Newtown Half-Year Anniversary.. Cruz: Obama Is 'Biggest Obstacle'.. Cantor 'Perplexed'

June 10, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Gun Control Advocates Mark Newtown Half-Year Anniversary WASHINGTON — Six months after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, some of the victims' families are heading to Capitol Hill to remind lawmakers they are painfully waiting for action, while some of the president's allies are asking him to do more without any new prospects of legislation to toughen gun laws. Continue reading... Cantor 'Perplexed' By Growing Scandal 'Conservative Republican' Refutes GOP Claims On Scandal Presented by HuffPost Politics Cruz Blasts Obama As 'Biggest Obstacle' To Key Reform Lost Lincoln Document Uncovered Rand Paul Weighs Supreme Court Challenge For NSA Programs John McCain: Rand Paul Already Proved Wrong On Terrorism Poll Shows How Americans Feel About Food Stamp Cuts Obama To Name Top Economic Adviser Lost Lincoln Document Uncovered Romney: Hurricane 'Didn't Come At The Right Time' Poll Shows How Americans Feel About Food Stamp Cuts MENACHEM ROSENSAFT In Defense of Samantha Power Those of us who admire all that Samantha Power has already accomplished in the human rights arena and believe her to be an inspired choice as UN ambassador must speak out on her behalf. Continue reading... VICTORIA BRITTAIN Guilty Until Proven Innocent A four-month hunger strike, mass force-feedings, and widespread media coverage have at last brought Guantanamo back into American consciousness. Still unnoticed and out of the news, however, is a comparable situation in the U.S. itself. Continue reading... ROBERT L. CAVNAR Gun Violence in America: The Continuing Tragedy Because apparently this tragic shooting did not involve enough victims, the news media gave it ho-hum coverage, I guess because this kind of mass murder is just so everyday, these days. Continue reading... HUFFPOST RADIO BOTH SIDES NOW: Scandals-Without-Headines I: Constitution-Gate! Show trials and screw-ups do not make for true "scandals." But what about GOP efforts to in effect deny the original intent of Article II when it comes to Obama's constitutional power to name judges? Spitzer & Matalin debate this as well as the NSA and Rice-Power appointments. Continue reading... IAN WILLIAMS Ne'er the Twain? Xi Jinping's grand tour, which began in California and a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama on June 7, is a debut rather than a consolidation. It is, perhaps wisely, more economic in its theme, brandishing investments rather than waving big sticks. 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