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Michael Steele Drops Out of RNC Race
(Newser) - Michael Steele finally conceded what everyone else pretty much knew: He won't get another term as chairman of the Republican National Committee. Steele dropped out of the race today after trailing badly in the first four rounds of voting, reports Politico . Those remaining are front-runner Reince Priebus (the GOP chairman... More » Newser located this story for you on Saturday, January 15, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
'Political Morality' Divides America
(Newser) - Calls for unity are welcome, but it’s time we face facts: America is a country “deeply divided” by “fundamental disagreement about the proper role of government,” writes Paul Krugman in the New York Times . The left believes the wealthy should be taxed to help the poor;... More » Newser located this story for you on Saturday, January 15, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
Let's Avoid a Cold War —This Time With China
(Newser) - The "elites" in the US are worried about big, bad China, and the same is true in reverse in Beijing, writes Henry Kissinger. "Care must be taken lest both sides analyze themselves into self-fulfilling prophecies," he writes in the Washington Post . A Cold War between the two... More » Newser located this story for you on Saturday, January 15, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
US Reluctantly Defends Federal Ban on Gay Marriage
(Newser) - A Justice Department filing yesterday backed the Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman. The move appeals a federal judge’s ruling calling DOMA unconstitutional, TPM reports. But the administration asserted that it doesn’t support the act; the filing merely adhered to... More » Newser located this story for you on Saturday, January 15, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
Tea Partiers: Textbooks Must Be Nicer to Founders
(Newser) - Tennessee Tea Party activists met with lawmakers yesterday to demand the state make a number of changes—including “educating students the truth about America.” What does that grammatically suspect phrase mean? It means that they want textbooks to stop criticizing the founding fathers for their treatment of Native... More » Newser located this story for you on Saturday, January 15, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
8 Most Shocking Kennedys Scenes
(Newser) - Word is the Kennedys miniseries got axed because some of the actual Kennedys didn’t like it —and now the Daily Beast has a better idea why that might be so. The site got an early copy of the script, and reports on eight salacious scenes: Joe Kennedy Sr.... More » Newser located this story for you on Saturday, January 15, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
It's Judgment Day for Michael Steele at RNC
(Newser) - The Republican National Committee will meet tonight to select its chairman—and pretty much no one is betting on the incumbent. Michael Steele is actually sitting in second place in public tallies right now, behind perceived front-runner Reince Priebus, according to Politico . But as the incumbent, Steele is unlikely to... More » Newser located this story for you on Saturday, January 15, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
Scientists to Pentagon: Map Every Soldier's Genome
(Newser) - A secretive group of top scientists is pushing the Pentagon to map the genomes of all military personnel, the Huffington Post reports. Such mapping could reveal information about troops' "responses to battlefield stress"—for example, how well they can tolerate "sleep deprivation, dehydration, or prolonged exposure to... More » Newser located this story for you on Saturday, January 15, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
Don't Expect Any Gun Control Bills to Pass: Lawmakers
(Newser) - The Tucson shooting has prompted the drafting of a number of gun-control bills—but lawmakers don’t expect any major legislation to pass. In fact, insiders said, Congress is looking less likely than ever to step up regulation, reports New York Times , which notes that many members of Congress own... More » Newser located this story for you on Saturday, January 15, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
GOP Reschedules Health Care Repeal Vote
(Newser) - House Republicans will vote to repeal the health care reform law next week, likely on Wednesday, after a week-long delay in the wake of the Gabrielle Giffords shooting. “It is important for Congress to get back to work,” an Eric Cantor spokesman said, “and to that end... More » Newser located this story for you on Saturday, January 15, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) Politics.
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