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Jeb Bush vs. Hillary Rodham Clinton: Who has the bigger e-mail problem?Jeb Bush and Hillary Rodham Clinton, potential rivals in the 2016 presidential race, both have problems regarding use of personal e-mail accounts for government business. Clinton鈥檚 seems more serious.
Obama talks mean tweets, Ferguson on Jimmy Kimmel. Odd combo?President Obama said there was 'no excuse' for violent acts regarding this week's police shootings in Ferguson. But the message was delivered not from the White House, but from ABC's 'Jimmy Kimmel Live.'
Utah LGBT antidiscrimination law could chart new path for compromiseBacked by the Mormon church, Utah's Republican-led legislature voted overwhelmingly to provide explicit legal protections for all of its LGBT residents, while shielding religious institutions that oppose homosexuality from prosecution.- Did Time magazine give Hillary horns?The letter 'M,' when partly obscured by a head, has a tendency to make the head's owner to take on a rather diabolical aspect.
If Hillary Clinton doesn't run, do Democrats have a Plan B?Some Democrats are wondering what happens if Hillary Clinton doesn't run. The 2016 candidate bench looks light at this point. Should Democrats worry?聽
Expelling Oklahoma students for racist video is likely unconstitutionalAs a public institution, the University of Oklahoma is bound by the Constitution as much as any other entity run by the state, and that means that it can鈥檛 punish people solely based on the content of their speech.
Senate hearing shows agreement on defeating Islamic State, not how to do itCongress wants a strong authorization for use of military force against the Islamic State. But rifts are deep on what, exactly, that resolution should allow.
Iran letter lands author Tom Cotton in hot water. Is he next 'Hanoi Jane'?Senator Cotton joins Jane Fonda on a long list of Americans who have been accused of contact with a foreign power against the interests of the US in violation of the 1799 law. How many have been found guilty?
Chicago's 'Chuy': the next De Blasio?Because New York had two successful mayors in a row, the city hasn鈥檛 had to make the painful choices that face Chicago.聽Unfortunately for Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, he has had to make those tough choices.聽
How Hillary Clinton answers on e-mail flap created more questionsClinton's response to questions on her use of a private e-mail account for official State Department business doesn't answer concerns about hacking or whether she used this account to communicate with representatives of foreign nations.
Does Obama have a private e-mail account? Why White House won't say.Does President Obama use a private e-mail account for official business, like Hillary Clinton has? The White House won't say, citing security concerns.
After GOP letter to Iran, some key senators push bipartisan billSenate Foreign Relations chair Bob Corker, who did not sign the letter, is working to cool passions and pass a bipartisan bill that would give Congress a say in a deal.
Hillary Clinton: Private e-mail was 'for convenience'Clinton says she had a thorough review done of e-mails and erred 'on the side of providing anything that could be viewed as work-related' to the State Department. But that statement 鈥� essentially telling Americans to trust her 鈥� may be hard for critics to swallow.
Hillary Clinton's strategy of silence on e-mails: Why she stayed quiet for so longHillary Rodham Clinton's strategy of silence on her use of a private e-mail server has worked in the past. Today, Clinton is expected to break the silence.聽
'Breathtaking': It's IN as trash talk on Capitol HillIn politics, 'breathtaking' 聽isn't necessarily a good thing. It's often deployed to connote wrongheaded actions on an epic scale, especially when invoked by Republicans.
In Sen. Lindsey Graham e-mail boycott, a refusal to bow to 'every 15-second crisis'Sen. Lindsey Graham stunned almost everybody when he said that he has never sent an e-mail in 10 years in the Senate. He says he prefers talking to people.
Is Hillary Clinton's silence on e-mails a misstep?Hillary Clinton is reinforcing an image of being less than transparent. That could hurt her, say some allies. But Mrs. Clinton's team thinks she can wait out the storm.聽
How Clintons beat the press: the unexpected virtue of stonewallingThe Clintons have been remarkably good at riding out scandals, real and otherwise, and turning them into 'old news.'聽But Hillary Clinton lacks something that her husband does not: likability.聽
How Obama learned about Hillary Rodham Clinton's peculiar e-mailPresident Obama says he insists on transparency in his administration鈥檚 conduct. That raises questions about Hillary Clinton鈥檚 controversial e-mail as secretary of state, and it may account for a drop in her poll rating on honesty.
Sen. Bob Menendez: Will corruption charges stick?Sen. Bob Menendez is reported to be the subject of an FBI criminal investigation involving political corruption and favors the New Jersey Democrat did for a wealthy donor.
