A fast changing America threatens to leave scouting and its current rules against gays behind.
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Barbara, What? BUONO
Underdog candidate for NJ governor Barbara Buono fights for some name recognition in new ad
President Obama’s Remarks on the Tornadoes in Oklahoma (Transcript)
Remarks provided by the White House Press Office
Obama: Nation Will Stand With Oklahoma “As Long As It Takes”
“Our prayers are with the people of Oklahoma today,” Obama said, “and we’ll back up those prayers with deeds for as long as it takes.”
It’s Official: Tech Has Replaced Banking as the New Corporate Bad Guy
Here are four things you need to know as Apple CEO Tim Cook faces a Capitol Hill grilling today.
‘It’s Like a War Zone’: Horror and Heroism in Oklahoma After Tornado Tears Through
Brandon Morgan wanted to get up early to chase tornadoes…
Morning Must Reads: May 21
In the news: the Oklahoma tornado, Apple, IRS scam, a Bain liberal SuperPAC, and the Benghazi official who lost his job speaks out
White House Press Secretary Still In The Hot Seat
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney started a new week much as he ended the last one—under assault from all sides of the White House press corps
Immigration Bill Navigates Early Obstacles
With Washington distracted by scandals small and large, the immigration bill is quietly sailing through the Senate Judiciary Committee
Burma’s Thein Sein Visits Washington
Ignoring human-rights protests, the Obama Administration is looking at long-term investment in Burma, er, Myanmar
How Syria’s Rebels Aren’t Winning the War: The Anatomy of a Battle
Rebel commanders are trying to learn the lessons of why their ambitious, province-wide offensive essentially failed.
Pro-Obama Group Launches Attack On Republican “Climate Deniers”
Organizing for Action released a Twitter tool for supporters to “call out” their member of Congress as a “climate change denier.”
“Hillary Clinton 'would be a great president and I would want to help her do that.'”
— Philippe Reines, a Senate loyalist who followed Clinton to the State Department and is now a paid spokesman for the former first lady, to the Washington Post.
Republicans Seem to Be Out of Economic Ideas — Here Are Two Suggestions
Belief in austerity persists because there’s a certain grim moral justice in the idea that debtor nations should pay for their crimes with deep, painful forced cuts. Justice aside, austerity is a failed economic concept.
