Kentucky Senators Lead Hemp Legalization Fight.. Tea Party Readies For Fight.. Former Hillary Advisors Not Likely To Return

May 20, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Mitch McConnell, Rand Paul Lead Hemp Legalization Fight WASHINGTON -- Kentucky's two senators, Republicans Rand Paul and Mitch McConnell, have been working to include a provision that would legalize industrial hemp into the farm bill, according to Senate and Kentucky sources, an effort that is likely to result in a floor vote on the issue this week.  Continue reading... 'IDEOLOGY OF ANGER': Tea Party Ready To 'Raise Hell' On Scandal Key Hillary Advisors From Bungled Campaign Unlikely To Return Presented by HuffPost Politics Military Sexual Assault Victims Seek Help From Veterans Affairs Obama Approval Rating Not Hurt By Scandals Radio Host Makes Shocking Claim About Shooting Hillary Clinton Mitch McConnell, Rand Paul Lead Hemp Legalization Fight Radio Host Makes Shocking Claim About Shooting Hillary Clinton Dem Senator Takes Aim At 'Outrageous Special Interest Provision' 10-Year-Old On Dad's Deportation: 'Why Do They Have To Be So Cruel?' 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