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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 reservedSun, 14 Jul 2013 20:14:09 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/politics/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/justice-dept-zimmerman-case-under-review-200231815.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_ao3lLNzKUQiU88pgsZuZg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/7aea401689ff8317370f6a7067009ad4.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="George Zimmerman leaves court with his family after Zimmerman&#039;s not guilty verdict was read in Seminole Circuit Court in Sanford, Fla. on Saturday, July 13, 2013. Jurors found Zimmerman not guilty of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla. (AP Photo/Joe Burbank, Pool)" align="left" title="George Zimmerman leaves court with his family after Zimmerman&#039;s not guilty verdict was read in Seminole Circuit Court in Sanford, Fla. on Saturday, July 13, 2013. Jurors found Zimmerman not guilty of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla. (AP Photo/Joe Burbank, Pool)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? The Justice Department said Sunday it is looking into the shooting death of Trayvon Martin to determine whether federal prosecutors will file criminal civil rights charges now that George Zimmerman has been acquitted in the state case.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/justice-dept-zimmerman-case-under-review-200231815.htmlSun, 14 Jul 2013 20:14:09 -0400Associated Pressjustice-dept-zimmerman-case-under-review-200231815<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/justice-dept-zimmerman-case-under-review-200231815.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_ao3lLNzKUQiU88pgsZuZg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/7aea401689ff8317370f6a7067009ad4.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="George Zimmerman leaves court with his family after Zimmerman&#039;s not guilty verdict was read in Seminole Circuit Court in Sanford, Fla. on Saturday, July 13, 2013. Jurors found Zimmerman not guilty of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla. (AP Photo/Joe Burbank, Pool)" align="left" title="George Zimmerman leaves court with his family after Zimmerman&#039;s not guilty verdict was read in Seminole Circuit Court in Sanford, Fla. on Saturday, July 13, 2013. Jurors found Zimmerman not guilty of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla. (AP Photo/Joe Burbank, Pool)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? The Justice Department said Sunday it is looking into the shooting death of Trayvon Martin to determine whether federal prosecutors will file criminal civil rights charges now that George Zimmerman has been acquitted in the state case.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/procurador-texas-lanza-campa-gobernaci-n-232602560.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FBHP2e9PUpXHuTc.oat3HA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/cde702dea87c9917370f6a70670009f7.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="El procurador general de Texas, Greg Abbott, habla en una actividad para anunciar su candidatura a gobernador del estado en los comicios de 2014, el domingo 14 de julio de 2013, en San Antonio, Texas. (Foto AP/Darren Abate)" align="left" title="El procurador general de Texas, Greg Abbott, habla en una actividad para anunciar su candidatura a gobernador del estado en los comicios de 2014, el domingo 14 de julio de 2013, en San Antonio, Texas. (Foto AP/Darren Abate)" border="0" /></a>SAN ANTONIO, Texas, EE.UU. (AP) ? El procurador general de Texas lanz? oficialmente el domingo su campa?a para gobernador en los comicios de 2014.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/procurador-texas-lanza-campa-gobernaci-n-232602560.htmlSun, 14 Jul 2013 19:26:02 -0400Associated Pressprocurador-texas-lanza-campa-gobernaci-n-232602560<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/procurador-texas-lanza-campa-gobernaci-n-232602560.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FBHP2e9PUpXHuTc.oat3HA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/cde702dea87c9917370f6a70670009f7.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="El procurador general de Texas, Greg Abbott, habla en una actividad para anunciar su candidatura a gobernador del estado en los comicios de 2014, el domingo 14 de julio de 2013, en San Antonio, Texas. (Foto AP/Darren Abate)" align="left" title="El procurador general de Texas, Greg Abbott, habla en una actividad para anunciar su candidatura a gobernador del estado en los comicios de 2014, el domingo 14 de julio de 2013, en San Antonio, Texas. (Foto AP/Darren Abate)" border="0" /></a>SAN ANTONIO, Texas, EE.UU. (AP) ? El procurador general de Texas lanz? oficialmente el domingo su campa?a para gobernador en los comicios de 2014.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/party-leaders-spar-over-senate-rule-changes-135851024.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2xtuu6kbM2r_KeFwkmZkiw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/bf91c52b6d187417370f6a706700ef04.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this combination of July 11, 2013, file images from Senate Television Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., top, and Republican leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speak on the floor of the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democrats threatened to change Senate rules unilaterally if Republicans block yes-or-no votes on several of President Barack Obama?s top-level nominees. Reid accused Republicans of trying to deny Obama the right to have his team in place, and accused McConnell of failing to live up to his commitments to allow votes on all nominees, except under extraordinary circumstances. Moments later, McConnell said Reid was misquoting him and at the same time failing to honor his word not to change the rules of the Senate unilaterally. (AP Photo/Senate TV, Files)" align="left" title="FILE - In this combination of July 11, 2013, file images from Senate Television Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., top, and Republican leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speak on the floor of the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democrats threatened to change Senate rules unilaterally if Republicans block yes-or-no votes on several of President Barack Obama?s top-level nominees. Reid accused Republicans of trying to deny Obama the right to have his team in place, and accused McConnell of failing to live up to his commitments to allow votes on all nominees, except under extraordinary circumstances. Moments later, McConnell said Reid was misquoting him and at the same time failing to honor his word not to change the rules of the Senate unilaterally. (AP Photo/Senate TV, Files)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Proposed changes to Senate rules would either ease the way for President Barack Obama to assemble his second-term team or permanently threaten the body&#039;s deliberative style, the chamber&#039;s top Democratic and Republican lawmaker said Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/party-leaders-spar-over-senate-rule-changes-135851024.htmlSun, 14 Jul 2013 18:27:14 -0400Associated Pressparty-leaders-spar-over-senate-rule-changes-135851024<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/party-leaders-spar-over-senate-rule-changes-135851024.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2xtuu6kbM2r_KeFwkmZkiw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/bf91c52b6d187417370f6a706700ef04.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this combination of July 11, 2013, file images from Senate Television Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., top, and Republican leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speak on the floor of the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democrats threatened to change Senate rules unilaterally if Republicans block yes-or-no votes on several of President Barack Obama?s top-level nominees. Reid accused Republicans of trying to deny Obama the right to have his team in place, and accused McConnell of failing to live up to his commitments to allow votes on all nominees, except under extraordinary circumstances. Moments later, McConnell said Reid was misquoting him and at the same time failing to honor his word not to change the rules of the Senate unilaterally. (AP Photo/Senate TV, Files)" align="left" title="FILE - In this combination of July 11, 2013, file images from Senate Television Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., top, and Republican leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speak on the floor of the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democrats threatened to change Senate rules unilaterally if Republicans block yes-or-no votes on several of President Barack Obama?s top-level nominees. Reid accused Republicans of trying to deny Obama the right to have his team in place, and accused McConnell of failing to live up to his commitments to allow votes on all nominees, except under extraordinary circumstances. Moments later, McConnell said Reid was misquoting him and at the same time failing to honor his word not to change the rules of the Senate unilaterally. (AP Photo/Senate TV, Files)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Proposed changes to Senate rules would either ease the way for President Barack Obama to assemble his second-term team or permanently threaten the body&#039;s deliberative style, the chamber&#039;s top Democratic and Republican lawmaker said Sunday.</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.htmlSun, 14 Jul 2013 18:16:28 -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/texas-ag-abbott-kicks-off-gubernatorial-run-191701675.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5RsiHJXIAYPXlC..9mivTg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3d71e0dc8dc49417370f6a706700605e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott speaks during an event to announce his 2014 campaign for governor, Sunday, July 14, 2013, in San Antonio. Already well-known in political circles and extremely well-financed, Attorney General Greg Abbott launched his gubernatorial campaign Sunday, hoping to seize the fiercely socially conservative mantle of Gov. Rick Perry that has helped make Texas the country&#039;s largest red state. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)" align="left" title="Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott speaks during an event to announce his 2014 campaign for governor, Sunday, July 14, 2013, in San Antonio. Already well-known in political circles and extremely well-financed, Attorney General Greg Abbott launched his gubernatorial campaign Sunday, hoping to seize the fiercely socially conservative mantle of Gov. Rick Perry that has helped make Texas the country&#039;s largest red state. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)" border="0" /></a>SAN ANTONIO (AP) ? Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has formally kicked off his 2014 campaign for governor.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/texas-ag-abbott-kicks-off-gubernatorial-run-191701675.htmlSun, 14 Jul 2013 16:56:58 -0400Associated Presstexas-ag-abbott-kicks-off-gubernatorial-run-191701675<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/texas-ag-abbott-kicks-off-gubernatorial-run-191701675.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5RsiHJXIAYPXlC..9mivTg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3d71e0dc8dc49417370f6a706700605e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott speaks during an event to announce his 2014 campaign for governor, Sunday, July 14, 2013, in San Antonio. Already well-known in political circles and extremely well-financed, Attorney General Greg Abbott launched his gubernatorial campaign Sunday, hoping to seize the fiercely socially conservative mantle of Gov. Rick Perry that has helped make Texas the country&#039;s largest red state. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)" align="left" title="Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott speaks during an event to announce his 2014 campaign for governor, Sunday, July 14, 2013, in San Antonio. Already well-known in political circles and extremely well-financed, Attorney General Greg Abbott launched his gubernatorial campaign Sunday, hoping to seize the fiercely socially conservative mantle of Gov. Rick Perry that has helped make Texas the country&#039;s largest red state. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)" border="0" /></a>SAN ANTONIO (AP) ? Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has formally kicked off his 2014 campaign for governor.</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"/>In 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.htmlSun, 14 Jul 2013 12:24:06 -0400National Journalgop-congressman-well-talking-trayvon-martin-case-long-105827259President Obama on Sunday responded to verdict in the George Zimmerman trial, recognizing that although many Americans are disappointed with the outcome the nation should respect both the law process and the families of those involved.http://news.yahoo.com/obama-zimmerman-trial-jury-spoken-152357086.htmlSun, 14 Jul 2013 12:09:44 -0400National Journalobama-zimmerman-trial-jury-spoken-152357086President Obama on Sunday responded to verdict in the George Zimmerman trial, recognizing that although many Americans are disapointed with the outcome the nation should respect both the law process and the families of those involved.http://news.yahoo.com/obama-responds-george-zimmerman-verdict-151342462.htmlSun, 14 Jul 2013 11:19:03 -0400National Journalobama-responds-george-zimmerman-verdict-151342462News 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.htmlSun, 14 Jul 2013 09:02:21 -0400National Journalmight-succeed-napolitano-130221360Robin Williams joked in 2002: "Canada's like a loft apartment over a really great party." And it's true that the embassy's rooftop terrace on Pennsylvania Avenue overlooking the Capitol is great for parties.http://news.yahoo.com/meet-canada-keystones-marquee-lobbyist-125203930.htmlSun, 14 Jul 2013 08:52:03 -0400National Journalmeet-canada-keystones-marquee-lobbyist-125203930<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 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"/>Nancy Pelosi was playing a semantic word game when she claimed there ?was not a delay of the mandate for the businesses? in the new health care law. That was in fact the effect of a decision announced recently by the Treasury. The Treasury announced on July 2 that it ? Morehttp://news.yahoo.com/pelosi-parsing-words-employer-mandate-182349373.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 14:23:49 -0400FactCheck.orgpelosi-parsing-words-employer-mandate-182349373<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/soon-little-harder-justice-department-snoop-reporters-181800556.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/iKsj2GT2OT4RjqPFlKDwHQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Soon_It_Will_Be_a-e1279fac80c131b4dcfa8b19a96bf438" width="130" height="86" alt="Soon It Will Be a Little Harder for the Justice Department to Snoop on Reporters" align="left" title="Soon It Will Be a Little Harder for the Justice Department to Snoop on Reporters" border="0" /></a>Attorney General Eric Holder will release new guidelines for investigating reporters&#039; communications, The New York Times&#039; Charlie Savage reports. The new rules address two controversial Justice Department moves revealed in May: obtaining the records of more than 20 Associated Press phone lines without the organization&#039;s knowledge, and naming Fox News reporter James Risen as a possible co-conspirator in order to secretly get his emails in an investigation into North Korea leaks. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/soon-little-harder-justice-department-snoop-reporters-181800556.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 14:18:00 -0400The Atlantic Wiresoon-little-harder-justice-department-snoop-reporters-181800556<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/soon-little-harder-justice-department-snoop-reporters-181800556.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/iKsj2GT2OT4RjqPFlKDwHQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Soon_It_Will_Be_a-e1279fac80c131b4dcfa8b19a96bf438" width="130" height="86" alt="Soon It Will Be a Little Harder for the Justice Department to Snoop on Reporters" align="left" title="Soon It Will Be a Little Harder for the Justice Department to Snoop on Reporters" border="0" /></a>Attorney General Eric Holder will release new guidelines for investigating reporters&#039; communications, The New York Times&#039; Charlie Savage reports. The new rules address two controversial Justice Department moves revealed in May: obtaining the records of more than 20 Associated Press phone lines without the organization&#039;s knowledge, and naming Fox News reporter James Risen as a possible co-conspirator in order to secretly get his emails in an investigation into North Korea leaks. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/report-homeland-security-secretary-janet-napolitano-resign-140900982.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/t2C7tPhjSszDA84ti_NhOg--/

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