Head Of Group That Had Aims To "Change" Gays Issues Apology

buzzfeed.com 14 hours ago

"Exodus International, the oldest and largest Christian ministry dealing with faith and homosexuality, issued an apology to the gay community for years of undue suffering and judgment at the h...

 
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Connecticut gun maker moving to South Carolina, in wake of tighter state gun laws

foxnews.com 13 hours ago

A Connecticut gun manufacturer is moving to South Carolina after Connecticut lawmakers passed stricter gun-control laws in the aftermath of the fatal Sandy Hook School shootings.

 
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The political significance of HPV rates

maddowblog.msnbc.com 13 hours ago

Ordinarily, the efficacy of a vaccine and a drop in cancer rates wouldn't be part of a political discussion, but HPV has always been a little different.

 
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5 things about Frederick Douglass

cnn.com 17 hours ago

When a 7-foot bronze statue of 19th century abolitionist Frederick Douglass is unveiled at the U.S...

 
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Senator rips Pentagon over contract with company arming Syrian regime

foxnews.com 14 hours ago

A Republican senator blasted the Pentagon after it entered into a new helicopter contract with a Russian company which is supplying the Syrian regime -- even as the U.S...

 
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Lawmakers question Obama's pledge to scale back US nuclear arsenal

foxnews.com 13 hours ago

President Obama’s pledge to cut the U.S.’s nuclear arsenal by one third is sending the wrong message to the global community, some Washington lawmakers said Wednesday.

 
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Obama comment on 'divisive' Catholic education means class in session for #ObamaApprovedSchools

twitchy.com 7 hours ago

At the G8 Summit in Northern Ireland, President Obama suggested that Catholic schools are divisive. The controversy over the president's comment prompted a Twitter user to wonder exactly what kinds...

 
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Assange Says WikiLeaks Helping Snowden Get Asylum in Iceland

abcnews.go.com 11 hours ago

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange said Wednesday that his group has been in touch with Edward Snowden’s legal team, the man who says he’s behind the National Security Agency leaks...

 
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FBI director: Bureau uses drones for surveillance on US soil

foxnews.com 15 hours ago

FBI Director Robert Mueller acknowledged Wednesday that the bureau has a limited number of drones that it uses for surveillance on U.S. soil. 

 
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Costly Obama family trip under fire amid sequester cuts

foxnews.com 18 June

President Obama’s trip this month to Africa, with the first family tagging along, is projected to cost taxpayers as much as $100 million, sparking criticism as the federal government scrimps along...

 
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'Evidence of the depth and breadth of Obama's radicalism': President suggests Catholic schools are...

twitchy.com 10 hours ago

That's exactly what happened, as evidenced by this quote from President Obama at the G8 summit in Northern Ireland: “If towns remain divided—if Catholics have their schools and buildings and Protes...

 
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Missing Michael Hastings

buzzfeed.com 19 June

One of the great reporters of his generation died Tuesday at 33. The stories he wrote, and the ones he didn't live to write..

 
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AP boss blasts Justice over records grab, says move gives cover to dictatorships

foxnews.com 13 hours ago

The head of The Associated Press blasted the Justice Department on Wednesday over its seizure of journalists' phone records, saying the move effectively could give dictatorships cover to harass their...

 
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Officials Claim Washington Leaders Weren't Part Of IRS Scandal

huffingtonpost.com 18 June

WASHINGTON -- In a rebuke to House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), Rep...

 
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Colorado lawmaker who supported gun control to face recall election

foxnews.com 19 June

A recall petition against a Colorado lawmaker who supported gun rights was deemed sufficient Tuesday, setting up the first potential recall of a state lawmaker in Colorado history.

 
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Chuck Hagel Jokes That Indian Man Asking Him A Question Is A Member Of The Taliban

buzzfeed.com 5 hours ago

He was a college professor. Hagel was speaking at the University of Nebraska where he went to school.

 
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We need no nuclear arms, not fewer

cnn.com 11 hours ago

Ira Helfand and Alan Robock say the reduction in U.S. and Russian nuclear arms proposed by President Obama is a good step, but we can still obliterate ourselves.

 
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Social issues still fire up GOP despite 2012 loss

huffingtonpost.com 21 hours ago

WASHINGTON — Republican lawmakers have a message for those who want the party to soften its emphasis on social conservatism in hopes of reaching a wider national audience: Not so fast.

 
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Walter Reed plans to furlough thousands; soldier advocacy groups worry about care despite assurances

foxnews.com 18 June

Thousands of civilian workers at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center -- the county’s top facility for wound combat soldiers --are facing furloughs this summer, the result of sequester and...

 
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Mexican Roots for Majority of Latino Americans

abcnews.go.com 11 hours ago

Mexican Latinos make up more than two thirds of all Latinos in the United States, according to a new Pew Hispanic report...

 
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Ted Cruz: Oppose immigration reform in name of `our humanity’

washingtonpost.com 14 hours ago

Now that the CBO found that immigration reform will dramatically slash the deficit, opponents are running out of arguments.

 
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AP CEO Says Government Sources Won't Talk After Justice Department Probe

buzzfeed.com 16 hours ago

"The government may love this," says the AP CEO. "I suspect that they do."

 
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Senate Agreement to Bolster Border Security

abcnews.go.com 6 hours ago

Early Thursday morning, the bipartisan “Gang of Eight” senators will announce an agreement to strengthen border security...

 
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Condemning today's dancing, quad-sexual military (with our annotations)

maddowblog.msnbc.com 16 hours ago

While the Supreme Court is still pondering major decisions on same sex marriage, here's a little snapshot of where some far right conservatives stand right now on the subject of gay rights...

 
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Republican aide challenges Democrats in real-life 'hunger games'

washingtonpost.com 5 hours ago

Republican aide claims victory over 'SNAP Challenge' in attempt to lower funding for food stamp programs

 
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A new age of protests

cnn.com 12 hours ago

Frida Ghitis says in this era of connectivity, a little complaint can erupt into massive demonstrations.

 
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Fox News Poll: Most disagree with Obama, say war on terrorism not over

foxnews.com 12 hours ago

In a major national security address in May, President Obama said it was time to take the United States off the war footing it has been on since the September 11 terrorist attacks -- and at one point...

 
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Watching Boehner shift with the winds

maddowblog.msnbc.com 18 hours ago

Here's what House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said about immigration reform, immediately after the 2012 elections:

 
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How Germany feels about Obama — in 2 magazine covers

washingtonpost.com 22 hours ago

Two magazine covers tell the story.

 
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