As the salacious details of the U.S. Secret Service sex scandal have cast an intensely private organization into the spotlight, the man at the helm of the 7,000-member federal agency has so far avoided issuing a public defense for the breakdown in personal conduct of a dozen of his men. Read full article > >

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Scandal tests Secret Service director for a second time

This is a town known more for verbal jujitsu and bureaucratic mumbo-jumbo than for poetry. And yet. And yet. The pols have some poetry in them, as explained in an excellent new book, “ The Anthology of Really Important Modern Poetry ” — out now, just as we celebrate April as National Poetry Month. Read full article > >

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In the Loop: The (accidental) poetry of Washington

Katie Couric, the former sweetheart of NBC News’s “Today” show, is going to co-anchor ABC News’s “Good Morning America” next week, which will most likely nuke “Today’s” more than 16-year run as the most-watched morning infotainment-show. Read full article > >

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Katie Couric to guest-anchor ‘Good Morning America’

“You have 219 new regulations coming out, costing over $100 million each.”  — Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), Oct. 27, 2011   Read full article > >

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Bogus claims that just keep getting repeated — and a further explanation of the Pinocchio scale

“Let’s look at the facts: in 2008, when Flint had 265 sworn officers on their police force, there were 35 murders and 91 rapes in this city. In 2010, when Flint had only 144 police officers, the murder rate climbed to 65 and rapes–just to pick two categories–climbed to 229. In 2011, you now only have 125 shields.” Read full article > >

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Biden’s absurd claims about rising rape and murder rates

A bench-clearing brawl between the Georgetown University men’s basketball team and the Bayi Rockets Thursday night marred the orchestrated harmony of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden’s visit to China.

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Chinese Basketball Fans Criticize U.S.-China Brawl

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will depart Tuesday for a trip to China, Mongolia and Japan that will include meetings with China’s top leaders.

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Biden to visit China, Mongolia and Japan

Well, there’s at least one person who’s optimistic about the budget talks. Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday he is “confident” the talks between the White House and congressional leaders will produce “well beyond” $1 trillion in cuts. Coming out of…

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Biden: ‘Well Beyond’ $1T in Deficit Cuts

Federal officials are investigating a “potential conflict” between two planes at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, which happened shortly after Vice President Joe Biden’s plane landed.

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‘Potential conflict’ of planes probed

At least now they have two weeks to find a way to the middle of these proposals. The White House proposed trimming another $6.5 billion from federal programs this year, while Republicans continue to demand $61 billion in cuts. Vice President Joe Biden…

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White House Proposes $6.5B in Cuts

President Obama is sending in the big guns to hammer out a budget before the March 18th deadline for a government shutdown: Vice President Joe Biden. Obama invited congressional leaders from both parties to meet with Biden and White House Chief of…

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Biden to Referee Budget Battle

The Obama administration wants to spend $53 billion over six years to promote construction of a high-speed, intercity passenger rail network, Vice President Joe Biden said.

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As press secretary, Jay Carney will have to build relationships with the public, the press and the president.

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The Caucus: A New Voice for the White House

Press, meet your new punching bag: Joe Biden’s director of communications, Jay Carney, will replace Robert Gibbs as President Obama’s press secretary. Carney was previously a longtime journalist with Time Magazine. President Obama will announce several…

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Obama Picks New Press Secretary

The eagle has landed. Chinese President Hu Jintao landed today at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland for his diplomatic visit to the U.S., where he was greeted by Vice President Joe Biden and a military color guard. Earlier this week, Hu Jintao gave a…

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China Prez Hu Jintao Lands in U.S.