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EPA Chief Says Obama Wants Focus on Climate Change 27 Aug 2013 | 04:46 pm
"As she marveled at the site of a shrinking Alaska glacier, the newly installed leader of the Environmental Protection Agency said that the president told her that fighting climate change should be he...
Palin Joins Effort to Defund Obamacare 27 Aug 2013 | 04:43 pm
Sarah Palin is joining the conservative push to defund Obamacare, the Washington Post reports. Said Palin: "This beast must be stopped -- by not funding it. Today, Todd and I joined with many of our ...
Two Minds on Syria 27 Aug 2013 | 04:32 pm
If you think you know what President Obama should do or not do in response to the Syria crisis, read George Packer's excellent take. Wonk Wire: This means war?
Quote of the Day 27 Aug 2013 | 04:25 pm
"I wish I could tell you it was going to be pretty and polite, and it would all be finished a month before we'd ever get to the debt ceiling. Sorry, it just doesn't work that way." -- Speaker John Bo...
Obama Has Made Little Progress on Top Jobs for Women 27 Aug 2013 | 02:58 pm
Reports that President Obama has settled on Larry Summers as the next Fed chairman will almost certainly bring up his record of appointing women to high positions. New York Times: "Behind the roiling...
Paul Ramps Up Fundraising Push 27 Aug 2013 | 02:40 pm
Louisville Courier Journal: "Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky still isn't disclosing his political plans for 2016 -- a run for the White House or a bid for a second term in the Senate? But one thing is clea...
Bachmannistan 27 Aug 2013 | 02:38 pm
Just published: Bachmannistan: Behind The Lines by Peter Waldron and John Gilmore. First Read: "Its authors -- two insiders of Bachmann world -- appear as skeptical of Iowa's caucus system as they we...
Summers Likely Pick for Fed Chairman 27 Aug 2013 | 02:35 pm
"A source from Team Obama told CNBC that Larry Summers will likely be named chairman of the Federal Reserve in a few weeks though he is 'still being vetted' so it might take a little longer." Josh Gr...
Why Millennials Won't Play Politics 26 Aug 2013 | 09:13 pm
Ron Fournier: "The trouble is that Millennials believe traditional politics and government (especially Washington) are the worst avenues to great things. They are more likely to be social entrepreneur...
Russia Protected Snowden in China Too 26 Aug 2013 | 08:44 pm
"Before American fugitive Edward Snowden arrived in Moscow in June -- an arrival that Russian officials have said caught them by surprise -- he spent several days living at the Russian Consulate in Ho...
