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A VERY D.C. 'SCANDAL': The editing of talking points -- BUT WERE WE MISLED? -- IRS OFFICIAL COINS CATCHPHRASE: 'I'm not good at math' - FEDERAL RESERV CLICK OF THE WEEK: How can there be any Capitol Hill press secretaries left who don't know that Stephen Colbert is NOT on the level? But there are. Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Md.) gets the full treatment. (hat tip: Levi) http://bit.ly/12omSJh
Politico | May 11, 2013 2:23 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Former Iranian president Rafsanjani enters presidency ring again DUBAI (Reuters) - Former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani registered for Iran's presidential election minutes before the expiry of the deadline for candidates to declare, Iranian media reported on Saturday. One of the Islamic Republic's best known figur
Yahoo! News | May 11, 2013 1:45 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Iran nuclear negotiator Jalili enters presidential contest: IRNA DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili, has registered to run for president in the Islamic Republic's June 14 election, the state news agency IRNA said on Saturday. Jalili, a veteran of the 1980s Iran-Iraq war, has since 2007 head
Yahoo! News | May 11, 2013 12:06 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Iran to find out if political big hitters will run for president By Yeganeh Torbati and Marcus George DUBAI (Reuters) - The last day of registration for Iran's presidential candidates began on Saturday with several high-profile figures yet to declare whether they would run in the most uncertain election in decades
Yahoo! News | May 11, 2013 07:48 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

RAND PAUL STAFFS UP for '16, heads to Iowa this weekend -- DOUGLAS BRINKLEY: 'Biden can give Hillary Clinton a run for her money' -- DOUG SOSNIK warns RAND PAUL STAFFS UP for '16
Politico | May 10, 2013 09:53 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

House passes tactical Republican debt bill By Rachelle Younglai WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday that would require the Obama administration to prioritize government debt payments and retirement benefits if Congress fails to reach a deal
Yahoo! News | May 9, 2013 4:24 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Democrat Markey leading Republican Gomez in Massachusetts Senate polls By Scott Malone BOSTON (Reuters) - Democratic Congressman Ed Markey holds a lead over Republican political newcomer Gabriel Gomez in the Massachusetts U.S. Senate race, though a newly released pair of polls differ on how wide his margin is. A MassInc Poll
Yahoo! News | May 9, 2013 1:31 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Argentine congress passes judicial reform bill BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's Senate passed a court reform law on Wednesday aimed at "democratizing the judiciary," but critics said the move would leave judges vulnerable to political influence. Under the reform, backed by President
Yahoo! News | May 9, 2013 01:27 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Comeback complete, Republican Sanford could be wild card in Congress By John Whitesides WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fresh off a redemptive win in South Carolina's special election, former Governor Mark Sanford's return to Congress will make him a prominent wild card in an already fractious Republican caucus. Sanford,
Yahoo! News | May 8, 2013 9:19 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Recriminations over post-vote violence stoke Venezuela tensions By Diego Ore CARACAS (Reuters) - Residents of La Limonera neighborhood in Venezuela's capital Caracas are still on edge and in mourning after a wave of post-election violence that killed two people in their community. Neighbors of the low-income settlemen
Yahoo! News | May 8, 2013 7:31 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

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