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Obama's pot comments: The partisan reactions may surprise youNot all voices on the political right are dissing President Obama for his recent comments on marijuana use. Meanwhile, some on the left are taking issue with his characterization of pot's relative dangers.
Chris Christie faces new bullying charges. Are voters paying attention?Gov. Chris Christie's No. 2 denies charges by the mayor of Hoboken, N.J., that the administration used hurricane Sandy aid to leverage support for a development project.
Martin Luther King Jr. and John F. Kennedy: civil rights' wary alliesAn old tape recording of Martin Luther King Jr., played in public Monday for the first time, is a reminder that MLK and JFK shared an era and a cause, but were not close allies on civil rights.
MLK Day: Why you get a weekend and Congress takes a weekYou're back at work after MLK Day. Not Congress – settled into a routine of long breaks and a three-day-workweek. Lawmakers would get more done if they spent more time in Washington, some reformers say.
Obama speaks out on marijuana. Why now?Obama calls marijuana a 'bad habit and a vice,' but no more dangerous than alcohol. With Americans increasingly favoring legalization, he could be positioning his party to reap political rewards.
Would a 'third party' protect your phone data better than the NSA?President Obama wants to limit NSA surveillance of US citizens. One suggestion is that a third party – perhaps telecommunications company themselves – store such metadata for NSA use.
Gov. Christie’s woes multiply. Time to recover before 2016?Some Republicans are keeping their distance from Chris Christie as the New Jersey Governor's troubles mount. Can the GOP's 2016 presidential front-runner survive the 'Bridgegate' scandal?
Bridgegate vs. Benghazi: What's more damaging for 2016?Chris Christie and Hillary Rodham Clinton both faced bad headlines this week on issues that could affect their presidential prospects. But Governor Christie may have a longer road ahead.
Reaction to Obama's NSA speech ranges from lukewarm to skepticalPresident Obama has set new surveillance policy in response to National Security Agency spying unveiled by Edward Snowden. Critics aren't convinced that it will make much difference.
NSA reform? Obama faces headwinds in a Congress divided on surveillance policy.Views on Capitol Hill over reforming NSA policies aren't breaking along party lines, as libertarian Republicans join with leftist Democrats to oppose the mass collection of phone records.
Judge rejects Detroit's $165m. deal with creditors as 'just too much money'Reacting to Detroit's effort to exit a disastrous 'swap' deal with some of its biggest creditors, the US bankruptcy judge called the deal 'hasty and imprudent financial decision-making.'
Obama NSA reforms: How far did they go?In his speech Friday outlining reforms to the NSA, President Obama acknowledged that many people have become concerned about the extent of NSA activities. Probably the most important reform dealt with the program to collect phone metadata.
Monitor BreakfastRobert Gates: In Iraq, US achieved its 'minimal objectives'Meeting with reporters Friday, former Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the US accomplished what it intended to in Iraq, but thinks it could push the leadership to do a better job governing the Sunnis.
Pennsylvania judge guts voter ID law, calling it burdensomeThe photo ID provisions of the Pennsylvania voter ID law 'violate the fundamental right to vote,' the judge wrote, but he found no evidence it sought to intentionally disenfranchise Democratic voters.
Beyond Hillary Clinton: 7 other Democrats possibly (or definitely) running for president Hillary Clinton is in, but that isn’t keeping other Democrats from running – or at least thinking about it. Here’s our list, updated April 30, 2015:
Bruce Springsteen hits Chris Christie: Is The Boss doubling down?After years of trying, Chris Christie finally got Bruce Springsteen to talk to him after the superstorm Sandy mess. Now the musician has criticized the governor over the 'bridgegate' affair. The bromance is over.
Obama NSA reforms: Why he can't winIn a Justice Department speech Friday, Obama is going to announce proposals for NSA reforms. Given the stridently divergent views on surveillance policy, it's a cinch that one side or the other will be unhappy.
California bullet train? How Jerry Brown is at war with himself.Jerry Brown the visionary wants to build the bullet train to stitch California together, but Jerry Brown the 'cheapskate' knows (as do his opponents) that the state's hard-won fiscal health is a fragile thing.
Monitor BreakfastCEOs say 'a growing pie' should be US economic policy goal in 2014AT&T's Randall Stephenson, chairman of the Business Roundtable, said US economic growth has been 'substandard,' and could be much higher. He called for tax reform and immigration reform to help drive investment.
Can Obama help Democrats keep the Senate?President Obama's poll numbers are in the doldrums, and he should steer clear of states where the most vulnerable Senate Democrats are fighting for their jobs, analysts say. But Obama has a secret weapon.
