039;s speech on the economy and share whether their lives match the president&#039;s words. Here are excerpts from reactions we published Wednesday afternoon.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/for-some--obama-s-speech-promises--oceans-of-tomorrow--but-delivers--bread-and-circuses--205301475.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 16:53:00 -0400for-some--obama-s-speech-promises--oceans-of-tomorrow--but-delivers--bread-and-circuses--205301475<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/for-some--obama-s-speech-promises--oceans-of-tomorrow--but-delivers--bread-and-circuses--205301475.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pLRqEH7mQTCaqQ2E5.1UiA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T191543Z_379394717_GM1E97P08ZZ01_RTRMADP_3_USA-OBAMA-ECONOMY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about the economy in Illinois" align="left" title="U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about the economy in Illinois" border="0" /></a>Yahoo News asked Americans to respond to Barack Obama&#039;s speech on the economy and share whether their lives match the president&#039;s words. Here are excerpts from reactions we published Wednesday afternoon.</p><br clear="all"/>President Obama?s tense relations with congressional Republicans did not appear to be eased by his ?grand bargain? offer Tuesday to cut corporate tax rates in return for the government being able to invest more in programs to generate middle-class jobs.http://news.yahoo.com/republicans-bash-obama-grand-bargain-president-plans-huddles-062214639.htmlWed, 31 Jul 2013 02:22:14 -0400National Journalrepublicans-bash-obama-grand-bargain-president-plans-huddles-062214639You don?t have to work on Capitol Hill too long to realize the place has its own language. Lawmakers become ?members.? A short-term legislative solution becomes a ?patch.? And issues get their own shorthand, from the ?doc fix? to ?net neutrality.?http://news.yahoo.com/know-means-flagpole-061805772.htmlWed, 31 Jul 2013 02:18:05 -0400National Journalknow-means-flagpole-061805772While it?s no secret that men outnumber women in Washington?s lobbying corps, individual lobbying contracts held by women are worth more on average than those held by men, according to an analysis of lobbying disclosures by LegiStorm.http://news.yahoo.com/women-lobbyists-may-worth-more-061448509.htmlWed, 31 Jul 2013 02:14:48 -0400National Journalwomen-lobbyists-may-worth-more-061448509Late Monday, in a flurry of calls, the White House notified top House and Senate Republicans of President Obama?s overture for a mini ?grand bargain? on corporate tax reform. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew called House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp, R-Mich., while White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough called Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.http://news.yahoo.com/yellen-213358917.htmlWed, 31 Jul 2013 02:11:29 -0400National Journalyellen-213358917Standing on an outdoor stage for the better part of a half an hour has left Rep. Patrick Murphy completely soaked in sweat."It's fucking hot out," he says, flapping his arms to dry out his armpits. This may be his only off-script moment this morning. For Murphy, arguably the most vulnerable House incumbent, one tiny misstep, one off-the-cuff remark could make the difference between winning reelection in 2014 and losing his parking space on Capitol Hill. His job these days is to be the most boring member of Congress. ...http://news.yahoo.com/beat-allen-west-got-most-boring-job-congress-060852013.htmlWed, 31 Jul 2013 02:08:52 -0400National Journalbeat-allen-west-got-most-boring-job-congress-060852013NEW YORK (AP) ? The chief aide to embattled New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner went on an expletive-laced tirade about a former campaign intern in an interview with a political news website.http://news.yahoo.com/weiner-aide-lashed-former-campaign-intern-110647574.htmlWed, 31 Jul 2013 07:07:28 -0400Associated Pressweiner-aide-lashed-former-campaign-intern-110647574WASHINGTON (AP) ? A deal that gives college students and their parents lower interest rates for loans is heading toward its final vote.http://news.yahoo.com/student-loan-compromise-heads-toward-final-vote-072756908.htmlWed, 31 Jul 2013 03:33:12 -0400Associated Pressstudent-loan-compromise-heads-toward-final-vote-072756908WASHINGTON (AP) ? The Senate is ready for a showdown on President Barack Obama's pick to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco and Explosives in a battle that carries echoes of this year's gun control fight.http://news.yahoo.com/senate-ready-showdown-obama-pick-atf-072633328.htmlWed, 31 Jul 2013 03:29:41 -0400Associated Presssenate-ready-showdown-obama-pick-atf-072633328<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-draws-contrasts-between-house-senate-gop-071637235.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/PiCo5fAPYg_UhOZklEEEMw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/0e2327e796e61919390f6a706700071b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this July 30, 2013, photo, President Barack Obama walks from Marine One, across the South Lawn of the White House to the Oval Office in Washington, as he returns from Chattanooga where he spoke about the middle class and the economy. There&#039;s a new cadence to President Barack Obama&#039;s musings about Congress: Why can?t House Republicans be more like their mates in the Senate? As Obama presses his economic agenda across the country, he?s playing one chamber against the other, hoping Americans will hear his calls for compromise and conclude it?s not his fault almost nothing is getting done in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)" align="left" title="In this July 30, 2013, photo, President Barack Obama walks from Marine One, across the South Lawn of the White House to the Oval Office in Washington, as he returns from Chattanooga where he spoke about the middle class and the economy. There&#039;s a new cadence to President Barack Obama&#039;s musings about Congress: Why can?t House Republicans be more like their mates in the Senate? As Obama presses his economic agenda across the country, he?s playing one chamber against the other, hoping Americans will hear his calls for compromise and conclude it?s not his fault almost nothing is getting done in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? There&#039;s a new cadence to President Barack Obama&#039;s musings about Congress: Why can&#039;t House Republicans be more like their mates in the Senate?</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/obama-draws-contrasts-between-house-senate-gop-071637235.htmlWed, 31 Jul 2013 03:25:06 -0400Associated Pressobama-draws-contrasts-between-house-senate-gop-071637235<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-draws-contrasts-between-house-senate-gop-071637235.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/PiCo5fAPYg_UhOZklEEEMw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/0e2327e796e61919390f6a706700071b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this July 30, 2013, photo, President Barack Obama walks from Marine One, across the South Lawn of the White House to the Oval Office in Washington, as he returns from Chattanooga where he spoke about the middle class and the economy. There&#039;s a new cadence to President Barack Obama&#039;s musings about Congress: Why can?t House Republicans be more like their mates in the Senate? As Obama presses his economic agenda across the country, he?s playing one chamber against the other, hoping Americans will hear his calls for compromise and conclude it?s not his fault almost nothing is getting done in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)" align="left" title="In this July 30, 2013, photo, President Barack Obama walks from Marine One, across the South Lawn of the White House to the Oval Office in Washington, as he returns from Chattanooga where he spoke about the middle class and the economy. There&#039;s a new cadence to President Barack Obama&#039;s musings about Congress: Why can?t House Republicans be more like their mates in the Senate? As Obama presses his economic agenda across the country, he?s playing one chamber against the other, hoping Americans will hear his calls for compromise and conclude it?s not his fault almost nothing is getting done in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? There&#039;s a new cadence to President Barack Obama&#039;s musings about Congress: Why can&#039;t House Republicans be more like their mates in the Senate?</p><br clear="all"/>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Senators are questioning top Obama administration officials about the National Security Agency's surveillance programs for the first time since the House narrowly rejected a proposal last week to effectively shut down the NSA's secret collection of hundreds of millions of Americans' phone records.http://news.yahoo.com/senate-panel-looking-limits-surveillance-071425367.htmlWed, 31 Jul 2013 03:23:11 -0400Associated Presssenate-panel-looking-limits-surveillance-071425367<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/lightbox/what-republican-voters-want-from-their-leaders-in-photos-1373983715-slideshow/"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8JVXu1xV4DxtFvYEvlqqbw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2013-07-16/023c7245-cbf2-48ad-832b-4b200a01b83d_Jeff-Strange.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="What Republican voters want from their party&#039;s leadership, in photos" align="left" title="What Republican voters want from their party&#039;s leadership, in photos" border="0" /></a>By Jeff Strange, Chillicothe, Ohio There is a lot of meaning in a name. The GOP needs to make its foundational plank in its party platform to get America back to a &quot;Republican&quot; form of government. America was founded as a Constitutional Republic. A republic is founded on &quot;the rule of law,&quot; whereas a democracy is founded on &quot;the rule of the majority.&quot; We have allowed ourselves to disintegrate into the chaos of a democracy. Our founding fathers established our constitution to be an unchanging rock of law, that we were to follow regardless of whatever the current whims of the majority happen to be. Without embracing the constitution, both political parties end up making, enforcing, and executing unconstitutional laws. Republicans, be &quot;Republic&quot;an.<br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/lightbox/what-republican-voters-want-from-their-leaders-in-photos-1373983715-slideshow/Tue, 30 Jul 2013 11:39:06 -0400lightbox/what-republican-voters-want-from-their-leaders-in-photos-1373983715-slideshow/<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/lightbox/what-republican-voters-want-from-their-leaders-in-photos-1373983715-slideshow/"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8JVXu1xV4DxtFvYEvlqqbw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2013-07-16/023c7245-cbf2-48ad-832b-4b200a01b83d_Jeff-Strange.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="What Republican voters want from their party&#039;s leadership, in photos" align="left" title="What Republican voters want from their party&#039;s leadership, in photos" border="0" /></a>By Jeff Strange, Chillicothe, Ohio There is a lot of meaning in a name. The GOP needs to make its foundational plank in its party platform to get America back to a &quot;Republican&quot; form of government. America was founded as a Constitutional Republic. A republic is founded on &quot;the rule of law,&quot; whereas a democracy is founded on &quot;the rule of the majority.&quot; We have allowed ourselves to disintegrate into the chaos of a democracy. Our founding fathers established our constitution to be an unchanging rock of law, that we were to follow regardless of whatever the current whims of the majority happen to be. Without embracing the constitution, both political parties end up making, enforcing, and executing unconstitutional laws. Republicans, be &quot;Republic&quot;an.<br clear="all"/>WASHINGTON ? Despite the Republican strategy of passing piecemeal immigration reform, Sen. John McCain predicted today that comprehensive legislation can pass the GOP-controlled House. ?I think this fall is very important,? McCain said at a forum hosted by AFL-CIO and the Economic Policy Institute. ?It?s...http://news.yahoo.com/mccain-immigration-crucial-election-issue-001353943--abc-news-politics.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 20:13:53 -0400ABC Newsmccain-immigration-crucial-election-issue-001353943--abc-news-politicsThe feud between two potential presidential contenders has stretched into another week as Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., doubled down on his criticism of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie Monday night. Paul ripped into Republican Christie in an interview for using ?the cloak of 9/11 victims?...http://news.yahoo.com/rand-paul-calls-christie-king-bacon-224230683--abc-news-politics.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 18:42:30 -0400ABC Newsrand-paul-calls-christie-king-bacon-224230683--abc-news-politicsThe Army officer nominated to lead U.S. forces in South Korea ?strongly? favors keeping sexual assault cases within the military chain of command, he told a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in Washington. ?In the military the commander is central to all that we do,?...http://news.yahoo.com/top-army-officer-defends-keeping-chain-command-sex-194958172--abc-news-politics.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 16:51:29 -0400ABC Newstop-army-officer-defends-keeping-chain-command-sex-194958172--abc-news-politicsEmbattled Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell said today that he would return gifts he and his family received from a campaign donor, including a $6,500 Rolex watch. Speaking on WTOP radio on the ?Ask the Governor? program, McDonnell said he would work with counsel to return...http://news.yahoo.com/gov-mcdonnell-return-rolex-gifts-campaign-donor-165059452--abc-news-politics.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 12:50:59 -0400ABC Newsgov-mcdonnell-return-rolex-gifts-campaign-donor-165059452--abc-news-politicsWASHINGTON ? A woman was arrested today and charged with defacing property for allegedly throwing green paint on the organ at the National Cathedral, and investigators are looking into whether she is the same person who splashed similar paint on the Lincoln Memorial and a...http://news.yahoo.com/dc-green-paint-vandalism-suspect-arrested-225519278--abc-news-politics.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 18:55:19 -0400ABC Newsdc-green-paint-vandalism-suspect-arrested-225519278--abc-news-politicsShould candidates for federal office be limited in how much they can spend on campaigns? And should corporations be allowed to spend without limits? Tell us what you think in our Next 10 Amendments project!http://news.yahoo.com/next-10-amendments-limits-campaign-spending-100206550.htmlWed, 31 Jul 2013 06:26:06 -0400National Constitution Centernext-10-amendments-limits-campaign-spending-100206550<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/weiners-communications-director-goes-full-dg-sorority-girl-022103395.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gX1cEDgx7eXkJBpzrcttHQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Weiner_s_Communications_Director_Goes_Full-2d5c92a5ba5eb8a3c026892f31d6f8d1" width="130" height="86" alt="Weiner&#039;s Communications Director Goes Full DG Sorority Girl" align="left" title="Weiner&#039;s Communications Director Goes Full DG Sorority Girl" border="0" /></a>Anthony Weiner&#039;s campaign manager went on a long, kind of unbelievable, rant to Talking Points Memo today, giving some weight to those who think, despite Weiner&#039;s never-quit attitude, his campaign is basically over. The target of Weiner communications director Barbara Morgan&#039;s ire was former intern Olivia Nuzzi, who wrote two unflattering articles ? for NSFWCorp, and for The Daily News, detailing her experience working for the campaign.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/weiners-communications-director-goes-full-dg-sorority-girl-022103395.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 22:21:03 -0400The Atlantic Wireweiners-communications-director-goes-full-dg-sorority-girl-022103395<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/weiners-communications-director-goes-full-dg-sorority-girl-022103395.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gX1cEDgx7eXkJBpzrcttHQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Weiner_s_Communications_Director_Goes_Full-2d5c92a5ba5eb8a3c026892f31d6f8d1" width="130" height="86" alt="Weiner&#039;s Communications Director Goes Full DG Sorority Girl" align="left" title="Weiner&#039;s Communications Director Goes Full DG Sorority Girl" border="0" /></a>Anthony Weiner&#039;s campaign manager went on a long, kind of unbelievable, rant to Talking Points Memo today, giving some weight to those who think, despite Weiner&#039;s never-quit attitude, his campaign is basically over. The target of Weiner communications director Barbara Morgan&#039;s ire was former intern Olivia Nuzzi, who wrote two unflattering articles ? for NSFWCorp, and for The Daily News, detailing her experience working for the campaign.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-mccain-graham-egypt-000551586.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2Q_xOpqptg0am5OutJMZPg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Obama_Would_Like_McCain_and-3791e971cda04434df9fbbcdfb446c73" width="130" height="86" alt="Obama Would Like McCain and Graham to Go to Egypt" align="left" title="Obama Would Like McCain and Graham to Go to Egypt" border="0" /></a>Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham, two of the most influential Republican hawks in Congress on foreign policy, have been asked by President Obama to head over to Egypt next week and advocate for a new round of governmental elections. The Obama?administration,?who declined to call the Egyptian military&#039;s overthrow of the previous elected government a coup, has become increasingly uneasy about the events in Egypt as the military uses a popular uprising against the former Muslim-Brotherhood led government as a &quot;mandate&quot; to crack down on unrest in the country.?</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/obama-mccain-graham-egypt-000551586.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 20:05:51 -0400The Atlantic Wireobama-mccain-graham-egypt-000551586<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-mccain-graham-egypt-000551586.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2Q_xOpqptg0am5OutJMZPg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Obama_Would_Like_McCain_and-3791e971cda04434df9fbbcdfb446c73" width="130" height="86" alt="Obama Would Like McCain and Graham to Go to Egypt" align="left" title="Obama Would Like McCain and Graham to Go to Egypt" border="0" /></a>Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham, two of the most influential Republican hawks in Congress on foreign policy, have been asked by President Obama to head over to Egypt next week and advocate for a new round of governmental elections. The Obama?administration,?who declined to call the Egyptian military&#039;s overthrow of the previous elected government a coup, has become increasingly uneasy about the events in Egypt as the military uses a popular uprising against the former Muslim-Brotherhood led government as a &quot;mandate&quot; to crack down on unrest in the country.?</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/weiner-wont-quit-because-york-isnt-full-quitters-223707938.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qJbrhsjNjIZTV3.IAMhTyQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Weiner_Won_t_Quit_Because_New-06db341bd1de7daf961c9affeabf1847" width="130" height="86" alt="Weiner Won&#039;t Quit Because New York Isn&#039;t Full Of Quitters" align="left" title="Weiner Won&#039;t Quit Because New York Isn&#039;t Full Of Quitters" border="0" /></a>If there&#039;s one thing male politicians embroiled in sex scandals are getting good at, it&#039;s the &quot;I won&#039;t quit&quot; video. San Diego Mayor Bob Filner made one weeks ago, and now it looks like it&#039;s Anthony Weiner&#039;s turn to give it a try, releasing a close-up, direct camera address explaining that he&#039;s staying in the mayoral race because New York is tough:?</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/weiner-wont-quit-because-york-isnt-full-quitters-223707938.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 18:37:07 -0400The Atlantic Wireweiner-wont-quit-because-york-isnt-full-quitters-223707938<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/weiner-wont-quit-because-york-isnt-full-quitters-223707938.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qJbrhsjNjIZTV3.IAMhTyQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Weiner_Won_t_Quit_Because_New-06db341bd1de7daf961c9affeabf1847" width="130" height="86" alt="Weiner Won&#039;t Quit Because New York Isn&#039;t Full Of Quitters" align="left" title="Weiner Won&#039;t Quit Because New York Isn&#039;t Full Of Quitters" border="0" /></a>If there&#039;s one thing male politicians embroiled in sex scandals are getting good at, it&#039;s the &quot;I won&#039;t quit&quot; video. San Diego Mayor Bob Filner made one weeks ago, and now it looks like it&#039;s Anthony Weiner&#039;s turn to give it a try, releasing a close-up, direct camera address explaining that he&#039;s staying in the mayoral race because New York is tough:?</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/legal-battle-over-gay-marriage-not-over-pennsylvania-220100596.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/t9s7RSpg_tDo1e04oIdY2A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/The_Legal_Battle_Over_Gay-c171c70567d06dfc014b1f2d80ee5602" width="130" height="86" alt="The Legal Battle Over Gay Marriage Is Not Over in Pennsylvania" align="left" title="The Legal Battle Over Gay Marriage Is Not Over in Pennsylvania" border="0" /></a>Despite gay marriage&#039;s national progress, many states, including Pennsylvania, are still stuck in legal battles over the issue. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett&#039;s administration sued a Montgomery County clerk Tuesday for illegally issuing 34 marriage licenses to same-sex couples over the last week. The clerk, D. Bruce Hanes, said he wanted to &quot;come down on the right side of history and the law.&quot; The same day, the governor&#039;s office announced it will defend the state&#039;s same-sex marriage ban in a suit brought by the ACLU after state Attorney General Kathleen Kane refused to defend ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/legal-battle-over-gay-marriage-not-over-pennsylvania-220100596.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 18:01:00 -0400The Atlantic Wirelegal-battle-over-gay-marriage-not-over-pennsylvania-220100596<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/legal-battle-over-gay-marriage-not-over-pennsylvania-220100596.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/t9s7RSpg_tDo1e04oIdY2A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/The_Legal_Battle_Over_Gay-c171c70567d06dfc014b1f2d80ee5602" width="130" height="86" alt="The Legal Battle Over Gay Marriage Is Not Over in Pennsylvania" align="left" title="The Legal Battle Over Gay Marriage Is Not Over in Pennsylvania" border="0" /></a>Despite gay marriage&#039;s national progress, many states, including Pennsylvania, are still stuck in legal battles over the issue. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett&#039;s administration sued a Montgomery County clerk Tuesday for illegally issuing 34 marriage licenses to same-sex couples over the last week. The clerk, D. Bruce Hanes, said he wanted to &quot;come down on the right side of history and the law.&quot; The same day, the governor&#039;s office announced it will defend the state&#039;s same-sex marriage ban in a suit brought by the ACLU after state Attorney General Kathleen Kane refused to defend ...</p><br clear="all"/>Treasury Secretary Jack Lew twisted the facts during discussions about job growth and the debt ceiling on "Meet the Press."http://news.yahoo.com/lew-distorts-facts-jobs-debt-ceiling-211714325.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 17:17:14 -0400FactCheck.orglew-distorts-facts-jobs-debt-ceiling-211714325On Thursday, Rhode Island and Minnesota will become the 11th and 12th states, along with the District of Columbia, to allow same-sex marriage. Yahoo News invited gay couples in Rhode Island and Minnesota to share their stories and what legalization means to them. Here's one perspective.http://news.yahoo.com/gay-marriage-rhode-island-signifies-pride-recognition-equality-204300951.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 16:43:00 -0400Yahoo! Contributor Networkgay-marriage-rhode-island-signifies-pride-recognition-equality-204300951<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/secret-surveillance-court-tells-us-does-job-not-200800233.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/R6MXbooHM.bit7iUBqyztw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/The_Secret_Surveillance_Court_Tells-58bab2b231779968f72587221462426c" width="130" height="86" alt="The Secret Surveillance Court Tells Us How It Does Its Job, But Not What It Rules" align="left" title="The Secret Surveillance Court Tells Us How It Does Its Job, But Not What It Rules" border="0" /></a>In a patient, somewhat defensive letter to Senators Patrick Leahy and Chuck Grassley, Reggie Walton, the?presiding judge of the classified Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, offered details on how the court works. One key ruling will soon become public; other critical details are under consideration for release. It&#039;s a letter that might have seemed impossible three months ago, but now reinforces that the judicial and legislative branches appear much more willing to detail NSA surveillance than the branch of the government that houses the NSA.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/secret-surveillance-court-tells-us-does-job-not-200800233.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 16:08:00 -0400The Atlantic Wiresecret-surveillance-court-tells-us-does-job-not-200800233<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/secret-surveillance-court-tells-us-does-job-not-200800233.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/R6MXbooHM.bit7iUBqyztw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/The_Secret_Surveillance_Court_Tells-58bab2b231779968f72587221462426c" width="130" height="86" alt="The Secret Surveillance Court Tells Us How It Does Its Job, But Not What It Rules" align="left" title="The Secret Surveillance Court Tells Us How It Does Its Job, But Not What It Rules" border="0" /></a>In a patient, somewhat defensive letter to Senators Patrick Leahy and Chuck Grassley, Reggie Walton, the?presiding judge of the classified Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, offered details on how the court works. One key ruling will soon become public; other critical details are under consideration for release. It&#039;s a letter that might have seemed impossible three months ago, but now reinforces that the judicial and legislative branches appear much more willing to detail NSA surveillance than the branch of the government that houses the NSA.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obamas-partially-recycled-proposal-trade-tax-reform-jobs-174900426.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/66Ks9MxI9Du5OAyW0bJl1w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Obama_s_Partially_Recycled_Proposal_to-a9c7c1a2c12956426ab332dd4455038a" width="130" height="86" alt="Obama&#039;s Partially Recycled Proposal to Trade Tax Reform for Jobs" align="left" title="Obama&#039;s Partially Recycled Proposal to Trade Tax Reform for Jobs" border="0" /></a>President Obama will outline another possible compromise with Republicans in a speech in Chattanooga, Tennessee on Tuesday, one that House Republicans seem to have basically already rejected. House Speaker John Boehner&#039;s spokesman dismissed the proposed bargain on Tuesday morning.?According to?CNN&#039;s Jake Tapper, the White House called Boehner&#039;s office on Monday, and left a message about the idea. The call was not returned.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/obamas-partially-recycled-proposal-trade-tax-reform-jobs-174900426.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 13:49:00 -0400The Atlantic Wireobamas-partially-recycled-proposal-trade-tax-reform-jobs-174900426<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obamas-partially-recycled-proposal-trade-tax-reform-jobs-174900426.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/66Ks9MxI9Du5OAyW0bJl1w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Obama_s_Partially_Recycled_Proposal_to-a9c7c1a2c12956426ab332dd4455038a" width="130" height="86" alt="Obama&#039;s Partially Recycled Proposal to Trade Tax Reform for Jobs" align="left" title="Obama&#039;s Partially Recycled Proposal to Trade Tax Reform for Jobs" border="0" /></a>President Obama will outline another possible compromise with Republicans in a speech in Chattanooga, Tennessee on Tuesday, one that House Republicans seem to have basically already rejected. House Speaker John Boehner&#039;s spokesman dismissed the proposed bargain on Tuesday morning.?According to?CNN&#039;s Jake Tapper, the White House called Boehner&#039;s office on Monday, and left a message about the idea. The call was not returned.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/why-veterans-become-criminals-084500961.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/X9VAgPmxb2VDCelyt_H9xA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2013-07-30/2194b022-f899-4110-8e6a-9186b924ca94_vets.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Ian Forsyth/Getty" align="left" title="Ian Forsyth/Getty" border="0" /></a>How the system fails them?and the new prison dorms that could help them get back on track.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/why-veterans-become-criminals-084500961.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 12:19:55 -0400The Daily Beastwhy-veterans-become-criminals-084500961<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/why-veterans-become-criminals-084500961.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/X9VAgPmxb2VDCelyt_H9xA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2013-07-30/2194b022-f899-4110-8e6a-9186b924ca94_vets.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Ian Forsyth/Getty" align="left" title="Ian Forsyth/Getty" border="0" /></a>How the system fails them?and the new prison dorms that could help them get back on track.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/snowden-learned-mannings-mistakes-151723087.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sXJN49ywHpHMwVm3Yv3rYA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/What_Snowden_Learned_from_Manning_s-be8e4065b6b177e7bb4dd8359346468c" width="130" height="86" alt="What Snowden Learned from Manning&#039;s Mistakes" align="left" title="What Snowden Learned from Manning&#039;s Mistakes" border="0" /></a>Eight weeks after it began, the military tribunal of Army Private Bradley Manning for uploading classified documents to WikiLeaks concludes this afternoon. Over that time, the once-sensational case was pushed to the background by the Edward Snowden revelations. Despite the significance of Manning&#039;s experience ??the leak&#039;s role in international politics, his experience as a prisoner, a potentially significant reconsideration of a key law ??the case has been largely ignored. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/snowden-learned-mannings-mistakes-151723087.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 11:17:23 -0400The Atlantic Wiresnowden-learned-mannings-mistakes-151723087<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/snowden-learned-mannings-mistakes-151723087.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sXJN49ywHpHMwVm3Yv3rYA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/What_Snowden_Learned_from_Manning_s-be8e4065b6b177e7bb4dd8359346468c" width="130" height="86" alt="What Snowden Learned from Manning&#039;s Mistakes" align="left" title="What Snowden Learned from Manning&#039;s Mistakes" border="0" /></a>Eight weeks after it began, the military tribunal of Army Private Bradley Manning for uploading classified documents to WikiLeaks concludes this afternoon. Over that time, the once-sensational case was pushed to the background by the Edward Snowden revelations. Despite the significance of Manning&#039;s experience ??the leak&#039;s role in international politics, his experience as a prisoner, a potentially significant reconsideration of a key law ??the case has been largely ignored. ...</p><br clear="all"/>What does the behavior of political men tell us about their fitness for public office? Hint: if you can come up with a unified field theory, congratulations. I can?t.http://news.yahoo.com/sex-and-character-151019445.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 11:10:19 -0400sex-and-character-151019445Via the Washington Times:http://news.yahoo.com/black-caucus-wants-sheila-jackson-lee-lead-homeland-150621667.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 11:06:21 -0400The Blazeblack-caucus-wants-sheila-jackson-lee-lead-homeland-150621667

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