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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 reservedTue, 16 Jul 2013 03:25:17 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/politics/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/martin-case-obama-shifts-passion-calm-071703119.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bAjO56AqsnYBG_X6Fpc67g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/399c0719aca8ac17370f6a706700b4ac.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="President Barack Obama speaks during a ceremony to present the 5,000th Daily Point of Light Award to Floyd Hammer and Kathy Hamilton, from Union, Iowa, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, July 15, 2013. White House spokesman Jay Carney says it would be inappropriate for President Obama to express an opinion on how the Justice Department deals with Zimmerman after the neighborhood watch volunteer&#039;s acquittal in the shooting of the unarmed 17-year-old last year. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)" align="left" title="President Barack Obama speaks during a ceremony to present the 5,000th Daily Point of Light Award to Floyd Hammer and Kathy Hamilton, from Union, Iowa, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, July 15, 2013. White House spokesman Jay Carney says it would be inappropriate for President Obama to express an opinion on how the Justice Department deals with Zimmerman after the neighborhood watch volunteer&#039;s acquittal in the shooting of the unarmed 17-year-old last year. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? When President Barack Obama first addressed the death of Trayvon Martin last year, he did so passionately, declaring that if he had a son, he would look like the slain 17-year-old. His powerful and personal commentary marked a rare public reflection on race from the nation&#039;s first black president.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/martin-case-obama-shifts-passion-calm-071703119.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 03:25:17 -0400Associated Pressmartin-case-obama-shifts-passion-calm-071703119<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/martin-case-obama-shifts-passion-calm-071703119.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bAjO56AqsnYBG_X6Fpc67g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/399c0719aca8ac17370f6a706700b4ac.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="President Barack Obama speaks during a ceremony to present the 5,000th Daily Point of Light Award to Floyd Hammer and Kathy Hamilton, from Union, Iowa, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, July 15, 2013. White House spokesman Jay Carney says it would be inappropriate for President Obama to express an opinion on how the Justice Department deals with Zimmerman after the neighborhood watch volunteer&#039;s acquittal in the shooting of the unarmed 17-year-old last year. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)" align="left" title="President Barack Obama speaks during a ceremony to present the 5,000th Daily Point of Light Award to Floyd Hammer and Kathy Hamilton, from Union, Iowa, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, July 15, 2013. White House spokesman Jay Carney says it would be inappropriate for President Obama to express an opinion on how the Justice Department deals with Zimmerman after the neighborhood watch volunteer&#039;s acquittal in the shooting of the unarmed 17-year-old last year. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? When President Barack Obama first addressed the death of Trayvon Martin last year, he did so passionately, declaring that if he had a son, he would look like the slain 17-year-old. His powerful and personal commentary marked a rare public reflection on race from the nation&#039;s first black president.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/digits-32-percent-keep-household-budget-071927367.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/hh_Uc4Mjaylxnu9M575ZIA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a8f00739acdfad17370f6a706700e6ea.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this photo arranged to show the number &quot;32,&quot; the number is displayed at a local supermarket in Los Angeles, on Thursday, July 11, 2013. A new poll shows that 32 percent of Americans put together a budget each month to track income and expenditures, and just 30 percent have a long-term financial plan laying out savings and investment goals. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)" align="left" title="In this photo arranged to show the number &quot;32,&quot; the number is displayed at a local supermarket in Los Angeles, on Thursday, July 11, 2013. A new poll shows that 32 percent of Americans put together a budget each month to track income and expenditures, and just 30 percent have a long-term financial plan laying out savings and investment goals. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)" border="0" /></a>It was an oft-invoked image on last year&#039;s campaign trail: The typical American couple, sitting around the kitchen table making a budget to ensure their bills were paid and spending hadn&#039;t gotten out of control. Candidates of both parties decried the federal government for failing to complete this most basic of financial tasks, citing a growing national debt and wide deficit as evidence of fiscal irresponsibility.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/digits-32-percent-keep-household-budget-071927367.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 03:19:27 -0400Associated Pressdigits-32-percent-keep-household-budget-071927367<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/digits-32-percent-keep-household-budget-071927367.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/hh_Uc4Mjaylxnu9M575ZIA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a8f00739acdfad17370f6a706700e6ea.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this photo arranged to show the number &quot;32,&quot; the number is displayed at a local supermarket in Los Angeles, on Thursday, July 11, 2013. A new poll shows that 32 percent of Americans put together a budget each month to track income and expenditures, and just 30 percent have a long-term financial plan laying out savings and investment goals. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)" align="left" title="In this photo arranged to show the number &quot;32,&quot; the number is displayed at a local supermarket in Los Angeles, on Thursday, July 11, 2013. A new poll shows that 32 percent of Americans put together a budget each month to track income and expenditures, and just 30 percent have a long-term financial plan laying out savings and investment goals. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)" border="0" /></a>It was an oft-invoked image on last year&#039;s campaign trail: The typical American couple, sitting around the kitchen table making a budget to ensure their bills were paid and spending hadn&#039;t gotten out of control. Candidates of both parties decried the federal government for failing to complete this most basic of financial tasks, citing a growing national debt and wide deficit as evidence of fiscal irresponsibility.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/senate-filibusters-rarely-hollywood-script-193030550.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xsJP3yTRWS.GropMI7TDlQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a953fd42ac7fab17370f6a70670087bf.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Aug. 29, 1957 file photo, Sen.Strom Thurmond, D-SC, gives a wave as he leaves the Senate chamber at end of his 24 hour, 19 minute one-man filibuster against the compromise civil rights bills. The effort went for naught however, as less than two hours later, the measure was passed 60-15. Filibusters, taken from a Dutch word that means ?pirate,? involve any delaying tactic that blocks the Senate from voting on legislation or a nomination. (AP Photo)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Aug. 29, 1957 file photo, Sen.Strom Thurmond, D-SC, gives a wave as he leaves the Senate chamber at end of his 24 hour, 19 minute one-man filibuster against the compromise civil rights bills. The effort went for naught however, as less than two hours later, the measure was passed 60-15. Filibusters, taken from a Dutch word that means ?pirate,? involve any delaying tactic that blocks the Senate from voting on legislation or a nomination. (AP Photo)" border="0" /></a>Filibusters let minority parties tie the Senate in knots and send majority parties through the roof with frustration. But they seldom involve exhausted senators speaking endlessly on the chamber&#039;s floor.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/senate-filibusters-rarely-hollywood-script-193030550.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 02:29:05 -0400Associated Presssenate-filibusters-rarely-hollywood-script-193030550<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/senate-filibusters-rarely-hollywood-script-193030550.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xsJP3yTRWS.GropMI7TDlQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a953fd42ac7fab17370f6a70670087bf.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Aug. 29, 1957 file photo, Sen.Strom Thurmond, D-SC, gives a wave as he leaves the Senate chamber at end of his 24 hour, 19 minute one-man filibuster against the compromise civil rights bills. The effort went for naught however, as less than two hours later, the measure was passed 60-15. Filibusters, taken from a Dutch word that means ?pirate,? involve any delaying tactic that blocks the Senate from voting on legislation or a nomination. (AP Photo)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Aug. 29, 1957 file photo, Sen.Strom Thurmond, D-SC, gives a wave as he leaves the Senate chamber at end of his 24 hour, 19 minute one-man filibuster against the compromise civil rights bills. The effort went for naught however, as less than two hours later, the measure was passed 60-15. Filibusters, taken from a Dutch word that means ?pirate,? involve any delaying tactic that blocks the Senate from voting on legislation or a nomination. (AP Photo)" border="0" /></a>Filibusters let minority parties tie the Senate in knots and send majority parties through the roof with frustration. But they seldom involve exhausted senators speaking endlessly on the chamber&#039;s floor.</p><br clear="all"/>WASHINGTON (AP) ? The threat by majority Democrats to change Senate rules to make confirmation easier for some nominees could open up two cans of worms that could weaken the chamber's minority party for years to come.http://news.yahoo.com/filibuster-fight-could-prompt-tougher-battles-210430941.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 02:26:43 -0400Associated Pressfilibuster-fight-could-prompt-tougher-battles-210430941At the center of the bitter fight over filibuster rights in the Senate are seven people nominated by President Barack Obama to serve in administration agencies. They are:http://news.yahoo.com/nominees-stake-filibuster-fight-201928652.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 02:25:41 -0400Associated Pressnominees-stake-filibuster-fight-201928652?He has a perpetual magic wand and nobody?s given him a spanking yet and taken it out of his hand,? Bachmann says of Obamahttp://news.yahoo.com/michele-bachmann-obama-spanking--212124359.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 17:21:24 -0400michele-bachmann-obama-spanking--212124359<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/weiner--spitzer-lead-in-nyc-polls-210238450.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/eyIJLjbZZVg5cTGpB8gkfQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9b282fbf8cb68f17370f6a7067005a2e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE- In this July 8, 2013, file photo, New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner holds a news conference in New York the same day Eliot Spitzer announced his surprise entry into the race for New York City Comptroller. The former New York governor&#039;s surprise entry into the city comptroller&#039;s race now means there are two sex scandal-comeback stories competing for the media&#039;s attention, and the constant mention of both in the same breath has once again put Anthony Weiner back under the lens. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)" align="left" title="FILE- In this July 8, 2013, file photo, New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner holds a news conference in New York the same day Eliot Spitzer announced his surprise entry into the race for New York City Comptroller. The former New York governor&#039;s surprise entry into the city comptroller&#039;s race now means there are two sex scandal-comeback stories competing for the media&#039;s attention, and the constant mention of both in the same breath has once again put Anthony Weiner back under the lens. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)" border="0" /></a>Anthony Weiner and Eliot Spitzer may receive political redemption from New York City voters this fall, as a new poll suggests they might get that ?second chance.?</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/weiner--spitzer-lead-in-nyc-polls-210238450.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 17:02:37 -0400weiner--spitzer-lead-in-nyc-polls-210238450<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/weiner--spitzer-lead-in-nyc-polls-210238450.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/eyIJLjbZZVg5cTGpB8gkfQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9b282fbf8cb68f17370f6a7067005a2e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE- In this July 8, 2013, file photo, New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner holds a news conference in New York the same day Eliot Spitzer announced his surprise entry into the race for New York City Comptroller. The former New York governor&#039;s surprise entry into the city comptroller&#039;s race now means there are two sex scandal-comeback stories competing for the media&#039;s attention, and the constant mention of both in the same breath has once again put Anthony Weiner back under the lens. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)" align="left" title="FILE- In this July 8, 2013, file photo, New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner holds a news conference in New York the same day Eliot Spitzer announced his surprise entry into the race for New York City Comptroller. The former New York governor&#039;s surprise entry into the city comptroller&#039;s race now means there are two sex scandal-comeback stories competing for the media&#039;s attention, and the constant mention of both in the same breath has once again put Anthony Weiner back under the lens. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)" border="0" /></a>Anthony Weiner and Eliot Spitzer may receive political redemption from New York City voters this fall, as a new poll suggests they might get that ?second chance.?</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/holder--i-share-concerns-about-zimmerman-acquittal-175941065.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SqiXHQxrWIZ8dX.dMMqtWg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/26e048c9f1bc1516370f6a7067004b6f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this June 25, 2013 file photo, Attorney General Eric Holder leaves a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington. If the Obama administration seeks the death penalty against Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, it would face a long, difficult legal battle with uncertain prospects for success in a state that hasn?t seen an execution in nearly 70 years. Attorney General Eric Holder will have to decide several months before the start of any trial whether to seek death for Tsarnaev. It is the highest-profile death-penalty decision yet to come before Holder, who personally opposes the death penalty. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this June 25, 2013 file photo, Attorney General Eric Holder leaves a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington. If the Obama administration seeks the death penalty against Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, it would face a long, difficult legal battle with uncertain prospects for success in a state that hasn?t seen an execution in nearly 70 years. Attorney General Eric Holder will have to decide several months before the start of any trial whether to seek death for Tsarnaev. It is the highest-profile death-penalty decision yet to come before Holder, who personally opposes the death penalty. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" border="0" /></a>Attorney General Eric Holder declared Monday that he shares the concerns of those concerned about Travyon Martin?s ?tragic, unnecessary shooting death? and the court case that resulted in Gabriel Zimmerman?s acquittal.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/holder--i-share-concerns-about-zimmerman-acquittal-175941065.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 13:59:40 -0400holder--i-share-concerns-about-zimmerman-acquittal-175941065<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/holder--i-share-concerns-about-zimmerman-acquittal-175941065.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SqiXHQxrWIZ8dX.dMMqtWg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/26e048c9f1bc1516370f6a7067004b6f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this June 25, 2013 file photo, Attorney General Eric Holder leaves a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington. If the Obama administration seeks the death penalty against Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, it would face a long, difficult legal battle with uncertain prospects for success in a state that hasn?t seen an execution in nearly 70 years. Attorney General Eric Holder will have to decide several months before the start of any trial whether to seek death for Tsarnaev. It is the highest-profile death-penalty decision yet to come before Holder, who personally opposes the death penalty. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this June 25, 2013 file photo, Attorney General Eric Holder leaves a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington. If the Obama administration seeks the death penalty against Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, it would face a long, difficult legal battle with uncertain prospects for success in a state that hasn?t seen an execution in nearly 70 years. Attorney General Eric Holder will have to decide several months before the start of any trial whether to seek death for Tsarnaev. It is the highest-profile death-penalty decision yet to come before Holder, who personally opposes the death penalty. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" border="0" /></a>Attorney General Eric Holder declared Monday that he shares the concerns of those concerned about Travyon Martin?s ?tragic, unnecessary shooting death? and the court case that resulted in Gabriel Zimmerman?s acquittal.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama---honor--trayvon-martin-by-preventing-future-tragedies-190609420.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/w14wMoL0w8i.m7bez_mNEQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/cc6af8075c66be080a0f6a7067001599.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="President Barack Obama answers a reporter&#039;s question about the death of Trayvon Martin, Friday, March 23, 2012, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/ Haraz N. Ghanbari)" align="left" title="President Barack Obama answers a reporter&#039;s question about the death of Trayvon Martin, Friday, March 23, 2012, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/ Haraz N. Ghanbari)" border="0" /></a>Saying &quot;we are a nation of laws, and a jury has spoken, President Barack Obama on Sunday urged Americans to stay calm in the wake of George Zimmerman&#039;s acquittal in the Trayvon Martin case and honor the slain teen&#039;s memory by preventing similar tragedies in the future.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/obama---honor--trayvon-martin-by-preventing-future-tragedies-190609420.htmlSun, 14 Jul 2013 15:06:08 -0400obama---honor--trayvon-martin-by-preventing-future-tragedies-190609420<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama---honor--trayvon-martin-by-preventing-future-tragedies-190609420.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/w14wMoL0w8i.m7bez_mNEQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/cc6af8075c66be080a0f6a7067001599.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="President Barack Obama answers a reporter&#039;s question about the death of Trayvon Martin, Friday, March 23, 2012, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/ Haraz N. Ghanbari)" align="left" title="President Barack Obama answers a reporter&#039;s question about the death of Trayvon Martin, Friday, March 23, 2012, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/ Haraz N. Ghanbari)" border="0" /></a>Saying &quot;we are a nation of laws, and a jury has spoken, President Barack Obama on Sunday urged Americans to stay calm in the wake of George Zimmerman&#039;s acquittal in the Trayvon Martin case and honor the slain teen&#039;s memory by preventing similar tragedies in the future.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-s--to-egypt--ousted-president-morsi-must-be-freed-191851514.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fSaYF9yFevNEt4PKRgcBxA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T184739Z_1764271483_GM1E97D07OD01_RTRMADP_3_EGYPT-PROTESTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Supporters of the deposed Egyptian President Morsi pray during a protest in Cairo." align="left" title="Supporters of the deposed Egyptian President Morsi pray during a protest in Cairo." border="0" /></a>The United States ramped up efforts to defuse Egypt?s deadly political crisis on Friday, urging authorities there to release ousted president Mohammed Morsi from detention.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/u-s--to-egypt--ousted-president-morsi-must-be-freed-191851514.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 15:18:50 -0400u-s--to-egypt--ousted-president-morsi-must-be-freed-191851514<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-s--to-egypt--ousted-president-morsi-must-be-freed-191851514.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fSaYF9yFevNEt4PKRgcBxA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T184739Z_1764271483_GM1E97D07OD01_RTRMADP_3_EGYPT-PROTESTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Supporters of the deposed Egyptian President Morsi pray during a protest in Cairo." align="left" title="Supporters of the deposed Egyptian President Morsi pray during a protest in Cairo." border="0" /></a>The United States ramped up efforts to defuse Egypt?s deadly political crisis on Friday, urging authorities there to release ousted president Mohammed Morsi from detention.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/former-bachmann-aide-arrested-charged-theft-004758865--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DNrbODZIGwn438_PBFU0Eg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/AP_Javier_Manuel_Sanchez_nt_130715_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Former Bachmann Aide Arrested, Charged With Theft" align="left" title="Former Bachmann Aide Arrested, Charged With Theft" border="0" /></a>A former legislative aide to Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., was arrested July 11 and has been charged in connection to a rash of burglaries in a congressional office building on Capitol Hill. Javier Manuel Sanchez, who was the congresswoman?s senior legislative assistant at the time...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/former-bachmann-aide-arrested-charged-theft-004758865--abc-news-politics.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 20:47:58 -0400ABC Newsformer-bachmann-aide-arrested-charged-theft-004758865--abc-news-politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/former-bachmann-aide-arrested-charged-theft-004758865--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DNrbODZIGwn438_PBFU0Eg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/AP_Javier_Manuel_Sanchez_nt_130715_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Former Bachmann Aide Arrested, Charged With Theft" align="left" title="Former Bachmann Aide Arrested, Charged With Theft" border="0" /></a>A former legislative aide to Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., was arrested July 11 and has been charged in connection to a rash of burglaries in a congressional office building on Capitol Hill. Javier Manuel Sanchez, who was the congresswoman?s senior legislative assistant at the time...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/grounded-air-force-squadrons-thunderbirds-skies-again-now-231628054--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/RStYlN3iwfqkdAYMrGNRTg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/AP_Thunderbirds_nt_130715_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Grounded Air Force Squadrons and Thunderbirds Take to the Skies Again ? for Now" align="left" title="Grounded Air Force Squadrons and Thunderbirds Take to the Skies Again ? for Now" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON ? The Air Force will be able to allow 16 squadrons and the Thunderbirds demonstration team grounded by sequestration budget cuts to fly again, thanks to the shifting of existing funds. But the move could be temporary, as Congress has yet to pass a...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/grounded-air-force-squadrons-thunderbirds-skies-again-now-231628054--abc-news-politics.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 19:16:28 -0400ABC Newsgrounded-air-force-squadrons-thunderbirds-skies-again-now-231628054--abc-news-politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/grounded-air-force-squadrons-thunderbirds-skies-again-now-231628054--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/RStYlN3iwfqkdAYMrGNRTg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/AP_Thunderbirds_nt_130715_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Grounded Air Force Squadrons and Thunderbirds Take to the Skies Again ? for Now" align="left" title="Grounded Air Force Squadrons and Thunderbirds Take to the Skies Again ? for Now" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON ? The Air Force will be able to allow 16 squadrons and the Thunderbirds demonstration team grounded by sequestration budget cuts to fly again, thanks to the shifting of existing funds. But the move could be temporary, as Congress has yet to pass a...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-honors-george-h-w-bushs-legacy-231458978--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/msQ_fxg5HDT6lq9h2C0NvA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/GTY_obama_bush_tk_130715_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Obama Honors George H.W. Bush&#039;s Legacy Of Service" align="left" title="Obama Honors George H.W. Bush&#039;s Legacy Of Service" border="0" /></a>President Obama praised President George H.W. Bush?s legacy of service at the White House today, saying ?we are surely a kinder and gentler nation? because of the work of the 41st president. ?I am one of millions of people who have been inspired by your...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/obama-honors-george-h-w-bushs-legacy-231458978--abc-news-politics.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 19:14:58 -0400ABC Newsobama-honors-george-h-w-bushs-legacy-231458978--abc-news-politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-honors-george-h-w-bushs-legacy-231458978--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/msQ_fxg5HDT6lq9h2C0NvA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/GTY_obama_bush_tk_130715_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Obama Honors George H.W. Bush&#039;s Legacy Of Service" align="left" title="Obama Honors George H.W. Bush&#039;s Legacy Of Service" border="0" /></a>President Obama praised President George H.W. Bush?s legacy of service at the White House today, saying ?we are surely a kinder and gentler nation? because of the work of the 41st president. ?I am one of millions of people who have been inspired by your...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nuclear-flashback-harry-reid-mitch-mcconnell-sang-different-100159834--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7e9cMBy0JLbV.dE0_wPbXg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/GTY_mitch_mcconnell_harry_reid_lpl_130712_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Nuclear Flashback: When Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell Sang Different Tunes" align="left" title="Nuclear Flashback: When Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell Sang Different Tunes" border="0" /></a>Nearly a decade ago, the nuclear tables were turned in the Senate when the two leaders at the center of this month?s squabble over the so-called ?nuclear option? sang entirely different tunes on the filibuster. In 2005, then Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., threatened...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/nuclear-flashback-harry-reid-mitch-mcconnell-sang-different-100159834--abc-news-politics.htmlSun, 14 Jul 2013 06:01:59 -0400ABC Newsnuclear-flashback-harry-reid-mitch-mcconnell-sang-different-100159834--abc-news-politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nuclear-flashback-harry-reid-mitch-mcconnell-sang-different-100159834--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7e9cMBy0JLbV.dE0_wPbXg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/GTY_mitch_mcconnell_harry_reid_lpl_130712_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Nuclear Flashback: When Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell Sang Different Tunes" align="left" title="Nuclear Flashback: When Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell Sang Different Tunes" border="0" /></a>Nearly a decade ago, the nuclear tables were turned in the Senate when the two leaders at the center of this month?s squabble over the so-called ?nuclear option? sang entirely different tunes on the filibuster. In 2005, then Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., threatened...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-radio-address-immigration-reform-boost-recovery-172832968--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7PBdX.cjYvnjvRGUl2wwIA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/GTY_barack_obama_immigration_reform_171438113_jt_130713_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Obama Radio Address: Immigration Reform Would &#039;Boost&#039; Recovery&#039;" align="left" title="Obama Radio Address: Immigration Reform Would &#039;Boost&#039; Recovery&#039;" border="0" /></a>For the third time in just over a month, President Obama used his weekly radio address on Saturday to push for immigration reform. This time, Obama focused on reform?s economic impacts, saying it would ?provide a big boost to our recovery.? On Wednesday, the White...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/obama-radio-address-immigration-reform-boost-recovery-172832968--abc-news-politics.htmlSat, 13 Jul 2013 14:04:01 -0400ABC Newsobama-radio-address-immigration-reform-boost-recovery-172832968--abc-news-politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-radio-address-immigration-reform-boost-recovery-172832968--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7PBdX.cjYvnjvRGUl2wwIA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/GTY_barack_obama_immigration_reform_171438113_jt_130713_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Obama Radio Address: Immigration Reform Would &#039;Boost&#039; Recovery&#039;" align="left" title="Obama Radio Address: Immigration Reform Would &#039;Boost&#039; Recovery&#039;" border="0" /></a>For the third time in just over a month, President Obama used his weekly radio address on Saturday to push for immigration reform. This time, Obama focused on reform?s economic impacts, saying it would ?provide a big boost to our recovery.? On Wednesday, the White...</p><br clear="all"/>Senators failed to forge a deal late Monday that would set up a vote on seven of President Obama?s executive nominees, pushing Harry Reid closer to exercising the ?nuclear option,? changing filibuster rules in a way that could send shockwaves up and down Pennsylvania Avenue for a long, long time.http://news.yahoo.com/harry-reid-thinks-limit-nuclear-option-fallout-t-181600367.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 03:04:34 -0400National Journalharry-reid-thinks-limit-nuclear-option-fallout-t-181600367In a rare private session that went late into the evening Monday, members of the Senate held a historic discourse aimed at averting what would essentially be a legislative apocalypse: the use of a procedural maneuver known as ?the nuclear option? to end filibusters of presidential appointments.http://news.yahoo.com/senate-impasse-over-presidential-appointments-continues-long-private-062045348.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 02:38:55 -0400National Journalsenate-impasse-over-presidential-appointments-continues-long-private-062045348Recently a Democratic congressional leader cheerfully teased me about my decidedly pessimistic view of his party?s chances of regaining a House majority, saying, ?Why can?t you just say, ?Democrats can?t win a majority in the House, but Republicans can lose one.? ?http://news.yahoo.com/long-odds-house-democrats-225028035.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 02:22:07 -0400National Journallong-odds-house-democrats-225028035National Journal's National Security Insiders are split exactly down the middle on whether Egypt's military takeover that forced President Mohammed Morsi from office will lead to successful democratic elections.http://news.yahoo.com/insiders-split-whether-egypts-military-takeover-lead-successful-225020873.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 02:15:17 -0400National Journalinsiders-split-whether-egypts-military-takeover-lead-successful-225020873Americans have reached a near-unanimous verdict about what the United States should do with Egypt: Stay away.http://news.yahoo.com/americans-want-nothing-egypt-220005387.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 02:10:04 -0400National Journalamericans-want-nothing-egypt-220005387<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/report-police-arrest-bachmann-aide-connection-rayburn-house-224649428.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nEMIOuhFs2AYpNbEXb6zgg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Report_Police_Arrest_Bachmann_Aide-9d310589b93ccf46dadaf92f365f904c" width="130" height="86" alt="Report: Police Arrest Bachmann Aide in Connection to Rayburn House Thefts" align="left" title="Report: Police Arrest Bachmann Aide in Connection to Rayburn House Thefts" border="0" /></a>On July 11, police reportedly arrested an aide for Republican Representative Michele Bachmann in connection to a probe into thefts from Rayburn House Office Building. That probe, launched earlier this year by the U.S. Capitol Police, has apparently resulted in charges of Theft II against Javier Sanchez, according to Fox News&#039;s Chad Pergram. Reporters from ABC and the Hill?confirmed the arrest with USCP. Here&#039;s a few more details from Fox News:?</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/report-police-arrest-bachmann-aide-connection-rayburn-house-224649428.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 18:46:49 -0400The Atlantic Wirereport-police-arrest-bachmann-aide-connection-rayburn-house-224649428<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/report-police-arrest-bachmann-aide-connection-rayburn-house-224649428.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nEMIOuhFs2AYpNbEXb6zgg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Report_Police_Arrest_Bachmann_Aide-9d310589b93ccf46dadaf92f365f904c" width="130" height="86" alt="Report: Police Arrest Bachmann Aide in Connection to Rayburn House Thefts" align="left" title="Report: Police Arrest Bachmann Aide in Connection to Rayburn House Thefts" border="0" /></a>On July 11, police reportedly arrested an aide for Republican Representative Michele Bachmann in connection to a probe into thefts from Rayburn House Office Building. That probe, launched earlier this year by the U.S. Capitol Police, has apparently resulted in charges of Theft II against Javier Sanchez, according to Fox News&#039;s Chad Pergram. Reporters from ABC and the Hill?confirmed the arrest with USCP. Here&#039;s a few more details from Fox News:?</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/john-mccains-proposal-presidential-nominees-let-republicans-pick-214500488.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zkrNS1kSS8pdOG6ZKKb7TQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/John_McCain_s_Proposal_for_Presidential-8f19e0bf35028ad4536b2425f1d7f5fd" width="130" height="86" alt="John McCain&#039;s Proposal for Presidential Nominees: Let Republicans Pick Them" align="left" title="John McCain&#039;s Proposal for Presidential Nominees: Let Republicans Pick Them" border="0" /></a>Senator John McCain has figured out a loophole to that whole not-being-elected-president thing: Get the guy who did win to appoint the cabinet you wanted in the first place.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/john-mccains-proposal-presidential-nominees-let-republicans-pick-214500488.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 17:45:00 -0400The Atlantic Wirejohn-mccains-proposal-presidential-nominees-let-republicans-pick-214500488<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/john-mccains-proposal-presidential-nominees-let-republicans-pick-214500488.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zkrNS1kSS8pdOG6ZKKb7TQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/John_McCain_s_Proposal_for_Presidential-8f19e0bf35028ad4536b2425f1d7f5fd" width="130" height="86" alt="John McCain&#039;s Proposal for Presidential Nominees: Let Republicans Pick Them" align="left" title="John McCain&#039;s Proposal for Presidential Nominees: Let Republicans Pick Them" border="0" /></a>Senator John McCain has figured out a loophole to that whole not-being-elected-president thing: Get the guy who did win to appoint the cabinet you wanted in the first place.</p><br clear="all"/>U.S. Senate history could be made on Tuesday if a last-second deal to save the filibuster can?t be reached. So why can?t Republicans just launch a filibuster to save the historic procedural move?http://news.yahoo.com/why-senate-t-filibuster-save-filibuster-162816279.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 16:26:42 -0400National Constitution Centerwhy-senate-t-filibuster-save-filibuster-162816279<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/snowden-leaks-leveling-oversight-playing-field-201333351.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/TDHOboD4rol6sr05XhIQQw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/How_the_Snowden_Leaks_Are-7aad2f5a49dd31c9b39e1ea2e705ff5f" width="130" height="86" alt="How the Snowden Leaks Are Leveling the Oversight Playing Field" align="left" title="How the Snowden Leaks Are Leveling the Oversight Playing Field" border="0" /></a>&quot;We are overseen by everybody,&quot; NSA Chief Keith Alexander lamented last year, reiterating, as he likes to do, that the agency&#039;s surveillance is subservient to all three branches of government. Congress passes the laws, the judiciary evaluates them, and the executive branch implements them.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/snowden-leaks-leveling-oversight-playing-field-201333351.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 16:13:33 -0400The Atlantic Wiresnowden-leaks-leveling-oversight-playing-field-201333351<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/snowden-leaks-leveling-oversight-playing-field-201333351.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/TDHOboD4rol6sr05XhIQQw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/How_the_Snowden_Leaks_Are-7aad2f5a49dd31c9b39e1ea2e705ff5f" width="130" height="86" alt="How the Snowden Leaks Are Leveling the Oversight Playing Field" align="left" title="How the Snowden Leaks Are Leveling the Oversight Playing Field" border="0" /></a>&quot;We are overseen by everybody,&quot; NSA Chief Keith Alexander lamented last year, reiterating, as he likes to do, that the agency&#039;s surveillance is subservient to all three branches of government. Congress passes the laws, the judiciary evaluates them, and the executive branch implements them.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/once-again-senate-republican-partys-reach-183200391.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KPnRsTeCMuyzKkdhYiWiGQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Once_Again__the_Senate_Is-bf0162e47cbc17dfc885c7801a8fda8b" width="130" height="86" alt="Once Again, the Senate Is in the Republican Party&#039;s Reach" align="left" title="Once Again, the Senate Is in the Republican Party&#039;s Reach" border="0" /></a>One of the most powerful threats Senate Republicans are using in their push to block Senator Harry Reid&#039;s call for reform of the filibuster is a simple one: We could be in the majority in 2014. According to race-by-race analysis from 538&#039;s Nate Silver, that&#039;s a real risk for Senate Democrats.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/once-again-senate-republican-partys-reach-183200391.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 14:32:00 -0400The Atlantic Wireonce-again-senate-republican-partys-reach-183200391<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/once-again-senate-republican-partys-reach-183200391.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KPnRsTeCMuyzKkdhYiWiGQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Once_Again__the_Senate_Is-bf0162e47cbc17dfc885c7801a8fda8b" width="130" height="86" alt="Once Again, the Senate Is in the Republican Party&#039;s Reach" align="left" title="Once Again, the Senate Is in the Republican Party&#039;s Reach" border="0" /></a>One of the most powerful threats Senate Republicans are using in their push to block Senator Harry Reid&#039;s call for reform of the filibuster is a simple one: We could be in the majority in 2014. According to race-by-race analysis from 538&#039;s Nate Silver, that&#039;s a real risk for Senate Democrats.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/wendy-davis-raising-big-bucks-she-really-needs-171214295.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/L3oZWjhp.bWlIN8JPJAKdA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Wendy_Davis_Is_Raising_Big-f002fcd1343971752afb37339f9cbb2e" width="130" height="86" alt="Wendy Davis Is Raising Big Bucks?But What She Really Needs Are More Voters" align="left" title="Wendy Davis Is Raising Big Bucks?But What She Really Needs Are More Voters" border="0" /></a>Texas state Senator Wendy Davis&#039; newfound fame has brought with it a tangible benefit. Between June 17 and June 30, Davis reeled in nearly $1 million in contributions?almost a quarter of the entirety of what she raised for her 2012 reelection. Unfortunately for her bigger ambitions, it&#039;s also?one-fifth of what was raised by the likely Republican candidate for governor.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/wendy-davis-raising-big-bucks-she-really-needs-171214295.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 13:12:14 -0400The Atlantic Wirewendy-davis-raising-big-bucks-she-really-needs-171214295<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/wendy-davis-raising-big-bucks-she-really-needs-171214295.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/L3oZWjhp.bWlIN8JPJAKdA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Wendy_Davis_Is_Raising_Big-f002fcd1343971752afb37339f9cbb2e" width="130" height="86" alt="Wendy Davis Is Raising Big Bucks?But What She Really Needs Are More Voters" align="left" title="Wendy Davis Is Raising Big Bucks?But What She Really Needs Are More Voters" border="0" /></a>Texas state Senator Wendy Davis&#039; newfound fame has brought with it a tangible benefit. Between June 17 and June 30, Davis reeled in nearly $1 million in contributions?almost a quarter of the entirety of what she raised for her 2012 reelection. Unfortunately for her bigger ambitions, it&#039;s also?one-fifth of what was raised by the likely Republican candidate for governor.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/reids-filibuster-reform-threat-seems-shaky-hes-got-140130084.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nlenXbDxkUp.d7b.tEDfrw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Reid_s_Filibuster_Reform_Threat_Seems-f65cce7fe1364ea3c2e5a5676c4f6efa" width="130" height="86" alt="Reid&#039;s Filibuster Reform Threat Seems Shaky, But It&#039;s All He&#039;s Got" align="left" title="Reid&#039;s Filibuster Reform Threat Seems Shaky, But It&#039;s All He&#039;s Got" border="0" /></a>Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid&#039;s threat to change Senate rules to allow a majority vote on presidential nominations may be simply that: a threat. Republicans need to believe that Reid stands ready to pull the trigger on the threat, evocatively dubbed the &quot;nuclear option.&quot; According to an analysis by The Atlantic Wire, that threat is iffy.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/reids-filibuster-reform-threat-seems-shaky-hes-got-140130084.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 10:01:30 -0400The Atlantic Wirereids-filibuster-reform-threat-seems-shaky-hes-got-140130084<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/reids-filibuster-reform-threat-seems-shaky-hes-got-140130084.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nlenXbDxkUp.d7b.tEDfrw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Reid_s_Filibuster_Reform_Threat_Seems-f65cce7fe1364ea3c2e5a5676c4f6efa" width="130" height="86" alt="Reid&#039;s Filibuster Reform Threat Seems Shaky, But It&#039;s All He&#039;s Got" align="left" title="Reid&#039;s Filibuster Reform Threat Seems Shaky, But It&#039;s All He&#039;s Got" border="0" /></a>Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid&#039;s threat to change Senate rules to allow a majority vote on presidential nominations may be simply that: a threat. Republicans need to believe that Reid stands ready to pull the trigger on the threat, evocatively dubbed the &quot;nuclear option.&quot; According to an analysis by The Atlantic Wire, that threat is iffy.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/york-magazine-crush-huma-abedin-135927769.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zDwL2aA9GqN0f9hevuQmIQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/New_York_Magazine_Has_a-e7bd08bd3587528f1a3a9e6c43b6c19f" width="130" height="86" alt="New York Magazine Has a Crush on Huma Abedin" align="left" title="New York Magazine Has a Crush on Huma Abedin" border="0" /></a>Anthony Weiner&#039;s media campaign tour stopped this week at?New York magazine, but it&#039;s his wife who seems to becoming the star of his show.?The profile of Weiner by Mark Jacobson in this week&#039;s issue is your?standard mayoral candidate rundown and is mostly a re-telling of (and occasional referencer of) The New York Times Magazine profile which unofficially launched Weiner&#039;s political comeback.?</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/york-magazine-crush-huma-abedin-135927769.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 09:59:27 -0400The Atlantic Wireyork-magazine-crush-huma-abedin-135927769<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/york-magazine-crush-huma-abedin-135927769.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zDwL2aA9GqN0f9hevuQmIQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/New_York_Magazine_Has_a-e7bd08bd3587528f1a3a9e6c43b6c19f" width="130" height="86" alt="New York Magazine Has a Crush on Huma Abedin" align="left" title="New York Magazine Has a Crush on Huma Abedin" border="0" /></a>Anthony Weiner&#039;s media campaign tour stopped this week at?New York magazine, but it&#039;s his wife who seems to becoming the star of his show.?The profile of Weiner by Mark Jacobson in this week&#039;s issue is your?standard mayoral candidate rundown and is mostly a re-telling of (and occasional referencer of) The New York Times Magazine profile which unofficially launched Weiner&#039;s political comeback.?</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/americans-finally-access-american-propaganda-135225925.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Nc5pncTWrbn_g.THw5pWXg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Americans_Finally_Have_Access_to-649e724021353fe6446ddd178e2c4548" width="130" height="86" alt="Americans Finally Have Access to American Propaganda" align="left" title="Americans Finally Have Access to American Propaganda" border="0" /></a>A law went into effect this month that ends the ban on U.S. government-made propaganda from being broadcast to Americans. In a remarkably creative spin, the supporters of this law say that allowing Americans to see American propaganda is actually a victory for transparency.?</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/americans-finally-access-american-propaganda-135225925.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 09:52:25 -0400The Atlantic Wireamericans-finally-access-american-propaganda-135225925<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/americans-finally-access-american-propaganda-135225925.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Nc5pncTWrbn_g.THw5pWXg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Americans_Finally_Have_Access_to-649e724021353fe6446ddd178e2c4548" width="130" height="86" alt="Americans Finally Have Access to American Propaganda" align="left" title="Americans Finally Have Access to American Propaganda" border="0" /></a>A law went into effect this month that ends the ban on U.S. government-made propaganda from being broadcast to Americans. In a remarkably creative spin, the supporters of this law say that a

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