Policy
Kerry and Putin Meet To Discuss Situation in Syria
Meeting day after Putin said Obama was right to cancel APEC
Supreme Court To Consider Limiting Political Donations
McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission
Poll: Majority Would Only Vote For Raising the Debt Ceiling After Spending Cuts
Only 37 percent would vote in favor of raising the debt ceiling
Democrats in the Senate To Try and Pass Measure To Increase Debt Ceiling
Could be unveiled today
Libya Summoned US Envoy After Capture of Abu Anas al-Libi
al-Libi was seized over the weekend, accused of masterminding the attacks on US embassies in Africa in 1998
Cost of Protecting Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio Increases
Over $120,000 spent from June 2012 to June 2013
Government Shutdown Gives Democrat Terry McAuliffe a Poll Boost in Virginia Governor's Race
Leading Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli by nine points
100 Specialists To Be Sent To Dismantle Syria's Chemical Weapons
Syria has pledged to destroy all of its chemical weapons by mid 2014
Obama Administration Swapping "Black" Detention Sites For Ships
Abu Anas al-Libi, who was captured over the weekend and is suspected of being involved in the 1998 attacks on U.S. embassies, is being held on the USS San Antonio
Officials: Arizona To Require Proof of Citizenship in Order To Vote in State Elections
Despite Supreme Court ruling
Massachusetts Auxiliary Cop Accused of Dealing Drugs From His Cruiser
Arrested by the FBI last week
Gov. Brown Vetoes Bill That Would Have Allowed Non-Citizens To Serve on Juries in California
Says ""Jury service, like voting, is quintessentially a prerogative and responsibility of citizenship"
Study: Number of Minorities Bitten By LA County Sheriff's Department K-9 Units Has Increased
33 percent increase in number of blacks bitten between 2004 and 2012
Truckers To Slow Traffic Around DC as Part of Three-Day Protest
Not happy about "the corruption that is destroying America"
Senior British Politicians Reject Journalists' Proposals For Press Regulation
Believe the proposals to be "flawed"
The Doomed Economics of Drug Prohibition
Why the war on drugs can't overcome the economic incentives of the black market
Maldives Supreme Court Annuls Results of First Round of Voting in Presidential Election
There have been allegations of fraud
Putin and Jinping, Not Kerry, Take Center Stage at APEC
Secretary of state is representing the U.S. after Obama canceled the trip because of the government shutdown
White House Plans To Release Data on Obamacare Insurance Signups Every Month
Press Secretary Jay Carney says HealthCare.gov is improving
Libyan Jihadist Groups Call For Revenge Attacks After US Capture of Abu Anas al-Libi
Alleged Al Qaeda member currently being question on U.S. Navy ship
Shutdown Helps NSA Shed Even Pretense of Surveillance Oversight Efforts
Clapper flip-flops, furloughs workers
Republican Lawmakers To Look Into Reports of Feds Kicking Families Out of Their Homes Amid Government Shutdown
Some homes and private businesses are on federal land
Brazil's President Seeking Answers From Canadians After Spying Report
Americans not the only ones reportedly snooping on Brazil
Greenpeace May Look To International Court To Get Activists Held in Russia Released
Facing piracy charges
The Upside of the Government Shutdown
The shut-down elements that are attracting much of the news attention turn out to be fairly easily replaceable.
Missouri Governor Says Europeans Won't Decide Execution Policy
European Union is considering revising export limits on drugs used in executions
Russian Anti-Narcotics Official Arrested For Allegedly Selling Heroin
Heroin market in Russia estimated to be around $6 billion
Prison Rape: The Data
One nugget: "most of those who commit sexual abuse in detention are corrections staff, not inmates."
Hamid Karzai Says NATO Has "Caused Great Suffering" in Afghanistan
Not happy about the security situation
French Judges Dismiss Corruption Charges Against Nicolas Sarkozy
Charges related to Bettencourt affair