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Conservative reaction to decision on gay Boy Scouts is sickening Jesse Berney

The Boy Scouts of America vote to allow gay scouts was a very small step on the road to a true acceptance

The Boy Scouts of America decided to let gay kids in yesterday, only that's not what really happened, is it? There have always been gay children in the Boy Scouts.

Top Senate Republicans Want To Keep Playing Into Al Qaeda"s Strategy

Back in 2004, in a video addressed to the American people, Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden described his “bleed until bankruptcy” strategy.

President Obama and the media: a game of flattery and deceit Ana Marie Cox

The greatest threat to US freedom of the press isn't incarceration or even a White House investigation, it's indifference

It's difficult to say who's happier about the recent spate of troubles in the Obama White House, specifically the revelations about administration investigations into th

Today’s Scuttlebot: Racing the Machines and Twitter Brain Surgery

The technology reporters and editors of The New York Times scour the Web for important and peculiar items. For Thursday, selections include a think tank's warning to Republicans on "technological unemployment," a Twitter video of brain surgery, and the 9-to-5 workday of some Chinese hackers.

Penny Pritzker clears Senate hurdle in bid to be Obama commerce secretary

Leading Republican says billionaire 'did well' in hearing despite concerns over offshore tax haven and failed bank

A Chicago billionaire, Penny Pritzker, appeared on her way to becoming US commerce secretary on Thursday, after a top Republican said she had satisfactorily answered most of hi

Ten Potential Democratic Supreme Court Nominees Who Aren"t Named "Sri Srinivasan"

This afternoon, the Senate confirmed Sri Srinivasan to the staunchly conservative United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

Obama Needs To Pivot To Jobs Again

Remember the first pivot to jobs? After wasting much of 2011 trying to strike a Grand Bargain with the Republicans on deficit reduction, which earned him the worst approval ratings of his Presidency, Obama finally woke up in the fall of that year and pivoted toward the jobs issue.

Noaa predicts wildly active hurricane season out of Atlantic and Caribbean

Scientists say three to six major hurricanes will hit US, some in areas far beyond those typically associated with extreme storms

Americans were warned on Thursday to brace for an extremely active hurricane season less than a year after the devastation of Sandy, which hit the east coast in

Florida Governor Signs Election Reform Bill Reversing His Own Voter Suppression Laws

Last November, Florida voters endured massive lines and chaotic polling places largely thanks to a barrage of election law changes pushed by Gov. Rick Scott (R-FL) and other GOP lawmakers.

The reality is Americans aren't that concerned about drones Harry J Enten

Few Americans pay attention to the drone program, and the few who have largely support targeted killings abroad

President Obama is expected to discuss the use of drone strikes today in a speech on national security.