Politics
Personalized Sequester Fearmongering: Slower Emergency Response, Slashed Healthcare, People Living on the Streets
Organizing for Action does its share to scare
Colorado Republicans Upset White House Getting Involved in State Gun Control Debate
Say Joe Biden's been lobbying
South Carolina Considering Bill to Strengthen FOIA
Most states trying to weaken their FOIA laws instead
Chris Christie Medicaid Decision Yields Praise From Democrats
NJ governor said he's no fan of Obamacare but opting in to Medicaid expansion was right move for "fiscal and public health"
Newark City Council Approves New Deal With Devils Over Arena
Better but still not good, councilmembers say
Italians Scramble To Build a Government From a Deadlock
Maybe they should try doing without
Hagel Wins Confirmation as Defense Secretary
Might be just a tad hobbled by all the political fuss
Politically Motivated Investment Guidelines Making Bad Public Pension Programs Worse
Even as funds lose money, leaders call for decisions based on politics, not success
Obama Sees Sequester as a Weapon Against Republicans
Which has even members of his own party concerned
Congressional Dems Say No to Letting White House Steer Sequester Cuts
It's the legislature's job, they argue
Bloomberg Buys Ads in Illinois Congressional Race
Attacks candidate to replace Jesse Jackson Jr. over gun positions
Court to Rule Whether Ex. Sen Craig's Defense Was "Official Business"
Used campaign funds to defend against charge of soliciting sex in airport bathroom stall
Argo Screw Yourself! Why Django Unchained Was the Only Movie that Mattered at The Oscars
Or, come back to the raft ag'in, Quentin Tarantino.
America in Denial as Fiscal Tsunami Approaches
It's not just Congress that needs to change its expectations.
Public Losing Interest in Sequestration Fight
Only a quarter are following the news closely
Rand Paul, Ron Wyden Team Up to Curb Drone Use
Bipartisanship to reduce government power! That doesn't happen often.
Dozens of Republican Leaders Sign Pro-Gay Marriage Legal Brief
Several former governors and a couple of members of Congress among them
Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced in the House of Representatives
Would block federal interference in the states that legalize medical pot
John Kerry Says Americans Have a Right to Be Stupid
Made comments to German students while discussing the freedom of speech
70 Percent of Floridians Support Legalizing Medical Marijuana
Activists trying to get a legalization measure on the 2014 ballot
GOP Senator Says Boehner May Lose Speakership
Wisconsin's Ron Johnson says if the speaker agrees to new tax revenues his job could be on the line
