'Disturbing' Claim On War Authority.. Ex-IRS Head Apologizes.. GOP Primary Shakeup

May 17, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Boston, Syria, Congo Part Of 'Disturbing' Claim About War Authority WASHINGTON -- The war authorization that Congress passed after 9/11 will be needed for at least 10 to 20 more years, and can be used to put the United States military on the ground anywhere, from Syria to the Congo to Boston, military officials argued Thursday. Continue reading... Ex-IRS Head Apologizes For 'Mistakes' 'Planned Bullyhood' Author Shakes Up GOP Primary Presented by HuffPost Politics John Paul Stevens: Bush v. Gore Decision Rationale Was 'Unacceptable' Obama Going Bulworth? House Votes For Obamacare Repeal... Again Obama Addresses AP Scandal During Press Conference Report: Republicans Altered Benghazi Emails Boston, Syria, Congo Part Of 'Disturbing' Claim About War Authority Report: Republicans Altered Benghazi Emails 2 Dems Stand Alone In Distaste For Obamacare Senator Targets Repeal Of Monsanto Secret Deal DAVID BROMWICH Secrecy, Surveillance, and Public Safety Three scandals have converged in the past week to preoccupy Congress and the press. Benghazi was the first to come, and it has surprised by its staying power. The abuse of power by the IRS may be, in the long run, the most damaging of these cases for the Obama presidency, but its outlines are only beginning to emerge. But the ugliest of the scandals has come from the revelation of the justice department's seizure of two months of phone calls by 100 AP reporters. This was done to investigate the leak of a thwarted terrorist plot which the government itself had already decided to disclose in public. Different as they are, the scandals all point to a single disorder that afflicts the Obama White House and the Holder justice department. The name of the disorder is paternalism, and its leading symptoms are suppression and secrecy. Continue reading... ELLIOTT NEGIN Unreliable Sources 3: How the Media Help the Kochs & ExxonMobil Spread Climate Disinformation Despite the fact that ExxonMobil is still a significant contrarian funder, the flurry of media interest in the company's funding agenda sparked by UCS's exposé died down soon after its release and remains feeble to this day. What happened? Continue reading... RABBI SHMULEY BOTEACH When American Ambassadors Were Still Untouchable The growing revelations from the Congressional hearings on Benghazi that the Obama State Department watered down public statements on the attack in order to cleanse them of any mention of Al Qaeda and terrorism is a travesty and shows a lack of moral will to give evil its proper name. Continue reading... GEOFFREY R. STONE The AP 'Scandal': The Straight Scoop I am a card-carrying member of the ACLU, a strong proponent of press freedom and a staunch believer in both a robust First Amendment and a vibrant Fourth Amendment. But I also care about rational public discourse, and the furious condemnation of the Department of Justice in this situation is way over the top. Continue reading... BOB CESCA 10 Examples of Bush and the Republicans Using Government Power to Target Critics The congressional Republicans are outraged by the IRS story, but they haven't been able to scramble to the floor of the House quickly enough to target left-leaning groups. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003