http://swampland.time.com Political insight from the Beltway and beyond Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:09:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://1.gravatar.com/blavatar/11d9978cfec7d5a71822113fdc067df5?s=96&d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png http://swampland.time.com http://swampland.time.com/2013/06/17/still-more-noise-than-signal-as-u-s-spies-promise-more-transparency/ http://swampland.time.com/2013/06/17/still-more-noise-than-signal-as-u-s-spies-promise-more-transparency/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:45:29 +0000 Michael Scherer http://swampland.time.com/?p=97987 ]]> http://swampland.time.com/2013/06/17/still-more-noise-than-signal-as-u-s-spies-promise-more-transparency/feed/ 0 National Securityhttp://swampland.time.com/category/domestic-policy-2/national-security/http://timeswampland.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/2013-06-12t210344z_1933500332_gm1e96d0.jpg?w=200 General Keith Alexander arrives at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in Washington michaelscherer 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Magazinehttp://swampland.time.com/category/magazine/http://timeswampland.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/130617059657.jpg?w=150 Ro Khanna, democratic candidate for Congress, photographed in his campaign headquarters in Silicon Valley on June 3, 2013. michaelscherer Ro Khanna, democratic candidate for Congress, photographed in his campaign headquarters in Silicon Valley on June 3, 2013. http://swampland.time.com/2013/05/29/mark-pryor-plans-substantial-ad-campaign-to-rebut-bloomberg/ http://swampland.time.com/2013/05/29/mark-pryor-plans-substantial-ad-campaign-to-rebut-bloomberg/#comments Wed, 29 May 2013 17:23:29 +0000 Michael Scherer http://swampland.time.com/?p=96637 ]]> http://swampland.time.com/2013/05/29/mark-pryor-plans-substantial-ad-campaign-to-rebut-bloomberg/feed/ 0 Senatehttp://swampland.time.com/category/congress/senate/http://timeswampland.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/ap694177142532.jpg?w=200 Mark Pyor michaelscherer http://swampland.time.com/2013/05/28/bloombergs-gamble-risking-the-democratic-senate-majority-for-gun-control/ http://swampland.time.com/2013/05/28/bloombergs-gamble-risking-the-democratic-senate-majority-for-gun-control/#comments Tue, 28 May 2013 09:45:25 +0000 Michael Scherer http://swampland.time.com/?p=96482 ]]> http://swampland.time.com/2013/05/28/bloombergs-gamble-risking-the-democratic-senate-majority-for-gun-control/feed/ 1 Gun Controlhttp://swampland.time.com/category/domestic-policy-2/gun-control-domestic-policy/http://timeswampland.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/bloomberg.jpg?w=200 New York Mayor Bloomberg speaks to reporters after his meeting regarding gun violence with U.S. Vice President Biden, at the White House in Washington michaelscherer http://swampland.time.com/2013/05/22/eric-garcetti-survives-nasty-race-for-l-a-mayor/ http://swampland.time.com/2013/05/22/eric-garcetti-survives-nasty-race-for-l-a-mayor/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 22:39:54 +0000 Michael Scherer http://swampland.time.com/?p=96339 ]]> http://swampland.time.com/2013/05/22/eric-garcetti-survives-nasty-race-for-l-a-mayor/feed/ 0 Magazinehttp://swampland.time.com/category/magazine/http://timeswampland.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/rtxzvzw.jpg?w=200 Los Angeles mayoral candidate Garcetti greets supporters during an election night party in Hollywood michaelscherer http://swampland.time.com/2013/05/17/despite-president-obamas-optimism-no-quick-fix-likely-for-irs/ http://swampland.time.com/2013/05/17/despite-president-obamas-optimism-no-quick-fix-likely-for-irs/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 09:30:22 +0000 Michael Scherer http://swampland.time.com/?p=95940 ]]> http://swampland.time.com/2013/05/17/despite-president-obamas-optimism-no-quick-fix-likely-for-irs/feed/ 0 Barack Obamahttp://swampland.time.com/category/white-house/barack-obama/http://timeswampland.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/obama1.jpg?w=200 U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a statement about the Internal Revenue Service in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 15, 2013. michaelscherer http://swampland.time.com/2013/05/14/anger-over-irs-audits-of-conservatives-anchored-in-long-history-of-abuse/ http://swampland.time.com/2013/05/14/anger-over-irs-audits-of-conservatives-anchored-in-long-history-of-abuse/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 09:45:46 +0000 Michael Scherer http://swampland.time.com/?p=95473 ]]> http://swampland.time.com/2013/05/14/anger-over-irs-audits-of-conservatives-anchored-in-long-history-of-abuse/feed/ 0 Taxeshttp://swampland.time.com/category/domestic-policy-2/taxes/http://timeswampland.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/1826038.jpg?w=131 U.S. President Richard Nixon stands on the steps of the presidential helicopter after resigning the presidency, in Washington, D.C., on August 9, 1974. michaelscherer http://swampland.time.com/2013/05/13/the-lingering-questions-from-the-benghazi-controversy/ http://swampland.time.com/2013/05/13/the-lingering-questions-from-the-benghazi-controversy/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 09:00:48 +0000 Michael Scherer http://swampland.time.com/?p=95424 ]]> http://swampland.time.com/2013/05/13/the-lingering-questions-from-the-benghazi-controversy/feed/ 0 Controversieshttp://swampland.time.com/category/2012-election/controversies/http://timeswampland.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/rtxzf3e.jpg?w=200 Officials are sworn in before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on "Benghazi: Exposing Failure and Recognizing Courage" in Washington michaelscherer http://swampland.time.com/2013/05/09/top-white-house-aide-has-a-secret-beer-with-rep-paul-ryan/ http://swampland.time.com/2013/05/09/top-white-house-aide-has-a-secret-beer-with-rep-paul-ryan/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 09:30:48 +0000 Michael Scherer http://swampland.time.com/?p=95177 ]]> http://swampland.time.com/2013/05/09/top-white-house-aide-has-a-secret-beer-with-rep-paul-ryan/feed/ 0 Magazinehttp://swampland.time.com/category/magazine/http://timeswampland.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/1500_wmcdonough_0520.jpg?w=200 Denis McDonough Obama michaelscherer http://swampland.time.com/2013/05/01/vaseline-fireworks-and-text-messages-what-we-learned-from-new-boston-bombing-arrests/ http://swampland.time.com/2013/05/01/vaseline-fireworks-and-text-messages-what-we-learned-from-new-boston-bombing-arrests/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 19:20:29 +0000 Michael Scherer http://swampland.time.com/?p=94595 ]]> http://swampland.time.com/2013/05/01/vaseline-fireworks-and-text-messages-what-we-learned-from-new-boston-bombing-arrests/feed/ 0 Boston Marathon Bombingshttp://swampland.time.com/category/boston-marathon-bombings/http://timeswampland.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/167853204.jpg?w=200 A collection of fireworks that was found inside a backpack belonging to Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev that was recovered by law enforcement agents from a landfill in New Bedford, Mass., on April 26, 2013. michaelscherer http://swampland.time.com/2013/05/01/president-obama-sides-with-his-guantanamo-bay-protesters/ http://swampland.time.com/2013/05/01/president-obama-sides-with-his-guantanamo-bay-protesters/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 09:45:59 +0000 Michael Scherer http://swampland.time.com/?p=94529 ]]> http://swampland.time.com/2013/05/01/president-obama-sides-with-his-guantanamo-bay-protesters/feed/ 0 terrorhttp://swampland.time.com/category/domestic-policy-2/terror/http://timeswampland.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/pol-guantanamo-bay-130430.jpg?w=200 The front gate of "Camp Six" detention facility of the Joint Detention Group at the US Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Jan. 19, 2012. michaelscherer http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1735470,00.html http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1735470,00.html#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:45:24 +0000 Michael Scherer http://swampland.time.com/?p=94227 ]]> 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http://swampland.time.com/2013/04/25/barbara-bush-says-weve-had-enough-bushes-as-president/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:24:00 +0000 Michael Scherer http://swampland.time.com/?p=94009 ]]> http://swampland.time.com/2013/04/25/barbara-bush-says-weve-had-enough-bushes-as-president/feed/ 0 2016 Electionhttp://swampland.time.com/category/2012-election/2016-election/http://timeswampland.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/167435238.jpg?w=200 Presidential Reunion: Scenes from the Opening of the Bush Library michaelscherer http://swampland.time.com/2013/04/22/political-debate-over-boston-bombings-races-ahead-of-investigation/ http://swampland.time.com/2013/04/22/political-debate-over-boston-bombings-races-ahead-of-investigation/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:30:00 +0000 Michael Scherer http://swampland.time.com/?p=93620 ]]> http://swampland.time.com/2013/04/22/political-debate-over-boston-bombings-races-ahead-of-investigation/feed/ 0 Boston Marathon Bombingshttp://swampland.time.com/category/boston-marathon-bombings/http://timeswampland.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/1500_dom_situationroom_0421.jpg?w=200 U.S. President Barack Obama (far left) holds a meeting in the Situation Room in Washington D.C. on the ongoing investigation into the Boston Marathon bombing, on April 20, 2013. michaelscherer http://swampland.time.com/2013/04/19/with-boston-in-lockdown-president-obama-meets-in-situation-room-with-foreign-affairs-advisers/ http://swampland.time.com/2013/04/19/with-boston-in-lockdown-president-obama-meets-in-situation-room-with-foreign-affairs-advisers/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:42:56 +0000 Michael Scherer http://swampland.time.com/?p=93462 ]]> http://swampland.time.com/2013/04/19/with-boston-in-lockdown-president-obama-meets-in-situation-room-with-foreign-affairs-advisers/feed/ 0 terrorhttp://swampland.time.com/category/domestic-policy-2/terror/http://timeswampland.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/white-hous-situation-room.jpg?w=200 White Hous Situation Room michaelscherer http://swampland.time.com/2013/04/18/president-obama-tells-boston-to-keep-running-after-marathon-bombings/ http://swampland.time.com/2013/04/18/president-obama-tells-boston-to-keep-running-after-marathon-bombings/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:57:32 +0000 Michael Scherer http://swampland.time.com/?p=93356 ]]> http://swampland.time.com/2013/04/18/president-obama-tells-boston-to-keep-running-after-marathon-bombings/feed/ 0 Barack Obamahttp://swampland.time.com/category/white-house/barack-obama/http://timeswampland.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/rtxyqxj.jpg?w=200 U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle attend an interfaith memorial service for the victims of the bombing at the Boston Marathon in Boston michaelscherer http://swampland.time.com/2013/04/16/president-obama-embraces-the-word-terrorism-a-day-after-boston-marathon-bombings/ http://swampland.time.com/2013/04/16/president-obama-embraces-the-word-terrorism-a-day-after-boston-marathon-bombings/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:00:40 +0000 Michael Scherer http://swampland.time.com/?p=93076 ]]> http://swampland.time.com/2013/04/16/president-obama-embraces-the-word-terrorism-a-day-after-boston-marathon-bombings/feed/ 0 National Securityhttp://swampland.time.com/category/domestic-policy-2/national-security/http://timeswampland.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/rtxyn2e.jpg?w=200 Runners continue to run towards the finish line as an explosion erupts at the finish line of the Boston Marathon michaelscherer http://swampland.time.com/2013/04/15/president-obama-offers-cautious-response-to-boston-bomb-blasts/ http://swampland.time.com/2013/04/15/president-obama-offers-cautious-response-to-boston-bomb-blasts/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 03:30:57 +0000 Michael Scherer and Zeke Miller http://swampland.time.com/?p=92979 ]]> http://swampland.time.com/2013/04/15/president-obama-offers-cautious-response-to-boston-bomb-blasts/feed/ 1 White Househttp://swampland.time.com/category/white-house/http://timeswampland.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/pol-obama-boston-130415.jpg?w=200 President Barack Obama leaves the podium after speaking in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Monday, April 15, 2013, following the explosions at the Boston Marathon. michaelscherer