http://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss_dana-milbankDana Milbank writes about politics and political theater.enCopyright 2012 Washington Post CompanyWed, 22 May 2013 03:39:40 GMTWed, 22 May 2013 03:39:40 GMT5http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gifhttp://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss_dana-milbankhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636564/s/2c3a299a/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cdana0Emilbank0Ein0Eap0Erosen0Einvestigations0Egovernment0Emakes0Ecriminals0Eof0Ereporters0C20A130C0A50C210C377af3920Ec24e0E11e20E914f0Ea7aba60A512a70Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idana0Emilbank/story01.htm<p>There are various reasons you might not care about the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/justice-departments-scrutiny-of-fox-news-reporter-james-rosen-in-leak-case-draws-fire/2013/05/20/c6289eba-c162-11e2-8bd8-2788030e6b44_story.html">Obama administration’s spying on journalist James Rosen</a> and <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2013/05/the-doj-versus-journalist-gmail.html">labeling him</a> a “co-conspirator and/or aider and abettor” in an espionage case. </p> <p>Liberals may not be particularly bothered because the targeted journalist works for Fox News. Conservatives may not be concerned because of their antipathy toward the news media generally. And the general public certainly doesn’t have much patience for journalists’ whining. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-in-ap-rosen-investigations-government-makes-criminals-of-reporters/2013/05/21/377af392-c24e-11e2-914f-a7aba60512a7_story.html?wprss=rss_dana-milbank">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636564/s/2c3a299a/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-in-ap-rosen-investigations-government-makes-criminals-of-reporters%2F2013%2F05%2F21%2F377af392-c24e-11e2-914f-a7aba60512a7_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=In+AP%2C+Rosen+investigations%2C+government+makes+criminals+of+reporters" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-in-ap-rosen-investigations-government-makes-criminals-of-reporters%2F2013%2F05%2F21%2F377af392-c24e-11e2-914f-a7aba60512a7_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=In+AP%2C+Rosen+investigations%2C+government+makes+criminals+of+reporters" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-in-ap-rosen-investigations-government-makes-criminals-of-reporters%2F2013%2F05%2F21%2F377af392-c24e-11e2-914f-a7aba60512a7_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=In+AP%2C+Rosen+investigations%2C+government+makes+criminals+of+reporters" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-in-ap-rosen-investigations-government-makes-criminals-of-reporters%2F2013%2F05%2F21%2F377af392-c24e-11e2-914f-a7aba60512a7_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=In+AP%2C+Rosen+investigations%2C+government+makes+criminals+of+reporters" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-in-ap-rosen-investigations-government-makes-criminals-of-reporters%2F2013%2F05%2F21%2F377af392-c24e-11e2-914f-a7aba60512a7_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=In+AP%2C+Rosen+investigations%2C+government+makes+criminals+of+reporters" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664990246/u/0/f/636564/c/34656/s/2c3a299a/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664990246/u/0/f/636564/c/34656/s/2c3a299a/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664990246/u/0/f/636564/c/34656/s/2c3a299a/a2t.img" border="0"/>Jay Carneynews mediaFox NewsWed, 22 May 2013 00:35:15 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-in-ap-rosen-investigations-government-makes-criminals-of-reporters/2013/05/21/377af392-c24e-11e2-914f-a7aba60512a7_story.html?wprss=rss_dana-milbankDana Milbankhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636564/s/2c2cd1eb/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cdana0Emilbank0Eon0Eimmigration0Esen0Ejeff0Esessions0Etries0Eto0Ehalt0Ethe0Einevitable0C20A130C0A50C20A0Cd0A9faac0A0Ec19c0E11e20Eab60A0E67bba7be78130Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idana0Emilbank/story01.htm<p>Not since George Wallace, perhaps, has an Alabamian taken as passionate a stand for a lost cause as the one Jeff Sessions is taking now. </p> <p>Bipartisan immigration legislation is making its way inexorably through the Senate Judiciary Committee. Although its ultimate fate is unclear, its passage by the committee is assured, and conservatives on the panel such as ranking Republican Chuck Grassley (Iowa) and Orrin Hatch (Utah) are doing what they can to improve the bill. Even firebrands such as Ted Cruz (Tex.) and Mike Lee (Utah) are holding fire. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-on-immigration-sen-jeff-sessions-tries-to-halt-the-inevitable/2013/05/20/d09faac0-c19c-11e2-ab60-67bba7be7813_story.html?wprss=rss_dana-milbank">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636564/s/2c2cd1eb/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-on-immigration-sen-jeff-sessions-tries-to-halt-the-inevitable%2F2013%2F05%2F20%2Fd09faac0-c19c-11e2-ab60-67bba7be7813_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=On+immigration%2C+Sen.+Jeff+Sessions+tries+to+halt+the+inevitable" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-on-immigration-sen-jeff-sessions-tries-to-halt-the-inevitable%2F2013%2F05%2F20%2Fd09faac0-c19c-11e2-ab60-67bba7be7813_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=On+immigration%2C+Sen.+Jeff+Sessions+tries+to+halt+the+inevitable" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-on-immigration-sen-jeff-sessions-tries-to-halt-the-inevitable%2F2013%2F05%2F20%2Fd09faac0-c19c-11e2-ab60-67bba7be7813_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=On+immigration%2C+Sen.+Jeff+Sessions+tries+to+halt+the+inevitable" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-on-immigration-sen-jeff-sessions-tries-to-halt-the-inevitable%2F2013%2F05%2F20%2Fd09faac0-c19c-11e2-ab60-67bba7be7813_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=On+immigration%2C+Sen.+Jeff+Sessions+tries+to+halt+the+inevitable" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-on-immigration-sen-jeff-sessions-tries-to-halt-the-inevitable%2F2013%2F05%2F20%2Fd09faac0-c19c-11e2-ab60-67bba7be7813_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=On+immigration%2C+Sen.+Jeff+Sessions+tries+to+halt+the+inevitable" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664985922/u/0/f/636564/c/34656/s/2c2cd1eb/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664985922/u/0/f/636564/c/34656/s/2c2cd1eb/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664985922/u/0/f/636564/c/34656/s/2c2cd1eb/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mon, 20 May 2013 23:39:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-on-immigration-sen-jeff-sessions-tries-to-halt-the-inevitable/2013/05/20/d09faac0-c19c-11e2-ab60-67bba7be7813_story.html?wprss=rss_dana-milbankDana Milbankhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636564/s/2c0ffa2d/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cdana0Emilbank0Econspiracy0Eof0Ethe0Eunproductive0C20A130C0A50C170Cd3582160A0Ebefa0E11e20E97d40Ea479289a31f90Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idana0Emilbank/story01.htm<p>A<span>t the end of a <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-obamas-second-term-blues-set-in/2013/05/13/47f460c6-bc15-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html">truly</a> <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-obama-the-uninterested-president/2013/05/14/da1c982a-bcd7-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html">dismal</a> <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-eric-holders-abdication/2013/05/15/61a42d12-bdaf-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html">week</a> in his presidency, President Obama remains lucky in one crucial category: his opposition. </span> </p> <p>It has been only a few days since two administration scandals — the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/holder-orders-fbi-justice-probe-of-irs/2013/05/14/7891fde6-bcc0-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html">IRS harassment of conservative groups</a> and the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/under-sweeping-subpoenas-justice-department-obtained-ap-phone-records-in-leak-investigation/2013/05/13/11d1bb82-bc11-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_story.html">Justice Department’s seizure of Associated Press phone records</a> — dropped into the Republicans’ lap. But instead of turning public outrage to their advantage, Republicans have already begun overreaching, turning legitimate areas of inquiry into just some more partisan food fights. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-conspiracy-of-the-unproductive/2013/05/17/d3582160-befa-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html?wprss=rss_dana-milbank">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636564/s/2c0ffa2d/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-conspiracy-of-the-unproductive%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2Fd3582160-befa-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=Conspiracy+of+the+unproductive" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-conspiracy-of-the-unproductive%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2Fd3582160-befa-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=Conspiracy+of+the+unproductive" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-conspiracy-of-the-unproductive%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2Fd3582160-befa-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=Conspiracy+of+the+unproductive" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-conspiracy-of-the-unproductive%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2Fd3582160-befa-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=Conspiracy+of+the+unproductive" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-conspiracy-of-the-unproductive%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2Fd3582160-befa-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=Conspiracy+of+the+unproductive" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664820519/u/0/f/636564/c/34656/s/2c0ffa2d/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664820519/u/0/f/636564/c/34656/s/2c0ffa2d/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664820519/u/0/f/636564/c/34656/s/2c0ffa2d/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mitch McConnellTwitterhealth careFri, 17 May 2013 15:11:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-conspiracy-of-the-unproductive/2013/05/17/d3582160-befa-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html?wprss=rss_dana-milbankDana Milbankhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636564/s/2bf95788/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cdana0Emilbank0Eeric0Eholders0Eabdication0C20A130C0A50C150C61a42d120Ebdaf0E11e20E97d40Ea479289a31f90Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idana0Emilbank/story01.htm<p>As the nation’s top law enforcement official, <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/eric-holder/gIQAF5RR9O_topic.html">Eric Holder</a> is privy to all kinds of sensitive information. But he seems to be proud of how little he knows. </p> <p>Why didn’t his Justice Department inform the Associated Press, as the law requires, before <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/under-sweeping-subpoenas-justice-department-obtained-ap-phone-records-in-leak-investigation/2013/05/13/11d1bb82-bc11-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_story.html">pawing through reporters’ phone records</a>?</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-eric-holders-abdication/2013/05/15/61a42d12-bdaf-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html?wprss=rss_dana-milbank">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636564/s/2bf95788/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a 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href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-eric-holders-abdication%2F2013%2F05%2F15%2F61a42d12-bdaf-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=Eric+Holder%E2%80%99s+abdication" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664604743/u/0/f/636564/c/34656/s/2bf95788/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664604743/u/0/f/636564/c/34656/s/2bf95788/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664604743/u/0/f/636564/c/34656/s/2bf95788/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 16 May 2013 00:21:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-eric-holders-abdication/2013/05/15/61a42d12-bdaf-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html?wprss=rss_dana-milbankDana Milbankhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636564/s/2bec251a/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cdana0Emilbank0Eobama0Ethe0Euninterested0Epresident0C20A130C0A50C140Cda1c982a0Ebcd70E11e20E9b0A90E1638acc3942e0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idana0Emilbank/story01.htm<p>President Passerby needs urgently to become a participant in his presidency. </p> <p>Late Monday came the breathtaking news of a full-frontal assault on the First Amendment by his administration: word that the Justice Department had gone on a fishing expedition through <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/holder-orders-fbi-justice-probe-of-irs/2013/05/14/7891fde6-bcc0-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html">months of phone records of Associated Press reporters</a>. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-obama-the-uninterested-president/2013/05/14/da1c982a-bcd7-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html?wprss=rss_dana-milbank">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' 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Milbankhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636564/s/2bdf1d53/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cdana0Emilbank0Eobamas0Esecond0Eterm0Eblues0Eset0Ein0C20A130C0A50C130C47f460Ac60Ebc150E11e20E9b0A90E1638acc3942e0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idana0Emilbank/story01.htm<p>Well, that didn’t take long. </p> <p>Four months into a fresh four years, President Obama is already assuming the familiar crouch of a scandal-struck second-termer.</p> <p>British Prime Minister David Cameron was visiting the White House on Monday morning and the two leaders were scheduled to hold a news conference. By custom, the leaders field two questions per side from the British and American media, and sometimes many more, if the leaders are feeling expansive. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-obamas-second-term-blues-set-in/2013/05/13/47f460c6-bc15-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html?wprss=rss_dana-milbank">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636564/s/2bdf1d53/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-obamas-second-term-blues-set-in%2F2013%2F05%2F13%2F47f460c6-bc15-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=Obama%E2%80%99s+second-term+blues+set+in" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-obamas-second-term-blues-set-in%2F2013%2F05%2F13%2F47f460c6-bc15-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=Obama%E2%80%99s+second-term+blues+set+in" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-obamas-second-term-blues-set-in%2F2013%2F05%2F13%2F47f460c6-bc15-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=Obama%E2%80%99s+second-term+blues+set+in" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-obamas-second-term-blues-set-in%2F2013%2F05%2F13%2F47f460c6-bc15-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=Obama%E2%80%99s+second-term+blues+set+in" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-obamas-second-term-blues-set-in%2F2013%2F05%2F13%2F47f460c6-bc15-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=Obama%E2%80%99s+second-term+blues+set+in" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664492725/u/0/f/636564/c/34656/s/2bdf1d53/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664492725/u/0/f/636564/c/34656/s/2bdf1d53/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664492725/u/0/f/636564/c/34656/s/2bdf1d53/a2t.img" border="0"/>Central Intelligence AgencySusan RiceU.S. ambassadorMon, 13 May 2013 22:29:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-obamas-second-term-blues-set-in/2013/05/13/47f460c6-bc15-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html?wprss=rss_dana-milbankDana Milbankhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636564/s/2baf8694/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cdana0Emilbank0Ewhistleblowers0Eyarn0Efails0Eto0Etie0Ebenghazi0Elapses0Eto0Epolitics0C20A130C0A50C0A80Cfb436cd40Eb82e0E11e20Eb94c0Eb684dda0A7add0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idana0Emilbank/story01.htm<p>They <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/house-committee-holds-hearing-on-benghazi-attacks/2013/05/08/639da672-b7ea-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html">summoned a whistleblower to Capitol Hill</a>, but instead they got a virtuoso storyteller. </p> <p> <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/page/politics/witness-opening-statements-at-may-8-hearing-on-benghazi-attacks/138/#hicks">Gregory Hicks</a>, the No. 2 U.S. diplomat in Libya the night Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans were killed, was to be the star witness for Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), the man leading the probe of the Obama administration’s handling of the attack on the diplomatic outpost in Benghazi. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-whistleblowers-yarn-fails-to-tie-benghazi-lapses-to-politics/2013/05/08/fb436cd4-b82e-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html?wprss=rss_dana-milbank">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636564/s/2baf8694/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-whistleblowers-yarn-fails-to-tie-benghazi-lapses-to-politics%2F2013%2F05%2F08%2Ffb436cd4-b82e-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=Whistleblower%E2%80%99s+yarn+fails+to+tie+Benghazi+lapses+to+politics" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-whistleblowers-yarn-fails-to-tie-benghazi-lapses-to-politics%2F2013%2F05%2F08%2Ffb436cd4-b82e-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=Whistleblower%E2%80%99s+yarn+fails+to+tie+Benghazi+lapses+to+politics" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-whistleblowers-yarn-fails-to-tie-benghazi-lapses-to-politics%2F2013%2F05%2F08%2Ffb436cd4-b82e-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=Whistleblower%E2%80%99s+yarn+fails+to+tie+Benghazi+lapses+to+politics" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-whistleblowers-yarn-fails-to-tie-benghazi-lapses-to-politics%2F2013%2F05%2F08%2Ffb436cd4-b82e-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=Whistleblower%E2%80%99s+yarn+fails+to+tie+Benghazi+lapses+to+politics" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-whistleblowers-yarn-fails-to-tie-benghazi-lapses-to-politics%2F2013%2F05%2F08%2Ffb436cd4-b82e-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=Whistleblower%E2%80%99s+yarn+fails+to+tie+Benghazi+lapses+to+politics" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664191053/u/0/f/636564/c/34656/s/2baf8694/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664191053/u/0/f/636564/c/34656/s/2baf8694/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664191053/u/0/f/636564/c/34656/s/2baf8694/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 09 May 2013 01:02:37 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-whistleblowers-yarn-fails-to-tie-benghazi-lapses-to-politics/2013/05/08/fb436cd4-b82e-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html?wprss=rss_dana-milbankDana Milbankhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636564/s/2ba2ebf6/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cdana0Emilbank0Echilds0Eplay0Ewith0Ethe0Ebudget0Eas0Edemocrats0Eand0Erepublicans0Ebattle0C20A130C0A50C0A70Cad6744980Eb74a0E11e20Eb94c0Eb684dda0A7add0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idana0Emilbank/story01.htm<p>The budget feud on Capitol Hill is looking like those Vietnam War peace talks when negotiators bickered over the shape of the table. </p> <p>House Republicans, after howling for years about Senate Democrats’ failure to pass a budget, are refusing to work out a compromise now that <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/senate-passes-first-budget-in-four-years/2013/03/23/cd582dc8-9399-11e2-a31e-14700e2724e4_story.html">Senate Democrats have finally passed</a> a <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/03/13/read-the-senate-democrats-2014-budget/">budget</a>. Democrats, after insisting for years that a budget resolution was unnecessary, are outraged that Republicans aren’t conferring with them to hammer out a resolution. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-childs-play-with-the-budget-as-democrats-and-republicans-battle/2013/05/07/ad674498-b74a-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html?wprss=rss_dana-milbank">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636564/s/2ba2ebf6/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-childs-play-with-the-budget-as-democrats-and-republicans-battle%2F2013%2F05%2F07%2Fad674498-b74a-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=Child%E2%80%99s+play+with+the+budget+as+Democrats+and+Republicans+battle" target="_blank"><img 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legislation Monday with the same form of inoculation conservatives often use on such occasions: He quoted Emma Lazarus. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-no-poor-and-huddled-need-apply/2013/05/06/741f4906-b691-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html?wprss=rss_dana-milbank">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636564/s/2b96ebe9/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-no-poor-and-huddled-need-apply%2F2013%2F05%2F06%2F741f4906-b691-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=No+poor+and+huddled+need+apply" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a 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src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164017234428/u/0/f/636564/c/34656/s/2b96ebe9/a2t.img" border="0"/>Cato InstituteMarco Rubioillegal immigrantTue, 07 May 2013 00:47:59 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-no-poor-and-huddled-need-apply/2013/05/06/741f4906-b691-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html?wprss=rss_dana-milbankDana Milbankhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636564/s/2b7afb73/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cdana0Emilbank0Egoverning0Eis0Eno0Egame0C20A130C0A50C0A30C0A9eff90Aa0Eb40A60E11e20E9a980E4be1688d7d840Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idana0Emilbank/story01.htm<p>President Obama said once again <span>this </span>week that Syria’s “use of chemical weapons <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-syria-use-of-chemical-weapons-a-game-changer/2013/04/30/836a7842-b1a3-11e2-baf7-5bc2a9dc6f44_video.html">would be a game-changer</a>.”</p> <p>The president had played this game many times before. “I have made clear that the use of chemical weapons is a game-changer,” he <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/21/world/middleeast/syria-developments.html?pagewanted=all&#38;_r=1&#38;">said in March</a>, in one of his administration’s many repetitions of the term.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-governing-is-no-game/2013/05/03/09eff90a-b406-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html?wprss=rss_dana-milbank">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636564/s/2b7afb73/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-governing-is-no-game%2F2013%2F05%2F03%2F09eff90a-b406-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=When+governing+is+seen+as+a+game%2C+we+all+lose" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" 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height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164017032466/u/0/f/636564/c/34656/s/2b7afb73/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 03 May 2013 15:54:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-governing-is-no-game/2013/05/03/09eff90a-b406-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html?wprss=rss_dana-milbankDana Milbankhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636564/s/2b665561/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cdana0Emilbank0Emark0Esanfords0Ecomedy0Eof0Eerrors0C20A130C0A50C0A10Cd46a9c880Eb2a0A0E11e20E9a980E4be1688d7d840Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idana0Emilbank/story01.htm<p>In a congressional campaign ad released Wednesday, Mark Sanford (R-<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/with-campaign-mark-sanford-goes-from-appalachian-trail-to-comeback-trail/2013/02/22/41a9bb7a-7d0a-11e2-a044-676856536b40_story.html">Appalachian Trail</a>) looks soberly into the camera and makes his closing plea before Tuesday’s vote.</p> <p>“Nancy Pelosi and allies have spent more than a million dollars to defeat me,” he complains. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-mark-sanfords-comedy-of-errors/2013/05/01/d46a9c88-b2a0-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html?wprss=rss_dana-milbank">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636564/s/2b665561/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-mark-sanfords-comedy-of-errors%2F2013%2F05%2F01%2Fd46a9c88-b2a0-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=Mark+Sanford%E2%80%99s+comedy+of+errors" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a 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height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164016940138/u/0/f/636564/c/34656/s/2b665561/a2t.img" border="0"/>former South Carolina governorDemocratic PartyDana MilbankWed, 01 May 2013 22:17:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-mark-sanfords-comedy-of-errors/2013/05/01/d46a9c88-b2a0-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html?wprss=rss_dana-milbankDana Milbankhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636564/s/2b5ca343/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cdana0Emilbank0Eat0Eobamas0Epress0Econference0Ea0Epresidential0Ebystander0C20A130C0A40C30A0C42d640Abe0Eb1cf0E11e20E9a980E4be1688d7d840Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idana0Emilbank/story01.htm<p>It’s never a good sign for a president when he feels compelled to assure the public he still has a pulse. </p> <p>This is the unenviable position <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/04/30/obama-occupied-with-unfinished-business/">President Obama</a> was in Tuesday morning when <a data-xslt="_http" 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Asked by ABC News’s Jonathan Karl whether he still had “the juice to get the rest of your agenda through,” Obama paraphrased Mark Twain’s response to a newspaper’s report that he was near death. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-at-obamas-press-conference-a-presidential-bystander/2013/04/30/42d640be-b1cf-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html?wprss=rss_dana-milbank">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636564/s/2b5ca343/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-at-obamas-press-conference-a-presidential-bystander%2F2013%2F04%2F30%2F42d640be-b1cf-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=A+presidential+bystander" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-at-obamas-press-conference-a-presidential-bystander%2F2013%2F04%2F30%2F42d640be-b1cf-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=A+presidential+bystander" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-at-obamas-press-conference-a-presidential-bystander%2F2013%2F04%2F30%2F42d640be-b1cf-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=A+presidential+bystander" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-at-obamas-press-conference-a-presidential-bystander%2F2013%2F04%2F30%2F42d640be-b1cf-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=A+presidential+bystander" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-at-obamas-press-conference-a-presidential-bystander%2F2013%2F04%2F30%2F42d640be-b1cf-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=A+presidential+bystander" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016868052/u/0/f/636564/c/34656/s/2b5ca343/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016868052/u/0/f/636564/c/34656/s/2b5ca343/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164016868052/u/0/f/636564/c/34656/s/2b5ca343/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:07:32 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-at-obamas-press-conference-a-presidential-bystander/2013/04/30/42d640be-b1cf-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html?wprss=rss_dana-milbankDana Milbankhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636564/s/2b362fe1/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cdana0Emilbank0Ewashingtons0Ebest0Eand0Eworst0C20A130C0A40C260C174c92b20Eae790E11e20E8bf60Ee70Acb6ae0A66e0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idana0Emilbank/story01.htm<p>This last weekend of April displayed the very best and the very worst of Washington.</p> <p>The worst is the part most of the country sees most of the time in the capital: the triumph of money and power.</p> <p>At the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/grid/style/white-house-correspondents-dinner-2013/">annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner</a> and its related soirees, media companies and lobbyists spend <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/white-house-correspondents-association-dinner-isnt-costly-but-the-parties-are/2013/04/25/335da104-acfc-11e2-a8b9-2a63d75b5459_story.html">many millions of dollars</a> over a 24-hour period feting Hollywood celebrities and politicians. The dinner’s charitable origins were long ago obscured by journalists’ desire to be players — to flatter the powerful and the famous and to feel powerful and famous themselves, at least for one night. Lost in this cozy celebration of wealth and fame is the journalistic notion of holding the powerful to account without fear or favor. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-washingtons-best-and-worst/2013/04/26/174c92b2-ae79-11e2-8bf6-e70cb6ae066e_story.html?wprss=rss_dana-milbank">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636564/s/2b362fe1/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-washingtons-best-and-worst%2F2013%2F04%2F26%2F174c92b2-ae79-11e2-8bf6-e70cb6ae066e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=A+Washington+weekend+of+honor+and+dishonor" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a 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height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164016616548/u/0/f/636564/c/34656/s/2b362fe1/a2t.img" border="0"/>American UniversityFri, 26 Apr 2013 16:42:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-washingtons-best-and-worst/2013/04/26/174c92b2-ae79-11e2-8bf6-e70cb6ae066e_story.html?wprss=rss_dana-milbankDana Milbankhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636564/s/2b21db9b/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cdana0Emilbank0Efight0Eclub0Eon0Ethe0Ehill0C20A130C0A40C240C4435c4a0A0Ead2b0E11e20Eb6fd0Eba6f5f26d70Ae0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idana0Emilbank/story01.htm<p>House conservatives met Wednesday for the latest installment of their “Conversations with Conservatives” luncheon series, but they took their places on the dais without sampling the Chick-fil-A sandwiches and nuggets on offer. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-fight-club-on-the-hill/2013/04/24/4435c4a0-ad2b-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html?wprss=rss_dana-milbank">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636564/s/2b21db9b/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-fight-club-on-the-hill%2F2013%2F04%2F24%2F4435c4a0-ad2b-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=Fight+Club+on+the+Hill" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-fight-club-on-the-hill%2F2013%2F04%2F24%2F4435c4a0-ad2b-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=Fight+Club+on+the+Hill" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a 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citizen, he isn’t eligible. </p> <p>But that technicality stopped us from addressing a more important consideration: Even if authorities could bring him or any suspected terrorist before a military commission, why would they ever want to?</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-military-commissions-dont-work/2013/04/23/f16e92f8-ac65-11e2-a8b9-2a63d75b5459_story.html?wprss=rss_dana-milbank">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636564/s/2b15623a/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-military-commissions-dont-work%2F2013%2F04%2F23%2Ff16e92f8-ac65-11e2-a8b9-2a63d75b5459_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=Military+tribunals+don%E2%80%99t+work" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" 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height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164016421760/u/0/f/636564/c/34656/s/2b15623a/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:13:03 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-military-commissions-dont-work/2013/04/23/f16e92f8-ac65-11e2-a8b9-2a63d75b5459_story.html?wprss=rss_dana-milbankDana Milbankhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636564/s/2b09ae74/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cdana0Emilbank0Ea0Elack0Eof0Eappetite0Efor0Ethis0Econservative0C20A130C0A40C220C76cfdeda0Eab930E11e20Eb6fd0Eba6f5f26d70Ae0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idana0Emilbank/story01.htm<p>Whoever thinks there’s no such thing as a free lunch has not been to the Heritage Foundation. </p> <p>After Sen. Mike Lee’s speech to the conservative think tank Monday, his listeners didn’t rush to the front of the room, where the Utah Republican was greeting well-wishers, but to the back to get in line for sandwiches, cookies and soft drinks provided gratis to the hungry young conservatives who sat through the hour. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-a-lack-of-appetite-for-this-conservative/2013/04/22/76cfdeda-ab93-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html?wprss=rss_dana-milbank">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636564/s/2b09ae74/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-a-lack-of-appetite-for-this-conservative%2F2013%2F04%2F22%2F76cfdeda-ab93-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=A+lack+of+appetite+for+Sen.+Mike+Lee" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-a-lack-of-appetite-for-this-conservative%2F2013%2F04%2F22%2F76cfdeda-ab93-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=A+lack+of+appetite+for+Sen.+Mike+Lee" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-a-lack-of-appetite-for-this-conservative%2F2013%2F04%2F22%2F76cfdeda-ab93-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=A+lack+of+appetite+for+Sen.+Mike+Lee" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-a-lack-of-appetite-for-this-conservative%2F2013%2F04%2F22%2F76cfdeda-ab93-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=A+lack+of+appetite+for+Sen.+Mike+Lee" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-a-lack-of-appetite-for-this-conservative%2F2013%2F04%2F22%2F76cfdeda-ab93-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=A+lack+of+appetite+for+Sen.+Mike+Lee" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016347740/u/0/f/636564/c/34656/s/2b09ae74/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016347740/u/0/f/636564/c/34656/s/2b09ae74/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164016347740/u/0/f/636564/c/34656/s/2b09ae74/a2t.img" border="0"/>Utah Senatecivil societyDana MilbankMon, 22 Apr 2013 23:52:04 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-a-lack-of-appetite-for-this-conservative/2013/04/22/76cfdeda-ab93-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html?wprss=rss_dana-milbankDana Milbankhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636564/s/2ae9330d/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cdana0Emilbank0Esen0Eted0Ecruz0Eproving0Ea0Etalkative0Eheadache0Efor0Egop0Eleaders0C20A130C0A40C180C5197da40A0Ea8830E11e20Ea8e20E5b98cb59187f0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idana0Emilbank/story01.htm<p>Is there nobody who can tell Ted Cruz to shut up?</p> <p> The young senator from Texas has been on the job for about 100 days, but he has already turned the Senate’s ancient seniority system upside down and is dominating his senior Republican colleagues. He’s speaking for them on immigration, guns and any other topic that tickles his fancy; Republican leaders are seething at being outshone yet are terrified of challenging him. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-sen-ted-cruz-proving-a-talkative-headache-for-gop-leaders/2013/04/18/5197da40-a883-11e2-a8e2-5b98cb59187f_story.html?wprss=rss_dana-milbank">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636564/s/2ae9330d/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-sen-ted-cruz-proving-a-talkative-headache-for-gop-leaders%2F2013%2F04%2F18%2F5197da40-a883-11e2-a8e2-5b98cb59187f_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=Scary+Cruz+control" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-sen-ted-cruz-proving-a-talkative-headache-for-gop-leaders%2F2013%2F04%2F18%2F5197da40-a883-11e2-a8e2-5b98cb59187f_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=Scary+Cruz+control" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-sen-ted-cruz-proving-a-talkative-headache-for-gop-leaders%2F2013%2F04%2F18%2F5197da40-a883-11e2-a8e2-5b98cb59187f_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=Scary+Cruz+control" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-sen-ted-cruz-proving-a-talkative-headache-for-gop-leaders%2F2013%2F04%2F18%2F5197da40-a883-11e2-a8e2-5b98cb59187f_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=Scary+Cruz+control" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-sen-ted-cruz-proving-a-talkative-headache-for-gop-leaders%2F2013%2F04%2F18%2F5197da40-a883-11e2-a8e2-5b98cb59187f_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=Scary+Cruz+control" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/163323509634/u/0/f/636564/c/34656/s/2ae9330d/kg/355/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/163323509634/u/0/f/636564/c/34656/s/2ae9330d/kg/355/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/163323509634/u/0/f/636564/c/34656/s/2ae9330d/kg/355/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:17:19 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-sen-ted-cruz-proving-a-talkative-headache-for-gop-leaders/2013/04/18/5197da40-a883-11e2-a8e2-5b98cb59187f_story.html?wprss=rss_dana-milbankDana Milbankhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636564/s/2ad83c62/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cdana0Emilbank0Eon0Egun0Econtrol0Ecourage0Ein0Eshort0Esupply0C20A130C0A40C170Cd1dee8c20Ea7ae0E11e20Ea8e20E5b98cb59187f0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idana0Emilbank/story01.htm<p>The<span> gun bill was going down, but Sen. Joe Manchin, the West Virginia Democrat who reached a compromise to try to save it, went to the Senate floor Wednesday morning to give it one more try. </span> </p> <p>In an unorthodox tactic, he appealed directly to the woman taking her turn in the presiding officer’s chair, Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.), one of the few remaining undeclared lawmakers.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-on-gun-control-courage-in-short-supply/2013/04/17/d1dee8c2-a7ae-11e2-a8e2-5b98cb59187f_story.html?wprss=rss_dana-milbank">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636564/s/2ad83c62/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-on-gun-control-courage-in-short-supply%2F2013%2F04%2F17%2Fd1dee8c2-a7ae-11e2-a8e2-5b98cb59187f_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=On+gun+control%2C+courage+in+short+supply" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a 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crisis with some heartfelt thoughts on <span>. . .</span> school libraries. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-washington-moves-on-from-boston-bombings/2013/04/16/9b9dbdf6-a6d2-11e2-8302-3c7e0ea97057_story.html?wprss=rss_dana-milbank">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636564/s/2acca84f/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-washington-moves-on-from-boston-bombings%2F2013%2F04%2F16%2F9b9dbdf6-a6d2-11e2-8302-3c7e0ea97057_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=Washington+moves+on" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a 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src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/163323646875/u/0/f/636564/c/34656/s/2acca84f/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 23:23:23 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-washington-moves-on-from-boston-bombings/2013/04/16/9b9dbdf6-a6d2-11e2-8302-3c7e0ea97057_story.html?wprss=rss_dana-milbankDana Milbankhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636564/s/2ac138f5/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cdana0Emilbank0Ejustices0Erely0Eon0Eanalogies0Eto0Edecide0Eownership0Eof0Egenetic0Ematerial0C20A130C0A40C150C1b758e90A0Ea6110E11e20Ea8e20E5b98cb59187f0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idana0Emilbank/story01.htm<p>Mitt <span>Romney had it wrong. Corporations aren’t people — corporations </span> <em>own</em> <span> people.</span> </p> <p>The Supreme Court on Monday took up the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.americanbar.org/publications/preview_home/12-398.html">unusual question of whether corporations control our genetic material</a> — specifically, whether a Utah-based company called Myriad Genetics has valid patents on the human genes BRCA1 and BRCA2, which are related to breast and ovarian cancers. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-justices-rely-on-analogies-to-decide-ownership-of-genetic-material/2013/04/15/1b758e90-a611-11e2-a8e2-5b98cb59187f_story.html?wprss=rss_dana-milbank">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636564/s/2ac138f5/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-justices-rely-on-analogies-to-decide-ownership-of-genetic-material%2F2013%2F04%2F15%2F1b758e90-a611-11e2-a8e2-5b98cb59187f_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=At+Supreme+Court%2C+cookies+and+baseball+bats" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-justices-rely-on-analogies-to-decide-ownership-of-genetic-material%2F2013%2F04%2F15%2F1b758e90-a611-11e2-a8e2-5b98cb59187f_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=At+Supreme+Court%2C+cookies+and+baseball+bats" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-justices-rely-on-analogies-to-decide-ownership-of-genetic-material%2F2013%2F04%2F15%2F1b758e90-a611-11e2-a8e2-5b98cb59187f_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=At+Supreme+Court%2C+cookies+and+baseball+bats" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-justices-rely-on-analogies-to-decide-ownership-of-genetic-material%2F2013%2F04%2F15%2F1b758e90-a611-11e2-a8e2-5b98cb59187f_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=At+Supreme+Court%2C+cookies+and+baseball+bats" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-justices-rely-on-analogies-to-decide-ownership-of-genetic-material%2F2013%2F04%2F15%2F1b758e90-a611-11e2-a8e2-5b98cb59187f_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=At+Supreme+Court%2C+cookies+and+baseball+bats" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/163323274427/u/0/f/636564/c/34656/s/2ac138f5/kg/342/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/163323274427/u/0/f/636564/c/34656/s/2ac138f5/kg/342/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/163323274427/u/0/f/636564/c/34656/s/2ac138f5/kg/342/a2t.img" border="0"/>Samuel AlitoUtah Supreme Courtbaseball umpireTue, 16 Apr 2013 00:16:31 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-justices-rely-on-analogies-to-decide-ownership-of-genetic-material/2013/04/15/1b758e90-a611-11e2-a8e2-5b98cb59187f_story.html?wprss=rss_dana-milbankDana Milbankhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636564/s/2aa370d5/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cdana0Emilbank0Esandy0Ehook0Efamilies0Erevive0Egun0Econtrol0Emeasure0C20A130C0A40C110C21eb223e0Ea30A10E11e20E82bc0E511538ae90Aa40Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idana0Emilbank/story01.htm<p>In a city where David’s righteousness almost never beats Goliath’s might, what Nicole Hockley and the other Sandy Hook families did to the gun lobby <span>this </span>week was nigh unto miraculous.</p> <p>A week earlier, <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-obama-on-guns--too-little-too-late/2013/03/28/93a2287a-97f1-11e2-814b-063623d80a60_story.html">gun-control legislation had appeared to be a lost cause</a>. But over the course of four days, Hockley, who lost her 6-year-old son, <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/nation/newtown-school-shooting-victims/#/dylan_hockley">Dylan</a>, <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sandy-hook-elementary-school-shooting-leaves-students-staff-dead/2012/12/14/24334570-461e-11e2-8e70-e1993528222d_story.html">in December</a>, joined with 10 other kin of the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/nation/newtown-school-shooting-victims/">Newtown dead</a> — and brought the legislation back to life. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-sandy-hook-families-revive-gun-control-measure/2013/04/11/21eb223e-a301-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_story.html?wprss=rss_dana-milbank">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636564/s/2aa370d5/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-sandy-hook-families-revive-gun-control-measure%2F2013%2F04%2F11%2F21eb223e-a301-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=A+Senate+stirred+by+a+message+from+the+heart" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-sandy-hook-families-revive-gun-control-measure%2F2013%2F04%2F11%2F21eb223e-a301-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=A+Senate+stirred+by+a+message+from+the+heart" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-sandy-hook-families-revive-gun-control-measure%2F2013%2F04%2F11%2F21eb223e-a301-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=A+Senate+stirred+by+a+message+from+the+heart" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-sandy-hook-families-revive-gun-control-measure%2F2013%2F04%2F11%2F21eb223e-a301-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=A+Senate+stirred+by+a+message+from+the+heart" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-sandy-hook-families-revive-gun-control-measure%2F2013%2F04%2F11%2F21eb223e-a301-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=A+Senate+stirred+by+a+message+from+the+heart" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/163323113762/u/0/f/636564/c/34656/s/2aa370d5/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/163323113762/u/0/f/636564/c/34656/s/2aa370d5/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/163323113762/u/0/f/636564/c/34656/s/2aa370d5/a2t.img" border="0"/>Anne Marie MurphyDemocratic Partyassault weaponsFri, 12 Apr 2013 10:59:30 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-sandy-hook-families-revive-gun-control-measure/2013/04/11/21eb223e-a301-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_story.html?wprss=rss_dana-milbankDana Milbankhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636564/s/2a923502/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cdana0Emilbank0Erand0Epaul0Egoes0Eto0Ehoward0Eu0Ein0Epeace0Ereceives0Equiet0C20A130C0A40C10A0Cf60Abec460Ea2170E11e20E82bc0E511538ae90Aa40Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idana0Emilbank/story01.htm<p>Tea party titan Rand Paul, <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312014-1">visiting Howard University on Wednesday</a>, told students that he had been called “either brave or crazy to be here” at the historically black college.</p> <p>Probably some of each: brave, because he’s trying to sell himself and fellow Republicans to African Americans, a singularly resistant demographic; and crazy, because he based his pitch on revised history and airbrushed facts — and the Howard kids weren’t fooled. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-rand-paul-goes-to-howard-u-in-peace-receives-quiet/2013/04/10/f60bec46-a217-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_story.html?wprss=rss_dana-milbank">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636564/s/2a923502/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-rand-paul-goes-to-howard-u-in-peace-receives-quiet%2F2013%2F04%2F10%2Ff60bec46-a217-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=Rand+Paul+goes+to+Howard+University+in+peace%2C+receives+quiet" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-rand-paul-goes-to-howard-u-in-peace-receives-quiet%2F2013%2F04%2F10%2Ff60bec46-a217-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=Rand+Paul+goes+to+Howard+University+in+peace%2C+receives+quiet" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-rand-paul-goes-to-howard-u-in-peace-receives-quiet%2F2013%2F04%2F10%2Ff60bec46-a217-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=Rand+Paul+goes+to+Howard+University+in+peace%2C+receives+quiet" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-rand-paul-goes-to-howard-u-in-peace-receives-quiet%2F2013%2F04%2F10%2Ff60bec46-a217-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=Rand+Paul+goes+to+Howard+University+in+peace%2C+receives+quiet" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-rand-paul-goes-to-howard-u-in-peace-receives-quiet%2F2013%2F04%2F10%2Ff60bec46-a217-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=Rand+Paul+goes+to+Howard+University+in+peace%2C+receives+quiet" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/163217131480/u/0/f/636564/c/34656/s/2a923502/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/163217131480/u/0/f/636564/c/34656/s/2a923502/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/163217131480/u/0/f/636564/c/34656/s/2a923502/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:22:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-rand-paul-goes-to-howard-u-in-peace-receives-quiet/2013/04/10/f60bec46-a217-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_story.html?wprss=rss_dana-milbankDana Milbankhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636564/s/2a8762b1/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cdana0Emilbank0Eobamas0Eintransigent0Ebackbench0C20A130C0A40C0A90C8d2c0Ab8a0Ea1530E11e20E82bc0E511538ae90Aa40Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idana0Emilbank/story01.htm<p>Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, red in the face, took off his jacket and rolled up a shirt sleeve — but there was no relief from the discomfort of his affliction. </p> <p>The poor guy is suffering from triangulation.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-obamas-intransigent-backbench/2013/04/09/8d2c0b8a-a153-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_story.html?wprss=rss_dana-milbank">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636564/s/2a8762b1/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdana-milbank-obamas-intransigent-backbench%2F2013%2F04%2F09%2F8d2c0b8a-a153-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=Obama%E2%80%99s+intransigent+backbench" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a 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height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/163066771718/u/0/f/636564/c/34656/s/2a8762b1/a2t.img" border="0"/>Rick Nolantax increaseDemocratic PartyTue, 09 Apr 2013 23:57:40 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-obamas-intransigent-backbench/2013/04/09/8d2c0b8a-a153-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_story.html?wprss=rss_dana-milbankDana Milbankhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636564/s/2a7c62c6/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cdana0Emilbank0Ethe0Emotto0Efor0Ethis0Eprotest0E0Esoups0Eon0C20A130C0A40C0A80C170A240A220Ea0A910E11e20E9c0A30E6952ff30A5f350Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Idana0Emilbank/story01.htm<p>When authorities got wind of a demonstration planned for Monday outside the Food and Drug Administration’s offices in College Park, they fortified their defenses.</p> <p>A motorcycle and nine police vans, ominously marked “Homeland Security,” parked in front of the FDA building, and uniformed officers fanned out across the entrance, where they waited. </p> <a 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Bush promised to unleash the "armies of compassion," David was inspired, as many of us were, and he helped create the White House office of faith-based initiatives.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/post/david-kuo-the-genuine-compassionate-conservative/2013/04/07/3b25d712-9f82-11e2-bd52-614156372695_blog.html?wprss=rss_dana-milbank">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636564/s/2a6e02a3/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fpost-partisan%2Fpost%2Fdavid-kuo-the-genuine-compassionate-conservative%2F2013%2F04%2F07%2F3b25d712-9f82-11e2-bd52-614156372695_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=Dana+Milbank%3A+David+Kuo%2C+the+genuine+compassionate+conservative" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fpost-partisan%2Fpost%2Fdavid-kuo-the-genuine-compassionate-conservative%2F2013%2F04%2F07%2F3b25d712-9f82-11e2-bd52-614156372695_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=Dana+Milbank%3A+David+Kuo%2C+the+genuine+compassionate+conservative" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fpost-partisan%2Fpost%2Fdavid-kuo-the-genuine-compassionate-conservative%2F2013%2F04%2F07%2F3b25d712-9f82-11e2-bd52-614156372695_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=Dana+Milbank%3A+David+Kuo%2C+the+genuine+compassionate+conservative" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fpost-partisan%2Fpost%2Fdavid-kuo-the-genuine-compassionate-conservative%2F2013%2F04%2F07%2F3b25d712-9f82-11e2-bd52-614156372695_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=Dana+Milbank%3A+David+Kuo%2C+the+genuine+compassionate+conservative" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Fpost-partisan%2Fpost%2Fdavid-kuo-the-genuine-compassionate-conservative%2F2013%2F04%2F07%2F3b25d712-9f82-11e2-bd52-614156372695_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_dana-milbank&t=Dana+Milbank%3A+David+Kuo%2C+the+genuine+compassionate+conservative" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161991414192/u/0/f/636564/c/34656/s/2a6e02a3/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161991414192/u/0/f/636564/c/34656/s/2a6e02a3/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161991414192/u/0/f/636564/c/34656/s/2a6e02a3/a2t.img" border="0"/>Facebookbrain cancerTed KennedySun, 07 Apr 2013 12:54:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/post/david-kuo-the-genuine-compassionate-conservative/2013/04/07/3b25d712-9f82-11e2-bd52-614156372695_blog.html?wprss=rss_dana-milbankDana Milbank