http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/left-leaning?wprss=rss_leftleaningCheck out The Washington Post's Left Leaning Opinions section for left-wing and liberal opinions and editorials.enCopyright 2012 Washington Post CompanyTue, 18 Jun 2013 23:40:21 GMTTue, 18 Jun 2013 23:40:21 GMT5http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gifhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/left-leaning?wprss=rss_leftleaninghttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636644/s/2d78c6ee/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Charold0Emeyerson0Eafro0Ecubans0Efight0Efor0Eequality0Eunder0Ecastro0Eregime0C20A130C0A60C180C9da4397c0Ed8280E11e20Ea9f20E42ee3912ae0Ae0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ileftleaning/story01.htm<p>“More than half a century ago, Fidel decreed the elimination of racism,” said Leonardo Calvo Cárdenas. But “this just made the problem deeper and more complex.”</p> <p>Calvo Cárdenas is an Afro-Cuban — <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://ctp.iccas.miami.edu/FACTS_Web/Cuba%20Facts%20Issue%2046%20March.htm">a group that makes up roughly half of Cuba’s population</a> but that is greatly under-represented in its political leadership, media and nascent business class. Calvo Cárdenas hasn’t always been on the outside looking in. “I was the director of the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.onlinefootage.tv/frontend_dev.php/video/show/id/10897">Lenin Museum</a>,” he told me during a visit to Washington this month. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/harold-meyerson-afro-cubans-fight-for-equality-under-castro-regime/2013/06/18/9da4397c-d828-11e2-a9f2-42ee3912ae0e_story.html?wprss=rss_leftleaning">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636644/s/2d78c6ee/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%2Fharold-meyerson-afro-cubans-fight-for-equality-under-castro-regime%2F2013%2F06%2F18%2F9da4397c-d828-11e2-a9f2-42ee3912ae0e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Afro-Cubans+fight+for+equality+under+Castro+regime" 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%2Fharold-meyerson-afro-cubans-fight-for-equality-under-castro-regime%2F2013%2F06%2F18%2F9da4397c-d828-11e2-a9f2-42ee3912ae0e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Afro-Cubans+fight+for+equality+under+Castro+regime" 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%2Fharold-meyerson-afro-cubans-fight-for-equality-under-castro-regime%2F2013%2F06%2F18%2F9da4397c-d828-11e2-a9f2-42ee3912ae0e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Afro-Cubans+fight+for+equality+under+Castro+regime" 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%2Fharold-meyerson-afro-cubans-fight-for-equality-under-castro-regime%2F2013%2F06%2F18%2F9da4397c-d828-11e2-a9f2-42ee3912ae0e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Afro-Cubans+fight+for+equality+under+Castro+regime" 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%2Fharold-meyerson-afro-cubans-fight-for-equality-under-castro-regime%2F2013%2F06%2F18%2F9da4397c-d828-11e2-a9f2-42ee3912ae0e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Afro-Cubans+fight+for+equality+under+Castro+regime" 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/165666907009/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2d78c6ee/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165666907009/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2d78c6ee/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165666907009/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2d78c6ee/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>Harold Meyersoncivil societySVHUMANTwitterTue, 18 Jun 2013 23:39:04 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/harold-meyerson-afro-cubans-fight-for-equality-under-castro-regime/2013/06/18/9da4397c-d828-11e2-a9f2-42ee3912ae0e_story.html?wprss=rss_leftleaningHarold Meyersonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636644/s/2d78c6ed/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cdana0Emilbank0Econgress0Ehas0Ebecome0Ea0Erubber0Estamp0Efor0Ethe0Ensa0C20A130C0A60C180Ceb9ef4ee0Ed8610E11e20Ea9f20E42ee3912ae0Ae0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ileftleaning/story01.htm<p>The Founders created a system of checks and balances. Those overseeing the nation’s spying have switched to a system of cheers and bouquets. </p> <p>This was the impression given by members of the House intelligence committee as they held an <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/officials-surveillance-programs-foiled-more-than-50-terrorist-plots/2013/06/18/d657cb56-d83e-11e2-9df4-895344c13c30_story.html">open-to-the-public hearing Tuesday</a> on the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/us-intelligence-mining-data-from-nine-us-internet-companies-in-broad-secret-program/2013/06/06/3a0c0da8-cebf-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html">National Security Agency’s snooping</a> into Americans’ <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/verizon-providing-all-call-records-to-us-under-court-order/2013/06/05/98656606-ce47-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html">phone</a> and <a data-xslt="_http" 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prop up ostensible “moderates” whose prospects are doubtful and, of course, the customary shaky grasp of what the fighting is really about.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-giving-arms-to-syrian-rebels-is-a-bad-idea/2013/06/17/aec4a4dc-d777-11e2-a016-92547bf094cc_story.html?wprss=rss_leftleaning">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636644/s/2d6b6888/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%2Feugene-robinson-giving-arms-to-syrian-rebels-is-a-bad-idea%2F2013%2F06%2F17%2Faec4a4dc-d777-11e2-a016-92547bf094cc_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Giving+arms+to+Syrian+rebels+is+a+bad+idea" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a 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border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165666817259/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2d6b6888/a2t.img" border="0"/>Central Intelligence Agencychemical weaponsEugene Robinson (Journalist)Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:25:27 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-giving-arms-to-syrian-rebels-is-a-bad-idea/2013/06/17/aec4a4dc-d777-11e2-a016-92547bf094cc_story.html?wprss=rss_leftleaningEugene Robinsonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636644/s/2d6b6889/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cej0Edionne0Egreat0Egatsby0Eeconomics0C20A130C0A60C160Ca3ed6bfe0Ed54a0E11e20Ea73e0E826d299ff4590Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ileftleaning/story01.htm<p>You don’t need me to tell you, but it’s a whole lot tougher leading a garage band than being a superstar. What you might not have known is just how much harder.</p> <p>If you want an example of growing inequality, try the rock ‘n’ roll industry. Between 1982 and 2003, the share of concert income taken home by the top 1 percent of performers more than doubled, rising from 26 percent to 56 percent. The top 5 percent collected almost 90 percent of all concert revenues.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-great-gatsby-economics/2013/06/16/a3ed6bfe-d54a-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html?wprss=rss_leftleaning">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636644/s/2d6b6889/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%2Fej-dionne-great-gatsby-economics%2F2013%2F06%2F16%2Fa3ed6bfe-d54a-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Great+Gatsby+economics+are+no+party+for+the+middle+class" 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%2Fej-dionne-great-gatsby-economics%2F2013%2F06%2F16%2Fa3ed6bfe-d54a-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Great+Gatsby+economics+are+no+party+for+the+middle+class" 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%2Fej-dionne-great-gatsby-economics%2F2013%2F06%2F16%2Fa3ed6bfe-d54a-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Great+Gatsby+economics+are+no+party+for+the+middle+class" 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%2Fej-dionne-great-gatsby-economics%2F2013%2F06%2F16%2Fa3ed6bfe-d54a-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Great+Gatsby+economics+are+no+party+for+the+middle+class" 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%2Fej-dionne-great-gatsby-economics%2F2013%2F06%2F16%2Fa3ed6bfe-d54a-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Great+Gatsby+economics+are+no+party+for+the+middle+class" 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/165666817258/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2d6b6889/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165666817258/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2d6b6889/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165666817258/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2d6b6889/a2t.img" border="0"/>Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:47:36 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-great-gatsby-economics/2013/06/16/a3ed6bfe-d54a-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html?wprss=rss_leftleaningE.J. Dionne Jr.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636644/s/2d78c6ef/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cesther0Ej0Ecepeda0Emarco0Erubio0Eand0Eted0Ecruz0E0Ethe0Egops0Elatino0Esuperstars0C20A130C0A60C140C716dac540Ed5390E11e20Ea73e0E826d299ff4590Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ileftleaning/story01.htm<p>CHICAGO -- It’s fascinating that two Hispanic men -- both of whom are further to the right of where most Latinos stand on immigration -- are at the epicenter of the current reform debate.</p> <p>Both Cuban-Americans, Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Ted Cruz, R-Texas, represent the young, multicultural new face of what could someday become a diverse and welcoming Republican Party. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/esther-j-cepeda-marco-rubio-and-ted-cruz--the-gops-latino-superstars/2013/06/14/716dac54-d539-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html?wprss=rss_leftleaning">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636644/s/2d78c6ef/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%2Festher-j-cepeda-marco-rubio-and-ted-cruz--the-gops-latino-superstars%2F2013%2F06%2F14%2F716dac54-d539-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Marco+Rubio+and+Ted+Cruz+%E2%80%94+The+GOP%E2%80%99s+Latino+superstars" 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%2Festher-j-cepeda-marco-rubio-and-ted-cruz--the-gops-latino-superstars%2F2013%2F06%2F14%2F716dac54-d539-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Marco+Rubio+and+Ted+Cruz+%E2%80%94+The+GOP%E2%80%99s+Latino+superstars" 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%2Festher-j-cepeda-marco-rubio-and-ted-cruz--the-gops-latino-superstars%2F2013%2F06%2F14%2F716dac54-d539-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Marco+Rubio+and+Ted+Cruz+%E2%80%94+The+GOP%E2%80%99s+Latino+superstars" 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%2Festher-j-cepeda-marco-rubio-and-ted-cruz--the-gops-latino-superstars%2F2013%2F06%2F14%2F716dac54-d539-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Marco+Rubio+and+Ted+Cruz+%E2%80%94+The+GOP%E2%80%99s+Latino+superstars" 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%2Festher-j-cepeda-marco-rubio-and-ted-cruz--the-gops-latino-superstars%2F2013%2F06%2F14%2F716dac54-d539-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Marco+Rubio+and+Ted+Cruz+%E2%80%94+The+GOP%E2%80%99s+Latino+superstars" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 01:51:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/esther-j-cepeda-marco-rubio-and-ted-cruz--the-gops-latino-superstars/2013/06/14/716dac54-d539-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html?wprss=rss_leftleaningEsther J. Cepedahttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636644/s/2d78c6f0/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cobama0Ethe0Ebig0Edata0Epresident0C20A130C0A60C140C1d71fe2e0Ed3910E11e20Eb0A5f0E3ea3f0Ae7bb5a0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ileftleaning/story01.htm<p>n the political world, the promise of data — whether it’s <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-12-28/opinions/36071933_1_nate-silver-fivethirtyeight-political-football">Nate Silver’s spot-on election predictions</a> or President Obama’s clearinghouse of government information, <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.data.gov/">Data.gov</a> — is that we no longer have to take so much on faith. “What do the data show?” is the new “What do you think?,” the new “Is this a good idea?”</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/obama-the-big-data-president/2013/06/14/1d71fe2e-d391-11e2-b05f-3ea3f0e7bb5a_story.html?wprss=rss_leftleaning">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' 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data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.cfr.org/us-election-2008/obamas-speech-woodrow-wilson-center/p13974">accused the Bush administration</a> of violating civil liberties in the name of security, <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/video-a-timeline-of-obamas-decade-long-transformation-on-civ">now vigorously defends</a> his own administration’s collection of Americans’ phone records and Internet activities. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-the-left-turns-compliant-on-violating-civil-liberties/2013/06/14/8c30d91a-d4d2-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html?wprss=rss_leftleaning">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636644/s/2d4ef90e/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a 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GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-the-left-turns-compliant-on-violating-civil-liberties/2013/06/14/8c30d91a-d4d2-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html?wprss=rss_leftleaningDana Milbankhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636644/s/2d42fef5/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cnewtown0Edemands0Ethe0Ecountry0Etake0Eaction0Eon0Eguns0C20A130C0A60C130Cba1cbd5a0Ed46c0E11e20Ea73e0E826d299ff4590Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ileftleaning/story01.htm<p>People across not just the United States but also the world were horrified on Dec. 14, when <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/nation/newtown-school-shooting-victims/">20 children and six staff members</a> at <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">Sandy Hook Elementary School were murdered</a> by a gunman with an assault rifle. Yet in the six months since the tragedy in Newtown, Conn., 362 children and teens and 4,614 adults have <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/crime/2012/12/gun_death_tally_every_american_gun_death_since_newtown_sandy_hook_shooting.html">died in the United States from gun violence</a> — and nothing has been done on the national level. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/newtown-demands-the-country-take-action-on-guns/2013/06/13/ba1cbd5a-d46c-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html?wprss=rss_leftleaning">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636644/s/2d42fef5/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%2Fnewtown-demands-the-country-take-action-on-guns%2F2013%2F06%2F13%2Fba1cbd5a-d46c-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Newtown+demands+the+country+take+action+on+guns" 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%2Fnewtown-demands-the-country-take-action-on-guns%2F2013%2F06%2F13%2Fba1cbd5a-d46c-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Newtown+demands+the+country+take+action+on+guns" 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%2Fnewtown-demands-the-country-take-action-on-guns%2F2013%2F06%2F13%2Fba1cbd5a-d46c-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Newtown+demands+the+country+take+action+on+guns" 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%2Fnewtown-demands-the-country-take-action-on-guns%2F2013%2F06%2F13%2Fba1cbd5a-d46c-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Newtown+demands+the+country+take+action+on+guns" 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%2Fnewtown-demands-the-country-take-action-on-guns%2F2013%2F06%2F13%2Fba1cbd5a-d46c-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Newtown+demands+the+country+take+action+on+guns" 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/165666586276/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2d42fef5/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165666586276/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2d42fef5/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165666586276/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2d42fef5/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>SVGUNSgun violenceFri, 14 Jun 2013 00:00:59 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/newtown-demands-the-country-take-action-on-guns/2013/06/13/ba1cbd5a-d46c-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html?wprss=rss_leftleaningKate Tulenkohttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636644/s/2d42fef2/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ceugene0Erobinson0Ein0Edna0Ecase0Escalia0Ewas0Eright0C20A130C0A60C130C1bb1574a0Ed460A0E11e20E8cbe0E1bcbee0A6f8f80Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ileftleaning/story01.htm<p>The Supreme Court’s ruling last week, <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/supreme-court-upholds-maryland-law-says-police-may-take-dna-samples-from-arrestees/2013/06/03/0b619ade-cc5a-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html">allowing police to compel DNA samples</a> from persons arrested for serious offenses, will solve cold cases around the country and put dangerous criminals behind bars. But despite this clearly beneficial impact, the court’s 5 to 4 ruling was wrong — and may be more far-reaching than we can now imagine.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-in-dna-case-scalia-was-right/2013/06/13/1bb1574a-d460-11e2-8cbe-1bcbee06f8f8_story.html?wprss=rss_leftleaning">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636644/s/2d42fef2/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%2Feugene-robinson-in-dna-case-scalia-was-right%2F2013%2F06%2F13%2F1bb1574a-d460-11e2-8cbe-1bcbee06f8f8_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=On+DNA%2C+Scalia+was+right" 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/165666586275/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2d42fef2/a2t.img" border="0"/>FacebookEugene Robinson (Journalist)Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:00:16 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-in-dna-case-scalia-was-right/2013/06/13/1bb1574a-d460-11e2-8cbe-1bcbee06f8f8_story.html?wprss=rss_leftleaningEugene Robinsonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636644/s/2d42fef3/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cruth0Emarcus0Ejames0Eclappers0Eleast0Euntruthful0Eanswer0C20A130C0A60C130Cdecb0Ac560Ed4670E11e20Ea73e0E826d299ff4590Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ileftleaning/story01.htm<p>Ron Wyden doesn’t want to call the director of national intelligence a liar.</p> <p>The Oregon Democrat is too seasoned a politician for that — and James Clapper’s self-assessment, that he answered in the “<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/james-clappers-least-untruthful-statement-to-the-senate/2013/06/11/e50677a8-d2d8-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_blog.html">least untruthful manner</a>” <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/06/11/sen-wyden-clapper-didnt-give-straight-answer-on-nsa-programs/">when the senator asked </a>whether the National Security Agency was collecting data about millions of Americans, speaks for itself.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-james-clappers-least-untruthful-answer/2013/06/13/decb0c56-d467-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html?wprss=rss_leftleaning">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636644/s/2d42fef3/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a 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Marcushttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636644/s/2d42fef4/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cej0Edionne0Emerkley0Esurveillance0Ebill0Etries0Eto0Ebalance0Esecurity0Eand0Eliberty0C20A130C0A60C120Cce0A7b4a80Ed3920E11e20E8cbe0E1bcbee0A6f8f80Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ileftleaning/story01.htm<p>The hardest thing in an argument is to acknowledge competing truths. We know that our government will continue with large-scale surveillance programs to prevent future terrorist attacks. We also know that such programs have operated up to now with too little public scrutiny and insufficient concern over their long-term implications for our rights and our privacy.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-merkley-surveillance-bill-tries-to-balance-security-and-liberty/2013/06/12/ce07b4a8-d392-11e2-8cbe-1bcbee06f8f8_story.html?wprss=rss_leftleaning">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636644/s/2d42fef4/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%2Fej-dionne-merkley-surveillance-bill-tries-to-balance-security-and-liberty%2F2013%2F06%2F12%2Fce07b4a8-d392-11e2-8cbe-1bcbee06f8f8_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Finding+the+right+balance+between+security+and+liberty" 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%2Fej-dionne-merkley-surveillance-bill-tries-to-balance-security-and-liberty%2F2013%2F06%2F12%2Fce07b4a8-d392-11e2-8cbe-1bcbee06f8f8_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Finding+the+right+balance+between+security+and+liberty" 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%2Fej-dionne-merkley-surveillance-bill-tries-to-balance-security-and-liberty%2F2013%2F06%2F12%2Fce07b4a8-d392-11e2-8cbe-1bcbee06f8f8_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Finding+the+right+balance+between+security+and+liberty" 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%2Fej-dionne-merkley-surveillance-bill-tries-to-balance-security-and-liberty%2F2013%2F06%2F12%2Fce07b4a8-d392-11e2-8cbe-1bcbee06f8f8_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Finding+the+right+balance+between+security+and+liberty" 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%2Fej-dionne-merkley-surveillance-bill-tries-to-balance-security-and-liberty%2F2013%2F06%2F12%2Fce07b4a8-d392-11e2-8cbe-1bcbee06f8f8_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Finding+the+right+balance+between+security+and+liberty" 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/165666586273/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2d42fef4/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165666586273/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2d42fef4/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165666586273/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2d42fef4/a2t.img" border="0"/>E.J. DionneU.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Courtpolitical partyWed, 12 Jun 2013 23:19:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-merkley-surveillance-bill-tries-to-balance-security-and-liberty/2013/06/12/ce07b4a8-d392-11e2-8cbe-1bcbee06f8f8_story.html?wprss=rss_leftleaningE.J. Dionne Jr.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636644/s/2d3565d2/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cdana0Emilbank0Etrent0Efrankss0Eabortion0Eclaim0Eand0Ethe0Emanly0Erepublican0Eparty0C20A130C0A60C120Cde8c82180Ed3a10E11e20Ea73e0E826d299ff4590Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ileftleaning/story01.htm<p>Ladi<span>es and gentlemen, Republicans are again voting on new abortion restrictions. Cue their theme song: </span> </p> <p>“Men men men men, manly men men men!”</p> <p>“Men men men men, manly men men men!”</p> <p>The House Judiciary Committee gathered Wednesday to <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/06/12/house-committee-approves-ban-on-abortions-after-20-weeks/">pass another antiabortion bill</a>, and the nameplates on the majority side told the story: </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-trent-frankss-abortion-claim-and-the-manly-republican-party/2013/06/12/de8c8218-d3a1-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html?wprss=rss_leftleaning">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636644/s/2d3565d2/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-trent-frankss-abortion-claim-and-the-manly-republican-party%2F2013%2F06%2F12%2Fde8c8218-d3a1-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Trent+Franks%E2%80%99s+abortion+claim+and+the+manly+Republican+Party" 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-trent-frankss-abortion-claim-and-the-manly-republican-party%2F2013%2F06%2F12%2Fde8c8218-d3a1-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Trent+Franks%E2%80%99s+abortion+claim+and+the+manly+Republican+Party" 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-trent-frankss-abortion-claim-and-the-manly-republican-party%2F2013%2F06%2F12%2Fde8c8218-d3a1-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Trent+Franks%E2%80%99s+abortion+claim+and+the+manly+Republican+Party" 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-trent-frankss-abortion-claim-and-the-manly-republican-party%2F2013%2F06%2F12%2Fde8c8218-d3a1-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Trent+Franks%E2%80%99s+abortion+claim+and+the+manly+Republican+Party" 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-trent-frankss-abortion-claim-and-the-manly-republican-party%2F2013%2F06%2F12%2Fde8c8218-d3a1-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Trent+Franks%E2%80%99s+abortion+claim+and+the+manly+Republican+Party" 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/165666647604/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2d3565d2/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165666647604/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2d3565d2/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165666647604/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2d3565d2/a2t.img" border="0"/>Bob GoodlatteDemocratic PartySVHUMANlung diseaseWed, 12 Jun 2013 21:37:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-trent-frankss-abortion-claim-and-the-manly-republican-party/2013/06/12/de8c8218-d3a1-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html?wprss=rss_leftleaningDana Milbankhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636644/s/2d3565d7/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Calexis0Egoldstein0Ethe0Eintimidate0Ethe0Ectfc0Eact0C20A130C0A60C120C18451f480Ed3740E11e20Ea73e0E826d299ff4590Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ileftleaning/story01.htm<p>When it comes to helping Wall Street lobbyists gut reforms passed in the wake of the financial crisis, there is often very little difference between the Republicans and the Democrats. Recent votes in the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://financialservices.house.gov/">House Financial Services Committee</a> demonstrated this bipartisanship all too well. Last month, the committee considered H.R. 1256, the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.cbo.gov/publication/44152">Swaps Jurisdiction Certainty Act</a>, which <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://financialservices.house.gov/uploadedfiles/crpt-113-hmtg-ba00-fc016-20130507.pdf" target="_blank">garnered a “Yea” from every single Republican</a> and a majority (17) of Democrats. Eleven Democrats voted against the measure, including Ranking Member Maxine Waters (D-Calif.). Republicans are making a move to bring this deregulatory bill to the House floor as early as Wednesday.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/alexis-goldstein-the-intimidate-the-ctfc-act/2013/06/12/18451f48-d374-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html?wprss=rss_leftleaning">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636644/s/2d3565d7/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%2Falexis-goldstein-the-intimidate-the-ctfc-act%2F2013%2F06%2F12%2F18451f48-d374-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=The+%E2%80%98Intimidate+the+CTFC+Act%E2%80%99" 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/165666647603/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2d3565d7/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:30:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/alexis-goldstein-the-intimidate-the-ctfc-act/2013/06/12/18451f48-d374-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html?wprss=rss_leftleaningAlexis Goldsteinhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636644/s/2d3565d3/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cruth0Emarcus0Eobamas0Echoice0Eof0Erice0Epower0Eadds0Ekey0Ewomen0Eto0Ecabinet0C20A130C0A60C110C725934fa0Ed2bc0E11e20E8cbe0E1bcbee0A6f8f80Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ileftleaning/story01.htm<p>The two photos serve as powerful visual bookends for any discussion of gender and the Obama White House.</p> <p>The first was worth its thousand words, and sparked even more: <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2013/01/15/dont-forget-the-women-already-in-obamas-binder/">the president sitting in the Oval Office with 10 men</a> arrayed in front of him, and Valerie Jarrett’s leg barely visible. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-obamas-choice-of-rice-power-adds-key-women-to-cabinet/2013/06/11/725934fa-d2bc-11e2-8cbe-1bcbee06f8f8_story.html?wprss=rss_leftleaning">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636644/s/2d3565d3/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-choice-of-rice-power-adds-key-women-to-cabinet%2F2013%2F06%2F11%2F725934fa-d2bc-11e2-8cbe-1bcbee06f8f8_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Obama%E2%80%99s+choice+of+Rice%2C+Power+adds+key+women+to+Cabinet" 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/165666647602/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2d3565d3/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165666647602/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2d3565d3/a2t.img" border="0"/>Office of Management and BudgetUrban PlanningRuth MarcusWed, 12 Jun 2013 00:45:57 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-obamas-choice-of-rice-power-adds-key-women-to-cabinet/2013/06/11/725934fa-d2bc-11e2-8cbe-1bcbee06f8f8_story.html?wprss=rss_leftleaningRuth Marcushttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636644/s/2d3565d6/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ckatrina0Evanden0Eheuvel0Ethe0Ethird0Ekoch0Ebrother0Ehits0Enorth0Ecarolina0C20A130C0A60C110C0Aa7b1c540Ed1e50E11e20E8cbe0E1bcbee0A6f8f80Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ileftleaning/story01.htm<p>There’s something rotten in the state of North Carolina — and it smells like money. Specifically, Art Pope’s money.</p> <p>In fact, <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/10/10/111010fa_fact_mayer">Pope and his cash</a> are responsible for North Carolina’s recent meteoric rise as the poster child for regressive, conservative politics.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/katrina-vanden-heuvel-the-third-koch-brother-hits-north-carolina/2013/06/11/0a7b1c54-d1e5-11e2-8cbe-1bcbee06f8f8_story.html?wprss=rss_leftleaning">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636644/s/2d3565d6/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%2Fkatrina-vanden-heuvel-the-third-koch-brother-hits-north-carolina%2F2013%2F06%2F11%2F0a7b1c54-d1e5-11e2-8cbe-1bcbee06f8f8_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=The+third+Koch+%E2%80%98brother%E2%80%99+hits+North+Carolina" 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%2Fkatrina-vanden-heuvel-the-third-koch-brother-hits-north-carolina%2F2013%2F06%2F11%2F0a7b1c54-d1e5-11e2-8cbe-1bcbee06f8f8_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=The+third+Koch+%E2%80%98brother%E2%80%99+hits+North+Carolina" 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%2Fkatrina-vanden-heuvel-the-third-koch-brother-hits-north-carolina%2F2013%2F06%2F11%2F0a7b1c54-d1e5-11e2-8cbe-1bcbee06f8f8_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=The+third+Koch+%E2%80%98brother%E2%80%99+hits+North+Carolina" 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%2Fkatrina-vanden-heuvel-the-third-koch-brother-hits-north-carolina%2F2013%2F06%2F11%2F0a7b1c54-d1e5-11e2-8cbe-1bcbee06f8f8_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=The+third+Koch+%E2%80%98brother%E2%80%99+hits+North+Carolina" 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%2Fkatrina-vanden-heuvel-the-third-koch-brother-hits-north-carolina%2F2013%2F06%2F11%2F0a7b1c54-d1e5-11e2-8cbe-1bcbee06f8f8_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=The+third+Koch+%E2%80%98brother%E2%80%99+hits+North+Carolina" 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/165666647601/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2d3565d6/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165666647601/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2d3565d6/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165666647601/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2d3565d6/a2t.img" border="0"/>unemployment benefitsKatrina vanden HeuvelMedicaidTue, 11 Jun 2013 11:59:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/katrina-vanden-heuvel-the-third-koch-brother-hits-north-carolina/2013/06/11/0a7b1c54-d1e5-11e2-8cbe-1bcbee06f8f8_story.html?wprss=rss_leftleaningKatrina vanden Heuvelhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636644/s/2d1af4e0/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cdana0Emilbank0Eobamas0Eill0Eadvised0Evisit0Eto0Etanzania0C20A130C0A60C0A70C397b0A0Afa0Ecf880E11e20E88450Ed970Accb0A44970Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ileftleaning/story01.htm<p>When President Obama goes to <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obamas-second-term-hope-change-travel/2013/06/05/4a045cec-ce1f-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html">Africa</a> at month’s end, the first African American president will have a rare opportunity to spread U.S. values to that continent. It would be a shame if his trip instead validated slavery. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-obamas-ill-advised-visit-to-tanzania/2013/06/07/397b00fa-cf88-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html?wprss=rss_leftleaning">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636644/s/2d1af4e0/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-ill-advised-visit-to-tanzania%2F2013%2F06%2F07%2F397b00fa-cf88-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Obama%E2%80%99s+ill-advised+visit+to+Tanzania" 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-ill-advised-visit-to-tanzania%2F2013%2F06%2F07%2F397b00fa-cf88-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Obama%E2%80%99s+ill-advised+visit+to+Tanzania" 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-ill-advised-visit-to-tanzania%2F2013%2F06%2F07%2F397b00fa-cf88-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Obama%E2%80%99s+ill-advised+visit+to+Tanzania" 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-ill-advised-visit-to-tanzania%2F2013%2F06%2F07%2F397b00fa-cf88-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Obama%E2%80%99s+ill-advised+visit+to+Tanzania" 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-ill-advised-visit-to-tanzania%2F2013%2F06%2F07%2F397b00fa-cf88-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Obama%E2%80%99s+ill-advised+visit+to+Tanzania" 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/165666475491/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2d1af4e0/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165666475491/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2d1af4e0/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165666475491/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2d1af4e0/a2t.img" border="0"/>SVFOREIGNMon, 10 Jun 2013 01:07:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-obamas-ill-advised-visit-to-tanzania/2013/06/07/397b00fa-cf88-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html?wprss=rss_leftleaningDana Milbankhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636644/s/2d1af4e1/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cthe0Etea0Eparty0Eis0Ewrong0Eon0Ethe0Ecommon0Ecore0Ecurriculum0C20A130C0A60C0A90Cb7c85ae40Eceba0E11e20E88450Ed970Accb0A44970Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ileftleaning/story01.htm<p>Over the past three years, 45 states have adopted the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.corestandards.org">Common Core State Standards</a>. These objectives were developed to ensure that America’s students acquire the academic skills they need to reach their full potential.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-tea-party-is-wrong-on-the-common-core-curriculum/2013/06/09/b7c85ae4-ceba-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html?wprss=rss_leftleaning">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636644/s/2d1af4e1/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%2Fthe-tea-party-is-wrong-on-the-common-core-curriculum%2F2013%2F06%2F09%2Fb7c85ae4-ceba-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=The+tea+party+is+wrong+on+the+Common+Core+curriculum" 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%2Fthe-tea-party-is-wrong-on-the-common-core-curriculum%2F2013%2F06%2F09%2Fb7c85ae4-ceba-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=The+tea+party+is+wrong+on+the+Common+Core+curriculum" 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%2Fthe-tea-party-is-wrong-on-the-common-core-curriculum%2F2013%2F06%2F09%2Fb7c85ae4-ceba-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=The+tea+party+is+wrong+on+the+Common+Core+curriculum" 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%2Fthe-tea-party-is-wrong-on-the-common-core-curriculum%2F2013%2F06%2F09%2Fb7c85ae4-ceba-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=The+tea+party+is+wrong+on+the+Common+Core+curriculum" 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%2Fthe-tea-party-is-wrong-on-the-common-core-curriculum%2F2013%2F06%2F09%2Fb7c85ae4-ceba-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=The+tea+party+is+wrong+on+the+Common+Core+curriculum" 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/165666475490/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2d1af4e1/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165666475490/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2d1af4e1/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165666475490/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2d1af4e1/a2t.img" border="0"/>SVEDUeducation policyDemocratic PartyMon, 10 Jun 2013 00:09:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-tea-party-is-wrong-on-the-common-core-curriculum/2013/06/09/b7c85ae4-ceba-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html?wprss=rss_leftleaningJack Markellhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636644/s/2d1af4de/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cej0Edionne0Ejr0Elibertarianisms0Eachilles0Eheel0C20A130C0A60C0A90C4dfd3c9c0Ecf8c0E11e20E8f6b0E67f40Ae176f0A30Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ileftleaning/story01.htm<p>In politics, we often skip past the simple questions. This is why inquiries about the fundamentals can sometimes catch everyone short.</p> <p> <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://newamerica.net/user/91">Michael Lind</a>, the independent-minded scholar, <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.salon.com/2013/06/04/the_question_libertarians_just_cant_answer/">posed one such question last week about libertarianism</a> that I hope will shake up the political world. It’s important because many in the new generation of conservative politicians declare libertarianism as their core political philosophy.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-jr-libertarianisms-achilles-heel/2013/06/09/4dfd3c9c-cf8c-11e2-8f6b-67f40e176f03_story.html?wprss=rss_leftleaning">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636644/s/2d1af4de/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%2Fej-dionne-jr-libertarianisms-achilles-heel%2F2013%2F06%2F09%2F4dfd3c9c-cf8c-11e2-8f6b-67f40e176f03_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Libertarianism%E2%80%99s+Achilles%E2%80%99+heel" 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%2Fej-dionne-jr-libertarianisms-achilles-heel%2F2013%2F06%2F09%2F4dfd3c9c-cf8c-11e2-8f6b-67f40e176f03_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Libertarianism%E2%80%99s+Achilles%E2%80%99+heel" 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%2Fej-dionne-jr-libertarianisms-achilles-heel%2F2013%2F06%2F09%2F4dfd3c9c-cf8c-11e2-8f6b-67f40e176f03_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Libertarianism%E2%80%99s+Achilles%E2%80%99+heel" 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%2Fej-dionne-jr-libertarianisms-achilles-heel%2F2013%2F06%2F09%2F4dfd3c9c-cf8c-11e2-8f6b-67f40e176f03_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Libertarianism%E2%80%99s+Achilles%E2%80%99+heel" 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%2Fej-dionne-jr-libertarianisms-achilles-heel%2F2013%2F06%2F09%2F4dfd3c9c-cf8c-11e2-8f6b-67f40e176f03_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Libertarianism%E2%80%99s+Achilles%E2%80%99+heel" 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/165666475489/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2d1af4de/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165666475489/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2d1af4de/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165666475489/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2d1af4de/a2t.img" border="0"/>MedicareE.J. Dionneamerican dreamMon, 10 Jun 2013 00:07:29 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-jr-libertarianisms-achilles-heel/2013/06/09/4dfd3c9c-cf8c-11e2-8f6b-67f40e176f03_story.html?wprss=rss_leftleaningE.J. Dionne Jr.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636644/s/2d1af4e3/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cclimate0Escience0Etells0Eus0Ethe0Ealarm0Ebells0Eare0Eringing0C20A130C0A60C0A70Cca81cb840Ecef60E11e20E88450Ed970Accb0A44970Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ileftleaning/story01.htm<p>In a <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/lamar-smith-overheated-rhetoric-on-climate-change-hurts-the-economy/2013/05/19/32cb6d94-bda4-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html">recent op-ed</a> for The Post, Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Tex.) offered up a reheated stew of isolated factoids and sweeping generalizations about climate science to defend the destructive status quo. We agree with the chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology that policy should be based on sound science. But Smith presented political talking points, and none of his implied conclusions is accurate.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/climate-science-tells-us-the-alarm-bells-are-ringing/2013/06/07/ca81cb84-cef6-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html?wprss=rss_leftleaning">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636644/s/2d1af4e3/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%2Fclimate-science-tells-us-the-alarm-bells-are-ringing%2F2013%2F06%2F07%2Fca81cb84-cef6-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Climate+science+tells+us+the+alarm+bells+are+ringing" 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%2Fclimate-science-tells-us-the-alarm-bells-are-ringing%2F2013%2F06%2F07%2Fca81cb84-cef6-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Climate+science+tells+us+the+alarm+bells+are+ringing" 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%2Fclimate-science-tells-us-the-alarm-bells-are-ringing%2F2013%2F06%2F07%2Fca81cb84-cef6-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Climate+science+tells+us+the+alarm+bells+are+ringing" 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%2Fclimate-science-tells-us-the-alarm-bells-are-ringing%2F2013%2F06%2F07%2Fca81cb84-cef6-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Climate+science+tells+us+the+alarm+bells+are+ringing" 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%2Fclimate-science-tells-us-the-alarm-bells-are-ringing%2F2013%2F06%2F07%2Fca81cb84-cef6-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Climate+science+tells+us+the+alarm+bells+are+ringing" 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/165666475488/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2d1af4e3/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165666475488/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2d1af4e3/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165666475488/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2d1af4e3/a2t.img" border="0"/>SVENERGYIntergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeLamar Smithgreenhouse gas emissionsSat, 08 Jun 2013 00:25:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/climate-science-tells-us-the-alarm-bells-are-ringing/2013/06/07/ca81cb84-cef6-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html?wprss=rss_leftleaningMichael Oppenheimer, Kevin Trenberthhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636644/s/2d1af4e2/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmichelle0Eobamas0Eheckler0Ewhy0Ei0Econfronted0Ethe0Efirst0Elady0C20A130C0A60C0A70C5dc68c1c0Ecf980E11e20E88450Ed970Accb0A44970Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ileftleaning/story01.htm<p>When Barack Obama was running for President in 2008, I thought he was serious about protecting the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community from workplace discrimination. He made two key promises — that he would sign an executive order providing workplace protections by federal contractors, and that he would help pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), ending workplace discrimination by all employers. I contributed to the campaign, expecting that if elected, he would keep his word to fight for our community.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michelle-obamas-heckler-why-i-confronted-the-first-lady/2013/06/07/5dc68c1c-cf98-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html?wprss=rss_leftleaning">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636644/s/2d1af4e2/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%2Fmichelle-obamas-heckler-why-i-confronted-the-first-lady%2F2013%2F06%2F07%2F5dc68c1c-cf98-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Why+I+confronted+the+first+lady" 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%2Fmichelle-obamas-heckler-why-i-confronted-the-first-lady%2F2013%2F06%2F07%2F5dc68c1c-cf98-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Why+I+confronted+the+first+lady" 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%2Fmichelle-obamas-heckler-why-i-confronted-the-first-lady%2F2013%2F06%2F07%2F5dc68c1c-cf98-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Why+I+confronted+the+first+lady" 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%2Fmichelle-obamas-heckler-why-i-confronted-the-first-lady%2F2013%2F06%2F07%2F5dc68c1c-cf98-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Why+I+confronted+the+first+lady" 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%2Fmichelle-obamas-heckler-why-i-confronted-the-first-lady%2F2013%2F06%2F07%2F5dc68c1c-cf98-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Why+I+confronted+the+first+lady" 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/165666475487/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2d1af4e2/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165666475487/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2d1af4e2/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165666475487/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2d1af4e2/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 21:00:03 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michelle-obamas-heckler-why-i-confronted-the-first-lady/2013/06/07/5dc68c1c-cf98-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html?wprss=rss_leftleaningEllen Sturtzhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636644/s/2ce5de23/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cej0Edionne0Ewhat0Eis0Eobama0Efighting0Efor0Ein0Ehis0Esecond0Eterm0C20A130C0A60C0A50C8cb2e97c0Ece110E11e20E88450Ed970Accb0A44970Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ileftleaning/story01.htm<p>What is President Obama fighting for? What is the point of his second term? His ability to answer these questions in a compelling way will have more to do with his success or failure than all the Republican congressional investigations combined.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-what-is-obama-fighting-for-in-his-second-term/2013/06/05/8cb2e97c-ce11-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html?wprss=rss_leftleaning">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636644/s/2ce5de23/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%2Fej-dionne-what-is-obama-fighting-for-in-his-second-term%2F2013%2F06%2F05%2F8cb2e97c-ce11-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=What+is+Obama+fighting+for+in+his+second+term%3F" 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%2Fej-dionne-what-is-obama-fighting-for-in-his-second-term%2F2013%2F06%2F05%2F8cb2e97c-ce11-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=What+is+Obama+fighting+for+in+his+second+term%3F" 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%2Fej-dionne-what-is-obama-fighting-for-in-his-second-term%2F2013%2F06%2F05%2F8cb2e97c-ce11-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=What+is+Obama+fighting+for+in+his+second+term%3F" 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%2Fej-dionne-what-is-obama-fighting-for-in-his-second-term%2F2013%2F06%2F05%2F8cb2e97c-ce11-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=What+is+Obama+fighting+for+in+his+second+term%3F" 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%2Fej-dionne-what-is-obama-fighting-for-in-his-second-term%2F2013%2F06%2F05%2F8cb2e97c-ce11-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=What+is+Obama+fighting+for+in+his+second+term%3F" 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/165666134399/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2ce5de23/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165666134399/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2ce5de23/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165666134399/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2ce5de23/a2t.img" border="0"/>E.J. DionneUnited Nationshealth careWed, 05 Jun 2013 23:22:44 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-what-is-obama-fighting-for-in-his-second-term/2013/06/05/8cb2e97c-ce11-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html?wprss=rss_leftleaningE.J. Dionne Jr.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636644/s/2ce5de25/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ckatrina0Evanden0Eheuvel0Efix0Ebankrupt0Estudent0Eloan0Eproposals0C20A130C0A60C0A50C37224650A0Ecd450E11e20E8f6b0E67f40Ae176f0A30Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ileftleaning/story01.htm<p>Interest rates on <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/05/31/obama-to-push-congress-on-student-loans/">student loans will double on July 1 unless Congress acts</a>. Since the phrase “congressional action” has become an oxymoron, this will quickly degenerate into an unnecessary crisis, requiring parents and students to threaten their legislators to get any relief.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/katrina-vanden-heuvel-fix-bankrupt-student-loan-proposals/2013/06/05/37224650-cd45-11e2-8f6b-67f40e176f03_story.html?wprss=rss_leftleaning">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636644/s/2ce5de25/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%2Fkatrina-vanden-heuvel-fix-bankrupt-student-loan-proposals%2F2013%2F06%2F05%2F37224650-cd45-11e2-8f6b-67f40e176f03_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Fix+bankrupt+student+loan+proposals" 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%2Fkatrina-vanden-heuvel-fix-bankrupt-student-loan-proposals%2F2013%2F06%2F05%2F37224650-cd45-11e2-8f6b-67f40e176f03_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Fix+bankrupt+student+loan+proposals" 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%2Fkatrina-vanden-heuvel-fix-bankrupt-student-loan-proposals%2F2013%2F06%2F05%2F37224650-cd45-11e2-8f6b-67f40e176f03_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Fix+bankrupt+student+loan+proposals" 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%2Fkatrina-vanden-heuvel-fix-bankrupt-student-loan-proposals%2F2013%2F06%2F05%2F37224650-cd45-11e2-8f6b-67f40e176f03_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Fix+bankrupt+student+loan+proposals" 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%2Fkatrina-vanden-heuvel-fix-bankrupt-student-loan-proposals%2F2013%2F06%2F05%2F37224650-cd45-11e2-8f6b-67f40e176f03_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Fix+bankrupt+student+loan+proposals" 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/165666134398/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2ce5de25/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165666134398/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2ce5de25/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165666134398/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2ce5de25/a2t.img" border="0"/>US Treasuryhigher educationKatrina vanden HeuvelWed, 05 Jun 2013 12:04:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/katrina-vanden-heuvel-fix-bankrupt-student-loan-proposals/2013/06/05/37224650-cd45-11e2-8f6b-67f40e176f03_story.html?wprss=rss_leftleaningKatrina vanden Heuvelhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636644/s/2cd91522/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Charold0Emeyerson0Edont0Efast0Etrack0Efree0Etrade0Eagreements0C20A130C0A60C0A40C546d2f5c0Ecd420E11e20E88450Ed970Accb0A44970Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ileftleaning/story01.htm<p>The U.S. economy may have undergone a sea change in the past quarter-century — with workers’ incomes shrinking while major shareholders’ incomes soar — but the drive among our corporations and government for more free-trade agreements plows relentlessly ahead. The Obama administration, like those of Bill Clinton and both Presidents Bush, is <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/japan-will-enter-negotiations-on-asia-pacific-trade-agreement-media-reports-say/2013/03/13/b30ec50c-8bde-11e2-9f54-f3fdd70acad2_story.html">seeking a trade deal</a>, this one with <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2013/april/congressional-notification-japan-tpp">Pacific Rim nations</a>. What’s in the pact isn’t clear, as the administration has clamped a tight lid on the proceedings. What is clear, however, is that the era of free-trade deals has been one of growing economic inequality in the United States and the decoupling of U.S. corporate interests from those of the American people. These deals have done little to nothing to offset the job and income losses that U.S. workers have endured during this period. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/harold-meyerson-dont-fast-track-free-trade-agreements/2013/06/04/546d2f5c-cd42-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html?wprss=rss_leftleaning">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636644/s/2cd91522/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%2Fharold-meyerson-dont-fast-track-free-trade-agreements%2F2013%2F06%2F04%2F546d2f5c-cd42-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Go+slower+on+free+trade" 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%2Fharold-meyerson-dont-fast-track-free-trade-agreements%2F2013%2F06%2F04%2F546d2f5c-cd42-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Go+slower+on+free+trade" 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%2Fharold-meyerson-dont-fast-track-free-trade-agreements%2F2013%2F06%2F04%2F546d2f5c-cd42-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Go+slower+on+free+trade" 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%2Fharold-meyerson-dont-fast-track-free-trade-agreements%2F2013%2F06%2F04%2F546d2f5c-cd42-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Go+slower+on+free+trade" 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%2Fharold-meyerson-dont-fast-track-free-trade-agreements%2F2013%2F06%2F04%2F546d2f5c-cd42-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Go+slower+on+free+trade" 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/165666054254/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2cd91522/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165666054254/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2cd91522/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165666054254/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2cd91522/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 23:43:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/harold-meyerson-dont-fast-track-free-trade-agreements/2013/06/04/546d2f5c-cd42-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html?wprss=rss_leftleaningHarold Meyersonhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636644/s/2cd91521/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cdana0Emilbank0Eparty0Elike0Eits0E19990C20A130C0A60C0A40C0A86bcb40A0Ecd420E11e20E88450Ed970Accb0A44970Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ileftleaning/story01.htm<p>It’s beginning to feel like the late ’90s all over again. </p> <p>Then, congressional Republicans howled themselves hoarse about Clinton administration scandals. But the indicators kept pointing to a booming economy, and support for President Bill Clinton climbed steeply through 1998 as House Republicans marched toward impeaching him. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-party-like-its-1999/2013/06/04/086bcb40-cd42-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html?wprss=rss_leftleaning">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636644/s/2cd91521/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-party-like-its-1999%2F2013%2F06%2F04%2F086bcb40-cd42-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=The+Republican+party+acts+like+it%E2%80%99s+1999" 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-party-like-its-1999%2F2013%2F06%2F04%2F086bcb40-cd42-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=The+Republican+party+acts+like+it%E2%80%99s+1999" 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-party-like-its-1999%2F2013%2F06%2F04%2F086bcb40-cd42-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=The+Republican+party+acts+like+it%E2%80%99s+1999" 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-party-like-its-1999%2F2013%2F06%2F04%2F086bcb40-cd42-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=The+Republican+party+acts+like+it%E2%80%99s+1999" 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-party-like-its-1999%2F2013%2F06%2F04%2F086bcb40-cd42-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=The+Republican+party+acts+like+it%E2%80%99s+1999" 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/165666054253/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2cd91521/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165666054253/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2cd91521/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165666054253/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2cd91521/a2t.img" border="0"/>U S House Committee on Ways and Meansconsumer confidencePaul KaneTue, 04 Jun 2013 23:40:06 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-party-like-its-1999/2013/06/04/086bcb40-cd42-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html?wprss=rss_leftleaningDana Milbankhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636644/s/2ccc14c2/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ceugene0Erobinson0Egive0Emanning0Ea0Eplea0Edeal0Ein0Eclassified0Eleaks0Ecase0C20A130C0A60C0A30C3d2a75780Ecc8b0E11e20E88450Ed970Accb0A44970Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ileftleaning/story01.htm<p> <em>T</em>he <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/wikileaks-suspect-bradley-mannings-lawyer-says-client-was-treated-like-a-zoo-animal/2012/12/11/8d06197a-43c0-11e2-8e70-e1993528222d_story.html">treatment of Army Pfc. Bradley Manning</a> has been excessively harsh, as far as I can tell. <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/bradley-manning-court-martial-opens/2013/06/03/9c65ea48-cc51-11e2-8f6b-67f40e176f03_print.html">If he is found guilty of leaking more than 700,000 classified documents</a>, he deserves some punishment — probably — but should not be at risk of spending the rest of his life behind bars. Apparently. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-give-manning-a-plea-deal-in-classified-leaks-case/2013/06/03/3d2a7578-cc8b-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html?wprss=rss_leftleaning">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636644/s/2ccc14c2/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%2Feugene-robinson-give-manning-a-plea-deal-in-classified-leaks-case%2F2013%2F06%2F03%2F3d2a7578-cc8b-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Give+Manning+a+plea+deal+in+classified+leaks+case" 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%2Feugene-robinson-give-manning-a-plea-deal-in-classified-leaks-case%2F2013%2F06%2F03%2F3d2a7578-cc8b-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Give+Manning+a+plea+deal+in+classified+leaks+case" 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%2Feugene-robinson-give-manning-a-plea-deal-in-classified-leaks-case%2F2013%2F06%2F03%2F3d2a7578-cc8b-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Give+Manning+a+plea+deal+in+classified+leaks+case" 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%2Feugene-robinson-give-manning-a-plea-deal-in-classified-leaks-case%2F2013%2F06%2F03%2F3d2a7578-cc8b-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Give+Manning+a+plea+deal+in+classified+leaks+case" 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%2Feugene-robinson-give-manning-a-plea-deal-in-classified-leaks-case%2F2013%2F06%2F03%2F3d2a7578-cc8b-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_leftleaning&t=Give+Manning+a+plea+deal+in+classified+leaks+case" 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/165665857272/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2ccc14c2/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665857272/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2ccc14c2/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165665857272/u/0/f/636644/c/34656/s/2ccc14c2/a2t.img" border="0"/>TwitterBradley ManningTue, 04 Jun 2013 00:11:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-give-manning-a-plea-deal-in-classified-leaks-case/2013/06/03/3d2a7578-cc8b-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html?wprss=rss_leftleaningEugene Robinson