Obama: "I'm Ready To Win Some Money" In March Madness This Year
President tells ESPN he's “feeling good” about his bracket. WASHINGTON — President Obama told ESPN Tuesday that he's "feeling good" about his March Madness picks. So good that he's "ready to win some...
View Article23 Kitties Of Congress
Ready for the Feline Government? Pal Franken (D-MN) Virginia Cat (R-NC) Very Hairy Reid (D-NV) Joseph Catnnedy III (D-MA) View Entire List ›
View ArticleHow The World Covered The Iraq War
15 international front pages from the start of the Iraq war. Austria Source: webmedia.newseum.org Belgium Source: webmedia.newseum.org Brazil Source: webmedia.newseum.org Canada Source:...
View ArticleSame-Sex Marriage Ads Run, But Don't Lead To Victory, In South Carolina
Ads focused on same-sex couples' marriage rights trailed only those about government spending and jobs for Tuesday's primary. Neither of the two candidates headed to the April 2 run-off mentioned the...
View ArticleAl-Qaeda Operative Indicted In New York
Spin Ghul tried to bomb U.S. faciliteis in Nigeria and harm personnel in Afghanistan, the FBI says. Al-Qaeda operative Spin Ghul has been indicted in New York, the FBI's New York field office...
View ArticleRaul Labrador: Pathway To Citizenship Is A "Minor Issue" In Immigration...
An issue of semantics, he says. Image by Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT WASHINGTON — Conservative Republicans are still shying away from backing a "pathway to citizenship" by name — but that doesn't...
View ArticleThe Real Face Of The Sequester
This isn't cancelled White House tours, these are real people losing pay and losing their jobs. Today's sequester news, as reported by local cable news outlets. View Video › Image by
View ArticleObama: U.S. "Will Investigate Thoroughly" Reports Of Chemical Weapons In Syria
“We intend to investigate thoroughly exactly what happened,” Obama says.” Obama and Netanyahu shake hands while they hold a joint news conference in Jerusalem. Image by Larry Downing / Reuters...
View ArticleIs Lawrence O'Donnell The Next MSNBC Host To Go?
Maybe he'd prefer a job that doesn't “offend [his] artistic sensibilities”? Try to imagine a Harvard educated, former Senate Finance Committee director turned theatrical cable news host whose...
View ArticleNetanyahu Says Israel Remains Committed To Two-State Solution
Obama thinks it's “hard.” Obama is welcomed by Israeli President Shimon Peres (left) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a welcoming ceremony at the Ben-Gurion Airport. Image by...
View ArticleCould Airport Blues Change The Sequester Narrative?
The most powerful voting bloc: annoyed airplane passengers. Image by Alan Diaz / AP WASHINGTON — Last weekend, around 200 international passengers missed their flights and stayed overnight in the...
View ArticleIs Hollywood America's Best Truth Teller On Iraq?
A few impressive projects, a few bombs, and a kick-ass movie by the guys who made The Matrix in the works. Hollywood’s quest to tell the truth about the Iraq War. A scene from from The Hurt Locker....
View ArticleObama Goes Conservative With March Madness Picks While Marco Rubio Lives...
Rivals' political leanings don't extend to tournament strategy. Via: espn.go.com For the fifth straight year, President Obama has filled out a special presidential version of a March Madness bracket...
View ArticleHow Washington's Immigration Momentum Could Collapse At Any Moment
“There’s going to be a constituent backlash against this thing soon,” Rep. Steve King warns. Citizenship is only one of many landmines in the way of reform. PHOENIX, AZ - MARCH 11: People call for...
View ArticleHow Foreign Governments Make Sure You Don't Know They're Lobbying You
Countries from Uzbekistan to Ukraine use a loophole to try to quietly influence the United States. A “foreign agent” by any other name. WASHINGTON — The European Centre for a Modern Ukraine, an...
View ArticleObama Heckled In Israel
President shakes it off. “I wouldn't feel comfortable if I didn't have at least one heckler.” WASHINGTON — President Obama was heckled by a member of the audience during a speech at the Jerusalem...
View ArticleObama Chides Israelis For Settlements, Calls For Palestinian State
Settlements are “counterproductive to the cause of peace,” Obama says. President Barack Obama speaks at the Jerusalem Convention Center in Jerusalem, Israel, Thursday, March 21, 2013, (AP Photo/Pablo...
View ArticleTwitter Promotes Mitt Romney's Campaign As A "Success Story"
The social network's case study touts Romney's Twitter presence as a model for future campaigns. There's just one minor problem. It's been a rocky few months for former presidential candidate Mitt...
View ArticleBiden, Bloomberg Present United Front On Assault Weapons Ban
Reid has dropped it from the Senate bill, but Bloomberg calls for an amendment vote. “I'm not going to rest, and neither is the president, until we do all of these things,” Biden says. Image by Ruby...
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