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Hopefully, when Pres. #Putin says "we must not forget that God created us equal" he includes gays and lesbians in Russia.— Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) September 12, 2013…

DC Mayor vetoes "living wage" bill

In a letter published Thursday morning, Mayor Vincent Gray vetoed a controversial minimum wage bill. Mayor Gray wrote," If I were to sign this bill into law, it would do nothing but hinder our ability to create jobs,…

Larry Summer's Citigroup past could tie his hands at the Fed

Photo by Elisa Ruiz/Flickr user Asia Society If former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers replaces Ben Bernanke at the Federal Reserve, Mother Jones points out, his consulting ties to Citigroup may constrain his efficacy as chair.

"We have a spending problem. It must be addressed."

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"Space frog" photobombs NASA lift-off

Photo by NASA A still camera on a sound trigger captured an intriguing photo of an airborne frog when NASA's LADEE spacecraft launched from Pad 0B at Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

Meanwhile, CIA delivers weapons to Syrian rebels

Photo: Flickr user Freedom House The CIA has been delivering weapons to aid Syrian rebels for the past two weeks, months after the Obama administration first promised aid in June. The Washington Post also noted that…

J.K. Rowling to develop Harry Potter-inspired film series

Photo: Ran Yaniv Hartstein/Flickr. Harry Potter fans, raise your glasses of Butterbeer in celebration! J.K. Rowling is teaming up with Warner Brothers to develop a Harry Potter-inspired film series.

Assad Won't Turn over Weapons Unless U.S. Stops Threatening Military Strike

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says Syria will not fulfill the proposed chemical weapons initiative unless the United States stops threatening a strike on Syria. (Reuters)…

#PUTIN on American exceptionalism

"It is extremely dangerous to encourage people to see themselves as exceptional, whatever the motivation. There are big countries and small countries, rich and poor, those with long democratic traditions and those still finding their way to democracy. Their…

SEC chair meets with stock exchange heads to discuss Nasdaq glitch

Photo: Flickr user bfishadow. Security and Exchange Commission chair Mary Jo White met with the heads of the major U.S. stock exchanges Thursday morning, to discuss an Aug. 22 incident that halted NASDAQ trading.