Delaware's Beau Biden Urges Legislature To Pass Transgender Protections
“I will work with our General Assembly to pass legislation that will provide such protections this year,” Biden, the state’s attorney general, says in a new video. Fresh off the state's passage of...
View ArticleFlashback: Obama Promised Lower Health Care Insurance Premiums For Everyone
“If you already have health insurance, the only thing that will change for you under this plan is the amount of money you will spend on premiums. That will be less.” No so much in California… View...
View ArticleTreasury IG: No One In Cincinnati Would Say Who Gave The Order To Target...
“No one would acknowledge who, if anyone, provided that direction,” Treasury Inspector General J. Russell George said. “We have to get to the bottom of that,” acting IRS head Danny Werfel said. View...
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Kerry Ramps Up Rhetoric Ahead Of Next Middle East Trip
Setting a very high bar for his next peace process mission. Via: Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John Kerry continued to escalate his rhetorical push for peace between Israel...
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Pentagon Recognizes Trans Civilians, But Not Service Members, For LGBT Pride...
In a statement aimed at recognizing “LGBT Pride,” LGBT organization finds cause for criticism of military’s ongoing bar on out transgender service members. Via: Wong Maye-E / AP WASHINGTON — The...
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30 Photos Proving The Clinton Adminstration Was The Golden Age Of White House...
A cat, a dog, bipartisanship! Via: arcweb.archives.gov Via: arcweb.archives.gov Via: arcweb.archives.gov Via: arcweb.archives.gov View Entire List ›
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Anthony Weiner "Bored" At New York City Mayoral Debate
The former congressman, disengaged from the other candidates on stage, was just not into the New York mayoral forum Monday night. “You were bored, too!” Seated beside canidates Christine Quinn and...
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Chinese Netizens Remember General Who Refused To Deploy Against Protestors
This week is the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown. Xu Qinxian told his friends, “I’d rather be beheaded than become history’s criminal.” As Chinese netizens mark the 24th anniversary of...
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10 Behind-The-Scenes Secrets To Obama's 2012 Victory
From dishing to the “Latina Oprah,” to nixing a Pawlenty/bin Laden joke on the eve of the terrorist’s assassination, here are some of the juiciest tidbits in my new book, The Center Holds: Obama and...
View ArticleAverage Guest Speaker At IRS Conference Made More Than $9,000
Between 2010 and 2012, the agency spent $50 million on such conferences. The IRS spent $135,350 on 15 guest speakers at a single conference in Anaheim, according to a report by the Treasury Inspector...
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Congresswoman Wears The Most Amazing Hats In The World
Frederica Wilson, hat genius. Meet Congresswoman Frederica Wilson, (D-Fla.) Source: facebook.com She wears a big, colorful, glorious hat to every congressional thing she does. Source:...
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One Photo Showing Why The Military Has Trouble Addressing Sexual Assault
No actual victims testified on the day’s first panel. Via: @HowardMortman The Senate Armed Services hearing on sexual assault in the military had witnesses opposed to reform outnumbering supporters...
View ArticleChris Christie Calls For Special Senate Election In October
A primary in August, and a general just three weeks before Christie’s own reelection. “For all of you who are bored of the governor’s race, I have solved your problem.” View Video › Via: New Jersey...
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Senate Democrats' Education Bill Includes LGBT Rights Measure
The Student Non-Discrimination Act, included in education bill introduced Tuesday, would ban anti-LGBT discrimination in schools. The LGBT provision had been left out in 2011. Via: Chip Somodevilla /...
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Cory Booker Says He's Ready For Senate Run This Fall
“For several months now, Mayor Booker has been taking the steps necessary to run,” the mayor’s office says. Via: Julio Cortez / AP A special election to replace Sen. Frank Lautenberg, who passed away...
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The Most YOLO Congressman On Facebook
You Only Legislate Once. Meet Congressman Mike Quigley (D-IL). Source: sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net He is clearly the most YOLO congressman on Facebook. Look at him headbutt this beluga whale. Source:...
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Acting IRS Head Says Big Spending On Conferences Was "Inappropriate And...
“This conference is an unfortunate vestige from a prior era.” Via: Charles Dharapak / AP The Internal Revenue Service responded Tuesday to the Treasury Inspector General's report, released by the...
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Michelle Obama Heckled For President's Inaction On Proposed LGBT Executive Order
“Listen to me or you can take the mic, but I’m leaving,” the first lady told the heckler. A woman who identified herself as a “lesbian looking for federal equality before I die” interrupted the event,...
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Barney Frank Calls For Massive Reduction In Military Spending
“A lot of what we do is wholly irrelevant to our major military threat right now,” Frank says. Via: Jay Mallin / Getty Images Recently retired Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank may be out of...
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Obama's New Top Foreign Policy Advisers Are Old Enemies
Samantha Power accused Susan Rice of letting the Rwandan genocide happen. Now Syria is the “problem from hell.” Via: Lucas Jackson / Reuters WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's elevation of Samantha...
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