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Kentucky's odd couple: the symbiotic friendship of Rand Paul and Mitch McConnellKentucky is one place in America where a tea-party firebrand and a Republican from the governance wing amicably meet.
Are Hillary Clinton鈥檚 e-mails scandal or mere controversy? New evidence.Hillary Clinton isn鈥檛 the only politician to have used a private e-mail account to conduct government business. But as the front-runner for the White House, she鈥檚 getting the most scrutiny as troubling evidence keeps mounting.
Are barely trained teachers just as good as education majors? Looks like it.The schools of education not only have a poor academic reputation but emphasize rote memorization and conformity to the orthodoxy. That鈥檚 not a recipe for attracting our brightest minds.聽
Republican leaders should have gone to SelmaInstead of maintaining the proud legacy of the Republican Party 鈥� started by Abraham Lincoln 鈥� of tearing down the walls of racial discrimination, we have backtracked.聽We should all be for an end to racial discrimination.
E-mail-gate: what the next White House does not need is the secretive HillaryHillary Clinton has a reputation of being anything but transparent. The latest revelations about her hidden e-mails only cement the suspicion that she is hiding something about herself.
Ferguson report finds widespread racial bias: What's next?US Department of Justice calls for long list of changes in police-community relations in Ferguson, citing practices that seemed to be clearly and disproportionately targeting African Americans.
Wisconsin Assembly passes 'right to work': A blow to income equality nationwide?Liberals say a Wisconsin 'right to work' bill weakens unions 鈥� and weakened unions are behind the rise in income inequality. Experts don't all agree on that point, but say Wisconsin could be a tipping point for such laws nationwide.
'Poke the Bear': Political quip isn't just about Russia anymoreDuring the Soviet era, folks loved to talk about 'poking the (Russian) bear.' But with Washington's current penchant for confrontation, the phrase is now an equal opportunity bit of political slang.
Ben Carson breaks all the rules in gay gaffe apology. Here's how.After saying that 'I realized that my choice of language does not reflect fully my heart on gay issues,' Carson then complained about the 'liberal press' and vowed never to talk about gay marriage again.
E-mail uproar: Is Hillary Clinton no longer inevitable?If she officially runs for the White House and is not the Democratic standard-bearer, it will be the biggest nomination upset of modern times.
Mike Simpson: the guy who ended the manufactured crisis over DHS fundingMike Simpson knows how Congress works.聽The only way to rein in the president is to come up with a bipartisan plan or, at least, a plan to force Democrats to vote with you and not against you.聽聽
Sled-in to protest ban at US Capitol: Can't a D.C. kid have any fun?Eleanor Holmes Norton, the District of Columbia's delegate in Congress, failed to get a waiver on an 1876 regulation banning the use of Capitol grounds as a playground. But we have an idea.
Hillary Clinton's secret code name for Chelsea and other e-mail revelationsThe use of an alias adds to the impression, fair or not, that Hillary Clinton was trying to hide something when she had a private computer server installed at her Chappaqua, N.Y., home.
Young, conservative, and ... atheist? A test for the GOPYoung voters are increasingly secular. To grow the youth vote, Republicans face a challenge in keeping religious conservatives on board while expanding their reach to atheists and the 'religiously unaffiliated.'聽- Why did Hillary Clinton rely on 'home-brew' e-mail server?Reporters found that the computer server that handled Hillary Clinton鈥檚 e-mail during her tenure as secretary of State traced back to an Internet service registered to her home in Chappaqua, N.Y.
Ben Carson leans into 2016 presidential bid: What are his chances?Republican Ben Carson announced Tuesday that he is forming an exploratory committee for a 2016 presidential bid.聽
Monitor BreakfastWhy Pakistan would welcome delayed US withdrawal from AfghanistanPakistan's ambassador to Washington, Jalil Abbas Jilani, told reporters at a Monitor Breakfast Tuesday that the country has seen heightened militant activity along its border as US troops have drawn down in eastern Afghanistan.
Spring break: The real reason Michelle Obama is going to JapanThe White House announced on Tuesday that the first lady will be traveling to Japan and Cambodia to promote girls' education. Call it a placating-vacation.
Hillary Clinton personal e-mail: big deal or business as usual?Prior to Clinton, no secretary of State used personal e-mail exclusively. At the least, the action may have violated National Archives rules that government e-mails sent from personal accounts be preserved for historical record.
Martin O'Malley sticks with Plan A: try to upend Hillary ClintonFormer Governor O'Malley of Maryland announced Tuesday he will not run for Senate, a signal he is still running for president. Clinton's latest woes could give O'Malley hope.