Politics

Secretary of State John Kerry

Midday Roundup: State Department tries to cover up sexual misconduct

by Leigh Jones

Newsworthy |  Cover-up? The U.S. State Department is facing accusations of a cover-up after CBS News published a memo detailing sexual misconduct by several of its…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/06/midday_roundup_state_department_tries_to_cover_up_sexual_misconduct]

Pharmacist Simon Gorelikov holds a generic emergency contraceptive at the Health First Pharmacy in Boston.

Government ends fight to keep ‘emergency’ contraception from young children

by Leigh Jones

Abortion |  The Obama administration has decided not to appeal a judge’s decision to make some forms of the so-called “morning-after” pill available…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/06/government_ends_fight_to_keep_emergency_contraception_from_young_children]

Victor David Hanson

Individuality in education and poverty fighting

by Marvin Olasky

Politics |  David beat Goliath because God gave him grace and ingenuity, including the willingness to fight a battle differently than standard doctrine decreed. Military…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/06/individuality_in_education_and_poverty_fighting]

Rep. Earl Blumenauer

The common good on trial at the IRS

by D.C. Innes

IRS Scandal |  There was high drama at the congressional IRS inquiry when John Eastman, chairman of the National Organization for Marriage and a professor at Chapman…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/06/the_common_good_on_trial_at_the_irs]

Edward Snowden

Whistleblower or defector?

by Daniel James Devine

National Security |  Surveillance program leak Edward Snowden awaits uncertain fate in Hong Kong

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/06/whistleblower_or_defector]

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney

Signs and Wonders: Secret email accounts violate government transparency

by Warren Cole Smith

Newsworthy |  Obama official secret. The Competitive Enterprise Institute has been claiming that officials in the Obama administration have secret email accounts as a way…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/06/signs_and_wonders_secret_email_accounts_violate_government_transparency]

Rep. John Kline

Ratcheting back the federal role in education

by Elise Grafe

Education |  New companion bills introduced in the House and the Senate yesterday suggest that a good way for children to get an education is to let teachers teach. The…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/06/ratcheting_back_the_federal_role_in_education]

Chinese President Xi Jinping

East meets West

by Jamie Dean

China |  Will President Obama remember China’s oppressed during his weekend meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping?

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/06/east_meets_west]

An eight-story building with thousands of garment factory workers collapsed near Bangladesh’s capital of Dhaka.

Considering collapse

by J.C. Derrick

Politics |  Congressional committee weighs how to improve Bangladesh working conditions

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/06/considering_collapse]

Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md.

Apology time

by Edward Lee Pitts

IRS Scandal |  Back in the spotlight on Capitol Hill, IRS officials say 'sorry' for lavish conferences

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/06/apology_time]

Verizon's corporate headquarters

Midday Roundup: The government wants to know when you phone home

by Leigh Jones

Newsworthy |  What privacy? The Obama administration admitted today it has requested massive amounts of phone records from Verizon Communications, one of the nation’s…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/06/midday_roundup_the_government_wants_to_know_when_you_phone_home]

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant

Mississippi governor refuses to wear dunce cap over education flap

by Rachel Aldrich

Education |  On Tuesday, Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant responded to a reporter’s question about educational mediocrity by saying, “Both parents started working, and…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/06/mississippi_governor_refuses_to_wear_dunce_cap_over_education_comments]

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