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Morning-after pill: how the politics of Plan B changed for ObamaIn a change of course, the Obama administration has cleared the way for Plan B One-Step to become easily available to women and girls of all ages. Social conservatives are furious.
Did Hillary Clinton just drop a presidential hint on Twitter?Hillary Clinton said on Twitter that her next role is 'TBD,' prompting a flurry of interest in her debut on the social networking site.
Edward Snowden leaks: why Obama has a political cushionEdward Snowden and his decision to speak out as the leaker of classified national security documents have deflected attention from President Obama. The political odd couples defending and opposing the programs also insulate the president.
Edward Snowden: How much trouble is he in for leaks of NSA snooping?Prosecutors would certainly pursue mishandling of intelligence and possibly espionage charges that could result in decades of prison time. But the first US challenge is to get Edward Snowden in custody.
Senate's new farm bill will waste billions on subsidies, critics sayCrop insurance subsidies help farmers survive tough years, all agree. But critics say they are much too generous 鈥� and Congress could increase them further in its new farm bill.
How do Americans feel about NSA surveillance? AmbivalentWhen terrorists strike, intelligence agencies are faulted for failure to 'connect the dots.' If that's what the NSA is trying to do with its mass surveillance of phone records and Internet use, how do Americans feel about that?
Another NSA leaker? More expected to come on spying revelationsColumnist聽Glenn Greenwald, who broke the NSA spying story, expects there'll be more whistle blowers and more stories based on leaks. The government is treating that as criminal activity.
PRISM: What鈥檚 behind this NSA surveillance tool lurking about your Facebook page?The PRISM program has been sucking up what most people would think of as personal information聽on Google, Facebook, Skype, and other Internet providers. What鈥檚 up with the NSA's secret surveillance effort?
How immigration reform might also spur young Americans to study math, scienceMeasures in immigration reform legislation would channel fees from high-skilled visas into investments for American students to delve into science, technology, engineering, and math.- How immigration reform might also spur young Americans to study math, scienceMeasures in immigration reform legislation would channel fees from high-skilled visas into investments for American students to delve into science, technology, engineering, and math.
Colorado secede? Counties weigh exit plan to form state of 'North Colorado'Colorado secede? It sounds implausible, but the idea of counties withdrawing from one state to form a new one isn鈥檛 impossible. But some big hurdles聽鈥� like the US Constitution聽鈥� make it very difficult.
George W. Obama? With NSA spying, Obama feels wrath of the leftPresident Obama is having to explain and justify NSA surveillance of millions of Americans' phone records and Internet use. Critics on the left say he's too much like former president George W. Bush.
Obama touts California as health-care reform model. Will costs really fall?The impact of President Obama's health-care law on medical costs is hotly debated. On Friday, he argued his side, highlighting trends in a state where premiums by some measures may not change much.- Obama touts California as health-care reform model. Will costs really fall?The impact of President Obama's health-care law on medical costs is hotly debated. On Friday, he argued his side, highlighting trends in a state where premiums by some measures may not change much.
Obama on NSA data-mining: 鈥楴obody is listening to your telephone calls鈥�President Obama defends once-secret counterterrorism programs, such as NSA data-mining, and decries leaks, even as he welcomes public debate over how to balance security with civil liberties.聽
US immigration reform: Why 'E-Verify' screenings, while flawed, will passE-Verify screenings of new workers, in use in some states, has the strongest public support of all the basic elements of immigration reform. It's included in the bill the Senate began debating Friday.
Michele Bachmann hints at another run. Is she back already?GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann, who announced last week she will not run for reelection to the House, said Thursday she is looking for a 'different perch' from which to advance her causes. As for 2016? Nothing is 'off the table,' she said.
Did Michelle Obama heckler use coded racial words? Or not?The Michelle Obama heckler said she was 'taken aback' at the confrontation, which some say indicated a perspective of 'white privilege.' Her group, GetEQUAL, said 'We聽value the first lady's leadership.'
Showered in boos, Republicans feed Democratic immigration reform fearsHouse Republicans on Thursday voted to strip administrative protection from the young undocumented immigrants whom President Obama sought to shield from deportation last year. The move played to Democratic concerns that the GOP isn't serious about immigration reform.
Verizon phone-snooping flap: why Obama won't be harmedNews that Verizon has been forced to turn over millions of phone records to the US government feeds the narrative of Big Brother-ism in Washington. But concerns over national security are likely to mitigate political fallout.聽
