Friday afternoon. Gorgeous Friday heading into a long holiday weekend. Perfect time for a data dump
MT @DanBalz Legendary journalist Haynes Johnson died of a heart attack today at Suburban hospital. A great colleague and friend. RIP
President now wheels down Annapolis; motorcade en route Naval Academy commencement
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Frosty GOP Reception for Obama Counterterror Proposals

  President Barack Obama tried to use a wide-ranging speech Thursday to reset the narrative on a counterterrorism record that has been a political thorn in the White House’s side in recent months. But the immediate reaction from adversaries in Congress about new policies relating to the Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, prison and drone strikes suggested he had changed few minds. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., told reporters...

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Size Matters - When It Comes to the House That Is

 BY Kyle Kondik, UVA Center for Politics (May 22)
  After the 2004 election, a map showing President George W. Bush’s (R) reelection map by county became a notable Republican souvenir and bumper sticker. Entitled “Bush Country,” the map showed a...

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Background Checks Won't Work? Says Who?

  As both sides in the gun debate mobilize for a possible second act on Capitol Hill, could we please retire the argument that taking step X on guns wouldn’t have prevented tragedy Y? That talking point has been a recurring theme in the gun debate, from Republican Sen. Charles Grassley to Democratic Sen. Heidi...

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