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June 20, 2013

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  • When farm subsidies are really financial subsidies

    By Timothy P. Carney | 06/17/13 08:35 AM

    The farm bill moving through Congress today provides a great reminder of how Washington works: Whenever you see a government subsidy for some sympathetic cause or group -- such as the working man, green-energy, homeownership, or college -- there's a good chance that the financial industry is...

  • Jeb Bush: Family 'split' on White House run

    By Brian Hughes | 06/16/13 10:18 AM

    Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush on Sunday said his family was divided about whether he should make a bid for the White House in 2016.

  • Byron York: Immigration fight revolves around security question

    By Byron York | 06/13/13 07:20 PM

    There's a fundamental conflict at the heart of the Senate debate over the Gang of Eight comprehensive immigration reform bill. Most Republicans believe a policy to integrate 11 million currently illegal immigrants into American society must be conditioned on stronger border security and internal...

  • Jake Tapper to Rand Paul: What about your dad?

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/13/13 08:05 AM

    On CNN Wednesday, Jake Tapper questioned Sen. Rand Paul about his father’s comments on Fox Business concerning the welfare of Edward Snowden. The elder Paul voiced his concerns on Tuesday over the safety of Snowden – suggesting that the government might target him with a drone. Rand Paul...

  • Marco Rubio: I should have been 'more artful' in immigration remarks

    By Byron York | 06/12/13 09:35 PM

    Sen. Marco Rubio, the leading Republican behind the Gang of Eight comprehensive immigration reform bill, says he “probably should have been more artful in the use of terms” when he said in a Spanish-language interview last weekend that the bill first provides for legalization of the...

  • NSA chief claims surveillance programs stopped 'dozens' of attacks

    By Brian Hughes | 06/12/13 07:30 PM

    The director of the National Security Agency, under fire for the widespread surveillance of U.S. phones and Internet servers, told lawmakers Wednesday that such data collections have foiled "dozens" of terrorist plots. Addressing the simmering controversy in the first open congressional...

  • Senator slams DOJ for millions spent on conferences

    By Joel Gehrke | 06/12/13 05:40 PM

    Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., wrote Attorney General Eric Holder to suggest that he end “the current jet-set culture” at the Justice Department (DOJ) rather than contemplate furloughing employees in the face of spending cuts required by sequestration. “DOJ should not be threatening to...

  • Silicon Valley built the surveillance state

    By Michael Barone | 06/12/13 05:25 PM

    That’s the title of a very interesting article by Michael Hirsch in The Daily Beast/Newsweek. The don’t-be-evil folks at Google and the kids at Facebook won’t like it, since they don’t like to be associated with the National Security Agency surveillance programs. But they’re all...

  • President Obama rallies Democrats in tightening Massachusetts Senate race

    By Susan Ferrechio | 06/12/13 05:20 PM

    BOSTON - With poll numbers showing a tightening Massachusetts Senate race, President Obama made a stop in the Bay State on Wednesday to raise money and rally the state's powerful Democratic base for Rep. Edward Markey ahead of a June 25 special election. "You can't just turn out in a...

  • Tim Carney: Private contractors accelerate growth of government

    By Timothy P. Carney | 06/12/13 05:05 PM

    NSA leaker Edward Snowden didn't draw a paycheck from the federal government, but instead from a federal contractor, Booz Allen Hamilton, which brought in $1.3 billion for its government intelligence work, nearly a quarter of its revenue, according to the New York Times. Dozens of companies,...


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