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http://news.yahoo.com/politics/ Get the latest Politics news headlines from Yahoo! News. Find breaking Politics news, including analysis and opinion on top Politics stories.en-USCopyright (c) 2013 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedSun, 21 Jul 2013 23:10:16 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/politics/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pentagon-chief-cant-offer-hope-budget-cuts-081916014.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/u_8gZcGvngSqyOUrBnfKvw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/739ea49562be2d18380f6a70670017f0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this photo taken July 17, 2013, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, flanked by Air Force personnel, walks down the rear ramp of a C-17 at Joint Base Charleston near Charleston, S.C., on the last day of a three-day trip to visit bases in the Carolinas and Florida. When Hagel told civilian Department of Defense workers on the base that job furloughs, that have forced a 20% pay cut on most of the military&#039;s civilian workforce, will likely continue next year, and may get even worse, the audience softly gasped in surprise and gave a few depressed low whistles. He said that if the department has to absorb another $52 billion in cuts next year because of the federal sequester, there will likely be layoffs instead of furloughs. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith)" align="left" title="In this photo taken July 17, 2013, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, flanked by Air Force personnel, walks down the rear ramp of a C-17 at Joint Base Charleston near Charleston, S.C., on the last day of a three-day trip to visit bases in the Carolinas and Florida. When Hagel told civilian Department of Defense workers on the base that job furloughs, that have forced a 20% pay cut on most of the military&#039;s civilian workforce, will likely continue next year, and may get even worse, the audience softly gasped in surprise and gave a few depressed low whistles. He said that if the department has to absorb another $52 billion in cuts next year because of the federal sequester, there will likely be layoffs instead of furloughs. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith)" border="0" /></a>JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) ? The audience gasped in surprise and gave a few low whistles as Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel delivered the news that furloughs, which have forced a 20 percent pay cut on most of the military&#039;s civilian workforce, probably will continue next year, and it might get worse.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/pentagon-chief-cant-offer-hope-budget-cuts-081916014.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 23:10:16 -0400Associated Presspentagon-chief-cant-offer-hope-budget-cuts-081916014<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pentagon-chief-cant-offer-hope-budget-cuts-081916014.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/u_8gZcGvngSqyOUrBnfKvw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/739ea49562be2d18380f6a70670017f0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this photo taken July 17, 2013, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, flanked by Air Force personnel, walks down the rear ramp of a C-17 at Joint Base Charleston near Charleston, S.C., on the last day of a three-day trip to visit bases in the Carolinas and Florida. When Hagel told civilian Department of Defense workers on the base that job furloughs, that have forced a 20% pay cut on most of the military&#039;s civilian workforce, will likely continue next year, and may get even worse, the audience softly gasped in surprise and gave a few depressed low whistles. He said that if the department has to absorb another $52 billion in cuts next year because of the federal sequester, there will likely be layoffs instead of furloughs. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith)" align="left" title="In this photo taken July 17, 2013, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, flanked by Air Force personnel, walks down the rear ramp of a C-17 at Joint Base Charleston near Charleston, S.C., on the last day of a three-day trip to visit bases in the Carolinas and Florida. When Hagel told civilian Department of Defense workers on the base that job furloughs, that have forced a 20% pay cut on most of the military&#039;s civilian workforce, will likely continue next year, and may get even worse, the audience softly gasped in surprise and gave a few depressed low whistles. He said that if the department has to absorb another $52 billion in cuts next year because of the federal sequester, there will likely be layoffs instead of furloughs. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith)" border="0" /></a>JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) ? The audience gasped in surprise and gave a few low whistles as Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel delivered the news that furloughs, which have forced a 20 percent pay cut on most of the military&#039;s civilian workforce, probably will continue next year, and it might get worse.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mich-gov-says-bankruptcy-choice-150008159.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9lDNIjNsy_VAuYGLqv6Kow--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2e8cc835656c3918380f6a706700e091.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this July 19, 2013 file photo, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, right, and state-appointed emergency manager Kevyn Orr leave a news conference in Detroit after addressing the city&#039;s bankruptcy. The decision to make Detroit the largest U.S. city to file for bankruptcy protection was tough to make, but it was the right one, Snyder said Sunday, July 21, 2013, as he and Orr made the television talk show rounds. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this July 19, 2013 file photo, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, right, and state-appointed emergency manager Kevyn Orr leave a news conference in Detroit after addressing the city&#039;s bankruptcy. The decision to make Detroit the largest U.S. city to file for bankruptcy protection was tough to make, but it was the right one, Snyder said Sunday, July 21, 2013, as he and Orr made the television talk show rounds. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)" border="0" /></a>DETROIT (AP) ? It wasn&#039;t easy making Detroit the largest U.S. city to file for bankruptcy protection, but it was the right decision, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder said Sunday as he, the city&#039;s mayor and its emergency manager made the television talk show rounds.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/mich-gov-says-bankruptcy-choice-150008159.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 23:07:36 -0400Associated Pressmich-gov-says-bankruptcy-choice-150008159<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mich-gov-says-bankruptcy-choice-150008159.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9lDNIjNsy_VAuYGLqv6Kow--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2e8cc835656c3918380f6a706700e091.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this July 19, 2013 file photo, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, right, and state-appointed emergency manager Kevyn Orr leave a news conference in Detroit after addressing the city&#039;s bankruptcy. The decision to make Detroit the largest U.S. city to file for bankruptcy protection was tough to make, but it was the right one, Snyder said Sunday, July 21, 2013, as he and Orr made the television talk show rounds. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this July 19, 2013 file photo, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, right, and state-appointed emergency manager Kevyn Orr leave a news conference in Detroit after addressing the city&#039;s bankruptcy. The decision to make Detroit the largest U.S. city to file for bankruptcy protection was tough to make, but it was the right one, Snyder said Sunday, July 21, 2013, as he and Orr made the television talk show rounds. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)" border="0" /></a>DETROIT (AP) ? It wasn&#039;t easy making Detroit the largest U.S. city to file for bankruptcy protection, but it was the right decision, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder said Sunday as he, the city&#039;s mayor and its emergency manager made the television talk show rounds.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-begin-series-economic-addresses-000143541.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Jw0K07uUK4Z_G6fquesA1A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a9bca46880a64018380f6a706700a3ce.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This July 19, 2013 file photo shows President Barack Obama speaking to reporters in the Brady Press Briefing room of the White House in Washington. Drawing renewed attention to the economy, Obama will return this week to an Illinois college where he once spelled out a vision for an expanded and strengthened middle class as a freshman U.S. senator, long before the Great Recession would test his presidency. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, file)" align="left" title="FILE - This July 19, 2013 file photo shows President Barack Obama speaking to reporters in the Brady Press Briefing room of the White House in Washington. Drawing renewed attention to the economy, Obama will return this week to an Illinois college where he once spelled out a vision for an expanded and strengthened middle class as a freshman U.S. senator, long before the Great Recession would test his presidency. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, file)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Drawing renewed attention to the economy, President Barack Obama will return this week to an Illinois college where he once spelled out a vision for an expanded and strengthened middle class as a freshman U.S. senator, long before the Great Recession would test his presidency.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/obama-begin-series-economic-addresses-000143541.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 20:55:14 -0400Associated Pressobama-begin-series-economic-addresses-000143541<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-begin-series-economic-addresses-000143541.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Jw0K07uUK4Z_G6fquesA1A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a9bca46880a64018380f6a706700a3ce.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This July 19, 2013 file photo shows President Barack Obama speaking to reporters in the Brady Press Briefing room of the White House in Washington. Drawing renewed attention to the economy, Obama will return this week to an Illinois college where he once spelled out a vision for an expanded and strengthened middle class as a freshman U.S. senator, long before the Great Recession would test his presidency. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, file)" align="left" title="FILE - This July 19, 2013 file photo shows President Barack Obama speaking to reporters in the Brady Press Briefing room of the White House in Washington. Drawing renewed attention to the economy, Obama will return this week to an Illinois college where he once spelled out a vision for an expanded and strengthened middle class as a freshman U.S. senator, long before the Great Recession would test his presidency. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, file)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Drawing renewed attention to the economy, President Barack Obama will return this week to an Illinois college where he once spelled out a vision for an expanded and strengthened middle class as a freshman U.S. senator, long before the Great Recession would test his presidency.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/alerta-noticioso-ap-165124254.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/X2_X_rID54DS.J0XAvA4Ng--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ff47d4681ac495082b0f6a7067004171.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Militares y los dignatarios extranjeros presentes rinden homenaje al f?retro de Hugo Ch?vez durante las ceremonias f?nebres del presidente venezolano el 8 de marzo del 2013 en Caracas. (Foto AP/Miraflores Press Office)" align="left" title="Militares y los dignatarios extranjeros presentes rinden homenaje al f?retro de Hugo Ch?vez durante las ceremonias f?nebres del presidente venezolano el 8 de marzo del 2013 en Caracas. (Foto AP/Miraflores Press Office)" border="0" /></a>GULLANE, Gran Breta?a (AP) ? Phil Mickelson gana el Abierto Brit?nico.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/alerta-noticioso-ap-165124254.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 10:53:17 -0400Associated Pressalerta-noticioso-ap-165124254<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/alerta-noticioso-ap-165124254.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/X2_X_rID54DS.J0XAvA4Ng--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ff47d4681ac495082b0f6a7067004171.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Militares y los dignatarios extranjeros presentes rinden homenaje al f?retro de Hugo Ch?vez durante las ceremonias f?nebres del presidente venezolano el 8 de marzo del 2013 en Caracas. (Foto AP/Miraflores Press Office)" align="left" title="Militares y los dignatarios extranjeros presentes rinden homenaje al f?retro de Hugo Ch?vez durante las ceremonias f?nebres del presidente venezolano el 8 de marzo del 2013 en Caracas. (Foto AP/Miraflores Press Office)" border="0" /></a>GULLANE, Gran Breta?a (AP) ? Phil Mickelson gana el Abierto Brit?nico.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/boehner-judge-us-many-laws-repeal-100127723.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0tzn2JrYfbmxwV4_crtNBQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3b52dd1f0867f018370f6a70670029d5.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, meets with reporters, taking questions on immigration, student loans, and GOP-led efforts to stop President Barack Obama&#039;s signature health care law, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 18, 2013. The House of Representatives passed measures last night to delay the individual and employer mandates of the Affordable Care Act, known popularly as &quot;Obamacare.&quot; It&#039;s the 38th time the GOP majority has tried to eliminate, defund or scale back the program since Republicans took control of the House in January 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" align="left" title="Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, meets with reporters, taking questions on immigration, student loans, and GOP-led efforts to stop President Barack Obama&#039;s signature health care law, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 18, 2013. The House of Representatives passed measures last night to delay the individual and employer mandates of the Affordable Care Act, known popularly as &quot;Obamacare.&quot; It&#039;s the 38th time the GOP majority has tried to eliminate, defund or scale back the program since Republicans took control of the House in January 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? House Speaker John Boehner says Congress &quot;ought to be judged on how many laws we repeal.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/boehner-judge-us-many-laws-repeal-100127723.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 08:37:22 -0400Associated Pressboehner-judge-us-many-laws-repeal-100127723<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/boehner-judge-us-many-laws-repeal-100127723.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0tzn2JrYfbmxwV4_crtNBQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3b52dd1f0867f018370f6a70670029d5.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, meets with reporters, taking questions on immigration, student loans, and GOP-led efforts to stop President Barack Obama&#039;s signature health care law, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 18, 2013. The House of Representatives passed measures last night to delay the individual and employer mandates of the Affordable Care Act, known popularly as &quot;Obamacare.&quot; It&#039;s the 38th time the GOP majority has tried to eliminate, defund or scale back the program since Republicans took control of the House in January 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" align="left" title="Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, meets with reporters, taking questions on immigration, student loans, and GOP-led efforts to stop President Barack Obama&#039;s signature health care law, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 18, 2013. The House of Representatives passed measures last night to delay the individual and employer mandates of the Affordable Care Act, known popularly as &quot;Obamacare.&quot; It&#039;s the 38th time the GOP majority has tried to eliminate, defund or scale back the program since Republicans took control of the House in January 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? House Speaker John Boehner says Congress &quot;ought to be judged on how many laws we repeal.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/>Looking to retake the initiative on Americans? number one concern, President Barack Obama this week will deliver three speeches on the economy.http://news.yahoo.com/obama-to-press-congress-to-act-on-economy--205050902.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 16:50:50 -0400obama-to-press-congress-to-act-on-economy--205050902<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mccain-backs-obama-s-call-for--stand-your-ground--review-153105503.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KQJnHMOHfAnlKk.Imy7C0w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/88d50c1c423f9518190f6a706700f443.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this March 28, 2012 file photo, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. listens during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. McCain was the toast of the Republican convention four years ago, the GOP&#039;s comeback kid crowned as the party&#039;s presidential nominee. He&#039;ll attend the 2012 party celebration Wednesday but won&#039;t stay for long. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this March 28, 2012 file photo, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. listens during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. McCain was the toast of the Republican convention four years ago, the GOP&#039;s comeback kid crowned as the party&#039;s presidential nominee. He&#039;ll attend the 2012 party celebration Wednesday but won&#039;t stay for long. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)" border="0" /></a>Sen. John McCain is backing President Barack Obama&#039;s call for the so-called &quot;stand your ground&quot; laws in Florida and other states to be reexamined in the wake of the George Zimmerman case.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/mccain-backs-obama-s-call-for--stand-your-ground--review-153105503.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 11:31:05 -0400mccain-backs-obama-s-call-for--stand-your-ground--review-153105503<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mccain-backs-obama-s-call-for--stand-your-ground--review-153105503.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KQJnHMOHfAnlKk.Imy7C0w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/88d50c1c423f9518190f6a706700f443.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this March 28, 2012 file photo, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. listens during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. McCain was the toast of the Republican convention four years ago, the GOP&#039;s comeback kid crowned as the party&#039;s presidential nominee. He&#039;ll attend the 2012 party celebration Wednesday but won&#039;t stay for long. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this March 28, 2012 file photo, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. listens during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. McCain was the toast of the Republican convention four years ago, the GOP&#039;s comeback kid crowned as the party&#039;s presidential nominee. He&#039;ll attend the 2012 party celebration Wednesday but won&#039;t stay for long. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)" border="0" /></a>Sen. John McCain is backing President Barack Obama&#039;s call for the so-called &quot;stand your ground&quot; laws in Florida and other states to be reexamined in the wake of the George Zimmerman case.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ted-cruz-iowa-2016-224222259.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/IYBAQ9QZsMzknWueikWbig--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ed1e9da928130b18380f6a7067007401.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks to local residents during a fundraising picnic for the Iowa Republican Party, Friday, July 19, 2013, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)" align="left" title="U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks to local residents during a fundraising picnic for the Iowa Republican Party, Friday, July 19, 2013, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)" border="0" /></a>?We just had a presidential race a few months ago. I?ll tell you, as a voter, it?s premature,&quot; Cruz said</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ted-cruz-iowa-2016-224222259.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 18:42:21 -0400ted-cruz-iowa-2016-224222259<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ted-cruz-iowa-2016-224222259.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/IYBAQ9QZsMzknWueikWbig--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ed1e9da928130b18380f6a7067007401.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks to local residents during a fundraising picnic for the Iowa Republican Party, Friday, July 19, 2013, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)" align="left" title="U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks to local residents during a fundraising picnic for the Iowa Republican Party, Friday, July 19, 2013, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)" border="0" /></a>?We just had a presidential race a few months ago. I?ll tell you, as a voter, it?s premature,&quot; Cruz said</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/-obama--trayvon-martin-%E2%80%98could-have-been-me-35-years-ago%E2%80%99--180734663.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Hc1IELoNpuTThNkF9SEKFw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T215711Z_1_CBRE96I1E5X00_RTROPTP_2_USA-OBAMA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. President Obama speaks about Trayvon Martin at the White House in Washington" align="left" title="U.S. President Obama speaks about Trayvon Martin at the White House in Washington" border="0" /></a>President Barack Obama, making his first public remarks on the George Zimmerman acquittal, said on Friday that many African-Americans believe that ?both the outcome and the aftermath might have been different? if Trayvon Martin had been white.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/-obama--trayvon-martin-%E2%80%98could-have-been-me-35-years-ago%E2%80%99--180734663.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 15:49:55 -0400-obama--trayvon-martin-%E2%80%98could-have-been-me-35-years-ago%E2%80%99--180734663<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/-obama--trayvon-martin-%E2%80%98could-have-been-me-35-years-ago%E2%80%99--180734663.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Hc1IELoNpuTThNkF9SEKFw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T215711Z_1_CBRE96I1E5X00_RTROPTP_2_USA-OBAMA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. President Obama speaks about Trayvon Martin at the White House in Washington" align="left" title="U.S. President Obama speaks about Trayvon Martin at the White House in Washington" border="0" /></a>President Barack Obama, making his first public remarks on the George Zimmerman acquittal, said on Friday that many African-Americans believe that ?both the outcome and the aftermath might have been different? if Trayvon Martin had been white.</p><br clear="all"/>By dividing out the transcripts of the White House daily briefings into questions asked by reporters and responses from the White House, one can trace the prominence of any subject as it ebbs and flows in the consciousness of the press corps.http://news.yahoo.com/data-mining-the-white-house-briefing-transcripts-interactive-164429711.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 12:44:29 -0400data-mining-the-white-house-briefing-transcripts-interactive-164429711House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas, R-Okla., is putting in a stellar performance as he tries to get a farm bill through Congress under the most difficult circumstances, but he has come up with two ideas that most farm and nutrition groups are opposing?with good reason.http://news.yahoo.com/farm-bills-roots-old-laws-sustained-135838147.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 09:58:38 -0400National Journalfarm-bills-roots-old-laws-sustained-135838147House Majority Leader Eric Cantor says he is unsure whether the GOP-led House will ever agree to go to a budget conference with the Senate, and Friday he also indicated the House will not start negotiations with the Senate on a farm bill until passing its own split-off version of a food-stamp bill.http://news.yahoo.com/cantor-unsure-budget-ever-conference-135833739.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 09:58:33 -0400National Journalcantor-unsure-budget-ever-conference-135833739The Senate's recent legislative successes, from approving a handful of presidential nominees to passing an immigration bill, showed that a handful of longtime Republican deal-makers may be getting back into the game?a move that could change the players who negotiate this fall's fiscal battles.http://news.yahoo.com/gops-senate-deal-makers-141801571.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 09:58:31 -0400National Journalgops-senate-deal-makers-141801571The young conservative known to Republican colleagues as the most reliable ?no? vote in Congress is trying to build his political brand?and collect the campaign cash that comes with it.http://news.yahoo.com/michigan-amash-quietly-tries-build-national-brand-060020982.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 09:58:28 -0400National Journalmichigan-amash-quietly-tries-build-national-brand-060020982John McCain and his fellow immigration gangsters called about 50 business lobbyists to the Capitol with a simple message: Pony up and fight. Delivering some of his famous ?straight talk,? McCain told them they weren?t spending enough money and were losing the battle for comprehensive immigration reform. What?s needed, McCain said, was a national, coordinated campaign to push the House to act on immigration reform.?This is a political campaign. We?ve gotta have communications. We gotta have coordination. We gotta have advertising. ...http://news.yahoo.com/senate-gang-orders-lobbyists-target-house-gop-060020268.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 09:58:26 -0400National Journalsenate-gang-orders-lobbyists-target-house-gop-060020268<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, 16 Jul 2013 11:13:41 -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"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/7-jeopardy-blunders-obamas-top-consumer-watchdog-151509313--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5fquMcFQLHkbsy7LPOxN9Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/ap_richard_cordray_kb_130719_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="7 &#039;Jeopardy!&#039; Blunders By Obama&#039;s Top Consumer Watchdog" align="left" title="7 &#039;Jeopardy!&#039; Blunders By Obama&#039;s Top Consumer Watchdog" border="0" /></a>? This newly installed head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau waited two years for confirmation from the U.S. Senate. He also won ?Jeopardy!? five times in 1987, graduated from both Michigan and Oxford universities, and his last name derives from the French cor de...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/7-jeopardy-blunders-obamas-top-consumer-watchdog-151509313--abc-news-politics.htmlSat, 20 Jul 2013 11:15:09 -0400ABC News7-jeopardy-blunders-obamas-top-consumer-watchdog-151509313--abc-news-politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/7-jeopardy-blunders-obamas-top-consumer-watchdog-151509313--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5fquMcFQLHkbsy7LPOxN9Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/ap_richard_cordray_kb_130719_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="7 &#039;Jeopardy!&#039; Blunders By Obama&#039;s Top Consumer Watchdog" align="left" title="7 &#039;Jeopardy!&#039; Blunders By Obama&#039;s Top Consumer Watchdog" border="0" /></a>? This newly installed head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau waited two years for confirmation from the U.S. Senate. He also won ?Jeopardy!? five times in 1987, graduated from both Michigan and Oxford universities, and his last name derives from the French cor de...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/peter-king-says-hillary-clinton-destroy-rand-paul-122922836--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_ca9p6FlhqoeQcbv6O8YeQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/ap_peter_king_mi_130718_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Peter King Says Hillary Clinton Would &#039;Destroy&#039; Rand Paul and Ted Cruz" align="left" title="Peter King Says Hillary Clinton Would &#039;Destroy&#039; Rand Paul and Ted Cruz" border="0" /></a>If you?re a 2016 GOP presidential hopeful, watch out for Rep. Peter King?s right hook. While discussing his boxing skills with ABC News? Rick Klein, King, R-N.Y., who has been talking up his potential presidential ambitions, took jabs at other possible 2016 contenders. ?I?m going...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/peter-king-says-hillary-clinton-destroy-rand-paul-122922836--abc-news-politics.htmlSat, 20 Jul 2013 08:29:22 -0400ABC Newspeter-king-says-hillary-clinton-destroy-rand-paul-122922836--abc-news-politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/peter-king-says-hillary-clinton-destroy-rand-paul-122922836--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_ca9p6FlhqoeQcbv6O8YeQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/ap_peter_king_mi_130718_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Peter King Says Hillary Clinton Would &#039;Destroy&#039; Rand Paul and Ted Cruz" align="left" title="Peter King Says Hillary Clinton Would &#039;Destroy&#039; Rand Paul and Ted Cruz" border="0" /></a>If you?re a 2016 GOP presidential hopeful, watch out for Rep. Peter King?s right hook. While discussing his boxing skills with ABC News? Rick Klein, King, R-N.Y., who has been talking up his potential presidential ambitions, took jabs at other possible 2016 contenders. ?I?m going...</p><br clear="all"/>A Washington state man who illegally fired a shotgun blamed his action on a piece of advice doled out by Vice President Joe Biden earlier this year. ?I did what Joe Biden told me to do,? Jeffrey Barton told Washington affiliate KOIN. ?I went outside...http://news.yahoo.com/man-illegally-fires-gun-blames-biden-advice-154440250--abc-news-politics.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 11:44:40 -0400ABC Newsman-illegally-fires-gun-blames-biden-advice-154440250--abc-news-politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/jimmy-carter-george-zimmerman-verdict-decision-215053026--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tnxWZlWdtZybW8cjZ3P0Lg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/AP_george_zimmerman_1_jt_130713_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Jimmy Carter on George Zimmerman Verdict: &#039;Right Decision&#039;" align="left" title="Jimmy Carter on George Zimmerman Verdict: &#039;Right Decision&#039;" border="0" /></a>Jimmy Carter says the jury made the right call in finding George Zimmerman not guilty. ?I think the jury made the right decision based on the evidence presented, because the prosecution inadvertently set the standard so high that the jury had to be convinced that...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/jimmy-carter-george-zimmerman-verdict-decision-215053026--abc-news-politics.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 19:04:44 -0400ABC Newsjimmy-carter-george-zimmerman-verdict-decision-215053026--abc-news-politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/jimmy-carter-george-zimmerman-verdict-decision-215053026--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tnxWZlWdtZybW8cjZ3P0Lg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/AP_george_zimmerman_1_jt_130713_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Jimmy Carter on George Zimmerman Verdict: &#039;Right Decision&#039;" align="left" title="Jimmy Carter on George Zimmerman Verdict: &#039;Right Decision&#039;" border="0" /></a>Jimmy Carter says the jury made the right call in finding George Zimmerman not guilty. ?I think the jury made the right decision based on the evidence presented, because the prosecution inadvertently set the standard so high that the jury had to be convinced that...</p><br clear="all"/>If it were up to one U.S. senator, the U.S. Olympic team won?t be going for the bronze, silver, or gold in the Winter Olympic Games in Russia in 2014. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Tuesday that the U.S. should send a clear message to...http://news.yahoo.com/u-boycott-russian-olympics-over-snowden-162205855--abc-news-politics.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 14:36:02 -0400ABC Newsu-boycott-russian-olympics-over-snowden-162205855--abc-news-politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mccain-goes-stand-ground-cruz-avoids-2016-talk-195257310.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1uhNXM.B.4.UHTTNvRWE_w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/McCain_Goes_After__Stand_Your-da49c578e389306445a252c0c8c63ceb" width="130" height="86" alt="McCain Goes After &#039;Stand Your Ground&#039;; Cruz Avoids 2016 Talk" align="left" title="McCain Goes After &#039;Stand Your Ground&#039;; Cruz Avoids 2016 Talk" border="0" /></a>Arizona Sen. John McCain said he wants states to review &quot;stand your ground&quot; laws after the George Zimmerman acquittal during his appearance on CNN&#039;s State of the Union. And yes, he wants his home state to review the law, too. &quot;I can also see that Stand Your Ground laws may be something that needs to be reviewed by the Florida legislature or any other legislature that has passed such legislation,&quot; McCain said Sunday morning. When asked by host Candy Crowley if his advice applies to Arizona too, McCain said it did. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/mccain-goes-stand-ground-cruz-avoids-2016-talk-195257310.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 15:52:57 -0400The Atlantic Wiremccain-goes-stand-ground-cruz-avoids-2016-talk-195257310<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mccain-goes-stand-ground-cruz-avoids-2016-talk-195257310.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1uhNXM.B.4.UHTTNvRWE_w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/McCain_Goes_After__Stand_Your-da49c578e389306445a252c0c8c63ceb" width="130" height="86" alt="McCain Goes After &#039;Stand Your Ground&#039;; Cruz Avoids 2016 Talk" align="left" title="McCain Goes After &#039;Stand Your Ground&#039;; Cruz Avoids 2016 Talk" border="0" /></a>Arizona Sen. John McCain said he wants states to review &quot;stand your ground&quot; laws after the George Zimmerman acquittal during his appearance on CNN&#039;s State of the Union. And yes, he wants his home state to review the law, too. &quot;I can also see that Stand Your Ground laws may be something that needs to be reviewed by the Florida legislature or any other legislature that has passed such legislation,&quot; McCain said Sunday morning. When asked by host Candy Crowley if his advice applies to Arizona too, McCain said it did. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/tipping-point-war-leaks-154027906.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7OFzU1n.D69DCXtaxi8FgA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/The_Tipping_Point_in_the-13be63108011d552ba0ade4807c0c02a" width="130" height="86" alt="The Tipping Point in the War on Leaks" align="left" title="The Tipping Point in the War on Leaks" border="0" /></a>The United States government has faced criticism for its aggressive war against classified information leaks from within its normally well-secured walls. But there was a tipping point, just after Obama took office, when the administration decided something must be done about leaks.?</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/tipping-point-war-leaks-154027906.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 11:40:27 -0400The Atlantic Wiretipping-point-war-leaks-154027906<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/tipping-point-war-leaks-154027906.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7OFzU1n.D69DCXtaxi8FgA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/The_Tipping_Point_in_the-13be63108011d552ba0ade4807c0c02a" width="130" height="86" alt="The Tipping Point in the War on Leaks" align="left" title="The Tipping Point in the War on Leaks" border="0" /></a>The United States government has faced criticism for its aggressive war against classified information leaks from within its normally well-secured walls. But there was a tipping point, just after Obama took office, when the administration decided something must be done about leaks.?</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/remembering-helen-thomas-165906250.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fkzJyaSGttu02DJdC7Xumw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Remembering_Helen_Thomas-7d65723b71ddbf707703a8492c151dec" width="130" height="86" alt="Remembering Helen Thomas" align="left" title="Remembering Helen Thomas" border="0" /></a>Tributes have started rolling in for Helen Thomas, one of the first women to break into Washington&#039;s notoriously (to this day)?male-dominated press corps.?Her death was announced on Saturday by the Gridiron Club. Thomas was 92 years old.?</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/remembering-helen-thomas-165906250.htmlSat, 20 Jul 2013 12:59:06 -0400The Atlantic Wireremembering-helen-thomas-165906250<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/remembering-helen-thomas-165906250.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fkzJyaSGttu02DJdC7Xumw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Remembering_Helen_Thomas-7d65723b71ddbf707703a8492c151dec" width="130" height="86" alt="Remembering Helen Thomas" align="left" title="Remembering Helen Thomas" border="0" /></a>Tributes have started rolling in for Helen Thomas, one of the first women to break into Washington&#039;s notoriously (to this day)?male-dominated press corps.?Her death was announced on Saturday by the Gridiron Club. Thomas was 92 years old.?</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-finally-went-bulworth-221022699.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xOWVXosgmF8SzDu9RVZ7YQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Obama_Finally_Went_Bulworth-d023b691109c31315d1557efd7ed610f" width="130" height="86" alt="Obama Finally Went Bulworth" align="left" title="Obama Finally Went Bulworth" border="0" /></a>President Obama finally got his wish: He went Bulworth. Sure, it was on a Friday, in the late afternoon, in the middle of July, and almost a full seven days after the Trayvon Martin verdict. But it finally happened?in a surprise speech on race.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/obama-finally-went-bulworth-221022699.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 18:10:22 -0400The Atlantic Wireobama-finally-went-bulworth-221022699<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-finally-went-bulworth-221022699.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xOWVXosgmF8SzDu9RVZ7YQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Obama_Finally_Went_Bulworth-d023b691109c31315d1557efd7ed610f" width="130" height="86" alt="Obama Finally Went Bulworth" align="left" title="Obama Finally Went Bulworth" border="0" /></a>President Obama finally got his wish: He went Bulworth. Sure, it was on a Friday, in the late afternoon, in the middle of July, and almost a full seven days after the Trayvon Martin verdict. But it finally happened?in a surprise speech on race.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/government-were-still-collecting-phone-data-211057170.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/VeZR61tjn_mYI8Cod9KlNA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Government_Update_We_re_Still_Collecting-2413b964fc7fcc7234386d1b937060e2" width="130" height="86" alt="Government Update: We&#039;re Still Collecting All Your Phone Data" align="left" title="Government Update: We&#039;re Still Collecting All Your Phone Data" border="0" /></a>At 5 p.m. Eastern time today, the only publicly-seen request from the FBI to collect metadata on phone records ? the one published by The Guardian after being leaked by Edward Snowden ??was set to expire. In case there was any doubt as to whether or not that expiration meant the end of such data collection, the office of the Director of National Intelligence made it clear: The FBI sought renewal, and it was granted.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/government-were-still-collecting-phone-data-211057170.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 17:10:57 -0400The Atlantic Wiregovernment-were-still-collecting-phone-data-211057170<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/government-were-still-collecting-phone-data-211057170.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/VeZR61tjn_mYI8Cod9KlNA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Government_Update_We_re_Still_Collecting-2413b964fc7fcc7234386d1b937060e2" width="130" height="86" alt="Government Update: We&#039;re Still Collecting All Your Phone Data" align="left" title="Government Update: We&#039;re Still Collecting All Your Phone Data" border="0" /></a>At 5 p.m. Eastern time today, the only publicly-seen request from the FBI to collect metadata on phone records ? the one published by The Guardian after being leaked by Edward Snowden ??was set to expire. In case there was any doubt as to whether or not that expiration meant the end of such data collection, the office of the Director of National Intelligence made it clear: The FBI sought renewal, and it was granted.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/reporter-forced-testify-against-alleged-source-203244862.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sxHYYJOj5GydbmzyRaJtPg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/A_Reporter_Is_Forced_to-d8ee0ff22b0007e2bf6f108d1abf3a68" width="130" height="86" alt="A Reporter Is Forced to Testify Against His Alleged Source" align="left" title="A Reporter Is Forced to Testify Against His Alleged Source" border="0" /></a>A reporter for The New York Times will have to testify against a CIA official accused of leaking classified information to him, according to a split decision by an appeals court in Virginia. In effect, the decision removes a critical protection for journalists who report on government activity?exposing a gap that new proposals on media protections from Congress and the administration do nothing to close.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/reporter-forced-testify-against-alleged-source-203244862.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 16:32:44 -0400The Atlantic Wirereporter-forced-testify-against-alleged-source-203244862<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/reporter-forced-testify-against-alleged-source-203244862.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sxHYYJOj5GydbmzyRaJtPg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/A_Reporter_Is_Forced_to-d8ee0ff22b0007e2bf6f108d1abf3a68" width="130" height="86" alt="A Reporter Is Forced to Testify Against His Alleged Source" align="left" title="A Reporter Is Forced to Testify Against His Alleged Source" border="0" /></a>A reporter for The New York Times will have to testify against a CIA official accused of leaking classified information to him, according to a split decision by an appeals court in Virginia. In effect, the decision removes a critical protection for journalists who report on government activity?exposing a gap that new proposals on media protections from Congress and the administration do nothing to close.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obamas-surprise-speech-race-trayvon-could-35-years-180500516.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oSvmS1ySBfUx5ll2Y0UK6w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Obama_s_Surprise_Speech_on_Race-c825c55c1ff937ee35543e8eed766eb3" width="130" height="86" alt="Obama&#039;s Surprise Speech on Race: &#039;Trayvon Could Have Been Me 35 Years Ago&#039;" align="left" title="Obama&#039;s Surprise Speech on Race: &#039;Trayvon Could Have Been Me 35 Years Ago&#039;" border="0" /></a>During the White House&#039;s daily press briefing, usually conducted solely by press secretary Jay Carney, President Obama himself came to the podium ostensibly to address the Trayvon Martin verdict. &quot;When Trayvon Martin was first shot,&quot; he said, &quot;I said that this could have been my son. Another way of saying that is Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/obamas-surprise-speech-race-trayvon-could-35-years-180500516.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 14:05:00 -0400The Atlantic Wireobamas-surprise-speech-race-trayvon-could-35-years-180500516<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obamas-surprise-speech-race-trayvon-could-35-years-180500516.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oSvmS1ySBfUx5ll2Y0UK6w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Obama_s_Surprise_Speech_on_Race-c825c55c1ff937ee35543e8eed766eb3" width="130" height="86" alt="Obama&#039;s Surprise Speech on Race: &#039;Trayvon Could Have Been Me 35 Years Ago&#039;" align="left" title="Obama&#039;s Surprise Speech on Race: &#039;Trayvon Could Have Been Me 35 Years Ago&#039;" border="0" /></a>During the White House&#039;s daily press briefing, usually conducted solely by press secretary Jay Carney, President Obama himself came to the podium ostensibly to address the Trayvon Martin verdict. &quot;When Trayvon Martin was first shot,&quot; he said, &quot;I said that this could have been my son. Another way of saying that is Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/no-one-still-watches-politicos-former-politicos-watch-175913370.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QFDsi6smjaqPKwgOo2FjAg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/No_One_Still_Watches_Politico_s-d3314868cd27b30e9e12a3885c4e370d" width="130" height="86" alt="No One Still Watches Politico&#039;s Former &#039;Politicos to Watch&#039;" align="left" title="No One Still Watches Politico&#039;s Former &#039;Politicos to Watch&#039;" border="0" /></a>Since shortly after its founding, politics website Politico has created a list of &quot;50 Politicos to Watch,&quot; a generic sort of listicle largely meant to figure out how to get the friends of 50 people in D.C. to share an article on LinkedIn. In light of the release of the 2013 list, we decided to look at how Politico&#039;s past prognostications panned out.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/no-one-still-watches-politicos-former-politicos-watch-175913370.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 13:59:13 -0400The Atlantic Wireno-one-still-watches-politicos-former-politicos-watch-175913370http://rss.news.yahoo.com/rss/politics

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