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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 reservedThu, 18 Jul 2013 16:42:21 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/politics/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gifWASHINGTON (AP) ? Supporters of far-reaching immigration legislation fear they're losing the message war and say an all-out campaign is needed from business groups and other outside advocates with ties to House Republicans to turn it around.http://news.yahoo.com/anxiety-brews-among-immigration-supporters-174227649.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 16:42:21 -0400Associated Pressanxiety-brews-among-immigration-supporters-174227649<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/dempsey-reports-mia-flaws-discouraging-153658806.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/p82mfTHfxdOQA3_nOhM89w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/0ff2c991082def18370f6a70670028bd.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee for a reappointment hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 18, 2013. Dempsey said during congressional testimony Thursday that he has provided President Obama with options for the use of force in Syria. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" align="left" title="Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee for a reappointment hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 18, 2013. Dempsey said during congressional testimony Thursday that he has provided President Obama with options for the use of force in Syria. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? An emerging picture of serious flaws in the Pentagon&#039;s approach to finding and identifying U.S. missing-in-action troops is discouraging and &quot;moving rapidly toward disgraceful,&quot; the nation&#039;s top military officer said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/dempsey-reports-mia-flaws-discouraging-153658806.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 16:33:30 -0400Associated Pressdempsey-reports-mia-flaws-discouraging-153658806<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/dempsey-reports-mia-flaws-discouraging-153658806.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/p82mfTHfxdOQA3_nOhM89w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/0ff2c991082def18370f6a70670028bd.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee for a reappointment hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 18, 2013. Dempsey said during congressional testimony Thursday that he has provided President Obama with options for the use of force in Syria. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" align="left" title="Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee for a reappointment hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 18, 2013. Dempsey said during congressional testimony Thursday that he has provided President Obama with options for the use of force in Syria. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? An emerging picture of serious flaws in the Pentagon&#039;s approach to finding and identifying U.S. missing-in-action troops is discouraging and &quot;moving rapidly toward disgraceful,&quot; the nation&#039;s top military officer said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/senate-approves-obama-pick-mccarthy-head-epa-195358990.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/hZ7YiNC1bjSfr0eF6eQ98w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/78673d3f0935f418370f6a7067009db0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2013, file photo, Gina McCarthy speaks at a climate workshop sponsored by The Climate Center at Georgetown University in Washington. The Senate on Thursday, July 18, 2013, approved McCarthy to head the Environmental Protection Agency. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2013, file photo, Gina McCarthy speaks at a climate workshop sponsored by The Climate Center at Georgetown University in Washington. The Senate on Thursday, July 18, 2013, approved McCarthy to head the Environmental Protection Agency. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? The Senate plugged two more vacancies in President Barack Obama&#039;s second-term leadership team on Thursday, confirming Thomas Perez as labor secretary and Gina McCarthy as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/senate-approves-obama-pick-mccarthy-head-epa-195358990.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 17:04:20 -0400Associated Presssenate-approves-obama-pick-mccarthy-head-epa-195358990<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/senate-approves-obama-pick-mccarthy-head-epa-195358990.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/hZ7YiNC1bjSfr0eF6eQ98w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/78673d3f0935f418370f6a7067009db0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2013, file photo, Gina McCarthy speaks at a climate workshop sponsored by The Climate Center at Georgetown University in Washington. The Senate on Thursday, July 18, 2013, approved McCarthy to head the Environmental Protection Agency. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2013, file photo, Gina McCarthy speaks at a climate workshop sponsored by The Climate Center at Georgetown University in Washington. The Senate on Thursday, July 18, 2013, approved McCarthy to head the Environmental Protection Agency. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? The Senate plugged two more vacancies in President Barack Obama&#039;s second-term leadership team on Thursday, confirming Thomas Perez as labor secretary and Gina McCarthy as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-extols-health-care-law-amid-public-doubts-201248597.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9yLivVZHwPp6ySeQrxZb3g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8b8a09b80866f018370f6a706700aded.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="President Barack Obama stands with families who benefited from the health care law provision that provides consumers with a refund if their insurance company doesn?t spend the majority of premium dollars on medical care as he speaks about health care reform and the Affordable Care Act in the East Room at the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)" align="left" title="President Barack Obama stands with families who benefited from the health care law provision that provides consumers with a refund if their insurance company doesn?t spend the majority of premium dollars on medical care as he speaks about health care reform and the Affordable Care Act in the East Room at the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Facing public doubts and embarrassing setbacks to his signature health care law, President Barack Obama stepped forward Thursday to extol the program&#039;s benefits, emphasizing that some Americans already are receiving insurance rebates and lower premiums.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/obama-extols-health-care-law-amid-public-doubts-201248597.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 16:12:48 -0400Associated Pressobama-extols-health-care-law-amid-public-doubts-201248597<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-extols-health-care-law-amid-public-doubts-201248597.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9yLivVZHwPp6ySeQrxZb3g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8b8a09b80866f018370f6a706700aded.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="President Barack Obama stands with families who benefited from the health care law provision that provides consumers with a refund if their insurance company doesn?t spend the majority of premium dollars on medical care as he speaks about health care reform and the Affordable Care Act in the East Room at the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)" align="left" title="President Barack Obama stands with families who benefited from the health care law provision that provides consumers with a refund if their insurance company doesn?t spend the majority of premium dollars on medical care as he speaks about health care reform and the Affordable Care Act in the East Room at the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Facing public doubts and embarrassing setbacks to his signature health care law, President Barack Obama stepped forward Thursday to extol the program&#039;s benefits, emphasizing that some Americans already are receiving insurance rebates and lower premiums.</p><br clear="all"/>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Unemployment rates rose in 28 U.S. states last month, partly because more Americans started looking for work and not all of them found jobs.http://news.yahoo.com/unemployment-rates-rise-28-us-states-200606350.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 16:06:06 -0400Associated Pressunemployment-rates-rise-28-us-states-200606350<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/biden--i-can-die-happy-without-ever-being-president-215059577.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fZunlIpDREVCwwgiOOo98g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e53b020a110a2f17370f6a706700df0c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Vice President Joe Biden gestures while speaking at the opening session of the 2013 Strategic and Economic Dialogue, Wednesday, July 10, 2013, at the State Department in Washington. A month after the presidents of the U.S. and China held an unconventional summit at a California resort, their top officials are convening in more staid surroundings in Washington to review security and economic issues that reflect growing ties but also deep-seated differences between the world powers. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)" align="left" title="Vice President Joe Biden gestures while speaking at the opening session of the 2013 Strategic and Economic Dialogue, Wednesday, July 10, 2013, at the State Department in Washington. A month after the presidents of the U.S. and China held an unconventional summit at a California resort, their top officials are convening in more staid surroundings in Washington to review security and economic issues that reflect growing ties but also deep-seated differences between the world powers. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)" border="0" /></a>Will he or won?t he? GQ Magazine?s newly released profile of Vice President Joe Biden doesn?t answer That Question?will he make a play for the White House in 2016?but it does make clear that the issue is on his mind. Literally.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/biden--i-can-die-happy-without-ever-being-president-215059577.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 08:24:07 -0400biden--i-can-die-happy-without-ever-being-president-215059577<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/biden--i-can-die-happy-without-ever-being-president-215059577.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fZunlIpDREVCwwgiOOo98g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e53b020a110a2f17370f6a706700df0c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Vice President Joe Biden gestures while speaking at the opening session of the 2013 Strategic and Economic Dialogue, Wednesday, July 10, 2013, at the State Department in Washington. A month after the presidents of the U.S. and China held an unconventional summit at a California resort, their top officials are convening in more staid surroundings in Washington to review security and economic issues that reflect growing ties but also deep-seated differences between the world powers. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)" align="left" title="Vice President Joe Biden gestures while speaking at the opening session of the 2013 Strategic and Economic Dialogue, Wednesday, July 10, 2013, at the State Department in Washington. A month after the presidents of the U.S. and China held an unconventional summit at a California resort, their top officials are convening in more staid surroundings in Washington to review security and economic issues that reflect growing ties but also deep-seated differences between the world powers. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)" border="0" /></a>Will he or won?t he? GQ Magazine?s newly released profile of Vice President Joe Biden doesn?t answer That Question?will he make a play for the White House in 2016?but it does make clear that the issue is on his mind. Literally.</p><br clear="all"/>NEW YORK--Mayoral hopeful Christine Quinn unveiled her first television ad Thursday, arguing that she?s the candidate in the best position to help the middle class and her record proves it.http://news.yahoo.com/christine-quinn-launches-first-ad-in-nyc-mayoral-race-122243248.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 08:22:42 -0400christine-quinn-launches-first-ad-in-nyc-mayoral-race-122243248<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/in-response-to-holder--nra-says--stand-your-ground--laws-are-a--fundamental-human-right---195958686.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SeAnEtN.M9q3Hn9Q4C8AIQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-16T211217Z_1886327372_GM1E97H0EAN01_RTRMADP_3_USA-FLORIDA-SHOOTING-HOLDER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder speaks at the NAACP convention in Orlando" align="left" title="U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder speaks at the NAACP convention in Orlando" border="0" /></a>The National Rifle Association has responded to Attorney General Eric Holder&#039;s &quot;stand your ground&quot; law criticism, calling the self-defense laws &quot;a fundamental human right.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/in-response-to-holder--nra-says--stand-your-ground--laws-are-a--fundamental-human-right---195958686.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 15:59:58 -0400in-response-to-holder--nra-says--stand-your-ground--laws-are-a--fundamental-human-right---195958686<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/in-response-to-holder--nra-says--stand-your-ground--laws-are-a--fundamental-human-right---195958686.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SeAnEtN.M9q3Hn9Q4C8AIQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-16T211217Z_1886327372_GM1E97H0EAN01_RTRMADP_3_USA-FLORIDA-SHOOTING-HOLDER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder speaks at the NAACP convention in Orlando" align="left" title="U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder speaks at the NAACP convention in Orlando" border="0" /></a>The National Rifle Association has responded to Attorney General Eric Holder&#039;s &quot;stand your ground&quot; law criticism, calling the self-defense laws &quot;a fundamental human right.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/white-house---yeah---olympics-boycott-would-be-a-bad-idea-193417099.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/io1F9HcIzp1Ubjr.US2dxQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c9a0eb21cb02c217370f6a706700f8dd.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="White House press secretary Jay Carney gestures as he speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, July 16, 2013. The filibuster fight in the Senate, National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, immigration reform, and the death of Trayvon Martin, were among the topics Carney discussed. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)" align="left" title="White House press secretary Jay Carney gestures as he speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, July 16, 2013. The filibuster fight in the Senate, National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, immigration reform, and the death of Trayvon Martin, were among the topics Carney discussed. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)" border="0" /></a>The White House grudgingly acknowledged on Wednesday that boycotting the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia, to protest Moscow?s sheltering of NSA leaker Edward Snowden would be a bad idea.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/white-house---yeah---olympics-boycott-would-be-a-bad-idea-193417099.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 15:34:16 -0400white-house---yeah---olympics-boycott-would-be-a-bad-idea-193417099<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/white-house---yeah---olympics-boycott-would-be-a-bad-idea-193417099.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/io1F9HcIzp1Ubjr.US2dxQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c9a0eb21cb02c217370f6a706700f8dd.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="White House press secretary Jay Carney gestures as he speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, July 16, 2013. The filibuster fight in the Senate, National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, immigration reform, and the death of Trayvon Martin, were among the topics Carney discussed. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)" align="left" title="White House press secretary Jay Carney gestures as he speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, July 16, 2013. The filibuster fight in the Senate, National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, immigration reform, and the death of Trayvon Martin, were among the topics Carney discussed. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)" border="0" /></a>The White House grudgingly acknowledged on Wednesday that boycotting the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia, to protest Moscow?s sheltering of NSA leaker Edward Snowden would be a bad idea.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/powerful-statement-from-howard-students-goes-viral-164248743.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/upliPGBH50PHsiMrC3H._g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2013-07-17/1a70da6c-44bb-4ceb-b8e6-ba919e04cd67_enhanced-buzz-17900-1373992591-11.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Howard students" align="left" title="Howard students" border="0" /></a>In March, the students of the Howard University College of Medicine released a powerful photo in response to the killing of Trayvon Martin. Now that image is gaining both popularity and relevance.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/powerful-statement-from-howard-students-goes-viral-164248743.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 12:42:47 -0400powerful-statement-from-howard-students-goes-viral-164248743<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/powerful-statement-from-howard-students-goes-viral-164248743.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/upliPGBH50PHsiMrC3H._g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2013-07-17/1a70da6c-44bb-4ceb-b8e6-ba919e04cd67_enhanced-buzz-17900-1373992591-11.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Howard students" align="left" title="Howard students" border="0" /></a>In March, the students of the Howard University College of Medicine released a powerful photo in response to the killing of Trayvon Martin. Now that image is gaining both popularity and relevance.</p><br clear="all"/><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"/>The Senate voted Thursday to confirm Gina McCarthy as head of the Environmental Protection Agency, a job that will make her a central figure in President Obama's historic but controversial plan to fight global warming.http://news.yahoo.com/senate-confirms-gina-mccarthy-head-epa-155436876.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 11:54:36 -0400National Journalsenate-confirms-gina-mccarthy-head-epa-155436876Bianchi, 40, joined the White House in June 2011, after working for six years as an investor at Eton Park Capital, an asset-management company; she jumped to the private sector after then-Sen. John Kerry's unsuccessful presidential bid. Bianchi was Kerry's national policy director during his 2004 campaign and also served as deputy issues director for Al Gore's 2000 presidential campaign; in that post, she wrote Gore's health care reform plan. ...http://news.yahoo.com/sarah-bianchi-deputy-assistant-economic-policy-155427828.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 11:54:27 -0400National Journalsarah-bianchi-deputy-assistant-economic-policy-155427828Rep. Peter DeFazio of Oregon is the new top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee. His opponent, Rep. Raul Grijalva of Arizona, withdrew his candidacy Thursday, moments before a scheduled vote by the House Democratic Caucus. Although DeFazio was next in line for the post in seniority for the seat vacated by Edward Markey of Massachusetts (who moved over to the Senate), Grijalva had argued the choice should be made based on other factors as well--including a need for more Hispanic representation in Democratic leadership posts.http://news.yahoo.com/defazio-becomes-top-democrat-house-natural-resources-committee-154348653.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 11:43:48 -0400National Journaldefazio-becomes-top-democrat-house-natural-resources-committee-154348653It certainly sounded like the old Samantha Power. At her confirmation hearing Wednesday, President Obama's nominee to be ambassador to the United Nations called the U.N.'s failure to act in Syria "a disgrace that history will judge harshly." But Power knows as well as anyone, having written the definitive book on the subject, that the U.N. acts effectively only when the United States leads. And the United States has not done so under the leader she serves, especially on Syria. ...http://news.yahoo.com/taming-samantha-power-150244571.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 11:17:19 -0400National Journaltaming-samantha-power-150244571WASHINGTON -- The head of the Pentagon?s Missile Defense Agency on Wednesday said that Aegis antimissile technology is being studied for use at a possible new missile-interceptor site on the U.S. East Coast.http://news.yahoo.com/pentagon-studies-aegis-antimissile-system-potential-east-coast-150205984.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 11:02:05 -0400National Journalpentagon-studies-aegis-antimissile-system-potential-east-coast-150205984A 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/wendy-davis-texas-filibuster-goes-washington-160108650--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2bgoictSB7VNw9ZjwBTcUw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/GTY_wendy_davis_ml_130717_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Wendy Davis, After Texas Filibuster, Goes to Washington" align="left" title="Wendy Davis, After Texas Filibuster, Goes to Washington" border="0" /></a>Although Texas State Sen. Wendy Davis came up short in her fight against the state?s restrictive abortion bill, ever since her dramatic filibuster last month, she has emerged as a big winner in other ways. Davis has been basking in national attention after her 11-hour...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/wendy-davis-texas-filibuster-goes-washington-160108650--abc-news-politics.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 12:59:02 -0400ABC Newswendy-davis-texas-filibuster-goes-washington-160108650--abc-news-politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/wendy-davis-texas-filibuster-goes-washington-160108650--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2bgoictSB7VNw9ZjwBTcUw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/GTY_wendy_davis_ml_130717_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Wendy Davis, After Texas Filibuster, Goes to Washington" align="left" title="Wendy Davis, After Texas Filibuster, Goes to Washington" border="0" /></a>Although Texas State Sen. Wendy Davis came up short in her fight against the state?s restrictive abortion bill, ever since her dramatic filibuster last month, she has emerged as a big winner in other ways. Davis has been basking in national attention after her 11-hour...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/senate-filibuster-showdown-cools-tentative-deal-164129497--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZYhvKo2hdJMyIKRUfOATPg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/GTY_harry_reid_jef_130716_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Senate Filibuster Showdown Cools With Tentative Deal" align="left" title="Senate Filibuster Showdown Cools With Tentative Deal" border="0" /></a>With a showdown looming, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said today that a tentative deal was reached with Republicans to avert the so-called ?nuclear option? from being invoked to break a filibuster threat over President Obama?s top nominees. ?We may have a way forward on...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/senate-filibuster-showdown-cools-tentative-deal-164129497--abc-news-politics.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 12:47:59 -0400ABC Newssenate-filibuster-showdown-cools-tentative-deal-164129497--abc-news-politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/senate-filibuster-showdown-cools-tentative-deal-164129497--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZYhvKo2hdJMyIKRUfOATPg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/GTY_harry_reid_jef_130716_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Senate Filibuster Showdown Cools With Tentative Deal" align="left" title="Senate Filibuster Showdown Cools With Tentative Deal" border="0" /></a>With a showdown looming, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said today that a tentative deal was reached with Republicans to avert the so-called ?nuclear option? from being invoked to break a filibuster threat over President Obama?s top nominees. ?We may have a way forward on...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gq-reminds-us-joe-biden-could-run-president-204000878.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/22gORelZRPVgnml14NM6tg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/GQ_Reminds_Us_Joe_Biden-4f26e9c9bcbfb5079b67941c3b1bd5ae" width="130" height="86" alt="GQ Reminds Us Joe Biden Could Run for President" align="left" title="GQ Reminds Us Joe Biden Could Run for President" border="0" /></a>Vice President Joe Biden doesn&#039;t say for sure whether or not he&#039;ll run for president on a GQ?profile?on Thursday, but you can tell he kind of wants to. With all his hedging to?GQ&#039;s Jeanne?Marie Laskas, he reminds us that despite his propensity to joke and be joked about, Biden&#039;s also an ambitious politician. By the way, he does not like the implication of some of those jokes.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/gq-reminds-us-joe-biden-could-run-president-204000878.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 16:40:00 -0400The Atlantic Wiregq-reminds-us-joe-biden-could-run-president-204000878<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gq-reminds-us-joe-biden-could-run-president-204000878.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/22gORelZRPVgnml14NM6tg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/GQ_Reminds_Us_Joe_Biden-4f26e9c9bcbfb5079b67941c3b1bd5ae" width="130" height="86" alt="GQ Reminds Us Joe Biden Could Run for President" align="left" title="GQ Reminds Us Joe Biden Could Run for President" border="0" /></a>Vice President Joe Biden doesn&#039;t say for sure whether or not he&#039;ll run for president on a GQ?profile?on Thursday, but you can tell he kind of wants to. With all his hedging to?GQ&#039;s Jeanne?Marie Laskas, he reminds us that despite his propensity to joke and be joked about, Biden&#039;s also an ambitious politician. By the way, he does not like the implication of some of those jokes.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/house-gop-wont-defend-ban-veterans-benefits-gay-201139122.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UQFDHu3Quz1ssBxp5pvLgQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/The_House_GOP_Won_t_Defend-ecebad7e2ae9b05b539d173109eaf2cf" width="130" height="86" alt="The House GOP Won&#039;t Defend a Ban on Veterans&#039; Benefits for Gay Couples" align="left" title="The House GOP Won&#039;t Defend a Ban on Veterans&#039; Benefits for Gay Couples" border="0" /></a>House Republicans will no longer defend a law that bars married, same-sex couples from?receiving?veterans&#039; benefits available to married heterosexual couples. On Thursday, Buzzfeed reported that the House, responding to a Thursday deadline in a federal lawsuit challenging the veterans&#039; benefits provision, asked to &quot;withdraw as a party defendant&quot; from the case.?</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/house-gop-wont-defend-ban-veterans-benefits-gay-201139122.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 16:11:39 -0400The Atlantic Wirehouse-gop-wont-defend-ban-veterans-benefits-gay-201139122<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/house-gop-wont-defend-ban-veterans-benefits-gay-201139122.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UQFDHu3Quz1ssBxp5pvLgQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/The_House_GOP_Won_t_Defend-ecebad7e2ae9b05b539d173109eaf2cf" width="130" height="86" alt="The House GOP Won&#039;t Defend a Ban on Veterans&#039; Benefits for Gay Couples" align="left" title="The House GOP Won&#039;t Defend a Ban on Veterans&#039; Benefits for Gay Couples" border="0" /></a>House Republicans will no longer defend a law that bars married, same-sex couples from?receiving?veterans&#039; benefits available to married heterosexual couples. On Thursday, Buzzfeed reported that the House, responding to a Thursday deadline in a federal lawsuit challenging the veterans&#039; benefits provision, asked to &quot;withdraw as a party defendant&quot; from the case.?</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/yes-peter-king-wants-run-president-195131869.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/hxip2or7Z98ELiPHhQbLcA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Yes__Peter_King_Wants_to-2a6a2a1ac5d9d35da377230ae00a4cef" width="130" height="86" alt="Yes, Peter King Wants to Run for President" align="left" title="Yes, Peter King Wants to Run for President" border="0" /></a>New York Rep. Peter King has confirmed he&#039;s really considering running for president in 2016. &quot;It?s certainly something that I?m going to look at,&quot; King told Politicker&#039;s Colin Campbell on Thursday. That follows a report from the conservative site Newsmax, which said on Wednesday that a source close to King said he wouldn&#039;t rule out a run.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/yes-peter-king-wants-run-president-195131869.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 15:51:31 -0400The Atlantic Wireyes-peter-king-wants-run-president-195131869<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/yes-peter-king-wants-run-president-195131869.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/hxip2or7Z98ELiPHhQbLcA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Yes__Peter_King_Wants_to-2a6a2a1ac5d9d35da377230ae00a4cef" width="130" height="86" alt="Yes, Peter King Wants to Run for President" align="left" title="Yes, Peter King Wants to Run for President" border="0" /></a>New York Rep. Peter King has confirmed he&#039;s really considering running for president in 2016. &quot;It?s certainly something that I?m going to look at,&quot; King told Politicker&#039;s Colin Campbell on Thursday. That follows a report from the conservative site Newsmax, which said on Wednesday that a source close to King said he wouldn&#039;t rule out a run.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rand-pauls-neo-confederate-aide-asked-editor-delete-182740087.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5uqZZ8w.tknqY515VzXg2w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Rand_Paul_s_Neo-Confederate_Aide_Asked-00d50422498b283c38afb40f47b8fbc8" width="130" height="86" alt="Rand Paul&#039;s Neo-Confederate Aide Asked His Editor to Delete Columns" align="left" title="Rand Paul&#039;s Neo-Confederate Aide Asked His Editor to Delete Columns" border="0" /></a>Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul defended his aide Jack Hunter for his neo-Confederate writings last week, dismissing them as youthful indiscretions that were part of his shock-jock persona. (&quot;It was a shock radio job. He was doing wet T-shirt contests. But can a guy not have a youth and stuff?&quot; Paul said.)?But Hunter&#039;s former editor at the Charleston City Paper, Chris Haire, claims they weren&#039;t youthful?indiscretions,? but what Hunter truly believed then and what he believes now. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/rand-pauls-neo-confederate-aide-asked-editor-delete-182740087.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 14:27:40 -0400The Atlantic Wirerand-pauls-neo-confederate-aide-asked-editor-delete-182740087<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rand-pauls-neo-confederate-aide-asked-editor-delete-182740087.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5uqZZ8w.tknqY515VzXg2w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Rand_Paul_s_Neo-Confederate_Aide_Asked-00d50422498b283c38afb40f47b8fbc8" width="130" height="86" alt="Rand Paul&#039;s Neo-Confederate Aide Asked His Editor to Delete Columns" align="left" title="Rand Paul&#039;s Neo-Confederate Aide Asked His Editor to Delete Columns" border="0" /></a>Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul defended his aide Jack Hunter for his neo-Confederate writings last week, dismissing them as youthful indiscretions that were part of his shock-jock persona. (&quot;It was a shock radio job. He was doing wet T-shirt contests. But can a guy not have a youth and stuff?&quot; Paul said.)?But Hunter&#039;s former editor at the Charleston City Paper, Chris Haire, claims they weren&#039;t youthful?indiscretions,? but what Hunter truly believed then and what he believes now. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rahm-emanuel-dance-wants-173725107.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4cXxP0DNsGfUBR1CQkglVw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Rahm_Emanuel_Can_Dance_If-598c6607101bc5e73a1ec9190acf6484" width="130" height="86" alt="Rahm Emanuel Can Dance If He Wants To" align="left" title="Rahm Emanuel Can Dance If He Wants To" border="0" /></a>At last weekend&#039;s Taste of Chicago,?Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel?danced to Robin Thicke. With hip thrusts. And it was all caught on phone.?The video was posted by YouTube user jwhousto422, who does not have much of an Internet presence. (It&#039;s his or her first video ever.) We noticed it after it was tweeted by preeminent cartoon blogger?Josh Fruhlinger, who was amused that Emanuel appears to be getting intimate with a chair. He bounced along with the crowd to &quot;Blurred Lines. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/rahm-emanuel-dance-wants-173725107.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 13:37:25 -0400The Atlantic Wirerahm-emanuel-dance-wants-173725107<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rahm-emanuel-dance-wants-173725107.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4cXxP0DNsGfUBR1CQkglVw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Rahm_Emanuel_Can_Dance_If-598c6607101bc5e73a1ec9190acf6484" width="130" height="86" alt="Rahm Emanuel Can Dance If He Wants To" align="left" title="Rahm Emanuel Can Dance If He Wants To" border="0" /></a>At last weekend&#039;s Taste of Chicago,?Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel?danced to Robin Thicke. With hip thrusts. And it was all caught on phone.?The video was posted by YouTube user jwhousto422, who does not have much of an Internet presence. (It&#039;s his or her first video ever.) We noticed it after it was tweeted by preeminent cartoon blogger?Josh Fruhlinger, who was amused that Emanuel appears to be getting intimate with a chair. He bounced along with the crowd to &quot;Blurred Lines. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/justice-samuel-alito-might-quintupled-net-worth-2012-173125501.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vimy3kmGXnKY3rAJA92vtw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Justice_Samuel_Alito_Might_Have-5c35690efeb441269c53257f1b13c935" width="130" height="86" alt="Justice Samuel Alito Might Have Quintupled His Net Worth in 2012" align="left" title="Justice Samuel Alito Might Have Quintupled His Net Worth in 2012" border="0" /></a>Yes, that&#039;s quintupled with a &quot;q.&quot; According to the Center for Public Integrity, an investigative journalism nonprofit, Justice Samuel Alito&#039;s net worth jumped from between $380,000 and $1.1 million in 2011 to between $2.3 million and $6.2 million in 2012. The gulf in the estimates is due to the fact that federal officeholders such as justices and members of Congress must report only the range of their assets and liabilities, not the exact figures. Regardless of the exact amount, we know one thing: Justice Alito made a lot of money last year.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/justice-samuel-alito-might-quintupled-net-worth-2012-173125501.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 13:31:25 -0400The Atlantic Wirejustice-samuel-alito-might-quintupled-net-worth-2012-173125501<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/justice-samuel-alito-might-quintupled-net-worth-2012-173125501.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vimy3kmGXnKY3rAJA92vtw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Justice_Samuel_Alito_Might_Have-5c35690efeb441269c53257f1b13c935" width="130" height="86" alt="Justice Samuel Alito Might Have Quintupled His Net Worth in 2012" align="left" title="Justice Samuel Alito Might Have Quintupled His Net Worth in 2012" border="0" /></a>Yes, that&#039;s quintupled with a &quot;q.&quot; According to the Center for Public Integrity, an investigative journalism nonprofit, Justice Samuel Alito&#039;s net worth jumped from between $380,000 and $1.1 million in 2011 to between $2.3 million and $6.2 million in 2012. The gulf in the estimates is due to the fact that federal officeholders such as justices and members of Congress must report only the range of their assets and liabilities, not the exact figures. Regardless of the exact amount, we know one thing: Justice Alito made a lot of money last year.</p><br clear="all"/>"What is at risk is the discretion of a woman to make judgments about the size and time, timing of her family."http://news.yahoo.com/nancy-pelosi-lambastes-gop-over-anti-abortion-laws-155011457.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 13:02:12 -0400The Blazenancy-pelosi-lambastes-gop-over-anti-abortion-laws-155011457<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/anthony-weiner-dropped-12-points-polls-week-163448240.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0iBPDkz61fZkpzrAji6aGA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/How_Anthony_Weiner_Dropped_12-4af5cca46a0ca22ed403552347a62225" width="130" height="86" alt="How Anthony Weiner Dropped 12 Points In the Polls In a Week" align="left" title="How Anthony Weiner Dropped 12 Points In the Polls In a Week" border="0" /></a>According to a new poll, Anthony Weiner is trailing City Council Speaker Christine Quinn by nine points in the New York Democratic mayoral primary. But on Monday, he was up three. What gives?</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/anthony-weiner-dropped-12-points-polls-week-163448240.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 12:34:48 -0400The Atlantic Wireanthony-weiner-dropped-12-points-polls-week-163448240<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/anthony-weiner-dropped-12-points-polls-week-163448240.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0iBPDkz61fZkpzrAji6aGA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/How_Anthony_Weiner_Dropped_12-4af5cca46a0ca22ed403552347a62225" width="130" height="86" alt="How Anthony Weiner Dropped 12 Points In the Polls In a Week" align="left" title="How Anthony Weiner Dropped 12 Points In the Polls In a Week" border="0" /></a>According to a new poll, Anthony Weiner is trailing City Council Speaker Christine Quinn by nine points in the New York Democratic mayoral primary. But on Monday, he was up three. What gives?</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rick-perry-makes-sure-women-signs-abortion-law-153744284.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cdQoqtQDk56P8X0FQZrByg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Rick_Perry_Makes_Sure_Women-26f079412d5043e32d89faaf92fd6fb0" width="130" height="86" alt="Rick Perry Makes Sure Women Are There As He Signs the New Abortion Law" align="left" title="Rick Perry Makes Sure Women Are There As He Signs the New Abortion Law" border="0" /></a>As much as people like to suggest that Texas Governor Rick Perry is a person of questionable political abilities, he showed a bit of savvy this morning while signing into law the state&#039;s controversial new abortion restrictions. The stage behind him was filled with women.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/rick-perry-makes-sure-women-signs-abortion-law-153744284.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 11:37:44 -0400The Atlantic Wirerick-perry-makes-sure-women-signs-abortion-law-153744284<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rick-perry-makes-sure-women-signs-abortion-law-153744284.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cdQoqtQDk56P8X0FQZrByg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Rick_Perry_Makes_Sure_Women-26f079412d5043e32d89faaf92fd6fb0" width="130" height="86" alt="Rick Perry Makes Sure Women Are There As He Signs the New Abortion Law" align="left" title="Rick Perry Makes Sure Women Are There As He Signs the New Abortion Law" border="0" /></a>As much as people like to suggest that Texas Governor Rick Perry is a person of questionable political abilities, he showed a bit of savvy this morning while signing into law the state&#039;s controversial new abortion restrictions. The stage behind him was filled with women.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/television-paternity-test-reveals-come-capitol-hill-143917613.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8JPFjnFDZHWbhjqCWlz8rw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Television_Paternity_Test_Reveals_Come-97a3e5d51addebc517f5a5beb53ec35b" width="130" height="86" alt="Television Paternity Test Reveals Come to Capitol Hill" align="left" title="Television Paternity Test Reveals Come to Capitol Hill" border="0" /></a>Having the results of a paternity test revealed on television is never a particularly distinguished affair. But for Rep. Steve Cohen of Tennessee, the news was probably particularly humiliating. The blonde model with whom he was tweeting during the State of the Union is not, as he apparently believed, his daughter.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/television-paternity-test-reveals-come-capitol-hill-143917613.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 10:39:17 -0400The Atlantic Wiretelevision-paternity-test-reveals-come-capitol-hill-143917613<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/television-paternity-test-reveals-come-capitol-hill-143917613.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8JPFjnFDZHWbhjqCWlz8rw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Television_Paternity_Test_Reveals_Come-97a3e5d51addebc517f5a5beb53ec35b" width="130" height="86" alt="Television Paternity Test Reveals Come to Capitol Hill" align="left" title="Television Paternity Test Reveals Come to Capitol Hill" border="0" /></a>Having the results of a paternity test revealed on television is never a particularly di

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