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http://news.yahoo.com/politics/ Get the latest Politics news headlines from Yahoo! News. Find breaking Politics news, including analysis and opinion on top Politics stories.en-USCopyright (c) 2013 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedTue, 16 Jul 2013 11:13:41 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/politics/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/lightbox/what-republican-voters-want-from-their-leaders-in-photos-1373983715-slideshow/"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8JVXu1xV4DxtFvYEvlqqbw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2013-07-16/023c7245-cbf2-48ad-832b-4b200a01b83d_Jeff-Strange.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="What Republican voters want from their party&#039;s leadership, in photos" align="left" title="What Republican voters want from their party&#039;s leadership, in photos" border="0" /></a>By Jeff Strange, Chillicothe, Ohio There is a lot of meaning in a name. The GOP needs to make its foundational plank in its party platform to get America back to a &quot;Republican&quot; form of government. America was founded as a Constitutional Republic. A republic is founded on &quot;the rule of law,&quot; whereas a democracy is founded on &quot;the rule of the majority.&quot; We have allowed ourselves to disintegrate into the chaos of a democracy. Our founding fathers established our constitution to be an unchanging rock of law, that we were to follow regardless of whatever the current whims of the majority happen to be. Without embracing the constitution, both political parties end up making, enforcing, and executing unconstitutional laws. Republicans, be &quot;Republic&quot;an.<br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/lightbox/what-republican-voters-want-from-their-leaders-in-photos-1373983715-slideshow/Tue, 16 Jul 2013 11:13:41 -0400lightbox/what-republican-voters-want-from-their-leaders-in-photos-1373983715-slideshow/<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/lightbox/what-republican-voters-want-from-their-leaders-in-photos-1373983715-slideshow/"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8JVXu1xV4DxtFvYEvlqqbw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2013-07-16/023c7245-cbf2-48ad-832b-4b200a01b83d_Jeff-Strange.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="What Republican voters want from their party&#039;s leadership, in photos" align="left" title="What Republican voters want from their party&#039;s leadership, in photos" border="0" /></a>By Jeff Strange, Chillicothe, Ohio There is a lot of meaning in a name. The GOP needs to make its foundational plank in its party platform to get America back to a &quot;Republican&quot; form of government. America was founded as a Constitutional Republic. A republic is founded on &quot;the rule of law,&quot; whereas a democracy is founded on &quot;the rule of the majority.&quot; We have allowed ourselves to disintegrate into the chaos of a democracy. Our founding fathers established our constitution to be an unchanging rock of law, that we were to follow regardless of whatever the current whims of the majority happen to be. Without embracing the constitution, both political parties end up making, enforcing, and executing unconstitutional laws. Republicans, be &quot;Republic&quot;an.<br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/george-p--bush-jeb-bush-jr-maverick-pac-republican-donors-224409208.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FtVFiu8sGicyBGxc_IRFzA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2173fee10085a9072a0f6a706700ab0b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="George P. Bush, left, talks to guests prior to making the opening statements at the Texas Business Leadership Council, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)" align="left" title="George P. Bush, left, talks to guests prior to making the opening statements at the Texas Business Leadership Council, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)" border="0" /></a>Maverick PAC aims to double the amount it spends on elections in 2014.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/george-p--bush-jeb-bush-jr-maverick-pac-republican-donors-224409208.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 06:04:21 -0400george-p--bush-jeb-bush-jr-maverick-pac-republican-donors-224409208<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/george-p--bush-jeb-bush-jr-maverick-pac-republican-donors-224409208.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FtVFiu8sGicyBGxc_IRFzA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2173fee10085a9072a0f6a706700ab0b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="George P. Bush, left, talks to guests prior to making the opening statements at the Texas Business Leadership Council, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)" align="left" title="George P. Bush, left, talks to guests prior to making the opening statements at the Texas Business Leadership Council, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)" border="0" /></a>Maverick PAC aims to double the amount it spends on elections in 2014.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama---suspicious--gop-opposes-immigration-overhaul-for-political-reasons-231625068.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0KSjDTUy13ORFf.dVySBJg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/video/video.wochit.com/394fb5bc4e536d8d63b083962a1dfde5" width="130" height="86" alt="Barack Obama Breaking News: Obama Says Bill Must Resolve Immigrants&#039; Status" align="left" title="Barack Obama Breaking News: Obama Says Bill Must Resolve Immigrants&#039; Status" border="0" /></a>President Barack Obama predicted Tuesday that comprehensive legislation to overhaul the nation&#039;s immigration policies would not happen before the August congressional recess and said he hoped the measure would reach his desk in the fall.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/obama---suspicious--gop-opposes-immigration-overhaul-for-political-reasons-231625068.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 19:16:24 -0400obama---suspicious--gop-opposes-immigration-overhaul-for-political-reasons-231625068<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama---suspicious--gop-opposes-immigration-overhaul-for-political-reasons-231625068.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0KSjDTUy13ORFf.dVySBJg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/video/video.wochit.com/394fb5bc4e536d8d63b083962a1dfde5" width="130" height="86" alt="Barack Obama Breaking News: Obama Says Bill Must Resolve Immigrants&#039; Status" align="left" title="Barack Obama Breaking News: Obama Says Bill Must Resolve Immigrants&#039; Status" border="0" /></a>President Barack Obama predicted Tuesday that comprehensive legislation to overhaul the nation&#039;s immigration policies would not happen before the August congressional recess and said he hoped the measure would reach his desk in the fall.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/news/wendy-davis-run-texas-governor-203822666.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EC2F.ZwuqUV..rsOKgtE0Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en/blogs/news/wendy-davis-texas-senate.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Will Wendy Davis run for Texas governor?" align="left" title="Will Wendy Davis run for Texas governor?" border="0" /></a>Will Wendy run? That&#039;s the question many Texas Democrats?and Republicans?are asking after Wendy Davis, the 50-year-old state senator turned anti-abortion-bill-filibustering-star, said this week that she&#039;s raised nearly $1 million since her 12-hour stand on June 25. ?Somebody has to step up,? Davis said in a May interview published by Texas Monthly this week. ?As long [...]</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/news/wendy-davis-run-texas-governor-203822666.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 16:38:22 -0400blogs/news/wendy-davis-run-texas-governor-203822666<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/news/wendy-davis-run-texas-governor-203822666.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EC2F.ZwuqUV..rsOKgtE0Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en/blogs/news/wendy-davis-texas-senate.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Will Wendy Davis run for Texas governor?" align="left" title="Will Wendy Davis run for Texas governor?" border="0" /></a>Will Wendy run? That&#039;s the question many Texas Democrats?and Republicans?are asking after Wendy Davis, the 50-year-old state senator turned anti-abortion-bill-filibustering-star, said this week that she&#039;s raised nearly $1 million since her 12-hour stand on June 25. ?Somebody has to step up,? Davis said in a May interview published by Texas Monthly this week. ?As long [...]</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/senate-avoids-%E2%80%98nuclear-option%E2%80%99-and-retains-arcane-rules--but-what%E2%80%99s-in-it-for-voters---201413684.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/HfYVwnZMorADS8NDradwsg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-16T200348Z_1831687550_GM1E97H0B2P01_RTRMADP_3_USA-CONGRESS-SENATE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks to reporters after Senate luncheons at Capitol Hill in Washington" align="left" title="U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks to reporters after Senate luncheons at Capitol Hill in Washington" border="0" /></a>As the world survived the nuclear-tipped 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, Secretary of State Dean Rusk said with relief, ?We?re eyeball-to-eyeball, and I think the other fellow just blinked.?</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/senate-avoids-%E2%80%98nuclear-option%E2%80%99-and-retains-arcane-rules--but-what%E2%80%99s-in-it-for-voters---201413684.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 16:14:12 -0400senate-avoids-%E2%80%98nuclear-option%E2%80%99-and-retains-arcane-rules--but-what%E2%80%99s-in-it-for-voters---201413684<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/senate-avoids-%E2%80%98nuclear-option%E2%80%99-and-retains-arcane-rules--but-what%E2%80%99s-in-it-for-voters---201413684.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/HfYVwnZMorADS8NDradwsg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-16T200348Z_1831687550_GM1E97H0B2P01_RTRMADP_3_USA-CONGRESS-SENATE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks to reporters after Senate luncheons at Capitol Hill in Washington" align="left" title="U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks to reporters after Senate luncheons at Capitol Hill in Washington" border="0" /></a>As the world survived the nuclear-tipped 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, Secretary of State Dean Rusk said with relief, ?We?re eyeball-to-eyeball, and I think the other fellow just blinked.?</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nelson-mandela-s-legacy----and-its-limits-185421472.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/NQqz1PlylQJE1Os2_QTakg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-16T174724Z_1201575342_GM1E97H04K801_RTRMADP_3_SAFRICA-MANDELA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Well-wishers view messages of support left outside the hospital where Mandela is being treated in Pretoria" align="left" title="Well-wishers view messages of support left outside the hospital where Mandela is being treated in Pretoria" border="0" /></a>Mandela&#039;s commitment to non-violence didn&#039;t solve South Africa&#039;s problems. But it may have saved the country.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/nelson-mandela-s-legacy----and-its-limits-185421472.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 14:54:20 -0400Yahoo! Newsnelson-mandela-s-legacy----and-its-limits-185421472<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nelson-mandela-s-legacy----and-its-limits-185421472.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/NQqz1PlylQJE1Os2_QTakg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-16T174724Z_1201575342_GM1E97H04K801_RTRMADP_3_SAFRICA-MANDELA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Well-wishers view messages of support left outside the hospital where Mandela is being treated in Pretoria" align="left" title="Well-wishers view messages of support left outside the hospital where Mandela is being treated in Pretoria" border="0" /></a>Mandela&#039;s commitment to non-violence didn&#039;t solve South Africa&#039;s problems. But it may have saved the country.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kerry-briefs-arabs-peace-bid-egypt-syria-084547775.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4jVIko2GrJLpMqS2ePqS0A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/170d885ce7eed017370f6a706700ac9f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, center, Jordan&#039;s Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, right, and Egypt&#039;s Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr, left, arrive for a meeting with the Arab League Peace Initiative at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Amman, Jordan, on Wednesday, July 17, 2013. Kerry is briefing senior Arab officials on his efforts to restart Israeli-Palestinian peace talks and on American views of the crises and Syria and Egypt. (AP Photo/Mandel Ngan, Pool)" align="left" title="U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, center, Jordan&#039;s Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, right, and Egypt&#039;s Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr, left, arrive for a meeting with the Arab League Peace Initiative at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Amman, Jordan, on Wednesday, July 17, 2013. Kerry is briefing senior Arab officials on his efforts to restart Israeli-Palestinian peace talks and on American views of the crises and Syria and Egypt. (AP Photo/Mandel Ngan, Pool)" border="0" /></a>AMMAN, Jordan (AP) ? U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry briefed senior Arab officials Wednesday on his efforts to restart Israeli-Palestinian peace talks and on American views of the crises and Syria and Egypt.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/kerry-briefs-arabs-peace-bid-egypt-syria-084547775.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 07:08:40 -0400Associated Presskerry-briefs-arabs-peace-bid-egypt-syria-084547775<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kerry-briefs-arabs-peace-bid-egypt-syria-084547775.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4jVIko2GrJLpMqS2ePqS0A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/170d885ce7eed017370f6a706700ac9f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, center, Jordan&#039;s Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, right, and Egypt&#039;s Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr, left, arrive for a meeting with the Arab League Peace Initiative at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Amman, Jordan, on Wednesday, July 17, 2013. Kerry is briefing senior Arab officials on his efforts to restart Israeli-Palestinian peace talks and on American views of the crises and Syria and Egypt. (AP Photo/Mandel Ngan, Pool)" align="left" title="U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, center, Jordan&#039;s Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, right, and Egypt&#039;s Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr, left, arrive for a meeting with the Arab League Peace Initiative at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Amman, Jordan, on Wednesday, July 17, 2013. Kerry is briefing senior Arab officials on his efforts to restart Israeli-Palestinian peace talks and on American views of the crises and Syria and Egypt. (AP Photo/Mandel Ngan, Pool)" border="0" /></a>AMMAN, Jordan (AP) ? U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry briefed senior Arab officials Wednesday on his efforts to restart Israeli-Palestinian peace talks and on American views of the crises and Syria and Egypt.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/liz-cheney-challenge-enzi-echoes-gop-divisions-071228128.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/izGZ3G7m_LhJrblZJTrsKA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/220d8326cbcec517370f6a7067004ccd.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This Sept. 19, 2011 file photo shows Liz Cheney, in Chicago at the Union League Club of Chicago?s Authors Group. Former Vice President Dick Cheney&#039;s daughter Liz Cheney says she will run against Wyoming&#039;s senior U.S. senator in next year&#039;s Republican primary. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green,File)" align="left" title="FILE - This Sept. 19, 2011 file photo shows Liz Cheney, in Chicago at the Union League Club of Chicago?s Authors Group. Former Vice President Dick Cheney&#039;s daughter Liz Cheney says she will run against Wyoming&#039;s senior U.S. senator in next year&#039;s Republican primary. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green,File)" border="0" /></a>CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) ? Liz Cheney says her GOP primary challenge to Wyoming&#039;s senior U.S. senator is about sending a &quot;new generation&quot; to Washington. But it has all the hallmarks of the same divisions that have roiled the Republican Party nationally for years.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/liz-cheney-challenge-enzi-echoes-gop-divisions-071228128.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 04:12:13 -0400Associated Pressliz-cheney-challenge-enzi-echoes-gop-divisions-071228128<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/liz-cheney-challenge-enzi-echoes-gop-divisions-071228128.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/izGZ3G7m_LhJrblZJTrsKA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/220d8326cbcec517370f6a7067004ccd.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This Sept. 19, 2011 file photo shows Liz Cheney, in Chicago at the Union League Club of Chicago?s Authors Group. Former Vice President Dick Cheney&#039;s daughter Liz Cheney says she will run against Wyoming&#039;s senior U.S. senator in next year&#039;s Republican primary. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green,File)" align="left" title="FILE - This Sept. 19, 2011 file photo shows Liz Cheney, in Chicago at the Union League Club of Chicago?s Authors Group. Former Vice President Dick Cheney&#039;s daughter Liz Cheney says she will run against Wyoming&#039;s senior U.S. senator in next year&#039;s Republican primary. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green,File)" border="0" /></a>CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) ? Liz Cheney says her GOP primary challenge to Wyoming&#039;s senior U.S. senator is about sending a &quot;new generation&quot; to Washington. But it has all the hallmarks of the same divisions that have roiled the Republican Party nationally for years.</p><br clear="all"/>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Conservative Republicans don't think a GOP rewrite of the No Child Left Behind education law does enough to reduce Washington's influence. Moderates are warily eying proposals that would expand charter schools' role. Those intraparty differences appear to be blocking the bill's momentum.http://news.yahoo.com/gop-divided-rewrite-no-child-left-behind-072501914.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 03:25:01 -0400Associated Pressgop-divided-rewrite-no-child-left-behind-072501914WASHINGTON (AP) ? House Republicans, politically emboldened by President Barack Obama's delay of a key requirement of his health care law, are taking another run at scrapping his signature domestic policy.http://news.yahoo.com/house-gop-seek-delay-health-care-provisions-072436181.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 03:24:36 -0400Associated Presshouse-gop-seek-delay-health-care-provisions-072436181<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/colo-theater-attack-gun-debate-rages-072114503.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qftoFqb_iWILbYDbu.cF3Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/552ca1fce751ce17370f6a706700d264.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This July 20, 2012 file photo shows police outside of the Century 16 movie theatre where suspect James Holmes killed 12 people and wounded 70 during the screening of a Batman movie. Eight months later, Colorado became the only state outside the Democratic party?s coastal bases to pass sweeping gun control laws. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, File)" align="left" title="FILE - This July 20, 2012 file photo shows police outside of the Century 16 movie theatre where suspect James Holmes killed 12 people and wounded 70 during the screening of a Batman movie. Eight months later, Colorado became the only state outside the Democratic party?s coastal bases to pass sweeping gun control laws. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, File)" border="0" /></a>DENVER (AP) ? The last time Colorado enacted gun control measures was in the wake of the 1999 Columbine High School shooting, and once the laws were on the books there was little acrimony.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/colo-theater-attack-gun-debate-rages-072114503.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 03:22:45 -0400Associated Presscolo-theater-attack-gun-debate-rages-072114503<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/colo-theater-attack-gun-debate-rages-072114503.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qftoFqb_iWILbYDbu.cF3Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/552ca1fce751ce17370f6a706700d264.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This July 20, 2012 file photo shows police outside of the Century 16 movie theatre where suspect James Holmes killed 12 people and wounded 70 during the screening of a Batman movie. Eight months later, Colorado became the only state outside the Democratic party?s coastal bases to pass sweeping gun control laws. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, File)" align="left" title="FILE - This July 20, 2012 file photo shows police outside of the Century 16 movie theatre where suspect James Holmes killed 12 people and wounded 70 during the screening of a Batman movie. Eight months later, Colorado became the only state outside the Democratic party?s coastal bases to pass sweeping gun control laws. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, File)" border="0" /></a>DENVER (AP) ? The last time Colorado enacted gun control measures was in the wake of the 1999 Columbine High School shooting, and once the laws were on the books there was little acrimony.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/senate-filibuster-showdown-cools-tentative-deal-164129497--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZYhvKo2hdJMyIKRUfOATPg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/GTY_harry_reid_jef_130716_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Senate Filibuster Showdown Cools With Tentative Deal" align="left" title="Senate Filibuster Showdown Cools With Tentative Deal" border="0" /></a>With a showdown looming, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said today that a tentative deal was reached with Republicans to avert the so-called ?nuclear option? from being invoked to break a filibuster threat over President Obama?s top nominees. ?We may have a way forward on...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/senate-filibuster-showdown-cools-tentative-deal-164129497--abc-news-politics.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 12:47:59 -0400ABC Newssenate-filibuster-showdown-cools-tentative-deal-164129497--abc-news-politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/senate-filibuster-showdown-cools-tentative-deal-164129497--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZYhvKo2hdJMyIKRUfOATPg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/GTY_harry_reid_jef_130716_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Senate Filibuster Showdown Cools With Tentative Deal" align="left" title="Senate Filibuster Showdown Cools With Tentative Deal" border="0" /></a>With a showdown looming, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said today that a tentative deal was reached with Republicans to avert the so-called ?nuclear option? from being invoked to break a filibuster threat over President Obama?s top nominees. ?We may have a way forward on...</p><br clear="all"/>Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will likely press ahead with the so-called ?nuclear option? of changing Senate rules, but will it soon come back to haunt his party? As early as today, the Reid, D-Nev., and his Democratic caucus could enact rules changes to effectively...http://news.yahoo.com/senate-rules-change-may-backfire-democrats-144412266--abc-news-politics.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 10:57:29 -0400ABC Newssenate-rules-change-may-backfire-democrats-144412266--abc-news-politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/former-bachmann-aide-arrested-charged-theft-004758865--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DNrbODZIGwn438_PBFU0Eg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/AP_Javier_Manuel_Sanchez_nt_130715_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Former Bachmann Aide Arrested, Charged With Theft" align="left" title="Former Bachmann Aide Arrested, Charged With Theft" border="0" /></a>A former legislative aide to Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., was arrested July 11 and has been charged in connection to a rash of burglaries in a congressional office building on Capitol Hill. Javier Manuel Sanchez, who was the congresswoman?s senior legislative assistant at the time...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/former-bachmann-aide-arrested-charged-theft-004758865--abc-news-politics.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 20:47:58 -0400ABC Newsformer-bachmann-aide-arrested-charged-theft-004758865--abc-news-politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/former-bachmann-aide-arrested-charged-theft-004758865--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DNrbODZIGwn438_PBFU0Eg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/AP_Javier_Manuel_Sanchez_nt_130715_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Former Bachmann Aide Arrested, Charged With Theft" align="left" title="Former Bachmann Aide Arrested, Charged With Theft" border="0" /></a>A former legislative aide to Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., was arrested July 11 and has been charged in connection to a rash of burglaries in a congressional office building on Capitol Hill. Javier Manuel Sanchez, who was the congresswoman?s senior legislative assistant at the time...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/grounded-air-force-squadrons-thunderbirds-skies-again-now-231628054--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/RStYlN3iwfqkdAYMrGNRTg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/AP_Thunderbirds_nt_130715_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Grounded Air Force Squadrons and Thunderbirds Take to the Skies Again ? for Now" align="left" title="Grounded Air Force Squadrons and Thunderbirds Take to the Skies Again ? for Now" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON ? The Air Force will be able to allow 16 squadrons and the Thunderbirds demonstration team grounded by sequestration budget cuts to fly again, thanks to the shifting of existing funds. But the move could be temporary, as Congress has yet to pass a...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/grounded-air-force-squadrons-thunderbirds-skies-again-now-231628054--abc-news-politics.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 19:16:28 -0400ABC Newsgrounded-air-force-squadrons-thunderbirds-skies-again-now-231628054--abc-news-politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/grounded-air-force-squadrons-thunderbirds-skies-again-now-231628054--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/RStYlN3iwfqkdAYMrGNRTg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/AP_Thunderbirds_nt_130715_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Grounded Air Force Squadrons and Thunderbirds Take to the Skies Again ? for Now" align="left" title="Grounded Air Force Squadrons and Thunderbirds Take to the Skies Again ? for Now" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON ? The Air Force will be able to allow 16 squadrons and the Thunderbirds demonstration team grounded by sequestration budget cuts to fly again, thanks to the shifting of existing funds. But the move could be temporary, as Congress has yet to pass a...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-honors-george-h-w-bushs-legacy-231458978--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/msQ_fxg5HDT6lq9h2C0NvA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/GTY_obama_bush_tk_130715_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Obama Honors George H.W. Bush&#039;s Legacy Of Service" align="left" title="Obama Honors George H.W. Bush&#039;s Legacy Of Service" border="0" /></a>President Obama praised President George H.W. Bush?s legacy of service at the White House today, saying ?we are surely a kinder and gentler nation? because of the work of the 41st president. ?I am one of millions of people who have been inspired by your...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/obama-honors-george-h-w-bushs-legacy-231458978--abc-news-politics.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 19:14:58 -0400ABC Newsobama-honors-george-h-w-bushs-legacy-231458978--abc-news-politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-honors-george-h-w-bushs-legacy-231458978--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/msQ_fxg5HDT6lq9h2C0NvA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/GTY_obama_bush_tk_130715_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Obama Honors George H.W. Bush&#039;s Legacy Of Service" align="left" title="Obama Honors George H.W. Bush&#039;s Legacy Of Service" border="0" /></a>President Obama praised President George H.W. Bush?s legacy of service at the White House today, saying ?we are surely a kinder and gentler nation? because of the work of the 41st president. ?I am one of millions of people who have been inspired by your...</p><br clear="all"/>The House is set to vote Wednesday on two bills that would delay implementation of key pieces of the 2010 health reform law. Although the legislation isn?t likely to go anywhere in the Democratic-controlled Senate?and the White House has said it would veto the measures?Wednesday?s vote will reveal how many, if any, members believe that anything short of full repeal of the Affordable Care Act could damage their efforts to take the law down.http://news.yahoo.com/house-vote-bills-delay-key-parts-obamacare-220351182.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 02:31:19 -0400National Journalhouse-vote-bills-delay-key-parts-obamacare-220351182A Republican rewrite of President Bush?s signature No Child Left Behind education law could come to the House floor for a vote as early as this week. But while GOP leaders are confident it will pass, Democrats stand in opposition and conservative support is questionable.http://news.yahoo.com/gop-rewrite-no-child-left-behind-poised-house-060834210.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 02:17:03 -0400National Journalgop-rewrite-no-child-left-behind-poised-house-060834210After reaching a deal to move beyond a fight over filibusters Tuesday, the Senate is poised to take the rest of the week to clear a handful of long-delayed executive-branch nominations, including Thomas Perez as Labor secretary and Gina McCarthy as Environmental Protection Agency administrator.http://news.yahoo.com/nuclear-crisis-averted-next-220346084.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 02:06:43 -0400National Journalnuclear-crisis-averted-next-220346084The biggest question in Pennsylvania politics right now isn't whether Gov. Tom Corbett will win re-election. It's whether he'll even get the chance.http://news.yahoo.com/pennsylvania-republicans-looking-push-governor-060025433.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 02:00:25 -0400National Journalpennsylvania-republicans-looking-push-governor-060025433Senate Republicans are letting President Obama fill a few important slots in his administration, but they haven?t given an inch where it really counts ? on the federal judges who could define his legacy for generations.http://news.yahoo.com/senate-deal-doesn-t-help-obama-judges-matters-060021440.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 02:00:21 -0400National Journalsenate-deal-doesn-t-help-obama-judges-matters-060021440<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/holder-takes-stand-ground-wake-zimmerman-verdict-000859014.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yY4h3WL7YDlBQ.W5AntKUg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Holder_Takes_on__Stand_Your-ebad3b86f4313731060c719eb6671e57" width="130" height="86" alt="Holder Takes on &#039;Stand Your Ground&#039; in the Wake of the Zimmerman Verdict" align="left" title="Holder Takes on &#039;Stand Your Ground&#039; in the Wake of the Zimmerman Verdict" border="0" /></a>For now, at least, the Department of Justice seems to be?foregrounding a condemnation of so-called &quot;Stand Your Ground&quot; self-defense laws in the wake of the Zimmerman verdict as many wait for the department&#039;s decision on a pending investigation into filing federal charges in the case. Attorney General Eric Holder spoke to the NAACP on Tuesday in Orlando, where he instructed a supportive crowd to &quot;stand our ground to ensure that our laws reduce violence.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/holder-takes-stand-ground-wake-zimmerman-verdict-000859014.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 20:08:59 -0400The Atlantic Wireholder-takes-stand-ground-wake-zimmerman-verdict-000859014<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/holder-takes-stand-ground-wake-zimmerman-verdict-000859014.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yY4h3WL7YDlBQ.W5AntKUg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Holder_Takes_on__Stand_Your-ebad3b86f4313731060c719eb6671e57" width="130" height="86" alt="Holder Takes on &#039;Stand Your Ground&#039; in the Wake of the Zimmerman Verdict" align="left" title="Holder Takes on &#039;Stand Your Ground&#039; in the Wake of the Zimmerman Verdict" border="0" /></a>For now, at least, the Department of Justice seems to be?foregrounding a condemnation of so-called &quot;Stand Your Ground&quot; self-defense laws in the wake of the Zimmerman verdict as many wait for the department&#039;s decision on a pending investigation into filing federal charges in the case. Attorney General Eric Holder spoke to the NAACP on Tuesday in Orlando, where he instructed a supportive crowd to &quot;stand our ground to ensure that our laws reduce violence.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/could-cheney-washington-220134604.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/YSezGZY3cdAVii814errbg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Could_a_Cheney_Make_It-9cd7aac9d7fd78fa251b758764e234c8" width="130" height="86" alt="Could a Cheney Make It in Washington?" align="left" title="Could a Cheney Make It in Washington?" border="0" /></a>Liz Cheney, daughter of the former vice president, has formally announced her intention to run for Senate in the Cheneys&#039; traditional home state of Wyoming. If she were to win, she could ?be met in the chamber by Michelle Nunn, daughter of former senator Sam Nunn, who is likely to run for Senate in the Nunns&#039; home state of Georgia.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/could-cheney-washington-220134604.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 18:01:34 -0400The Atlantic Wirecould-cheney-washington-220134604<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/could-cheney-washington-220134604.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/YSezGZY3cdAVii814errbg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Could_a_Cheney_Make_It-9cd7aac9d7fd78fa251b758764e234c8" width="130" height="86" alt="Could a Cheney Make It in Washington?" align="left" title="Could a Cheney Make It in Washington?" border="0" /></a>Liz Cheney, daughter of the former vice president, has formally announced her intention to run for Senate in the Cheneys&#039; traditional home state of Wyoming. If she were to win, she could ?be met in the chamber by Michelle Nunn, daughter of former senator Sam Nunn, who is likely to run for Senate in the Nunns&#039; home state of Georgia.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/spitzer-no-longer-thinks-revealing-tax-returns-thing-215000670.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EWyiR4y1Wa1uauTN449dMw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Spitzer_No_Longer_Thinks_Revealing-81d386fc99587d03560a822e3f4b5f8b" width="130" height="86" alt="Spitzer No Longer Thinks Revealing Tax Returns is &#039;The Right Thing to Do&#039;" align="left" title="Spitzer No Longer Thinks Revealing Tax Returns is &#039;The Right Thing to Do&#039;" border="0" /></a>Eliot Spitzer released some information about his taxes on Tuesday, but not his returns. He did so after his opponent in the Democratic primary for New York City&#039;s comptroller race, Scott Stringer, released his tax returns from the past five years, urging Spitzer to do the same. Now Spitzer&#039;s got some explaining to do ??asking candidates for public office to release their tax returns used to be his thing.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/spitzer-no-longer-thinks-revealing-tax-returns-thing-215000670.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 17:50:00 -0400The Atlantic Wirespitzer-no-longer-thinks-revealing-tax-returns-thing-215000670<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/spitzer-no-longer-thinks-revealing-tax-returns-thing-215000670.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EWyiR4y1Wa1uauTN449dMw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Spitzer_No_Longer_Thinks_Revealing-81d386fc99587d03560a822e3f4b5f8b" width="130" height="86" alt="Spitzer No Longer Thinks Revealing Tax Returns is &#039;The Right Thing to Do&#039;" align="left" title="Spitzer No Longer Thinks Revealing Tax Returns is &#039;The Right Thing to Do&#039;" border="0" /></a>Eliot Spitzer released some information about his taxes on Tuesday, but not his returns. He did so after his opponent in the Democratic primary for New York City&#039;s comptroller race, Scott Stringer, released his tax returns from the past five years, urging Spitzer to do the same. Now Spitzer&#039;s got some explaining to do ??asking candidates for public office to release their tax returns used to be his thing.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/lindsey-graham-wants-ruin-2014-olympics-over-edward-213445349.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7FMP71YcMTkK.geLYEwgnA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Lindsey_Graham_Wants_to_Ruin-f853af4de67a2c28d4a47c4dd0ca2f22" width="130" height="86" alt="Lindsey Graham Wants to Ruin the 2014 Olympics Over Edward Snowden" align="left" title="Lindsey Graham Wants to Ruin the 2014 Olympics Over Edward Snowden" border="0" /></a>South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham is floating the idea that the U.S. boycott the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi if Russia doesn&#039;t send Edward Snowden back to us. &quot;I would just send the Russians the most unequivocal signal I could send them,&quot; Graham said of an Olympic boycott on Tuesday, according to The Hill. &quot;It might help, because what they&#039;re doing is outrageous.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/lindsey-graham-wants-ruin-2014-olympics-over-edward-213445349.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 17:34:45 -0400The Atlantic Wirelindsey-graham-wants-ruin-2014-olympics-over-edward-213445349<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/lindsey-graham-wants-ruin-2014-olympics-over-edward-213445349.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7FMP71YcMTkK.geLYEwgnA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Lindsey_Graham_Wants_to_Ruin-f853af4de67a2c28d4a47c4dd0ca2f22" width="130" height="86" alt="Lindsey Graham Wants to Ruin the 2014 Olympics Over Edward Snowden" align="left" title="Lindsey Graham Wants to Ruin the 2014 Olympics Over Edward Snowden" border="0" /></a>South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham is floating the idea that the U.S. boycott the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi if Russia doesn&#039;t send Edward Snowden back to us. &quot;I would just send the Russians the most unequivocal signal I could send them,&quot; Graham said of an Olympic boycott on Tuesday, according to The Hill. &quot;It might help, because what they&#039;re doing is outrageous.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/users-guide-downplaying-role-government-surveillance-204914957.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MM98jLFC90mai6hr.PNc8A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/A_User_s_Guide_to_Downplaying-7f27167118ad4a5f8dab531d3a47b67a" width="130" height="86" alt="A User&#039;s Guide to Downplaying Your Role in Government Surveillance" align="left" title="A User&#039;s Guide to Downplaying Your Role in Government Surveillance" border="0" /></a>The Edward Snowden leaks have fostered a cottage industry in softening or repositioning the involvement of elected officials and technology companies. Given that few of us can be sure we won&#039;t be implicated for our role in that surveillance in the future?can you??here are some do&#039;s and don&#039;t&#039;s for downplaying your role in the process based on new statements from Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Microsoft.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/users-guide-downplaying-role-government-surveillance-204914957.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 16:49:14 -0400The Atlantic Wireusers-guide-downplaying-role-government-surveillance-204914957<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/users-guide-downplaying-role-government-surveillance-204914957.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MM98jLFC90mai6hr.PNc8A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/A_User_s_Guide_to_Downplaying-7f27167118ad4a5f8dab531d3a47b67a" width="130" height="86" alt="A User&#039;s Guide to Downplaying Your Role in Government Surveillance" align="left" title="A User&#039;s Guide to Downplaying Your Role in Government Surveillance" border="0" /></a>The Edward Snowden leaks have fostered a cottage industry in softening or repositioning the involvement of elected officials and technology companies. Given that few of us can be sure we won&#039;t be implicated for our role in that surveillance in the future?can you??here are some do&#039;s and don&#039;t&#039;s for downplaying your role in the process based on new statements from Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Microsoft.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/talking-point-trayvon-bigot-because-thought-zimmerman-gay-192508976.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Ee369sQlEGFpMefyfBxlZg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/New_Talking_Point_Trayvon_Was-2e7f0f2b44de8c516bfbf169f12c985f" width="130" height="86" alt="New Talking Point: Trayvon Was the Bigot Because He Thought Zimmerman Was Gay" align="left" title="New Talking Point: Trayvon Was the Bigot Because He Thought Zimmerman Was Gay" border="0" /></a>You might have thought the Trayvon Martin case was about race?that George Zimmerman thought the unarmed teenager was a criminal because he was black. Today, in certain corners of the Internet, you are wrong. It&#039;s Martin who was the true bigot. As Rush Limbaugh told listeners Tuesday, &quot;Zimmerman got beat up because Trayvon thought he was gay.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/talking-point-trayvon-bigot-because-thought-zimmerman-gay-192508976.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 15:25:08 -0400The Atlantic Wiretalking-point-trayvon-bigot-because-thought-zimmerman-gay-192508976<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/talking-point-trayvon-bigot-because-thought-zimmerman-gay-192508976.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Ee369sQlEGFpMefyfBxlZg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/New_Talking_Point_Trayvon_Was-2e7f0f2b44de8c516bfbf169f12c985f" width="130" height="86" alt="New Talking Point: Trayvon Was the Bigot Because He Thought Zimmerman Was Gay" align="left" title="New Talking Point: Trayvon Was the Bigot Because He Thought Zimmerman Was Gay" border="0" /></a>You might have thought the Trayvon Martin case was about race?that George Zimmerman thought the unarmed teenager was a criminal because he was black. Today, in certain corners of the Internet, you are wrong. It&#039;s Martin who was the true bigot. As Rush Limbaugh told listeners Tuesday, &quot;Zimmerman got beat up because Trayvon thought he was gay.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bachmann-aide-arrested-hidden-camera-theft-probe-lost-185035035.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.ZeGop7jYFexcWmT3dmaLA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Bachmann_Aide__Arrested_in_Hidden-beb92c620300e5453a9ddac95ba735bb" width="130" height="86" alt="Bachmann Aide, Arrested in Hidden Camera Theft Probe, Has Lost His Job" align="left" title="Bachmann Aide, Arrested in Hidden Camera Theft Probe, Has Lost His Job" border="0" /></a>Javier Sanchez, the Michele Bachmann aide arrested last week in connection to a series of thefts at a congressional office building, was identified as the suspect in the theft investigation after the U.S. Capitol Police installed a hidden security camera and placed &quot;bait&quot; money in Bachmann&#039;s Rayburn House office. ?</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/bachmann-aide-arrested-hidden-camera-theft-probe-lost-185035035.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 14:50:35 -0400The Atlantic Wirebachmann-aide-arrested-hidden-camera-theft-probe-lost-185035035<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bachmann-aide-arrested-hidden-camera-theft-probe-lost-185035035.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.ZeGop7jYFexcWmT3dmaLA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Bachmann_Aide__Arrested_in_Hidden-beb92c620300e5453a9ddac95ba735bb" width="130" height="86" alt="Bachmann Aide, Arrested in Hidden Camera Theft Probe, Has Lost His Job" align="left" title="Bachmann Aide, Arrested in Hidden Camera Theft Probe, Has Lost His Job" border="0" /></a>Javier Sanchez, the Michele Bachmann aide arrested last week in connection to a series of thefts at a congressional office building, was identified as the suspect in the theft investigation after the U.S. Capitol Police installed a hidden security camera and placed &quot;bait&quot; money in Bachmann&#039;s Rayburn House office. ?</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nsa-faces-threat-religious-gun-pot-groups-183001198.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Kh8KPdBKxURv4ULMryfF3g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/The_NSA_Faces_a_New-d9cd17ecb07263371926ab08366b9744" width="130" height="86" alt="The NSA Faces a New Threat: Religious, Gun, and Pot Groups" align="left" title="The NSA Faces a New Threat: Religious, Gun, and Pot Groups" border="0" /></a>A coalition of activist and advocacy groups have joined the Electronic Frontier Foundation in a lawsuit against the National Security Agency and FBI, alleging that the government&#039;s collection of phone metadata is a violation of their First Amendment rights. The most pervasive, technologically advanced surveillance system in the world could end up hobbled by a Los Angeles church, some gunsellers, and a few marijuana advocates. As was prophesied.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/nsa-faces-threat-religious-gun-pot-groups-183001198.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 14:30:01 -0400The Atlantic Wirensa-faces-threat-religious-gun-pot-groups-183001198<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nsa-faces-threat-religious-gun-pot-groups-183001198.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Kh8KPdBKxURv4ULMryfF3g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/The_NSA_Faces_a_New-d9cd17ecb07263371926ab08366b9744" width="130" height="86" alt="The NSA Faces a New Threat: Religious, Gun, and Pot Groups" align="left" title="The NSA Faces a New Threat: Religious, Gun, and Pot Groups" border="0" /></a>A coalition of activist and advocacy groups have joined the Electronic Frontier Foundation in a lawsuit against the National Security Agency and FBI, alleging that the government&#039;s collection of phone metadata is a violation of their First Amendment rights. The most pervasive, technologically advanced surveillance system in the world could end up hobbled by a Los Angeles church, some gunsellers, and a few marijuana advocates. As was prophesied.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/richard-cohen-shows-why-racism-makes-dumb-things-160000105.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4frljUBMxvAUsWC6rht9vw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Richard_Cohen_Shows_Why_Racism-c5dce92d27b14db3f8428247aa2bb4e9" width="130" height="86" alt="Richard Cohen Shows Why Racism Makes You Do Dumb Things" align="left" title="Richard Cohen Shows Why Racism Makes You Do Dumb Things" border="0" /></a>Richard Cohen&#039;s column in Tuesday&#039;s Washington Post? arguing that George Zimmerman was right to assume Trayvon Martin was a criminal, because he was a black male?is racist and wrong. More important, it&#039;s wrong because it&#039;s racist. That is, it&#039;s not that Cohen is

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