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Politics News Headlines - Yahoo! Newshttp://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 20:45:48 -04005Politics News Headlines - Yahoo! Newshttp://news.yahoo.com/politics/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gifObama to begin new series of economic addresses<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 20:45:48 -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"/>Alerta Noticioso de AP<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"/>Boehner: 'Judge us by how many laws we repeal'<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"/>Today in HistoryToday is Sunday, July 21, the 202nd day of 2013. There are 163 days left in the year.http://news.yahoo.com/today-history-050206767.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 00:01:30 -0400Associated Presstoday-history-050206767Mich. governor front, center in Detroit bankruptcy<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mich-governor-front-center-detroit-bankruptcy-181918598.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ol0nR65RWYjTGJsK7DPmxQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3b50682428650d18380f6a7067004c3d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder addresses reporters during a news conference Friday, July 19, 2013 in Detroit. Seven governors came and went during the decades-long decay of Michigan&#039;s largest city that culminated with a humiliating collapse into financial ruin. It&#039;s the eighth, former business executive and relative political novice Snyder, who is aggressively tying his legacy to the prospects of a Detroit turnaround. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)" align="left" title="Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder addresses reporters during a news conference Friday, July 19, 2013 in Detroit. Seven governors came and went during the decades-long decay of Michigan&#039;s largest city that culminated with a humiliating collapse into financial ruin. It&#039;s the eighth, former business executive and relative political novice Snyder, who is aggressively tying his legacy to the prospects of a Detroit turnaround. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)" border="0" /></a>DETROIT (AP) ? Seven governors came and went during the decades-long decay of Michigan&#039;s largest city that culminated with a humiliating collapse into financial ruin.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/mich-governor-front-center-detroit-bankruptcy-181918598.htmlSat, 20 Jul 2013 23:35:29 -0400Associated Pressmich-governor-front-center-detroit-bankruptcy-181918598<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mich-governor-front-center-detroit-bankruptcy-181918598.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ol0nR65RWYjTGJsK7DPmxQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3b50682428650d18380f6a7067004c3d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder addresses reporters during a news conference Friday, July 19, 2013 in Detroit. Seven governors came and went during the decades-long decay of Michigan&#039;s largest city that culminated with a humiliating collapse into financial ruin. It&#039;s the eighth, former business executive and relative political novice Snyder, who is aggressively tying his legacy to the prospects of a Detroit turnaround. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)" align="left" title="Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder addresses reporters during a news conference Friday, July 19, 2013 in Detroit. Seven governors came and went during the decades-long decay of Michigan&#039;s largest city that culminated with a humiliating collapse into financial ruin. It&#039;s the eighth, former business executive and relative political novice Snyder, who is aggressively tying his legacy to the prospects of a Detroit turnaround. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)" border="0" /></a>DETROIT (AP) ? Seven governors came and went during the decades-long decay of Michigan&#039;s largest city that culminated with a humiliating collapse into financial ruin.</p><br clear="all"/>Obama to press Congress to act on economyLooking 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--205050902McCain backs Obama's call for 'stand your ground' review<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"/>In Iowa, Ted Cruz brushes away talk of presidential run in 2016<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"/>Obama: Trayvon Martin ?could have been me 35 years ago?<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"/>'Your question wasn't about the economy? Too bad.' Data mining the White House briefing transcriptsBy 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-164429711Farm Bill's Roots in Old Laws Should Be SustainedHouse 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-135838147Cantor Unsure Budget Will Ever Go to ConferenceHouse 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 GOP's Senate Deal-MakersThe 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-141801571Michigan?s Amash Quietly Tries to Build a National BrandThe 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-060020982Senate Gang Orders Lobbyists to Target House GOPJohn 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-060020268What Republican voters want from their party's leadership, in photos<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"/>7 'Jeopardy!' Blunders By Obama's Top Consumer Watchdog<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"/>Peter King Says Hillary Clinton Would 'Destroy' Rand Paul and Ted Cruz<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"/>Man Illegally Fires Gun, Blames Biden AdviceA 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-politicsJimmy Carter on George Zimmerman Verdict: 'Right Decision'<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"/>Should U.S. Boycott Russian Olympics Over Snowden?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-politicsMcCain Goes After 'Stand Your Ground'; Cruz Avoids 2016 Talk<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"/>The Tipping Point in the War on Leaks<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"/>Remembering Helen Thomas<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"/>Obama Finally Went Bulworth<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"/>Government Update: We're Still Collecting All Your Phone Data<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"/>A Reporter Is Forced to Testify Against His Alleged Source<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"/>Obama's Surprise Speech on Race: 'Trayvon Could Have Been Me 35 Years Ago'<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"/>No One Still Watches Politico's Former 'Politicos to Watch'<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-175913370<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"/>Two Visions of 2016: Peter King Vs. Ted Cruz<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/two-visions-2016-peter-king-vs-ted-cruz-173925254.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GntpI.SWY0vu48FYP0etIw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Two_Visions_of_2016_Peter-ec5adee9343456f972472df68c1ece17" width="130" height="86" alt="Two Visions of 2016: Peter King Vs. Ted Cruz" align="left" title="Two Visions of 2016: Peter King Vs. Ted Cruz" border="0" /></a>The same day that Sens. Ted Cruz and Rand Paul and Ted Cruz were giving speeches to evangelical ministers in Iowa, Rep. Peter King was on MSNBC saying he wanted to run for president to reach a very different set of voters. Cruz told the Iowa Renewal Project in Des Moines on Friday that Republicans should threaten to shut down the government unless President Obama defunds Obamacare, the Des Moines Register&#039;s Jennifer Jacobs reports. &quot;Belief, saying I believe in something, is not sitting there quietly doing the golf clap,&quot; Cruz said. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/two-visions-2016-peter-king-vs-ted-cruz-173925254.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 13:39:25 -0400The Atlantic Wiretwo-visions-2016-peter-king-vs-ted-cruz-173925254<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/two-visions-2016-peter-king-vs-ted-cruz-173925254.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GntpI.SWY0vu48FYP0etIw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Two_Visions_of_2016_Peter-ec5adee9343456f972472df68c1ece17" width="130" height="86" alt="Two Visions of 2016: Peter King Vs. Ted Cruz" align="left" title="Two Visions of 2016: Peter King Vs. Ted Cruz" border="0" /></a>The same day that Sens. Ted Cruz and Rand Paul and Ted Cruz were giving speeches to evangelical ministers in Iowa, Rep. Peter King was on MSNBC saying he wanted to run for president to reach a very different set of voters. Cruz told the Iowa Renewal Project in Des Moines on Friday that Republicans should threaten to shut down the government unless President Obama defunds Obamacare, the Des Moines Register&#039;s Jennifer Jacobs reports. &quot;Belief, saying I believe in something, is not sitting there quietly doing the golf clap,&quot; Cruz said. ...</p><br clear="all"/>The U.S. Will RSVP 'Maybe' to Every Event in Russia Because Of Snowden<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-rsvp-maybe-every-event-russia-because-snowden-170929546.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8t_7ZpWl6Hwkq4k0UL4wBw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/The_U.S._Will_RSVP__Maybe_-96a17366457232980c3d782894d50ffe" width="130" height="86" alt="The U.S. Will RSVP &#039;Maybe&#039; to Every Event in Russia Because Of Snowden" align="left" title="The U.S. Will RSVP &#039;Maybe&#039; to Every Event in Russia Because Of Snowden" border="0" /

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