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Help For Oklahoma Tornado Victims And What You Can Do

Leslie Salzillo — Tue, 21 May 2013 06:25:00 -0400

This is a list of ways to contact family, find shelter and send donations to help the victims of Monday's devastating Oklahoma tornado. Read more → The post Help For Oklahoma Tornado Victims And What You Can Do appeared first on Addicting Info.

Thanks for Nothing

Emily Yoffe — Tue, 21 May 2013 06:15:00 -0400

Emily Yoffe, aka Dear Prudence, is on Washingtonpost.com weekly to chat live with readers. An edited transcript of the chat is below. (Sign up here to get Dear Prudence delivered to your inbox each week. Read Prudie's Slate columns here. Send questions to Prudence at prudence@slate.com.)

Democrats make last push in primary to be mayor of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Reuters — Tue, 21 May 2013 06:04:00 -0400

(Reuters) - The mayor of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania's cash-strapped capital, faces off on Tuesday against two fellow Democrats in a primary election that will likely determine who leads a city that has become a poster child for financial mismanagement.

PRUDEN: Mr. Obama and green persimmons

Wesley Pruden — Tue, 21 May 2013 06:01:00 -0400

ANALYSIS/OPINION: The Republicans who can't wait to talk impeachment should sit down, shut up, and be patient. President Obama may yet deserve impeachment, but we're not there yet. Patience, as anyone old enough to remember Watergate knows, is how this game is played. Republicans tempted to reach too far too ...

Virginia Republicans Panicking Over Their Choice for Lieutenant Governor

Beth Reinhard — Tue, 21 May 2013 06:00:00 -0400

A minister who compared gays to pedophiles and Planned Parenthood to the Klu Klux Klan is not the No. 2 candidate Republican Party reformers had in mind for the marquee race of 2013. Neither did the top of the ticket, Republican gubernatorial nominee Ken Cuccinelli, who has been downplaying his own socially conservative record in favor of a more mainstream message focused on the economy. So how in the world did arch-conservative African American pastor E. W. Jackson cinch his party's nomination for lieutenant governor of Virginia on Saturday night?

1st Amendment Champion Hugo Black Rebukes Team Obama From the Grave

Conor Friedersdorf — Tue, 21 May 2013 06:00:00 -0400

Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black used his concurring opinion in The New York Times Company vs. the United States (the Pentagon Papers case) to reflect on the 1st Amendment's guarantee of a free press, its inviolability, and the wrongheadedness of those who'd abridge it in the name of enhancing "security." The case was largely about prior restraint of publication, but his analysis goes much farther. His arguments are worth revisiting as the Obama Administration asserts that journalists break the law when soliciting and obtaining classified information. What follows is an excerpt from his . . .

The Michele Bachmann Campaign Probe, Explained

Gavin Aronsen — Tue, 21 May 2013 06:00:00 -0400

Last Friday, news broke that the FBI is investigating allegations that the 2012 presidential campaign of Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) violated federal laws by not disclosing payments to an Iowa state senator, improperly coordinated with her PAC, and tried to silence whistleblowing staffers. Bachmann has responded by pointing out that the allegations, which first surfaced in January, don't directly accuse her of any wrongdoing. Still, some political observers believe that the allegations could spell the end her Congressional career when she faces off against the same Democrat she narrowly . . .

How Hitler's U-Boats Are Still Attacking Us

Julia Whitty — Tue, 21 May 2013 06:00:00 -0400

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has some fresh news from World War II: Thirteen Merchant Marine ships sunk by the German navy in the Battle of the Atlantic threaten to release oil from their watery graves. The finding comes in an assessment presented to the Coast Guard that analyzed 20,000 shipwrecks in US waters, and identified 36 as posing a significant threat of oil pollution. Seventeen of those are recommended for further assessment, which could lead to missions to remove their fuel oil and oil cargo. Besides the Merchant Marine vessels, the worrisome ships include a . . .

"Mark Is Not Going To Die In Vain": New Yorkers Rally After Murder of Gay Man

James West — Tue, 21 May 2013 06:00:00 -0400

The site where Mark Carson was shot on West 8th Street, New York. Police say the killing was a hate crime. James West Blinding afternoon sun lit the biggest gay rights demonstration in years in New York's West Village Monday. The LGBT community and its supporters, including a couple of mayoral candidates, marched in the wake of a murder that has capped a month-long spate of homophobic violence. Demonstrators-police say 1,500, organizers say many hundreds more-marched through the leafy streets that gave birth to the gay rights movement to the corner where Mark Carson, 32, was shot in . . .

The Caucus: The Early Word: Pre-Existing Conditions

By JADA F. SMITH — Tue, 21 May 2013 06:00:00 -0400

Political news from today's Times and around the Web, plus a look at the latest happenings in Washington.

PPP finds Franken leading GOP prospects by double digits-DCCC uses IRS scandal to hit House GOPers on money issues-McConnell aims for the hunting and fishing vote

Politico — Tue, 21 May 2013 05:55:00 -0400

Unclear Laws May Have Contributed to Tax-Exempt Controversy

NPR — Tue, 21 May 2013 05:52:00 -0400

IRS and Treasury officials can expect a hard time in their appearances on Capitol Hill Tuesday and Wednesday. A key question that so far has not gotten much attention: How did it come to be that social welfare organizations, became vehicles for political activity? » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us

Fox News Reporter James Rosen Caught Up In Federal Probe

NPR — Tue, 21 May 2013 05:52:00 -0400

There is word of another controversial leak investigation by the Department of Justice. This time the target is Fox News reporter James Rosen, who was monitored by the department after breaking a story about North Korea's nuclear weapons program in 2009. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us

Who's Your Daddy?

Daniel Engber — Tue, 21 May 2013 05:45:00 -0400

First Jackie learned her brother Alex (their names have been changed) was her uncle. Then things got a little weird.

CNN Washington AM Note

aharding — Tue, 21 May 2013 05:43:00 -0400

NATIONAL STORIES: CNN: Oklahoma tornado leaves massive path of death, destruction; at least 51 dead Clinging to the hope of finding more survivors, rescue workers raced overnight scouring mountains of rubble where houses and schools once stood– even as the sobering death toll continued to climb. The vicious tornado that tore across central Oklahoma on Monday has killed at least 51 people - with about 40 more bodies expected to arrive at the Oklahoma Medical Examiner's office, Amy Elliott of the coroner's office said. The official death toll will gradually rise as the bodies are processed. At . . .

Islam Rising, Christianity Declining in United Kingdom

Breitbart — Tue, 21 May 2013 05:32:00 -0400

Britain's ancient connection to Christianity is fading fast as Muslims have emigrated to Britain in droves. The 2011 census reveals that Christianity is plummeting 50% faster than had been thought previously. Within ten years only a minority in Britain will call themselves Christians. Almost one in every ten Britons under 25 is now a Muslim. Although last year the 2011 census was estimated to show the number of English and Welsh citizens who said they were Christians fell by 10%, or 4.1 million, that figure counted the 1.2 foreign born Christians who had emigrated to Britain. There were, in . . .

Number of Afghan women jailed for fleeing abuse soars

Emma Graham-Harrison — Tue, 21 May 2013 05:01:00 -0400

More women imprisoned for 'moral crimes' as fears grow that hard-won rights are at risk as western troops head home The number of Afghan women jailed for fleeing forced and abusive marriages, and other "moral crimes", has soared since 2011, according to Human Rights Watch. About 600 women and girls are in prison for offences including running away from their husband or family, even though fleeing abuse is not a crime under Afghan law. Eighteen months ago, 400 women were being held for such "moral crimes", the rights group said, quoting figures from the ministry of interior, which runs the . . .

Benghazi witness points finger at Clinton on lapses in consulate security

The Hill — Tue, 21 May 2013 05:00:00 -0400

The star witness said Clinton personally ordered Ambassador Chris Stevens to set up a permanent post in Benghazi.

Labor unions break ranks with White House on ObamaCare

The Hill — Tue, 21 May 2013 05:00:00 -0400

Labor unions are breaking with President Obama on ObamaCare.

Senate Democrats work to woo Cornyn, Hatch on immigration reform

The Hill — Tue, 21 May 2013 05:00:00 -0400

Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee are focused on wooing two conservative Republican senators they consider crucial.

K Street says its near-term priorities are scandal-proof

The Hill — Tue, 21 May 2013 05:00:00 -0400

K Street lobbyists say they are confident that their near-term legislative priorities won't be thrown off course by executive branch scandals.

Threat from Within

Bill Gertz — Tue, 21 May 2013 05:00:00 -0400

Taliban insurgents recently vowed to carry out new "infiltration" attacks aimed at killing and demoralizing U.S., allied, and Afghan military forces as part of the spring military offensive, according to U.S. officials. The expected increase in what the Pentagon calls "insider" attacks by Taliban sympathizers or infiltrators followed an April 27 statement by the Islamist terror group. It was the first time the Taliban identified insider attacks as a key tactic. U.S. military officials have said the Taliban shifted to insider attacks as U.S. and allied forces became more adept at . . .

CBS News Mocks Benghazi Whistleblower

Breitbart — Tue, 21 May 2013 04:40:00 -0400

CBS News has a piece quietly mocking a Benghazi whistleblower for writing poetry in a classic example of how the MSM marginalizes opponents of Barack Obama: Raymond Maxwell, who was one of Hillary Clinton's State Department officials who was disciplined for security lapses vis-à-vis Benghazi, has been writing poetry since he was put on leave. Significantly, some of the poetry deals with Maxwell's frustration at being made a scapegoat: The web of lies they weave / gets tighter and tighter / in its deceit / until it bottoms out - / at a very low frequency - / and implodes...Yet all the . . .

Witness On Scene Of Tornado: 'It's Like A War Zone'

Breitbart — Tue, 21 May 2013 04:36:00 -0400

Huffington Post: NRA Doesn't Understand Constitution, James Madison

Breitbart — Tue, 21 May 2013 04:35:00 -0400

In one of the less rational attacks on the NRA to date, the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence's Josh Horwitz used his May 20 column to make the case that the NRA doesn't understand the Constitution or the man who wrote it--James Madison. According to Horwitz, this was proven at the NRA's Annual Meeting in Houston during the first weekend in May. There, speakers gave speeches on what "sounded a lot like vigilantism and anarchy" and very little like the adoration for governmental power that Horwitz claims our Founding Fathers enshrined in the Constitution. To back up his claims, Horwitz said . . .