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Garcetti Takes It
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com - 05/22/13 - 15 min ago
Eric Garcetti will be Los Angeles' next mayor. By 3 a.m. Wednesday, with 100 percent of the votes counted, Garcetti had received 54 percent of the vote, making him L.A.'s first elected Jewish mayor. Opponent Wendy Greuel, who received 46 percent of the vote, called Garcetti to concede shortly...
Angelenos Choose The Middle Road On Marijuana
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com - 05/22/13 - 15 min ago
Los Angeles voters opted to cap the city's medical marijuana dispensaries at 135 locations after voting overwhelmingly in favor of Proposition D. The proposition, which was put on the ballot by members of the Los Angeles City Council and supported by mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti, holds...
More Tax Trouble For Apple
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com - 05/22/13 - 15 min ago
By Luke Baker BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European leaders will discuss how to combat aggressive tax avoidance by major companies such as Amazon, Google and Apple at a summit on Wednesday, and cut the estimated 1 trillion euros a year the EU loses to tax evasion or avoidance. The four-hour summit was...
GOP Divisions Could Spell Trouble
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com - 05/22/13 - 15 min ago
WASHINGTON -- A string of unrelated events is highlighting divisions among Republicans just when they'd like to show a united front and take full advantage of President Barack Obama's latest political problems. Tensions between libertarian-leaning and more mainstream Republicans were on vivid...
GOP Lawmakers Question 'Outrageous' Scrutiny
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com - 05/22/13 - 15 min ago
IOWA CITY, Iowa — When a small anti-abortion group in Iowa sought nonprofit status, the Internal Revenue Service asked its board to promise not to organize protests outside Planned Parenthood and demanded to know how its prayer meetings and protest signs were educational. Although the...
Jeb Bush: Why We Need Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com - 05/22/13 - 15 min ago
As Governor of Florida, I had a front row seat to the immigration debate for years. As a husband and father in law, I've personally experienced how immigrants can make our life richer. Yet, since our nation's founding the immigration debate has been a challenge. Most Americans agree that coming...
Nithya Das: Immigration Reform for America, a Country Built by Immigrants
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com - 05/22/13 - 15 min ago
Forty years ago, my parents took a leap of faith on America. My dad came to the U.S. to pursue a master's degree. My parents stayed in America after my dad completed his education because they believed that America offered a better life.They recognized it as a country of possibilities. They took a...
Thomas M. Menino: A Broken System
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com - 05/22/13 - 15 min ago
The City of Boston was founded on the dreams, traditions and entrepreneurial spirit of immigrants. Today, immigrants help Boston to thrive and to grow. But the system is broken. And it doesn't work for Boston. Next week, I'll sit down for lunch with the 35 high school valedictorians from Boston's ...
FEMA Chief Weighs In On Oklahoma Tornado
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com - 05/22/13 - 15 min ago
WASHINGTON -- The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency says U.S. officials are "going neighborhood to neighborhood" to make sure Oklahoma gets the help it needs. FEMA's Craig Fugate promises in an interview that officials won't desert Oklahoma, saying "We don't leave here when the...
Tea Partiers Rally Against IRS Scrutiny
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com - 05/22/13 - 15 min ago
CINCINNATI -- Tea party activists waving flags and signs, singing patriotic songs and chanting anti-IRS slogans held rallies outside federal buildings across the country to protest the agency's extra scrutiny of conservative groups. A crowd Tuesday packed the sidewalks in front of and across the...
Rick Horowitz: Ridiculous Nixon Comparison-gate
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com - 05/22/13 - 15 min ago
Reading between the lines of the latest White House "explanations," issued after this commentary was aired: It seems increasingly likely that President Obama was aware of the IRS situation, or at least certain aspects of the situation, after the fact, and some days or weeks before anything was...
Bryant, Wicker lead list of speakers for American Legion’s Boys...
Yall Politics - 05/22/13 - 16 min ago
Bryant, Wicker lead list of speakers for American Legion's Boys State at MSU Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant and Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker lead a list of speakers for the American Legion's Boys State on the campus of Mississippi State University this month. Bryant and Wicker are scheduled to ...
Mississippi Power Co. head retires after accused of withholding information
Yall Politics - 05/22/13 - 16 min ago
Mississippi Power Co. withheld information, Bentz says Mississippi Power Co. announced Monday that Ed Day, 52, retired as president and CEO, effective immediately, but the head of the Public Service Commission said his agency is responsible for Day's departure. Leonard Bentz, chairman of the PSC, ...
Hosemann revels in victory over Courts redistricting ruling
Yall Politics - 05/22/13 - 16 min ago
Hosemann revels in victory over Courts redistricting ruling Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann is celebrating a victory in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Courts ruling on the redrawing of the states voting districts. The Mississippi NAACP had challenged the states 2011 state elections because the...
Landmark immigration bill clears key Senate hurdle
The Moderate Voice - 05/22/13 - 17 min ago
Landmark US immigration bill clears key Senate hurdle (via AFP) A sweeping overhaul of the US immigration system took a major step toward viability when a Senate panel gave bipartisan approval to a landmark bill offering a path to citizenship for millions. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved...
Ibragim Todashev, Who Has Possible Ties to Boston Bombing Suspect Tamerlan ...
The Moderate Voice - 05/22/13 - 17 min ago
Ibragim Todashev The FBI shot and killed Ibragim Todashev, 27, who may be connected to Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, WESH reported Wednesday morning. Ibragim Todashev, a Chechen, and Khusn Taramiv were being investigated as part of the Boston bombings. The men were MMA...
Its News Not Espionage
The Moderate Voice - 05/22/13 - 17 min ago
John Cole, The Scranton Times-Tribune WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has no business rummaging through journalists’ phone records, perusing their emails and tracking their movements in an attempt to keep them from gathering news. This heavy-handed business isn’t chilling,...
Watch the High Stakes Political and Media Credibility Game
The Moderate Voice - 05/22/13 - 17 min ago
Nate Beeler, The Columbus Dispatch Watch the High Stakes Political and Media Credibility Game Watch the High Stakes Political and Media Credibility Game Independent’s Eye by Joe Gandelman Forget the political “blame game.” The biggest game in town now is the credibility game...
Anthony Weiner 2.0: The Launch Email
The Daily Politics - NY Daily News - 05/22/13 - 17 min ago
Democrat Anthony Weiner kicked off his midnight-run announcement for mayor with this email to supporters, forwarded by his new press secretary, Barbara Morgan: "I want you to be the first to know that today I am launching my campaign for mayor of New York City. In the video below, I talk ...
Unions Candidate Loses Race for LA Mayor
The Corner - National Review Online - 05/22/13 - 17 min ago
Los Angeles, Americas second-largest city, elected a liberal Democrat as its new mayor yesterday. But the fact that winner Eric Garcetti was opposed by public-employee unions is a hopeful sign for the citys future. City unions plowed some $5 million into the election behind Wendy Greuel, dwarfing...
Anthony Weiner announces run for NYC mayor
Salon.com Politics - 05/22/13 - 18 min ago
Former Rep. Anthony Weinerofficiallyannounced his run for New York City mayor on Wednesday, posting a video on his new campaign site. Look, Ive made some big mistakes and I know Ive let a lot of people down, he says in the video. But Ive also learned some tough lessons. Im running for mayor because ...
Ted Cruz Versus Marco Rubio on Immigration
RealClearPolitics - 05/22/13 - 18 min ago
Alan Gomez, USA TodayRepublican senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz have arrived at the contentious issue of immigration from very similar places. Both came from immigrant families. Both have Cuban roots. Both rose to the Senate with help from the Tea Party and still speak in glowing terms about ...
How Long Will Carney Lie for the White House?
RealClearPolitics - 05/22/13 - 18 min ago
Greta Van Susteren, FOXI know Jay.
Eric Garcetti elected mayor of Los Angeles
Post Politics - The Washington Post - 05/22/13 - 18 min ago
City Councilman Eric Garcetti has won the Los Angeles mayor's race, becoming the first Jewish elected mayor in the city's history. Thank you Los Angeles--the hard work begins but I am honored to lead this city for the next four years. Let's make this a great city again. Eric Garcetti...
News roundup: Scandals aside, Obama's approval rating unchanged
Politics Blog - The Salt Lake Tribune - 05/22/13 - 19 min ago
News roundup: Scandals aside, Obama's approval rating unchanged the Salt Lake Tribune Published May 22, 2013 06:55AM MDT Obama's approval rating unchanged. Hatch votes for immigration reform. Herbert testifies before Congress. Happy Wednesday. Charlie Cook, one of the best ...
Tax breaks, cougars and smoking in cars: Oregon Legislature today
Politics & Elections - The Oregonian - 05/22/13 - 19 min ago
Committees tackle thorny bills from across the Capitol as their time runs out.
