New Congress the Most Diverse in History
But still looks like it will be about as useless as most of the previous ones
Politics
Egyptian VP: Morsi Vows to Not Use New Powers
Apparently created them just for fun, or out of boredom
Netanyahu Says Israel is Committed to Peace
Settlement building in the West Bank and U.N. recognition of Palestine causing recent rise in tension
British Defense Secretary Says Israeli Attack on Iran Would Hurt the UK's Economy
Wait, it won't stimulate the economy?
Newt Gingrich Ends Up in "Parks & Recreation" Cameo
Will be on the show after bumping into the cast at a restaurant in Indiana
Climate Change Activists: UK Funding to Africa Going to Corporations, Not People
Anti-corporate bias showing
Bush Calls for "Benevolent" Immigration Debate
Tells conference attendees to remember immigrant contributions to country
Boehner Backlash over Removing Fiscal Conservatives from Committees
Better prepare for a primary challenge in 2014
Senators Vote for Pentagon Report on Military Options in Syria
Doesn't explicitly call for Assad to step down
Obama Expected to Name Key Leaders Soon
Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel on short list to run Pentagon
New Chinese Leaders Ban Pomp and Ceremony
Party leaders scale back elaborate lifestyles for bureaucratic heads
Study Shows Smart Liberals, Conservatives, and Libertarians Are Easiest to Fool
We reason to persuade, not to find truth.
Ashley Judd May Challenge McConnell for Senate Seat
She'd be a lot easier to look at, but her policies are standard Hollywood-issue
Police Lobby For Law Requiring Phone Companies to Store Text Messages for Two Years
What do you think this is, a free country?
Obama: I Am the Law
Let's hope separation of powers and the rule of law have better defenders in Congress and the courts.
Supreme Court: Feds Must Pay For Property They Inadvertently Flooded
It does amount to a temporary taking of the property, the high court rules
Obama Meets With Governors to Talk Fiscal Cliff
Three Republicans, three Democrats, but what've they got to do with anything?
Swiss Warning Allies Over Data Leak
Shared intelligence on counter-terrorism operations could have been among the property stolen from Switzerland's intelligence service
Some Republicans Ready to Quit the U.S.
New report from Public Policy Polling shows 25 percent of Republicans want their state to secede
What Canada Can Teach the U.S. About Immigration
America's neighbors to the north point the way to economically rational immigration reforms.
E.U. Might Remove Hamas From List of Terror Organizations
Would depend on whether negotiations with Israel can begin
