In the next week, a fight over some 20 words in the Dodd-Frank bill will come to a head over whether the new rules on derivatives will apply only in the U.S., or internationally
Morning Must Reads: July 8
In the news: Egypt, Asiana Airlines flight 214, Michelle Rhee, crime in Chicago, Eliot Spitzer, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and Andy Murray
Senate Plan to Militarize Border Draws Backlash
Republican Senators have been boasting about spending $46 billion to enhance border security, but as the bill moves to the House, the excess is beginning to look like a liability
What Snowden Needs Now Is a Good Lawyer
Venezuela, Nicaragua and Bolivia have offered NSA leaker Edward Snowden asylum, but before he makes any other life-changing decisions, he should talk to a lawyer
Morning Must Reads: July 5
In the news: job report, saints, Egypt, global warming, and gas grilling
States Eye Voting Obstacles in Wake of High-Court Ruling
Less than a week after the Supreme Court watered down the 1965 Voting Rights Act, a handful of states seemed poised to roll back the protections afforded to minorities by the 48-year-old law
Nastiness From Down Under: Australians Do Attack Ads Better
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Big and Early: 2014 Campaign Ad Landscape At 489 Days Out
The days of classic head-to-head campaigns, when two candidates slug it out for a seat in Congress, are long gone. In the 2012 cycle, the average U.S. Senate race had 11 different advertisers, and the average House race had four …
Morning Must Reads: July 4
In the news: a new Egyptian president and Independence Day
President Obama’s Fourth of July Remarks
“On July 4th, 1776, a small band of patriots declared that we were a people created equal…”
A Sequester Fizzle for Military Fireworks This Fourth of July
Several military bases have canceled their firework celebrations this Fourth of July due to sequestration.
Why the U.S. Flag is Red, White and Blue
Every Fourth of July, we flaunt Uncle Sam hats, wave our flag, and watch fireworks shoot sparks into the night sky. But many never even stop to ask the question, “Why does America salute the red, white and blue?”
“Impudent Huzzy!”: How to Speak Like a Founding Father
Slang from the 18th century isn’t as “frowzy” as you might suspect.