http://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss_ruth-marcusGet the latest articles from Ruth Marcus articles and view preview articles in the Ruth Marcus archive from The Washington Post.enCopyright 2012 Washington Post CompanyWed, 22 May 2013 15:16:37 GMTWed, 22 May 2013 15:16:37 GMT5http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gifhttp://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss_ruth-marcushttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636668/s/2c3a736e/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cruth0Emarcus0Eangelina0Ejolie0Eshows0Ewhy0Ebrca0Etesting0Eaccess0Eis0Eneeded0C20A130C0A50C210C9ab51a980Ec24c0E11e20E8c3b0E0Ab5e9247e8ca0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iruth0Emarcus/story01.htm<p>Angelina Jolie’s genes threatened to kill her. But, for the time being anyway, she doesn’t own them.</p> <p> <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/14/opinion/my-medical-choice.html?_r=0">Jolie revealed last week</a> that she chose to undergo a double mastectomy after testing positive for the BRCA1 mutation. That genetic glitch meant Jolie’s risk of developing breast cancer was as high as 87 percent; her mother died at age 56 of ovarian cancer, which is also associated with the BRCA1 gene.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-angelina-jolie-shows-why-brca-testing-access-is-needed/2013/05/21/9ab51a98-c24c-11e2-8c3b-0b5e9247e8ca_story.html?wprss=rss_ruth-marcus">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636668/s/2c3a736e/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%2Fruth-marcus-angelina-jolie-shows-why-brca-testing-access-is-needed%2F2013%2F05%2F21%2F9ab51a98-c24c-11e2-8c3b-0b5e9247e8ca_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ruth-marcus&t=Free+genes+from+patent+restrictions" 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%2Fruth-marcus-angelina-jolie-shows-why-brca-testing-access-is-needed%2F2013%2F05%2F21%2F9ab51a98-c24c-11e2-8c3b-0b5e9247e8ca_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ruth-marcus&t=Free+genes+from+patent+restrictions" 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%2Fruth-marcus-angelina-jolie-shows-why-brca-testing-access-is-needed%2F2013%2F05%2F21%2F9ab51a98-c24c-11e2-8c3b-0b5e9247e8ca_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ruth-marcus&t=Free+genes+from+patent+restrictions" 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%2Fruth-marcus-angelina-jolie-shows-why-brca-testing-access-is-needed%2F2013%2F05%2F21%2F9ab51a98-c24c-11e2-8c3b-0b5e9247e8ca_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ruth-marcus&t=Free+genes+from+patent+restrictions" 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%2Fruth-marcus-angelina-jolie-shows-why-brca-testing-access-is-needed%2F2013%2F05%2F21%2F9ab51a98-c24c-11e2-8c3b-0b5e9247e8ca_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ruth-marcus&t=Free+genes+from+patent+restrictions" 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/165665066579/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/2c3a736e/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665066579/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/2c3a736e/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165665066579/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/2c3a736e/a2t.img" border="0"/>natural habitatAngelina JolieMyriad Genetics IncWed, 22 May 2013 00:32:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-angelina-jolie-shows-why-brca-testing-access-is-needed/2013/05/21/9ab51a98-c24c-11e2-8c3b-0b5e9247e8ca_story.html?wprss=rss_ruth-marcusRuth Marcushttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636668/s/2c07f027/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cruth0Emarcus0Eira0Eap0Elibya0Escandals0Eare0Ea0Etrifecta0Ewith0Elittle0Epayout0C20A130C0A50C160C1ae1a81a0Ebe670E11e20E9b0A90E1638acc3942e0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iruth0Emarcus/story01.htm<p>Folks, deep breath time. This is not the end of the Obama presidency. It’s a bad stretch with an unfortunate confluence of unfortunate events. None of which will make the first paragraph — not even the first page — of the account of the Obama administration in the history books. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-ira-ap-libya-scandals-are-a-trifecta-with-little-payout/2013/05/16/1ae1a81a-be67-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html?wprss=rss_ruth-marcus">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636668/s/2c07f027/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%2Fruth-marcus-ira-ap-libya-scandals-are-a-trifecta-with-little-payout%2F2013%2F05%2F16%2F1ae1a81a-be67-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ruth-marcus&t=IRS%2C+AP%2C+Libya+scandals+are+a+trifecta+with+little+payout" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a 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src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664759481/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/2c07f027/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664759481/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/2c07f027/a2t.img" border="0"/>U S State Departmenttax lawRuth MarcusFri, 17 May 2013 01:07:34 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-ira-ap-libya-scandals-are-a-trifecta-with-little-payout/2013/05/16/1ae1a81a-be67-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html?wprss=rss_ruth-marcusRuth Marcushttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636668/s/2becc535/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cruth0Emarcus0Eirs0Ehas0Ebeen0Etoo0Elax0Eon0Etax0Eexempt0Estatus0C20A130C0A50C140Cbd740A4b60Ebcb80E11e20E97d40Ea479289a31f90Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iruth0Emarcus/story01.htm<p>Sputtering adjectives — outrageous, appalling, intolerable — can scarcely do justice to the fiasco involving <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/irs-admits-targeting-conservatives-for-tax-scrutiny-in-2012-election/2013/05/10/3b6a0ada-b987-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html">the Internal Revenue Service’s reported targeting of conservative groups</a>. </p> <p>But the current scandal obscures — and, ironically, threatens to prevent action on — another, equally corrosive failure on the part of the IRS when it comes to scrutinizing political groups.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-irs-has-been-too-lax-on-tax-exempt-status/2013/05/14/bd7404b6-bcb8-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html?wprss=rss_ruth-marcus">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636668/s/2becc535/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%2Fruth-marcus-irs-has-been-too-lax-on-tax-exempt-status%2F2013%2F05%2F14%2Fbd7404b6-bcb8-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ruth-marcus&t=IRS+has+been+too+lax+on+tax-exempt+status" 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/165664524585/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/2becc535/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664524585/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/2becc535/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664524585/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/2becc535/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:34:43 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-irs-has-been-too-lax-on-tax-exempt-status/2013/05/14/bd7404b6-bcb8-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html?wprss=rss_ruth-marcusRuth Marcushttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636668/s/2bc4d073/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cruth0Emarcus0Emilitary0Eleaders0Eshift0Ethe0Eblame0Eon0Esexual0Eassault0C20A130C0A50C10A0Cdedf75cc0Eb8da0E11e20E92f30Ef29180A1936b80Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iruth0Emarcus/story01.htm<p>Generals say the darndest things.</p> <p>Especially when it comes to issues of gender and sexual assault.</p> <p>Witness the comments of Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh at a hearing <span>this </span>week before the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/congress-turns-attention-to-sexual-assault-in-the-military/2013/05/08/a37dc60c-b81a-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html">Senate Armed Services Committee</a>.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-military-leaders-shift-the-blame-on-sexual-assault/2013/05/10/dedf75cc-b8da-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html?wprss=rss_ruth-marcus">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636668/s/2bc4d073/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%2Fruth-marcus-military-leaders-shift-the-blame-on-sexual-assault%2F2013%2F05%2F10%2Fdedf75cc-b8da-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ruth-marcus&t=Military+leaders%E2%80%99+wrongheaded+victim-blaming" 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standard, incendiary formulation — girls as young as 11.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-obama-administration-blundered-on-plan-b/2013/05/07/9b0b4080-b72f-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html?wprss=rss_ruth-marcus">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636668/s/2ba2db3d/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%2Fruth-marcus-obama-administration-blundered-on-plan-b%2F2013%2F05%2F07%2F9b0b4080-b72f-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ruth-marcus&t=The+administration%27s+Plan+B+blunder" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a 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width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164017251017/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/2ba2db3d/a2t.img" border="0"/>emergency contraceptionFood and Drug AdministrationRuth MarcusTue, 07 May 2013 23:26:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-obama-administration-blundered-on-plan-b/2013/05/07/9b0b4080-b72f-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html?wprss=rss_ruth-marcusRuth Marcushttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636668/s/2b73093c/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cruth0Emarcus0Eobama0Esubstitute0Eteacher0Ein0Echief0C20A130C0A50C0A20C385b45da0Eb35a0E11e20E9a980E4be1688d7d840Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iruth0Emarcus/story01.htm<p>To be a good president requires the combined skills of a chess master and middle school teacher. </p> <p>The chess-master president possesses the ability to think several steps ahead. To take one recent example: asserting that the use of chemical weapons in Syria would cross a “red line.” “A red line for us is we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilized,” <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/08/20/remarks-president-white-house-press-corps">President Obama said</a> in August. “That would change my equation. <span>. . .</span> We have put together a range of contingency plans.”</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-obama-substitute-teacher-in-chief/2013/05/02/385b45da-b35a-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html?wprss=rss_ruth-marcus">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636668/s/2b73093c/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%2Fruth-marcus-obama-substitute-teacher-in-chief%2F2013%2F05%2F02%2F385b45da-b35a-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ruth-marcus&t=Obama%2C+substitute+teacher-in-chief" 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%2Fruth-marcus-obama-substitute-teacher-in-chief%2F2013%2F05%2F02%2F385b45da-b35a-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ruth-marcus&t=Obama%2C+substitute+teacher-in-chief" 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%2Fruth-marcus-obama-substitute-teacher-in-chief%2F2013%2F05%2F02%2F385b45da-b35a-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ruth-marcus&t=Obama%2C+substitute+teacher-in-chief" 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%2Fruth-marcus-obama-substitute-teacher-in-chief%2F2013%2F05%2F02%2F385b45da-b35a-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ruth-marcus&t=Obama%2C+substitute+teacher-in-chief" 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%2Fruth-marcus-obama-substitute-teacher-in-chief%2F2013%2F05%2F02%2F385b45da-b35a-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ruth-marcus&t=Obama%2C+substitute+teacher-in-chief" 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/164017020234/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/2b73093c/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164017020234/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/2b73093c/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164017020234/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/2b73093c/a2t.img" border="0"/>national securityDemocratic PartyRuth MarcusFri, 03 May 2013 01:14:10 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-obama-substitute-teacher-in-chief/2013/05/02/385b45da-b35a-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html?wprss=rss_ruth-marcusRuth Marcushttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636668/s/2b5dc98e/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cruth0Emarcus0Ecollins0Enapravnik0Ebring0Eus0Ecloser0Eto0Elast0Efirst0C20A130C0A40C30A0Cf0Aa521580Eb1cd0E11e20Ebbf20Ea6f9e9d79e190Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iruth0Emarcus/story01.htm<p>I am so looking forward to the end of firsts.</p> <p>We live in an era of firsts, which is a good thing. The first female Secret Service director. The first African American president. Most recently, the first openly gay man in a major professional sport. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-collins-napravnik-bring-us-closer-to-last-first/2013/04/30/f0a52158-b1cd-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html?wprss=rss_ruth-marcus">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636668/s/2b5dc98e/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%2Fruth-marcus-collins-napravnik-bring-us-closer-to-last-first%2F2013%2F04%2F30%2Ff0a52158-b1cd-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ruth-marcus&t=Collins+and+Napravnik+bring+us+closer+to+last+%E2%80%98first%E2%80%99" 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%2Fruth-marcus-collins-napravnik-bring-us-closer-to-last-first%2F2013%2F04%2F30%2Ff0a52158-b1cd-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ruth-marcus&t=Collins+and+Napravnik+bring+us+closer+to+last+%E2%80%98first%E2%80%99" 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%2Fruth-marcus-collins-napravnik-bring-us-closer-to-last-first%2F2013%2F04%2F30%2Ff0a52158-b1cd-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ruth-marcus&t=Collins+and+Napravnik+bring+us+closer+to+last+%E2%80%98first%E2%80%99" 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%2Fruth-marcus-collins-napravnik-bring-us-closer-to-last-first%2F2013%2F04%2F30%2Ff0a52158-b1cd-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ruth-marcus&t=Collins+and+Napravnik+bring+us+closer+to+last+%E2%80%98first%E2%80%99" 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%2Fruth-marcus-collins-napravnik-bring-us-closer-to-last-first%2F2013%2F04%2F30%2Ff0a52158-b1cd-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ruth-marcus&t=Collins+and+Napravnik+bring+us+closer+to+last+%E2%80%98first%E2%80%99" 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/164016873379/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/2b5dc98e/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016873379/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/2b5dc98e/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164016873379/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/2b5dc98e/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 01 May 2013 00:46:39 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-collins-napravnik-bring-us-closer-to-last-first/2013/04/30/f0a52158-b1cd-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html?wprss=rss_ruth-marcusRuth Marcushttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636668/s/2b38c389/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cruth0Emarcus0Esequester0Epain0Egets0Eonly0Ea0Eband0Eaid0C20A130C0A40C260Cc10Ac5d70A0Eae9f0E11e20Ea9860Eeec837b1888b0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iruth0Emarcus/story01.htm<p>How predictable was that? <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/congress-sends-obama-bill-to-end-delays/2013/04/26/27f94706-ae81-11e2-a986-eec837b1888b_story.html?hpid=z1">Sequestration starts to pinch</a> — and pinch the middle class — so the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/04/26/how-congress-is-dealing-with-the-sequester-randomly/">restrictions are loosened</a>. Why cure the disease when treating the symptom is so much easier? Why lose weight when you can let out the pants?</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-sequester-pain-gets-only-a-band-aid/2013/04/26/c10c5d70-ae9f-11e2-a986-eec837b1888b_story.html?wprss=rss_ruth-marcus">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636668/s/2b38c389/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%2Fruth-marcus-sequester-pain-gets-only-a-band-aid%2F2013%2F04%2F26%2Fc10c5d70-ae9f-11e2-a986-eec837b1888b_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ruth-marcus&t=Sequester+pain+gets+only+a+Band-Aid" 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%2Fruth-marcus-sequester-pain-gets-only-a-band-aid%2F2013%2F04%2F26%2Fc10c5d70-ae9f-11e2-a986-eec837b1888b_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ruth-marcus&t=Sequester+pain+gets+only+a+Band-Aid" 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%2Fruth-marcus-sequester-pain-gets-only-a-band-aid%2F2013%2F04%2F26%2Fc10c5d70-ae9f-11e2-a986-eec837b1888b_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ruth-marcus&t=Sequester+pain+gets+only+a+Band-Aid" 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%2Fruth-marcus-sequester-pain-gets-only-a-band-aid%2F2013%2F04%2F26%2Fc10c5d70-ae9f-11e2-a986-eec837b1888b_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ruth-marcus&t=Sequester+pain+gets+only+a+Band-Aid" 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%2Fruth-marcus-sequester-pain-gets-only-a-band-aid%2F2013%2F04%2F26%2Fc10c5d70-ae9f-11e2-a986-eec837b1888b_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ruth-marcus&t=Sequester+pain+gets+only+a+Band-Aid" 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/164016632476/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/2b38c389/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016632476/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/2b38c389/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164016632476/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/2b38c389/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:07:12 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-sequester-pain-gets-only-a-band-aid/2013/04/26/c10c5d70-ae9f-11e2-a986-eec837b1888b_story.html?wprss=rss_ruth-marcusRuth Marcushttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636668/s/2b156239/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cruth0Emarcus0Ethe0Eterrorist0Enext0Edoor0C20A130C0A40C230C40A31e370A0Eac40A0E11e20Eb6fd0Eba6f5f26d70Ae0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iruth0Emarcus/story01.htm<p> <em>T</em>he bomber went to prom.</p> <p>Okay, alleged bomber. As to those who believe the definite article is missing from the sentence above — <em>the </em>prom — my teenage daughters inform me that phrasing is irredeemably antiquated.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-the-terrorist-next-door/2013/04/23/4031e370-ac40-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html?wprss=rss_ruth-marcus">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636668/s/2b156239/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%2Fruth-marcus-the-terrorist-next-door%2F2013%2F04%2F23%2F4031e370-ac40-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ruth-marcus&t=The+terrorist+next+door" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a 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GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-the-terrorist-next-door/2013/04/23/4031e370-ac40-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html?wprss=rss_ruth-marcusRuth Marcushttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636668/s/2ae3d31e/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cruth0Emarcus0Eon0Egun0Elaws0Econgress0Ebetrays0Eour0Efaith0C20A130C0A40C180C339ad29a0Ea8510E11e20Ea8e20E5b98cb59187f0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iruth0Emarcus/story01.htm<p>The way to stay sane in this city is never to expect too much.</p> <p>So the soothing mantras of the capital involve admonitions about the art of the possible, the perfect and the good, the zen of baby steps. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-on-gun-laws-congress-betrays-our-faith/2013/04/18/339ad29a-a851-11e2-a8e2-5b98cb59187f_story.html?wprss=rss_ruth-marcus">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636668/s/2ae3d31e/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table 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Marcushttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636668/s/2aa9177e/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cruth0Emarcus0Epower0Eof0Ethe0Epersonal0Ein0Epolitics0C20A130C0A40C120C80A13bd8a0Ea39c0E11e20E9c0A30E6952ff30A5f350Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iruth0Emarcus/story01.htm<p>Before she became a reluctant lobbyist, involuntarily versed in arcane Senate procedure, Nicole Hockley thought that strange word was spelled with an “S” — “closure,” not “cloture.” </p> <p>But this was before the terrible day that Hockley and her fellow Sandy Hook parents refer to simply as 12/14, before Hockley’s 6-year-old son, Dylan, died in his teacher’s arms. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-power-of-the-personal-in-politics/2013/04/12/8013bd8a-a39c-11e2-9c03-6952ff305f35_story.html?wprss=rss_ruth-marcus">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636668/s/2aa9177e/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table 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Marcushttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636668/s/2a9eb694/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cruth0Emarcus0Eobamas0Ereasonable0Ebudget0Eruns0Einto0Ea0Eroadblock0C20A130C0A40C110C2cf513660Ea2e20E11e20E9c0A30E6952ff30A5f350Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iruth0Emarcus/story01.htm<p>The conundrum of <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/04/10/read-the-white-houses-2014-budget-plan/">President Obama’s budget </a>is that he has produced a “come let us reason together” proposal aimed at a Republican Party that has demonstrated no interest in being reasonable.</p> <p>You could question the wisdom of this negotiating strategy. As the Daily Beast’s Michael Tomasky points out, the budget “represents the apotheosis of a kind of Obama <span>. . .</span> the imperturbable and infinitely patient middle-ground seeker trying to placate those beyond his base. The Republicans have spurned that Obama before, and they’re going to do it this time, too.” </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-obamas-reasonable-budget-runs-into-a-roadblock/2013/04/11/2cf51366-a2e2-11e2-9c03-6952ff305f35_story.html?wprss=rss_ruth-marcus">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636668/s/2a9eb694/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%2Fruth-marcus-obamas-reasonable-budget-runs-into-a-roadblock%2F2013%2F04%2F11%2F2cf51366-a2e2-11e2-9c03-6952ff305f35_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ruth-marcus&t=Obama%E2%80%99s+reasonable+budget+runs+into+a+roadblock" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a 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lamenting the president’s comments about the California attorney general’s good looks. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-an-act-of-political-malpractice/2013/04/07/8a230624-9fcc-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_story.html?wprss=rss_ruth-marcus">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636668/s/2a710f56/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%2Fruth-marcus-an-act-of-political-malpractice%2F2013%2F04%2F07%2F8a230624-9fcc-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ruth-marcus&t=An+act+of+political+malpractice" 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/161991466604/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/2a710f56/a2t.img" border="0"/>United States CabinetRuth MarcusSun, 07 Apr 2013 23:59:01 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-an-act-of-political-malpractice/2013/04/07/8a230624-9fcc-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_story.html?wprss=rss_ruth-marcusRuth Marcushttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636668/s/2a58e73c/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cruth0Emarcus0Ethe0Epolitics0Eof0Eroe0Ev0Ewade0Eand0Egay0Emarriage0C20A130C0A40C0A40C33b4352e0E9d560E11e20E9a790Eeb5280Ac81c630Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iruth0Emarcus/story01.htm<p>Consider the examples of North Dakota and Arkansas.</p> <p>If you think the problem with <em>Roe v. Wade</em> was that the Supreme Court short-circuited the evolving democratic process in the states, look at what the democratic process has wrought. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-the-politics-of-roe-v-wade-and-gay-marriage/2013/04/04/33b4352e-9d56-11e2-9a79-eb5280c81c63_story.html?wprss=rss_ruth-marcus">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636668/s/2a58e73c/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%2Fruth-marcus-the-politics-of-roe-v-wade-and-gay-marriage%2F2013%2F04%2F04%2F33b4352e-9d56-11e2-9a79-eb5280c81c63_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ruth-marcus&t=The+politics+of+Roe+v.+Wade+and+gay+marriage" 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%2Fruth-marcus-the-politics-of-roe-v-wade-and-gay-marriage%2F2013%2F04%2F04%2F33b4352e-9d56-11e2-9a79-eb5280c81c63_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ruth-marcus&t=The+politics+of+Roe+v.+Wade+and+gay+marriage" 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%2Fruth-marcus-the-politics-of-roe-v-wade-and-gay-marriage%2F2013%2F04%2F04%2F33b4352e-9d56-11e2-9a79-eb5280c81c63_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ruth-marcus&t=The+politics+of+Roe+v.+Wade+and+gay+marriage" 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%2Fruth-marcus-the-politics-of-roe-v-wade-and-gay-marriage%2F2013%2F04%2F04%2F33b4352e-9d56-11e2-9a79-eb5280c81c63_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ruth-marcus&t=The+politics+of+Roe+v.+Wade+and+gay+marriage" 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%2Fruth-marcus-the-politics-of-roe-v-wade-and-gay-marriage%2F2013%2F04%2F04%2F33b4352e-9d56-11e2-9a79-eb5280c81c63_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ruth-marcus&t=The+politics+of+Roe+v.+Wade+and+gay+marriage" 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/161991310028/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/2a58e73c/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161991310028/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/2a58e73c/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161991310028/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/2a58e73c/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 19:58:29 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-the-politics-of-roe-v-wade-and-gay-marriage/2013/04/04/33b4352e-9d56-11e2-9a79-eb5280c81c63_story.html?wprss=rss_ruth-marcusRuth Marcushttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636668/s/2a11db0a/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Csupreme0Ecourt0Eseems0Eto0Ebe0Einching0Etoward0Emarriage0Eequality0C20A130C0A30C270C44aaf2280E97250E11e20E814b0E0A63623d80Aa60A0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iruth0Emarcus/story01.htm<p>Listening to the Supreme Court hear arguments in the same-sex marriage cases was like watching a novice diver inch to the edge of the high board for the first time. </p> <p>Eventually, she’ll probably take the plunge — just not yet. In the meantime, though, she can execute an impressive maneuver from lower heights.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/supreme-court-seems-to-be-inching-toward-marriage-equality/2013/03/27/44aaf228-9725-11e2-814b-063623d80a60_story.html?wprss=rss_ruth-marcus">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636668/s/2a11db0a/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Supreme+Court+seems+to+be+inching+toward+marriage+equality&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fsupreme-court-seems-to-be-inching-toward-marriage-equality%2F2013%2F03%2F27%2F44aaf228-9725-11e2-814b-063623d80a60_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ruth-marcus" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990910964/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/2a11db0a/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161990910964/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/2a11db0a/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161990910964/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/2a11db0a/a2t.img" border="0"/>Samuel AlitoUS Governmentsexual orientationWed, 27 Mar 2013 22:59:16 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/supreme-court-seems-to-be-inching-toward-marriage-equality/2013/03/27/44aaf228-9725-11e2-814b-063623d80a60_story.html?wprss=rss_ruth-marcusRuth Marcushttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636668/s/2a06cdd1/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cruth0Emarcus0Ea0Echance0Eto0Eseize0Eon0Egun0Econtrol0C20A130C0A30C260C58c4f33c0E96330E11e20E8b4e0E0Ab56f26f28de0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iruth0Emarcus/story01.htm<p>In a normal legislative battle, there comes a point when advocates have to stop letting the perfect be the enemy of the good. When it comes to <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/03/26/rand-paul-allies-eye-filibuster-of-gun-legislation/">gun control</a>, the calculus is different: You have to stop letting the adequate be the enemy of the incremental but significant. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-a-chance-to-seize-on-gun-control/2013/03/26/58c4f33c-9633-11e2-8b4e-0b56f26f28de_story.html?wprss=rss_ruth-marcus">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636668/s/2a06cdd1/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=A+chance+to+seize+on+gun+control&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fruth-marcus-a-chance-to-seize-on-gun-control%2F2013%2F03%2F26%2F58c4f33c-9633-11e2-8b4e-0b56f26f28de_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ruth-marcus" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161769994670/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/2a06cdd1/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161769994670/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/2a06cdd1/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161769994670/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/2a06cdd1/a2t.img" border="0"/>NRAgun controlRuth MarcusWed, 27 Mar 2013 00:04:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-a-chance-to-seize-on-gun-control/2013/03/26/58c4f33c-9633-11e2-8b4e-0b56f26f28de_story.html?wprss=rss_ruth-marcusRuth Marcushttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636668/s/29e41186/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cruth0Emarcus0Enew0Eyork0Etells0Ethe0Etruth0Eabout0Eteen0Epregnancy0C20A130C0A30C220Cb89321540E93260E11e20Ea31e0E1470A0Ae2724e40Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iruth0Emarcus/story01.htm<p>New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg (I) is at it again — this time on an issue even more explosive than infringing the right to a Big Gulp. Bloomberg’s latest target is <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.nyc.gov/html/hra/downloads/pdf/press_releases/2013/pr_march_2013/teen_pregnancy_press_release.pdf" target="_blank">teen pregnancy</a>, with a sharp-edged advertising campaign that features pictures of crying babies and warns prospective teenage parents of the difficult path ahead.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-new-york-tells-the-truth-about-teen-pregnancy/2013/03/22/b8932154-9326-11e2-a31e-14700e2724e4_story.html?wprss=rss_ruth-marcus">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636668/s/29e41186/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Truth-telling+on+teen+pregnancy&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fruth-marcus-new-york-tells-the-truth-about-teen-pregnancy%2F2013%2F03%2F22%2Fb8932154-9326-11e2-a31e-14700e2724e4_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ruth-marcus" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161393658998/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/29e41186/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/161393658998/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/29e41186/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/161393658998/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/29e41186/a2t.img" border="0"/>single parentsPlanned ParenthoodRuth MarcusSat, 23 Mar 2013 00:04:23 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-new-york-tells-the-truth-about-teen-pregnancy/2013/03/22/b8932154-9326-11e2-a31e-14700e2724e4_story.html?wprss=rss_ruth-marcusRuth Marcushttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636668/s/29c1e744/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cruth0Emarcus0Eend0Ediscrimation0Eagainst0Egays0Ein0Ethe0Eworkplace0C20A130C0A30C190C82be519a0E90Acc0E11e20Ebdea0Ee32ad90Ada2390Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iruth0Emarcus/story01.htm<p>Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) took a <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/rob-portmans-support-of-gay-marriage-puts-him-at-odds-with-two-thirds-of-gop-voters/2013/03/15/b5ff68cc-8d80-11e2-9838-d62f083ba93f_story.html">terrific, brave step</a> in announcing his support for same-sex marriage, citing the example of his gay son. But here’s the missing piece in the current gay-rights debate: When Portman’s son graduates from Yale, no federal law will prevent an employer from denying him a job because of his sexual orientation. If Will Portman or a classmate came out of the closet after being hired, they could be fired for being gay.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-end-discrimation-against-gays-in-the-workplace/2013/03/19/82be519a-90cc-11e2-bdea-e32ad90da239_story.html?wprss=rss_ruth-marcus">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636668/s/29c1e744/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=End+discrimation+against+gays+in+the+workplace&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fruth-marcus-end-discrimation-against-gays-in-the-workplace%2F2013%2F03%2F19%2F82be519a-90cc-11e2-bdea-e32ad90da239_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ruth-marcus" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158921521504/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/29c1e744/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158921521504/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/29c1e744/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/158921521504/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/29c1e744/a2t.img" border="0"/>federal lawCenter for American ProgressHarry ReidTue, 19 Mar 2013 23:26:41 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-end-discrimation-against-gays-in-the-workplace/2013/03/19/82be519a-90cc-11e2-bdea-e32ad90da239_story.html?wprss=rss_ruth-marcusRuth Marcushttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636668/s/2994a938/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cruth0Emarcus0Eobama0Ehas0Eto0Ebe0Edealmaker0Ein0Echief0C20A130C0A30C140C9714cff40E8cce0E11e20Eb63f0Ef53fb9f2fcb40Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iruth0Emarcus/story01.htm<p>When it comes to Republicans, President Obama sees himself as a kind of reverse Sally Field: <em>They don’t like him. They really, really, don’t like him.</em> </p> <p>Judging by the junior high school behavior of House members who snarkily live-tweeted the president’s closed-door meeting Wednesday, this seems a rather accurate assessment.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-obama-has-to-be-dealmaker-in-chief/2013/03/14/9714cff4-8cce-11e2-b63f-f53fb9f2fcb4_story.html?wprss=rss_ruth-marcus">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636668/s/2994a938/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Obama+has+to+be+dealmaker+in+chief&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fruth-marcus-obama-has-to-be-dealmaker-in-chief%2F2013%2F03%2F14%2F9714cff4-8cce-11e2-b63f-f53fb9f2fcb4_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ruth-marcus" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158921277051/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/2994a938/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158921277051/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/2994a938/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/158921277051/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/2994a938/a2t.img" border="0"/>Democratic Partycongressional DemocratsRuth MarcusThu, 14 Mar 2013 20:26:54 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-obama-has-to-be-dealmaker-in-chief/2013/03/14/9714cff4-8cce-11e2-b63f-f53fb9f2fcb4_story.html?wprss=rss_ruth-marcusRuth Marcushttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636668/s/297ee0f5/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cruth0Emarcus0Epaul0Ekrugman0Eand0Eour0Egullibility0Efor0Esatire0C20A130C0A30C120Ca80A73be20E8b4a0E11e20Eb63f0Ef53fb9f2fcb40Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iruth0Emarcus/story01.htm<p>The item was too delicious to resist: New York Times columnist Paul Krugman, he of the don’t-worry, be-happy approach to the federal deficit, had been forced to declare personal bankruptcy.</p> <p>Except it wasn’t true. The tidbit was satire, from a Web site called <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://dailycurrant.com/2013/03/06/paul-krugman-declares-personal-bankruptcy/">the Daily Currant</a>. The Currant’s “tell” was obvious to anyone who took introductory economics: Krugman, it said, had attempted, like a good Keynesian, to “spend his way out of debt,” after “racking up $84,000 in a single month . . . in pursuit of rare Portuguese wines and 19th-century English cloth” — a wink-wink reference to the classic examples of comparative advantage in international trade.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-paul-krugman-and-our-gullibility-for-satire/2013/03/12/a8073be2-8b4a-11e2-b63f-f53fb9f2fcb4_story.html?wprss=rss_ruth-marcus">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636668/s/297ee0f5/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Susceptible+to+satire&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fruth-marcus-paul-krugman-and-our-gullibility-for-satire%2F2013%2F03%2F12%2Fa8073be2-8b4a-11e2-b63f-f53fb9f2fcb4_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ruth-marcus" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158921133076/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/297ee0f5/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158921133076/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/297ee0f5/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/158921133076/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/297ee0f5/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 23:09:33 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-paul-krugman-and-our-gullibility-for-satire/2013/03/12/a8073be2-8b4a-11e2-b63f-f53fb9f2fcb4_story.html?wprss=rss_ruth-marcusRuth Marcushttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636668/s/295e1753/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cruth0Emarcus0Ebudget0Eideas0Ethat0Edemocrats0Eand0Erepublicans0Emight0Eagree0Eon0C20A130C0A30C0A80Cd1e35e340E88280E11e20E9d710Ef0Afeafdd13940Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iruth0Emarcus/story01.htm<p>This is going to be a column that praises President Obama’s new <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/turning-on-charm-obama-tries-to-end-gridlock/2013/03/07/011fe590-8735-11e2-999e-5f8e0410cb9d_story.html">charm offensive</a> with congressional Republicans and suggests some useful background reading for the next get-together. First, though, I’ve got to get a bit of snark out of the way.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-budget-ideas-that-democrats-and-republicans-might-agree-on/2013/03/08/d1e35e34-8828-11e2-9d71-f0feafdd1394_story.html?wprss=rss_ruth-marcus">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636668/s/295e1753/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Budget+ideas+that+Democrats+and+Republicans+might+agree+on&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fruth-marcus-budget-ideas-that-democrats-and-republicans-might-agree-on%2F2013%2F03%2F08%2Fd1e35e34-8828-11e2-9d71-f0feafdd1394_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ruth-marcus" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158920949446/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/295e1753/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158920949446/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/295e1753/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/158920949446/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/295e1753/a2t.img" border="0"/>MedicareWhite House chief of staffRuth MarcusSat, 09 Mar 2013 00:58:19 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-budget-ideas-that-democrats-and-republicans-might-agree-on/2013/03/08/d1e35e34-8828-11e2-9d71-f0feafdd1394_story.html?wprss=rss_ruth-marcusRuth Marcushttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636668/s/293e151b/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cruth0Emarcus0Esheryl0Esandbergs0Evaluable0Elesson0C20A130C0A30C0A50Cfc3612bc0E85cb0E11e20E98a30Eb3db6b9ac5860Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iruth0Emarcus/story01.htm<p>Sheryl Sandberg has burst into tears in the office, more than once. She has failed at such crucial Mommy Tasks as remembering to dress her son in a green shirt for St. Patrick’s Day — inwardly seething at the officious super-mommy who chided her sartorial shortcomings and worrying, <em>I’m a bad mom</em>. Sandberg spent her college years — her Phi Beta Kappa at Harvard college years — constantly feeling like she “was about to get caught for not really knowing anything.”</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-sheryl-sandbergs-valuable-lesson/2013/03/05/fc3612bc-85cb-11e2-98a3-b3db6b9ac586_story.html?wprss=rss_ruth-marcus">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636668/s/293e151b/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Sheryl+Sandberg%E2%80%99s+valuable+advice&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fruth-marcus-sheryl-sandbergs-valuable-lesson%2F2013%2F03%2F05%2Ffc3612bc-85cb-11e2-98a3-b3db6b9ac586_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ruth-marcus" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158920762956/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/293e151b/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158920762956/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/293e151b/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/158920762956/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/293e151b/a2t.img" border="0"/>TwitterRuth MarcusWed, 06 Mar 2013 00:05:35 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-sheryl-sandbergs-valuable-lesson/2013/03/05/fc3612bc-85cb-11e2-98a3-b3db6b9ac586_story.html?wprss=rss_ruth-marcusRuth Marcushttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636668/s/2913260e/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cruth0Emarcus0Eits0Egoing0Eto0Ebe0Ea0Elong0Eslog0C20A130C0A20C280C576c32d0A0E81e70E11e20Eb99e0E6baf4ebe42df0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iruth0Emarcus/story01.htm<p>Paul Ryan says he doesn’t spend a lot of time worrying about Republicans being blamed for the pain inflicted by the budget sequester. The bruises, in his view, go with the territory.</p> <p>“We have to get right in our minds that the bully pulpit will always probably get better press than we will,” the House Budget Committee chairman and the 2012 Republican vice-presidential nominee told me Wednesday evening in an interview. “That cannot deter us. <span>. . .</span> The sequester will happen, and that will be occurring all along until the president is willing to do an agreement that deals with the entitlement problem and the debt crisis.”</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-its-going-to-be-a-long-slog/2013/02/28/576c32d0-81e7-11e2-b99e-6baf4ebe42df_story.html?wprss=rss_ruth-marcus">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636668/s/2913260e/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=It%E2%80%99s+going+to+be+a+long+slog&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fruth-marcus-its-going-to-be-a-long-slog%2F2013%2F02%2F28%2F576c32d0-81e7-11e2-b99e-6baf4ebe42df_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ruth-marcus" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158920512109/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/2913260e/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158920512109/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/2913260e/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/158920512109/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/2913260e/a2t.img" border="0"/>tax reformRepublican PartyRuth MarcusFri, 01 Mar 2013 01:01:41 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-its-going-to-be-a-long-slog/2013/02/28/576c32d0-81e7-11e2-b99e-6baf4ebe42df_story.html?wprss=rss_ruth-marcusRuth Marcushttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636668/s/28fe27bd/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cruth0Emarcus0Ea0Ereal0Eyahoo0Emove0C20A130C0A20C260C9f6e75c60E80A5b0E11e20Ea350A0E49866afab5840Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iruth0Emarcus/story01.htm<p>Marissa Mayer, bounding back to work after a two-week maternity leave, came up with a nifty solution for juggling work and family: The Yahoo chief brought her family to work.</p> <p>Literally. The 37-year-old CEO, named to the job when she was six months pregnant, used her own money to build a nursery next to her office. Good for her. Baby-in-adjoining-cubicle is not a scalable solution, but Mayer is — for the moment, anyway — unique: the first woman to give birth while heading a Fortune 500 company.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-a-real-yahoo-move/2013/02/26/9f6e75c6-805b-11e2-a350-49866afab584_story.html?wprss=rss_ruth-marcus">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636668/s/28fe27bd/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=A+real+Yahoo+move&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fruth-marcus-a-real-yahoo-move%2F2013%2F02%2F26%2F9f6e75c6-805b-11e2-a350-49866afab584_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ruth-marcus" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158920053457/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/28fe27bd/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158920053457/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/28fe27bd/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/158920053457/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/28fe27bd/a2t.img" border="0"/>U.S. Bureau of Labor Statisticschief executive officerRuth MarcusWed, 27 Feb 2013 00:53:19 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-a-real-yahoo-move/2013/02/26/9f6e75c6-805b-11e2-a350-49866afab584_story.html?wprss=rss_ruth-marcusRuth Marcushttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636668/s/28d23c8a/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cruth0Emarcus0Erepublicans0Erewrite0Ehistory0Eon0Ethe0Esequester0C20A130C0A20C210C3581d0A5c0E7c610E11e20E9a750Edab0A20A1670Ada0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iruth0Emarcus/story01.htm<p>The blame game is a dreary and generally unproductive exercise. But as Washington slouches toward the self-inflicted wound of the budget sequester, Republicans’ determined effort to rewrite the history of debt reduction requires correcting.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-republicans-rewrite-history-on-the-sequester/2013/02/21/3581d05c-7c61-11e2-9a75-dab0201670da_story.html?wprss=rss_ruth-marcus">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636668/s/28d23c8a/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Republicans+rewrite+history+on+the+sequester&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fruth-marcus-republicans-rewrite-history-on-the-sequester%2F2013%2F02%2F21%2F3581d05c-7c61-11e2-9a75-dab0201670da_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_ruth-marcus" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158919824379/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/28d23c8a/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/158919824379/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/28d23c8a/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/158919824379/u/0/f/636668/c/34656/s/28d23c8a/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 21:05:29 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-republicans-rewrite-history-on-the-sequester/2013/02/21/3581d05c-7c61-11e2-9a75-dab0201670da_story.html?wprss=rss_ruth-marcusRuth Marcus