Politics

Sen. Max Baucus

Midday Roundup: Republicans salivate over Baucus Senate seat

by Leigh Jones

Newsworthy |  Open season. Sen. Max Baucus will not seek reelection in 2014, Democratic strategists announced today, fueling speculation Republicans might have a chance to…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/04/midday_roundup_republicans_salivate_over_baucus_senate_seat]

A Haitian woman carries a bag of rice donated by USAID.
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Spending habits

by Mindy Belz

International Aid |  A bold Obama plan to reform food aid runs into predictable special interests

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/04/spending_habits]

ENGAGING: Pearce (center) talks with Evy Gallegos at Luna Community College in Santa Rosa, N.M.
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Shoe leather service

by Edward Lee Pitts

Politics |  Conservative GOP Rep. Steve Pearce wins in a majority Hispanic district not by changing his views but by building relationships

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/04/shoe_leather_service]

1984: Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher poses inside Number 10 Downing Street in London.
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Weather maker

by Mindy Belz

Obituary |  Margaret Thatcher: 1925-2013

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/04/weather_maker]

A City of Corinth police car prevents access to a house in the West Hills Subdivision in Corinth, Miss. on Thursday morning.

Man arrested for sending poisoned letters

by Leigh Jones

Newsworthy |  UPDATE (2 p.m.): Federal prosecutors have charged Paul Kevin Curtis with sending a threat to the president. He also faces charges…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/04/man_arrested_for_sending_poisoned_letters]

Richard Land speaks at the morning news conference.

Preaching immigration reform

by J.C. Derrick

Immigration |  Evangelical leaders urge Congress to overhaul immigration system

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/04/preaching_immigration_reform]

President Barack Obama in the Rose Garden with Gabriel Giffords and Mark Barden.

Background-check bill dead on arrival

by Leigh Jones

Gun Rights |  A majority of U.S. senators voted to approve expanding background checks for gun buyers on Wednesday, but the measure fell six votes shy of the 60 it needed…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/04/background_check_bill_dead_on_arrival]

People react as an explosion goes off near the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon.

Midday Roundup: A ‘heinous and cowardly act’ of terrorism

by Leigh Jones

Newsworthy |  Boston update. President Barack Obama addressed the media shortly before noon today, giving a brief update on the investigation into yesterday’s bombings in…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/04/midday_roundup_a_heinous_and_cowardly_act_of_terrorism]

A participant in a Margaret Thatcher

Thatcher haters celebrate her death

by Cal Thomas

Politics |  BELFAST, Northern Ireland—The death of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has prompted reactions from Britain’s far left that takes bad taste…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/04/thatcher_haters_celebrate_her_death]

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell

Midday Roundup: Two men confess to making McConnell recording

by Leigh Jones

Newsworthy |  Confessing misdeeds. The Courier-Journal in Louisville, Ky., reports two men have confessed to recording a campaign meeting at Senate Minority Leader Mitch…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/04/midday_roundup_two_men_confess_to_making_mcconnell_recording]

President Barack Obama, accompanied by acting Budget Director Jeffrey Zients, speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House.

Obama budget cuts abstinence education funds

by Tiffany Owens

Politics |  In the budget he delivered yesterday to Capitol Hill, President Barack Obama axed funds for sexual risk avoidance (SRA) education, even though research shows…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/04/obama_budget_cuts_abstinence_education_funds]

Dr. Ben Carson delivers last year's commencement address at Emory University.

Carson cancels Johns Hopkins commencement speech after protests

by Leigh Jones

Politics |  Dr. Ben Carson, who made headlines earlier this year for calling out President Barack Obama during his speech at the National Prayer Breakfast, withdrew…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/04/carson_cancels_johns_hopkins_commencement_speech_after_protests]

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