“We have a basic responsibility to help our constituents respond to emergencies… a fundamental obligation not to deny them the help they need when they need it the most.’’
– HARRY REID, Senate majority leader, in …
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Elena Kagan Debates Team Jacob vs. Team Edward
Because she apparently doesn’t have anything more important on her mind, Elena Kagan was asked which Twilight character she preferred: the hunky, ripped werewolf or the pale, sparkly vampire? (Hah, as if there’s even any question).
Robert Byrd: Viral Way Ahead of His Time
What good is C-SPAN programming without a little poetry here and there?
The McChrystal Scandal: Will it Overshadow Afghanistan’s Deadliest Month?
While there is never an ideal time for a career-disrupting scandal, General Stanley McChrystal’s resignation last week may have come at the worst possible time. June 2010 marks the deadliest month for NATO forces in …
West Virginia After Byrd: Who Will Fill the Seat?
In the seat-counting world of Washington today, even a death cannot stop the incessant speculative adding and subtracting. Robert Byrd’s body is barely cold and already the town is abuzz about who his replacement could be.
Supreme Court Gun Case: What Will It Change?
The Supreme Court ruled today to extend gun rights to every state and city. What does that mean? (via Swampland)
G-20 Protests: 10 Scenes from the Battlefield
Since June 18, Toronto police have arrested 562 protesters in conjunction with the G8 and G-20 conferences. No serious injuries have been reported, but the demonstrations turned destructive by the conference’s end, with cars lit …
Robert Byrd, Senator For 51 Years, Dies At Age 92
Byrd served his home state of West Virginia in the Senate for more than a third of its 144-year existence. He died early Monday morning.
Five Hot-Button Issues Surrounding the Elena Kagan Hearings
Kagan’s appointment to the Supreme Court would put three women on the judicial branch for the first time in American history.
Biden Calls Custard Stand Manager a “Smartass”
A testy exchange Friday in Wisconsin: Vice President Joe Biden swung by a popular custard shop and the manager offered to cover the tab if Biden would lower their taxes. Biden was not fond of the idea.
Quotes: Barack Obama on Dmitry Medvedev’s New Twitter
“I have one also, so we may be able to throw away those red phones that have been sitting around for so long,”
– U.S. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA, joking about the U.S. and Russia moving past Cold War era technology to use …
Obama and Medvedev’s Lunchtime Diversion: Ray’s Hell Burger
“Hold the pickles, hold the lettuce. Special orders, don’t upset us!”
