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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 reservedMon, 15 Jul 2013 06:01:37 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/politics/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/george-hw-bush-visit-white-house-073211214.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Dmwoe80Bjaty6wUCUQ9_oA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/d178ac5da9af9e17370f6a7067009fd8.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this April 25, 2013, file photo President Barack Obama, left, applauds, as former first lady Barbara Bush, second from left, and former President George W. Bush right, help former President George H.W. Bush stand to acknowledge a standing ovation during the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas. The first President Bush is coming to the White House on Monday, July 15, 2013, for a ceremony Obama is holding to recognize the 5,000th Daily Point of Light Award, which Bush created more than two decades ago while in office to honor volunteer service. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this April 25, 2013, file photo President Barack Obama, left, applauds, as former first lady Barbara Bush, second from left, and former President George W. Bush right, help former President George H.W. Bush stand to acknowledge a standing ovation during the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas. The first President Bush is coming to the White House on Monday, July 15, 2013, for a ceremony Obama is holding to recognize the 5,000th Daily Point of Light Award, which Bush created more than two decades ago while in office to honor volunteer service. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? A commitment to volunteerism is bringing together presidents past and present.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/george-hw-bush-visit-white-house-073211214.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 06:01:37 -0400Associated Pressgeorge-hw-bush-visit-white-house-073211214<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/george-hw-bush-visit-white-house-073211214.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Dmwoe80Bjaty6wUCUQ9_oA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/d178ac5da9af9e17370f6a7067009fd8.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this April 25, 2013, file photo President Barack Obama, left, applauds, as former first lady Barbara Bush, second from left, and former President George W. Bush right, help former President George H.W. Bush stand to acknowledge a standing ovation during the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas. The first President Bush is coming to the White House on Monday, July 15, 2013, for a ceremony Obama is holding to recognize the 5,000th Daily Point of Light Award, which Bush created more than two decades ago while in office to honor volunteer service. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this April 25, 2013, file photo President Barack Obama, left, applauds, as former first lady Barbara Bush, second from left, and former President George W. Bush right, help former President George H.W. Bush stand to acknowledge a standing ovation during the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas. The first President Bush is coming to the White House on Monday, July 15, 2013, for a ceremony Obama is holding to recognize the 5,000th Daily Point of Light Award, which Bush created more than two decades ago while in office to honor volunteer service. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? A commitment to volunteerism is bringing together presidents past and present.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/demographic-change-amplifying-racial-inequities-121953445.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4O3tsZIvUSMq4LCHZsCi0g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3f8011088bf98c17370f6a706700e1f2.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Ke&#039;sha Scrivner, left, poses for a photograph after picking up her daughter Ka&#039;Lani Scrivner, 1, from day care, Tuesday, July 9, 2013, in Washington. Once on welfare, Scrivner worked her way off by studying early childhood education and landing a full-time job for the District of Columbia?s education superintendent. She sees education as the path to a better life for herself and all five of her children, pushing them to finish high school and continue with college or a trade school. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" align="left" title="Ke&#039;sha Scrivner, left, poses for a photograph after picking up her daughter Ka&#039;Lani Scrivner, 1, from day care, Tuesday, July 9, 2013, in Washington. Once on welfare, Scrivner worked her way off by studying early childhood education and landing a full-time job for the District of Columbia?s education superintendent. She sees education as the path to a better life for herself and all five of her children, pushing them to finish high school and continue with college or a trade school. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? One-year-old Ka&#039;Lani is so fascinated by a round plastic toy that she doesn&#039;t see her mother, Ke&#039;sha Scrivner, walk into the Martha&#039;s Table day care, chanting her name while softly clapping out a beat that Ka&#039;Lani keeps with a few bounces on her bottom.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/demographic-change-amplifying-racial-inequities-121953445.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 04:28:48 -0400Associated Pressdemographic-change-amplifying-racial-inequities-121953445<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/demographic-change-amplifying-racial-inequities-121953445.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4O3tsZIvUSMq4LCHZsCi0g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3f8011088bf98c17370f6a706700e1f2.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Ke&#039;sha Scrivner, left, poses for a photograph after picking up her daughter Ka&#039;Lani Scrivner, 1, from day care, Tuesday, July 9, 2013, in Washington. Once on welfare, Scrivner worked her way off by studying early childhood education and landing a full-time job for the District of Columbia?s education superintendent. She sees education as the path to a better life for herself and all five of her children, pushing them to finish high school and continue with college or a trade school. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" align="left" title="Ke&#039;sha Scrivner, left, poses for a photograph after picking up her daughter Ka&#039;Lani Scrivner, 1, from day care, Tuesday, July 9, 2013, in Washington. Once on welfare, Scrivner worked her way off by studying early childhood education and landing a full-time job for the District of Columbia?s education superintendent. She sees education as the path to a better life for herself and all five of her children, pushing them to finish high school and continue with college or a trade school. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? One-year-old Ka&#039;Lani is so fascinated by a round plastic toy that she doesn&#039;t see her mother, Ke&#039;sha Scrivner, walk into the Martha&#039;s Table day care, chanting her name while softly clapping out a beat that Ka&#039;Lani keeps with a few bounces on her bottom.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/snowden-affair-chills-us-latin-american-ties-153803859.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2cwUVkTvBx9BRvfLTAB9WA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a80b11534eb55e17370f6a706700c897.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this image provided by Human Rights Watch, NSA leaker Edward Snowden, center, attends a news conference at Moscow&#039;s Sheremetyevo Airport with Sarah Harrison of WikiLeaks, left, Friday, July 12, 2013. Snowden wants to seek asylum in Russia, according to a Parliament member who was among about a dozen activists and officials to meet with him Friday in the Moscow airport where he&#039;s been marooned for weeks. Duma member Vyacheslav Nikonov told reporters of Snowden&#039;s intentions after the meeting behind closed doors in the transit zone of Moscow&#039;s Sheremetyevo airport. (AP Photo/Human Rights Watch, Tanya Lokshina)" align="left" title="In this image provided by Human Rights Watch, NSA leaker Edward Snowden, center, attends a news conference at Moscow&#039;s Sheremetyevo Airport with Sarah Harrison of WikiLeaks, left, Friday, July 12, 2013. Snowden wants to seek asylum in Russia, according to a Parliament member who was among about a dozen activists and officials to meet with him Friday in the Moscow airport where he&#039;s been marooned for weeks. Duma member Vyacheslav Nikonov told reporters of Snowden&#039;s intentions after the meeting behind closed doors in the transit zone of Moscow&#039;s Sheremetyevo airport. (AP Photo/Human Rights Watch, Tanya Lokshina)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? America is pivoting to Asia, focused on the Mideast, yet the &quot;backyard,&quot; as Secretary of State John Kerry once referred to Latin America, is sprouting angry weeds as the scandal involving intelligence leaker Edward Snowden lays bare already thorny U.S. relations with Latin America.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/snowden-affair-chills-us-latin-american-ties-153803859.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 04:25:41 -0400Associated Presssnowden-affair-chills-us-latin-american-ties-153803859<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/snowden-affair-chills-us-latin-american-ties-153803859.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2cwUVkTvBx9BRvfLTAB9WA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a80b11534eb55e17370f6a706700c897.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this image provided by Human Rights Watch, NSA leaker Edward Snowden, center, attends a news conference at Moscow&#039;s Sheremetyevo Airport with Sarah Harrison of WikiLeaks, left, Friday, July 12, 2013. Snowden wants to seek asylum in Russia, according to a Parliament member who was among about a dozen activists and officials to meet with him Friday in the Moscow airport where he&#039;s been marooned for weeks. Duma member Vyacheslav Nikonov told reporters of Snowden&#039;s intentions after the meeting behind closed doors in the transit zone of Moscow&#039;s Sheremetyevo airport. (AP Photo/Human Rights Watch, Tanya Lokshina)" align="left" title="In this image provided by Human Rights Watch, NSA leaker Edward Snowden, center, attends a news conference at Moscow&#039;s Sheremetyevo Airport with Sarah Harrison of WikiLeaks, left, Friday, July 12, 2013. Snowden wants to seek asylum in Russia, according to a Parliament member who was among about a dozen activists and officials to meet with him Friday in the Moscow airport where he&#039;s been marooned for weeks. Duma member Vyacheslav Nikonov told reporters of Snowden&#039;s intentions after the meeting behind closed doors in the transit zone of Moscow&#039;s Sheremetyevo airport. (AP Photo/Human Rights Watch, Tanya Lokshina)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? America is pivoting to Asia, focused on the Mideast, yet the &quot;backyard,&quot; as Secretary of State John Kerry once referred to Latin America, is sprouting angry weeds as the scandal involving intelligence leaker Edward Snowden lays bare already thorny U.S. relations with Latin America.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/max-dave-washingtons-newest-power-couple-180914960.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/insBM9s6M4AAfZchW2w0sg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/6dd637278a928517370f6a706700b7b8.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this July 8, 2013, file photo Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., left, and the House Ways and Means Committee Chairman, Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich., talk about tax reform to 3M employees at the 3M Innovation Center in Maplewood, Minn. Two of the most powerful members of Congress, Baucus, a Democrat, and Camp, a Republican, are touring the country to rally support for their effort to overhaul the nation?s tax laws.. They&#039;ve developed a close friendship as they work to attract other lawmakers to their cause while helping Democrats and Republicans get to know each other a bit better. Their secret weapon: burgers and beer. (AP Photo/Hannah Foslien, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this July 8, 2013, file photo Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., left, and the House Ways and Means Committee Chairman, Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich., talk about tax reform to 3M employees at the 3M Innovation Center in Maplewood, Minn. Two of the most powerful members of Congress, Baucus, a Democrat, and Camp, a Republican, are touring the country to rally support for their effort to overhaul the nation?s tax laws.. They&#039;ve developed a close friendship as they work to attract other lawmakers to their cause while helping Democrats and Republicans get to know each other a bit better. Their secret weapon: burgers and beer. (AP Photo/Hannah Foslien, File)" border="0" /></a>ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) ? Welcome to the &quot;Max and Dave Show,&quot; a campaign-style swing around the country featuring two of the most powerful members of Congress rallying support for their effort to overhaul the nation&#039;s tax laws ? and, just maybe, change the way Washington works.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/max-dave-washingtons-newest-power-couple-180914960.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 04:25:32 -0400Associated Pressmax-dave-washingtons-newest-power-couple-180914960<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/max-dave-washingtons-newest-power-couple-180914960.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/insBM9s6M4AAfZchW2w0sg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/6dd637278a928517370f6a706700b7b8.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this July 8, 2013, file photo Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., left, and the House Ways and Means Committee Chairman, Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich., talk about tax reform to 3M employees at the 3M Innovation Center in Maplewood, Minn. Two of the most powerful members of Congress, Baucus, a Democrat, and Camp, a Republican, are touring the country to rally support for their effort to overhaul the nation?s tax laws.. They&#039;ve developed a close friendship as they work to attract other lawmakers to their cause while helping Democrats and Republicans get to know each other a bit better. Their secret weapon: burgers and beer. (AP Photo/Hannah Foslien, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this July 8, 2013, file photo Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., left, and the House Ways and Means Committee Chairman, Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich., talk about tax reform to 3M employees at the 3M Innovation Center in Maplewood, Minn. Two of the most powerful members of Congress, Baucus, a Democrat, and Camp, a Republican, are touring the country to rally support for their effort to overhaul the nation?s tax laws.. They&#039;ve developed a close friendship as they work to attract other lawmakers to their cause while helping Democrats and Republicans get to know each other a bit better. Their secret weapon: burgers and beer. (AP Photo/Hannah Foslien, File)" border="0" /></a>ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) ? Welcome to the &quot;Max and Dave Show,&quot; a campaign-style swing around the country featuring two of the most powerful members of Congress rallying support for their effort to overhaul the nation&#039;s tax laws ? and, just maybe, change the way Washington works.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/2014-elections-abortion-returns-forefront-185705498.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ldicIqupS9I0tRetLTUUPg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/abde9fd38bfe8c17370f6a706700f3cd.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this July 11, 2013, file photo, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, center, speaks during a news conference outside the Senate Chambers in Austin, Texas. A Senate committee on Thursday pushed through new abortion restrictions, setting up a Senate vote before the weekend to send it to Gov. Rick Perry. The bill would require doctors to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals, only allow abortions in surgical centers, dictate when abortion pills are taken and ban abortions after 20 weeks. Having no immediate hope to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court?s Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide, Republicans in capitols around the country have accelerated their push for legislative restrictions on the procedure, and Democrats say they?ll make the GOP pay in coming elections. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)" align="left" title="FILE - In this July 11, 2013, file photo, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, center, speaks during a news conference outside the Senate Chambers in Austin, Texas. A Senate committee on Thursday pushed through new abortion restrictions, setting up a Senate vote before the weekend to send it to Gov. Rick Perry. The bill would require doctors to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals, only allow abortions in surgical centers, dictate when abortion pills are taken and ban abortions after 20 weeks. Having no immediate hope to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court?s Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide, Republicans in capitols around the country have accelerated their push for legislative restrictions on the procedure, and Democrats say they?ll make the GOP pay in coming elections. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)" border="0" /></a>ATLANTA (AP) ? With no immediate hope of overturning the U.S. Supreme Court&#039;s decision legalizing abortion, Republicans around the country are increasingly pushing legislation to restrict the procedure, and Democrats say they&#039;ll make the GOP pay in coming elections.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/2014-elections-abortion-returns-forefront-185705498.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 04:24:29 -0400Associated Press2014-elections-abortion-returns-forefront-185705498<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/2014-elections-abortion-returns-forefront-185705498.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ldicIqupS9I0tRetLTUUPg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/abde9fd38bfe8c17370f6a706700f3cd.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this July 11, 2013, file photo, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, center, speaks during a news conference outside the Senate Chambers in Austin, Texas. A Senate committee on Thursday pushed through new abortion restrictions, setting up a Senate vote before the weekend to send it to Gov. Rick Perry. The bill would require doctors to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals, only allow abortions in surgical centers, dictate when abortion pills are taken and ban abortions after 20 weeks. Having no immediate hope to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court?s Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide, Republicans in capitols around the country have accelerated their push for legislative restrictions on the procedure, and Democrats say they?ll make the GOP pay in coming elections. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)" align="left" title="FILE - In this July 11, 2013, file photo, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, center, speaks during a news conference outside the Senate Chambers in Austin, Texas. A Senate committee on Thursday pushed through new abortion restrictions, setting up a Senate vote before the weekend to send it to Gov. Rick Perry. The bill would require doctors to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals, only allow abortions in surgical centers, dictate when abortion pills are taken and ban abortions after 20 weeks. Having no immediate hope to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court?s Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide, Republicans in capitols around the country have accelerated their push for legislative restrictions on the procedure, and Democrats say they?ll make the GOP pay in coming elections. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)" border="0" /></a>ATLANTA (AP) ? With no immediate hope of overturning the U.S. Supreme Court&#039;s decision legalizing abortion, Republicans around the country are increasingly pushing legislation to restrict the procedure, and Democrats say they&#039;ll make the GOP pay in coming elections.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama---honor--trayvon-martin-by-preventing-future-tragedies-190609420.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/w14wMoL0w8i.m7bez_mNEQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/cc6af8075c66be080a0f6a7067001599.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="President Barack Obama answers a reporter&#039;s question about the death of Trayvon Martin, Friday, March 23, 2012, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/ Haraz N. Ghanbari)" align="left" title="President Barack Obama answers a reporter&#039;s question about the death of Trayvon Martin, Friday, March 23, 2012, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/ Haraz N. Ghanbari)" border="0" /></a>Saying &quot;we are a nation of laws, and a jury has spoken, President Barack Obama on Sunday urged Americans to stay calm in the wake of George Zimmerman&#039;s acquittal in the Trayvon Martin case and honor the slain teen&#039;s memory by preventing similar tragedies in the future.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/obama---honor--trayvon-martin-by-preventing-future-tragedies-190609420.htmlSun, 14 Jul 2013 15:06:08 -0400obama---honor--trayvon-martin-by-preventing-future-tragedies-190609420<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama---honor--trayvon-martin-by-preventing-future-tragedies-190609420.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/w14wMoL0w8i.m7bez_mNEQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/cc6af8075c66be080a0f6a7067001599.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="President Barack Obama answers a reporter&#039;s question about the death of Trayvon Martin, Friday, March 23, 2012, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/ Haraz N. Ghanbari)" align="left" title="President Barack Obama answers a reporter&#039;s question about the death of Trayvon Martin, Friday, March 23, 2012, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/ Haraz N. Ghanbari)" border="0" /></a>Saying &quot;we are a nation of laws, and a jury has spoken, President Barack Obama on Sunday urged Americans to stay calm in the wake of George Zimmerman&#039;s acquittal in the Trayvon Martin case and honor the slain teen&#039;s memory by preventing similar tragedies in the future.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-s--to-egypt--ousted-president-morsi-must-be-freed-191851514.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fSaYF9yFevNEt4PKRgcBxA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T184739Z_1764271483_GM1E97D07OD01_RTRMADP_3_EGYPT-PROTESTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Supporters of the deposed Egyptian President Morsi pray during a protest in Cairo." align="left" title="Supporters of the deposed Egyptian President Morsi pray during a protest in Cairo." border="0" /></a>The United States ramped up efforts to defuse Egypt?s deadly political crisis on Friday, urging authorities there to release ousted president Mohammed Morsi from detention.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/u-s--to-egypt--ousted-president-morsi-must-be-freed-191851514.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 15:18:50 -0400u-s--to-egypt--ousted-president-morsi-must-be-freed-191851514<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-s--to-egypt--ousted-president-morsi-must-be-freed-191851514.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fSaYF9yFevNEt4PKRgcBxA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T184739Z_1764271483_GM1E97D07OD01_RTRMADP_3_EGYPT-PROTESTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Supporters of the deposed Egyptian President Morsi pray during a protest in Cairo." align="left" title="Supporters of the deposed Egyptian President Morsi pray during a protest in Cairo." border="0" /></a>The United States ramped up efforts to defuse Egypt?s deadly political crisis on Friday, urging authorities there to release ousted president Mohammed Morsi from detention.</p><br clear="all"/>Federal workers find solidarity--and a place to vent--on Facebookhttp://news.yahoo.com/federal-employees-lash-our-online-over-furloughs-150342264.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 11:03:41 -0400federal-employees-lash-our-online-over-furloughs-150342264<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/napolitano-leaving-homeland-security-to-become-president-of-university-of-california-system-143305205.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/o9a8F1OSEGvQWaOi_1sDVg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T154432Z_1_CBRE96B137L00_RTROPTP_2_CYBER-SUMMIT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano listens to a reporter&#039;s question during the Reuters Cybersecurity Summit in Washington" align="left" title="U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano listens to a reporter&#039;s question during the Reuters Cybersecurity Summit in Washington" border="0" /></a>Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is resigning her post to become the next president of the University of California system -- the first woman to hold the post in its 145-year history ? two administration officials confirmedFriday. The Los Angeles Times first reported the news.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/napolitano-leaving-homeland-security-to-become-president-of-university-of-california-system-143305205.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 10:33:04 -0400napolitano-leaving-homeland-security-to-become-president-of-university-of-california-system-143305205<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/napolitano-leaving-homeland-security-to-become-president-of-university-of-california-system-143305205.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/o9a8F1OSEGvQWaOi_1sDVg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T154432Z_1_CBRE96B137L00_RTROPTP_2_CYBER-SUMMIT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano listens to a reporter&#039;s question during the Reuters Cybersecurity Summit in Washington" align="left" title="U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano listens to a reporter&#039;s question during the Reuters Cybersecurity Summit in Washington" border="0" /></a>Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is resigning her post to become the next president of the University of California system -- the first woman to hold the post in its 145-year history ? two administration officials confirmedFriday. The Los Angeles Times first reported the news.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/eliot-spitzer-submits-27-000-signatures-to-qualify-for-nyc-ballot-034127914.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8nb6YLGDGgEA4mZbVOJ5kQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T031657Z_192745977_GM1E97C0V7D01_RTRMADP_3_USA-SPITZER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer delivers signatures to the board of elections office in New York" align="left" title="Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer delivers signatures to the board of elections office in New York" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK?Eliot Spitzer says he gathered more than 27,000 signatures to make it on the ballot in the race for New York City comptroller?describing it as an ?outpouring show of support? for his bid to return to politics.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/eliot-spitzer-submits-27-000-signatures-to-qualify-for-nyc-ballot-034127914.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 23:41:26 -0400eliot-spitzer-submits-27-000-signatures-to-qualify-for-nyc-ballot-034127914<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/eliot-spitzer-submits-27-000-signatures-to-qualify-for-nyc-ballot-034127914.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8nb6YLGDGgEA4mZbVOJ5kQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T031657Z_192745977_GM1E97C0V7D01_RTRMADP_3_USA-SPITZER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer delivers signatures to the board of elections office in New York" align="left" title="Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer delivers signatures to the board of elections office in New York" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK?Eliot Spitzer says he gathered more than 27,000 signatures to make it on the ballot in the race for New York City comptroller?describing it as an ?outpouring show of support? for his bid to return to politics.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nuclear-flashback-harry-reid-mitch-mcconnell-sang-different-100159834--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7e9cMBy0JLbV.dE0_wPbXg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/GTY_mitch_mcconnell_harry_reid_lpl_130712_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Nuclear Flashback: When Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell Sang Different Tunes" align="left" title="Nuclear Flashback: When Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell Sang Different Tunes" border="0" /></a>Nearly a decade ago, the nuclear tables were turned in the Senate when the two leaders at the center of this month?s squabble over the so-called ?nuclear option? sang entirely different tunes on the filibuster. In 2005, then Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., threatened...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/nuclear-flashback-harry-reid-mitch-mcconnell-sang-different-100159834--abc-news-politics.htmlSun, 14 Jul 2013 06:01:59 -0400ABC Newsnuclear-flashback-harry-reid-mitch-mcconnell-sang-different-100159834--abc-news-politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nuclear-flashback-harry-reid-mitch-mcconnell-sang-different-100159834--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7e9cMBy0JLbV.dE0_wPbXg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/GTY_mitch_mcconnell_harry_reid_lpl_130712_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Nuclear Flashback: When Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell Sang Different Tunes" align="left" title="Nuclear Flashback: When Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell Sang Different Tunes" border="0" /></a>Nearly a decade ago, the nuclear tables were turned in the Senate when the two leaders at the center of this month?s squabble over the so-called ?nuclear option? sang entirely different tunes on the filibuster. In 2005, then Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., threatened...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-radio-address-immigration-reform-boost-recovery-172832968--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7PBdX.cjYvnjvRGUl2wwIA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/GTY_barack_obama_immigration_reform_171438113_jt_130713_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Obama Radio Address: Immigration Reform Would &#039;Boost&#039; Recovery&#039;" align="left" title="Obama Radio Address: Immigration Reform Would &#039;Boost&#039; Recovery&#039;" border="0" /></a>For the third time in just over a month, President Obama used his weekly radio address on Saturday to push for immigration reform. This time, Obama focused on reform?s economic impacts, saying it would ?provide a big boost to our recovery.? On Wednesday, the White...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/obama-radio-address-immigration-reform-boost-recovery-172832968--abc-news-politics.htmlSat, 13 Jul 2013 14:04:01 -0400ABC Newsobama-radio-address-immigration-reform-boost-recovery-172832968--abc-news-politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-radio-address-immigration-reform-boost-recovery-172832968--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7PBdX.cjYvnjvRGUl2wwIA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/GTY_barack_obama_immigration_reform_171438113_jt_130713_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Obama Radio Address: Immigration Reform Would &#039;Boost&#039; Recovery&#039;" align="left" title="Obama Radio Address: Immigration Reform Would &#039;Boost&#039; Recovery&#039;" border="0" /></a>For the third time in just over a month, President Obama used his weekly radio address on Saturday to push for immigration reform. This time, Obama focused on reform?s economic impacts, saying it would ?provide a big boost to our recovery.? On Wednesday, the White...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/homeland-security-sec-janet-napolitano-resigning-151632152--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AOKJlriKpzF2kWjxY8L4Hw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/AP_janet_napolitano_ml_130712_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Homeland Security Sec. Janet Napolitano Resigning" align="left" title="Homeland Security Sec. Janet Napolitano Resigning" border="0" /></a>ABC?s Mike Levine reports: Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano plans to step down from her cabinet position in order to become president of the University of California system, ABC News has learned. Napolitano, who has been serving in her current post since 2009, was the...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/homeland-security-sec-janet-napolitano-resigning-151632152--abc-news-politics.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 11:16:32 -0400ABC Newshomeland-security-sec-janet-napolitano-resigning-151632152--abc-news-politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/homeland-security-sec-janet-napolitano-resigning-151632152--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AOKJlriKpzF2kWjxY8L4Hw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/AP_janet_napolitano_ml_130712_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Homeland Security Sec. Janet Napolitano Resigning" align="left" title="Homeland Security Sec. Janet Napolitano Resigning" border="0" /></a>ABC?s Mike Levine reports: Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano plans to step down from her cabinet position in order to become president of the University of California system, ABC News has learned. Napolitano, who has been serving in her current post since 2009, was the...</p><br clear="all"/>ABC News? Michael Falcone reports: In another sign that the next presidential election season is starting earlier than ever, this summer the national political organization, Emily?s List, is bringing its campaign to elect a woman president to a state with outsize influence on that process:...http://news.yahoo.com/emilys-list-takes-campaign-elect-woman-president-iowa-120650039--abc-news-politics.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 19:00:22 -0400ABC Newsemilys-list-takes-campaign-elect-woman-president-iowa-120650039--abc-news-politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/secretary-kerry-gets-emotional-over-wifes-condition-194050531--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xLEhpW9WUjt1d6GUUcbLHg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/gty_kerry_china_kb_130710_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Secretary Kerry Gets Emotional Over Wife&#039;s Condition" align="left" title="Secretary Kerry Gets Emotional Over Wife&#039;s Condition" border="0" /></a>Though Secretary of State John Kerry traveled back to Washington, D.C., from Boston, where he was at the side of his ill wife Teresa Heinz Kerry, to open a dialogue conference between U.S. and Chinese leaders,? it was clear that his thoughts were with home....</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/secretary-kerry-gets-emotional-over-wifes-condition-194050531--abc-news-politics.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 15:40:50 -0400ABC Newssecretary-kerry-gets-emotional-over-wifes-condition-194050531--abc-news-politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/secretary-kerry-gets-emotional-over-wifes-condition-194050531--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xLEhpW9WUjt1d6GUUcbLHg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/gty_kerry_china_kb_130710_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Secretary Kerry Gets Emotional Over Wife&#039;s Condition" align="left" title="Secretary Kerry Gets Emotional Over Wife&#039;s Condition" border="0" /></a>Though Secretary of State John Kerry traveled back to Washington, D.C., from Boston, where he was at the side of his ill wife Teresa Heinz Kerry, to open a dialogue conference between U.S. and Chinese leaders,? it was clear that his thoughts were with home....</p><br clear="all"/>News that Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is stepping down to become president of the University of California system sent Washington wonks into a frenzy of speculation about who would take her place this fall.http://news.yahoo.com/might-succeed-napolitano-130221360.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 02:32:14 -0400National Journalmight-succeed-napolitano-130221360In a year already marked by partisan antagonism, the next few days could be particularly combative on Capitol Hill.http://news.yahoo.com/senate-heads-nuclear-showdown-061339394.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 02:13:39 -0400National Journalsenate-heads-nuclear-showdown-061339394While senators negotiating over student-loan interest rates have agreed on a broad framework to turn back recent increases, a final deal remains elusive.http://news.yahoo.com/senate-negotiates-loans-clock-ticks-061253632.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 02:12:53 -0400National Journalsenate-negotiates-loans-clock-ticks-061253632Abortion opponents have turned to different tactics since the Supreme Court legalized most abortions half a century ago, from imposing 24-hour waiting periods to banning late-term procedures to requiring minors to get permission.http://news.yahoo.com/changing-tactics-anti-abortion-movement-seizes-momentum-060025045.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 02:08:53 -0400National Journalchanging-tactics-anti-abortion-movement-seizes-momentum-060025045In a dramatic end to a case that has played out for over a year, George Zimmerman was found not guilty of any charges related to the death of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager who was shot by Zimmerman.http://news.yahoo.com/gop-congressman-well-talking-trayvon-martin-case-long-105827259.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 02:08:22 -0400National Journalgop-congressman-well-talking-trayvon-martin-case-long-105827259<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/naacp-outraged-over-zimmerman-verdict-reid-mcconnell-spar-185554957.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/hhvRtkvTAAyl11bdFQP2sQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/NAACP__Outraged__Over_Zimmerman_Verdict_-19e3e3c550c1f6a231eab2cad53a035e" width="130" height="86" alt="NAACP &#039;Outraged&#039; Over Zimmerman Verdict; Reid and McConnell Spar Over Immigration" align="left" title="NAACP &#039;Outraged&#039; Over Zimmerman Verdict; Reid and McConnell Spar Over Immigration" border="0" /></a>NAACP President Ben Jealous told CNN&#039;s Candy Crowley that his team has been in contact with the Attorney General&#039;s office, but he doesn&#039;t expect the Justice Department to act until the end of the any civil suits that result from George Zimmerman&#039;s not guilty verdict. &quot;If this moves to a civil case, they will review everything that comes out in that and then they will make a choice about whether or not they will pursue criminal civil rights charges. We are calling on them to do just that,&quot; Jealous said on CNN&#039;s?State of the Union. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/naacp-outraged-over-zimmerman-verdict-reid-mcconnell-spar-185554957.htmlSun, 14 Jul 2013 14:55:54 -0400The Atlantic Wirenaacp-outraged-over-zimmerman-verdict-reid-mcconnell-spar-185554957<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/naacp-outraged-over-zimmerman-verdict-reid-mcconnell-spar-185554957.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/hhvRtkvTAAyl11bdFQP2sQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/NAACP__Outraged__Over_Zimmerman_Verdict_-19e3e3c550c1f6a231eab2cad53a035e" width="130" height="86" alt="NAACP &#039;Outraged&#039; Over Zimmerman Verdict; Reid and McConnell Spar Over Immigration" align="left" title="NAACP &#039;Outraged&#039; Over Zimmerman Verdict; Reid and McConnell Spar Over Immigration" border="0" /></a>NAACP President Ben Jealous told CNN&#039;s Candy Crowley that his team has been in contact with the Attorney General&#039;s office, but he doesn&#039;t expect the Justice Department to act until the end of the any civil suits that result from George Zimmerman&#039;s not guilty verdict. &quot;If this moves to a civil case, they will review everything that comes out in that and then they will make a choice about whether or not they will pursue criminal civil rights charges. We are calling on them to do just that,&quot; Jealous said on CNN&#039;s?State of the Union. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/drunk-racist-former-goldman-sachs-employee-got-knocked-200541202.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KSZrqUlveZ6ZZn8R_ncziw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/A_Drunk__Racist_Former_Goldman-84a00e85a82c72ddf32cda40eff10a16" width="130" height="86" alt="A Drunk, Racist Former Goldman Sachs Employee Got Knocked Out" align="left" title="A Drunk, Racist Former Goldman Sachs Employee Got Knocked Out" border="0" /></a>There was an altercation between a drunk, racist, well-dressed white man and a black couple in New York&#039;s Greenwich Village on Friday. It did not end well for the white man, who is now in critical condition after he was knocked out and his head hit the pavement. There&#039;s some debate over how this incident started, based on the two primary reports from the New York Post and the New York Daily News.?</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/drunk-racist-former-goldman-sachs-employee-got-knocked-200541202.htmlSat, 13 Jul 2013 16:05:41 -0400The Atlantic Wiredrunk-racist-former-goldman-sachs-employee-got-knocked-200541202<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/drunk-racist-former-goldman-sachs-employee-got-knocked-200541202.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KSZrqUlveZ6ZZn8R_ncziw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/A_Drunk__Racist_Former_Goldman-84a00e85a82c72ddf32cda40eff10a16" width="130" height="86" alt="A Drunk, Racist Former Goldman Sachs Employee Got Knocked Out" align="left" title="A Drunk, Racist Former Goldman Sachs Employee Got Knocked Out" border="0" /></a>There was an altercation between a drunk, racist, well-dressed white man and a black couple in New York&#039;s Greenwich Village on Friday. It did not end well for the white man, who is now in critical condition after he was knocked out and his head hit the pavement. There&#039;s some debate over how this incident started, based on the two primary reports from the New York Post and the New York Daily News.?</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/where-does-wendy-davis-164815162.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WM1vNJmsxmNoYGex8e3y7Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Where_Does_Wendy_Davis_Go-cfa5a8badfb5d99aa41b740a3da92fb4" width="130" height="86" alt="Where Does Wendy Davis Go From Here?" align="left" title="Where Does Wendy Davis Go From Here?" border="0" /></a>Late last night, the restrictive abortion bill Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis fought so hard against finally passed the Senate, and now heads to Gov. Rick Perry&#039;s desk for signature, which is a mere formality. But Davis is not giving up -- not by a long shot. Just before midnight last night, after an emotional day of heated debate and tampon confiscations, the Texas state Senate passed House Bill 2 with a?19-11 vote, restricting abortion access across the state and banning abortions after 20 weeks. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/where-does-wendy-davis-164815162.htmlSat, 13 Jul 2013 12:48:15 -0400The Atlantic Wirewhere-does-wendy-davis-164815162<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/where-does-wendy-davis-164815162.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WM1vNJmsxmNoYGex8e3y7Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Where_Does_Wendy_Davis_Go-cfa5a8badfb5d99aa41b740a3da92fb4" width="130" height="86" alt="Where Does Wendy Davis Go From Here?" align="left" title="Where Does Wendy Davis Go From Here?" border="0" /></a>Late last night, the restrictive abortion bill Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis fought so hard against finally passed the Senate, and now heads to Gov. Rick Perry&#039;s desk for signature, which is a mere formality. But Davis is not giving up -- not by a long shot. Just before midnight last night, after an emotional day of heated debate and tampon confiscations, the Texas state Senate passed House Bill 2 with a?19-11 vote, restricting abortion access across the state and banning abortions after 20 weeks. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/took-eliot-spitzers-comeback-tour-long-sued-140626692.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3s3bzhOBhU22V0ivmFo3CQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/It_Took_Eliot_Spitzer_s_Comeback-bf84759cddd3f2a41f127f6f6635f3a6" width="130" height="86" alt="It Took Eliot Spitzer&#039;s Comeback Tour This Long to Get Sued" align="left" title="It Took Eliot Spitzer&#039;s Comeback Tour This Long to Get Sued" border="0" /></a>The comeback kid for comptroller hasn&#039;t even won yet and he&#039;s already taking right hooks to the jaw from Wall Street big wigs. Disgraced former Gov. Eliot Spitzer was sued on Friday evening by Maurice &quot;Hank&quot; Greenberg,?the former chairman of?American International Group, for defamation.?</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/took-eliot-spitzers-comeback-tour-long-sued-140626692.htmlSat, 13 Jul 2013 10:06:26 -0400The Atlantic Wiretook-eliot-spitzers-comeback-tour-long-sued-140626692<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/took-eliot-spitzers-comeback-tour-long-sued-140626692.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3s3bzhOBhU22V0ivmFo3CQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/It_Took_Eliot_Spitzer_s_Comeback-bf84759cddd3f2a41f127f6f6635f3a6" width="130" height="86" alt="It Took Eliot Spitzer&#039;s Comeback Tour This Long to Get Sued" align="left" title="It Took Eliot Spitzer&#039;s Comeback Tour This Long to Get Sued" border="0" /></a>The comeback kid for comptroller hasn&#039;t even won yet and he&#039;s already taking right hooks to the jaw from Wall Street big wigs. Disgraced former Gov. Eliot Spitzer was sued on Friday evening by Maurice &quot;Hank&quot; Greenberg,?the former chairman of?American International Group, for defamation.?</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/tampons-confiscated-guns-allowed-texas-senate-debates-abortion-203200591.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4ad75sTM9lmgIEPQ.XI3cw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Tampons_Confiscated__Guns_Allowed_as-ac142b06e8f1abb199d817a778dbd01c" width="130" height="86" alt="Tampons Confiscated, Guns Allowed as Texas Senate Debates Abortion" align="left" title="Tampons Confiscated, Guns Allowed as Texas Senate Debates Abortion" border="0" /></a>State troopers confiscated tampons and maxi pads from people entering the Texas Senate gallery on Friday afternoon as senators began debating a controversial new abortion regulations that are almost certain to pass. However, folks with conceal-and-carry permits are allowed in with their guns, as state law allows. It seems like an unusual threat analysis, but things are different in Texas.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/tampons-confiscated-guns-allowed-texas-senate-debates-abortion-203200591.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 16:32:00 -0400The Atlantic Wiretampons-confiscated-guns-allowed-texas-senate-debates-abortion-203200591<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/tampons-confiscated-guns-allowed-texas-senate-debates-abortion-203200591.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4ad75sTM9lmgIEPQ.XI3cw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Tampons_Confiscated__Guns_Allowed_as-ac142b06e8f1abb199d817a778dbd01c" width="130" height="86" alt="Tampons Confiscated, Guns Allowed as Texas Senate Debates Abortion" align="left" title="Tampons Confiscated, Guns Allowed as Texas Senate Debates Abortion" border="0" /></a>State troopers confiscated tampons and maxi pads from people entering the Texas Senate gallery on Friday afternoon as senators began debating a controversial new abortion regulations that are almost certain to pass. However, folks with conceal-and-carry permits are allowed in with their guns, as state law allows. It seems like an unusual threat analysis, but things are different in Texas.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sure-fire-guide-becoming-white-house-intern-195543194.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/JVu6_Dz7LVfa2MLG8u5biQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Your_Sure-Fire_Guide_to_Becoming-4cfebab2cf26e13d159a3f630454f113" width="130" height="86" alt="Your Sure-Fire Guide to Becoming a White House Intern" align="left" title="Your Sure-Fire Guide to Becoming a White House Intern" border="0" /></a>Congratulations to the 2013 White House summer interns, emerging victorious from a rigorous application process involving the submission of a r?sum?, letters of recommendation, and, ideally, being related to a former member of the president&#039;s cabinet.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/sure-fire-guide-becoming-white-house-intern-195543194.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 15:55:43 -0400The Atlantic Wiresure-fire-guide-becoming-white-house-intern-195543194<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sure-fire-guide-becoming-white-house-intern-195543194.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/JVu6_Dz7LVfa2MLG8u5biQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Your_Sure-Fire_Guide_to_Becoming-4cfebab2cf26e13d159a3f630454f113" width="130" height="86" alt="Your Sure-Fire Guide to Becoming a White House Intern" align="left" title="Your Sure-Fire Guide to Becoming a White House Intern" border="0" /></a>Congratulations to the 2013 White House summer interns, emerging victorious from a rigorous appli

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