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All rights reservedFri, 19 Jul 2013 00:06:35 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/obama/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/apple-google-dozens-others-urge-u-surveillance-disclosures-040635703.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3i6_oPFhWSGyZsaCPCZz8g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T040635Z_5_CBRE96H197Z00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-USA-SECURITY-DISCLOSURE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="An Apple logo seen at the WWDC 2013 in San Francisco" align="left" title="An Apple logo seen at the WWDC 2013 in San Francisco" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Dozens of companies, non-profits and trade organizations including Apple Inc, Google Inc and Facebook Inc sent a letter on Thursday pushing the Obama administration and Congress for more disclosures on the government&#039;s national security-related requests for user data. General Keith Alexander, director of the National Security Agency, suggested he was open to the idea but that officials were trying to determine a way to disclose that information without jeopardizing FBI investigations. &quot;We just want to make sure we do it right, that we don&#039;t impact anything ongoing with the FBI. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/apple-google-dozens-others-urge-u-surveillance-disclosures-040635703.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 00:06:35 -0400Reutersapple-google-dozens-others-urge-u-surveillance-disclosures-040635703<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/apple-google-dozens-others-urge-u-surveillance-disclosures-040635703.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3i6_oPFhWSGyZsaCPCZz8g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T040635Z_5_CBRE96H197Z00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-USA-SECURITY-DISCLOSURE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="An Apple logo seen at the WWDC 2013 in San Francisco" align="left" title="An Apple logo seen at the WWDC 2013 in San Francisco" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Dozens of companies, non-profits and trade organizations including Apple Inc, Google Inc and Facebook Inc sent a letter on Thursday pushing the Obama administration and Congress for more disclosures on the government&#039;s national security-related requests for user data. General Keith Alexander, director of the National Security Agency, suggested he was open to the idea but that officials were trying to determine a way to disclose that information without jeopardizing FBI investigations. &quot;We just want to make sure we do it right, that we don&#039;t impact anything ongoing with the FBI. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Today is Friday, July 19, the 200th day of 2013. There are 165 days left in the year.http://news.yahoo.com/today-history-050206767.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 00:01:21 -0400Associated Presstoday-history-050206767Everybody knows that Craigslist is the best place in the world to find random, possibly diseased sex partners and crappy furniture nobody wants.http://news.yahoo.com/craigslist-mom-seeks-hottie-harvard-bound-son-virginity-033207018.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 23:32:07 -0400The Daily Callercraigslist-mom-seeks-hottie-harvard-bound-son-virginity-033207018<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/venezuela-slams-u-over-repressive-regimes-remarks-030059297.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/j3bEaNXwbCIOkafM3IH6XQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T030059Z_1_CBRE96I08DY00_RTROPTP_2_US-VENEZUELA-USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins" align="left" title="REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins" border="0" /></a>By Daniel Wallis and Enrique Andres Pretel CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro demanded the United States apologize on Thursday after the Obama administration&#039;s nominee for envoy to the United Nations said there was a crackdown on civil society in the South American country. Maduro has often clashed with Washington since winning an April election following the death of his mentor, socialist leader Hugo Chavez. He said Samantha Power&#039;s comments to a Senate confirmation hearing had been aggressive and unfair. &quot;I want an immediate correction by the U.S. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/venezuela-slams-u-over-repressive-regimes-remarks-030059297.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 23:00:59 -0400Reutersvenezuela-slams-u-over-repressive-regimes-remarks-030059297<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/venezuela-slams-u-over-repressive-regimes-remarks-030059297.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/j3bEaNXwbCIOkafM3IH6XQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T030059Z_1_CBRE96I08DY00_RTROPTP_2_US-VENEZUELA-USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins" align="left" title="REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins" border="0" /></a>By Daniel Wallis and Enrique Andres Pretel CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro demanded the United States apologize on Thursday after the Obama administration&#039;s nominee for envoy to the United Nations said there was a crackdown on civil society in the South American country. Maduro has often clashed with Washington since winning an April election following the death of his mentor, socialist leader Hugo Chavez. He said Samantha Power&#039;s comments to a Senate confirmation hearing had been aggressive and unfair. &quot;I want an immediate correction by the U.S. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday renominated Timothy Broas, a criminal defense lawyer and campaign donor, as ambassador to the Netherlands, a year after Broas withdrew from consideration following his arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol. After his first nomination, Broas was charged for driving while under the influence of alcohol, speeding and resisting arrest in his suburban Maryland neighborhood. "While the case was pending, he thought it was inappropriate for his name to be considered," his lawyer, Paul Kemp, told Reuters. ...http://news.yahoo.com/obama-renominates-campaign-donor-diplomat-post-hague-024650879.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 22:46:50 -0400Reutersobama-renominates-campaign-donor-diplomat-post-hague-024650879<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/detroit-files-bankruptcy-stage-set-court-fight-022129684.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/wptFbSQX3iRCTpE0sqx_Tg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T231805Z_1_CBRE96H1SQ800_RTROPTP_2_OBAMA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="An aerial view of Detroit from Air Force One" align="left" title="An aerial view of Detroit from Air Force One" border="0" /></a>By Nick Carey DETROIT (Reuters) - Detroit filed the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history on Thursday, setting the stage for a costly court battle with creditors and opening a new chapter in the long struggle to revive the city that was the cradle of the American auto industry. The bankruptcy, if approved by a federal judge, would force Detroit&#039;s thousands of creditors into negotiations with the city&#039;s Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr to resolve an estimated $18.5 billion in debt that has crippled Michigan&#039;s largest city. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/detroit-files-bankruptcy-stage-set-court-fight-022129684.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 22:21:29 -0400Reutersdetroit-files-bankruptcy-stage-set-court-fight-022129684<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/detroit-files-bankruptcy-stage-set-court-fight-022129684.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/wptFbSQX3iRCTpE0sqx_Tg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T231805Z_1_CBRE96H1SQ800_RTROPTP_2_OBAMA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="An aerial view of Detroit from Air Force One" align="left" title="An aerial view of Detroit from Air Force One" border="0" /></a>By Nick Carey DETROIT (Reuters) - Detroit filed the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history on Thursday, setting the stage for a costly court battle with creditors and opening a new chapter in the long struggle to revive the city that was the cradle of the American auto industry. The bankruptcy, if approved by a federal judge, would force Detroit&#039;s thousands of creditors into negotiations with the city&#039;s Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr to resolve an estimated $18.5 billion in debt that has crippled Michigan&#039;s largest city. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/napolitano-confirmed-head-university-california-system-000323031.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/NvX.Z3gC54SJGn8biXWePw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T002920Z_2_CBRE96I005V00_RTROPTP_2_USA-NAPOLITANO-UNIVERSITYOFCALIFORNIA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano speaks during a news conference after being voted in as the next director of the University of California on the campus of UCSF in San Francisco" align="left" title="Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano speaks during a news conference after being voted in as the next director of the University of California on the campus of UCSF in San Francisco" border="0" /></a>By Laila Kearney SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Outgoing U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano was confirmed on Thursday as president of the University of California despite an unruly protest by students from the prestigious 10-campus system that led to six arrests. Several demonstrators were forcibly removed from a meeting room at the University of California at San Francisco before the Board of Regents voted to approve Napolitano as head of the sprawling UC system at a base salary of $570,000 per year. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/napolitano-confirmed-head-university-california-system-000323031.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 20:29:20 -0400Reutersnapolitano-confirmed-head-university-california-system-000323031<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/napolitano-confirmed-head-university-california-system-000323031.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/NvX.Z3gC54SJGn8biXWePw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T002920Z_2_CBRE96I005V00_RTROPTP_2_USA-NAPOLITANO-UNIVERSITYOFCALIFORNIA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano speaks during a news conference after being voted in as the next director of the University of California on the campus of UCSF in San Francisco" align="left" title="Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano speaks during a news conference after being voted in as the next director of the University of California on the campus of UCSF in San Francisco" border="0" /></a>By Laila Kearney SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Outgoing U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano was confirmed on Thursday as president of the University of California despite an unruly protest by students from the prestigious 10-campus system that led to six arrests. Several demonstrators were forcibly removed from a meeting room at the University of California at San Francisco before the Board of Regents voted to approve Napolitano as head of the sprawling UC system at a base salary of $570,000 per year. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/abbas-delays-decision-peace-talks-kerry-fly-home-001900998.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5uX3NnNnj6cK0O13l24U8g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T215800Z_1_CBRE96H1P0Z00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-PALESTINIANS-ISRAEL-KERRY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Palestinian President Abbas attends a meeting of the Palestinian leadership in Ramallah" align="left" title="Palestinian President Abbas attends a meeting of the Palestinian leadership in Ramallah" border="0" /></a>By Ali Sawafta RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinians put off a decision on Thursday on whether to resume peace talks, with a senior official saying Israel needed to meet their terms before negotiations could resume. The Palestinian stance suggested that U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry&#039;s sixth peacemaking visit to the region since March was likely to end inconclusively on Friday, when an aide said he would fly home after talking to both sides once more. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/abbas-delays-decision-peace-talks-kerry-fly-home-001900998.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 20:19:00 -0400Reutersabbas-delays-decision-peace-talks-kerry-fly-home-001900998<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/abbas-delays-decision-peace-talks-kerry-fly-home-001900998.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5uX3NnNnj6cK0O13l24U8g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T215800Z_1_CBRE96H1P0Z00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-PALESTINIANS-ISRAEL-KERRY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Palestinian President Abbas attends a meeting of the Palestinian leadership in Ramallah" align="left" title="Palestinian President Abbas attends a meeting of the Palestinian leadership in Ramallah" border="0" /></a>By Ali Sawafta RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinians put off a decision on Thursday on whether to resume peace talks, with a senior official saying Israel needed to meet their terms before negotiations could resume. The Palestinian stance suggested that U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry&#039;s sixth peacemaking visit to the region since March was likely to end inconclusively on Friday, when an aide said he would fly home after talking to both sides once more. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obamas-unlikely-climate-change-partner-china-220534738.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fAeWG80gykML9L77nypZvw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f273513809c0f618370f6a7067003083.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 18, 2013. Obama has stumbled on an unusual partner in his quest to combat climate change: China. The world?s two biggest emitters of heat-trapping greenhouse gases are finding common cause in efforts to reduce global warming, cooperation the U.S. says could clear the way for other developing, heavily polluting nations like India and Brazil to get on board, too. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" align="left" title="President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 18, 2013. Obama has stumbled on an unusual partner in his quest to combat climate change: China. The world?s two biggest emitters of heat-trapping greenhouse gases are finding common cause in efforts to reduce global warming, cooperation the U.S. says could clear the way for other developing, heavily polluting nations like India and Brazil to get on board, too. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama has stumbled on an unusual partner in his quest to combat climate change: China.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/obamas-unlikely-climate-change-partner-china-220534738.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 19:21:47 -0400Associated Pressobamas-unlikely-climate-change-partner-china-220534738<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obamas-unlikely-climate-change-partner-china-220534738.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fAeWG80gykML9L77nypZvw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f273513809c0f618370f6a7067003083.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 18, 2013. Obama has stumbled on an unusual partner in his quest to combat climate change: China. The world?s two biggest emitters of heat-trapping greenhouse gases are finding common cause in efforts to reduce global warming, cooperation the U.S. says could clear the way for other developing, heavily polluting nations like India and Brazil to get on board, too. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" align="left" title="President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 18, 2013. Obama has stumbled on an unusual partner in his quest to combat climate change: China. The world?s two biggest emitters of heat-trapping greenhouse gases are finding common cause in efforts to reduce global warming, cooperation the U.S. says could clear the way for other developing, heavily polluting nations like India and Brazil to get on board, too. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama has stumbled on an unusual partner in his quest to combat climate change: China.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/irs-watchdog-looking-targeting-groups-beyond-tea-party-225422603.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/hHBj7AId4303e9xGr2hu8w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T225422Z_1_CBRE96H1RMP00_RTROPTP_2_USA-IRS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="J. Russell George testifies at a House Oversight and Government reform hearing in Washington" align="left" title="J. Russell George testifies at a House Oversight and Government reform hearing in Washington" border="0" /></a>By Kim Dixon and Patrick Temple-West WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Internal Revenue Service&#039;s inspector general said on Thursday he is expanding his probe of IRS treatment of political groups that applied for tax-exempt status to see if liberal groups were treated the same way as conservative ones. Under attack from Democrats over his earlier inquiries, IRS watchdog Russell George said there is new evidence to study in the nine-week-old controversy about the IRS&#039;s handling of tax-exempt applications from &quot;Tea Party&quot; and other groups. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/irs-watchdog-looking-targeting-groups-beyond-tea-party-225422603.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 18:54:22 -0400Reutersirs-watchdog-looking-targeting-groups-beyond-tea-party-225422603<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/irs-watchdog-looking-targeting-groups-beyond-tea-party-225422603.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/hHBj7AId4303e9xGr2hu8w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T225422Z_1_CBRE96H1RMP00_RTROPTP_2_USA-IRS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="J. Russell George testifies at a House Oversight and Government reform hearing in Washington" align="left" title="J. Russell George testifies at a House Oversight and Government reform hearing in Washington" border="0" /></a>By Kim Dixon and Patrick Temple-West WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Internal Revenue Service&#039;s inspector general said on Thursday he is expanding his probe of IRS treatment of political groups that applied for tax-exempt status to see if liberal groups were treated the same way as conservative ones. Under attack from Democrats over his earlier inquiries, IRS watchdog Russell George said there is new evidence to study in the nine-week-old controversy about the IRS&#039;s handling of tax-exempt applications from &quot;Tea Party&quot; and other groups. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-weighs-canceling-moscow-talks-putin-220541915.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cbl9PR62KYJjWM70vc9NaA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4ec41c2709c6f618370f6a706700e277.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this June 17, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. The White House is considering canceling a fall summit between President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, a move that would further aggravate the already tense relationship between the two leaders. The White House is dangling that option over the Russians as Moscow considers a temporary asylum petition from Edward Snowden, the American accused of leaking information about classified U.S. intelligence programs.(AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this June 17, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. The White House is considering canceling a fall summit between President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, a move that would further aggravate the already tense relationship between the two leaders. The White House is dangling that option over the Russians as Moscow considers a temporary asylum petition from Edward Snowden, the American accused of leaking information about classified U.S. intelligence programs.(AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? The White House is considering canceling a fall summit between President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, a move that would further aggravate the already tense relationship between the two leaders.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/obama-weighs-canceling-moscow-talks-putin-220541915.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 18:50:50 -0400Associated Pressobama-weighs-canceling-moscow-talks-putin-220541915<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-weighs-canceling-moscow-talks-putin-220541915.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cbl9PR62KYJjWM70vc9NaA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4ec41c2709c6f618370f6a706700e277.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this June 17, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. The White House is considering canceling a fall summit between President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, a move that would further aggravate the already tense relationship between the two leaders. The White House is dangling that option over the Russians as Moscow considers a temporary asylum petition from Edward Snowden, the American accused of leaking information about classified U.S. intelligence programs.(AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this June 17, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. The White House is considering canceling a fall summit between President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, a move that would further aggravate the already tense relationship between the two leaders. The White House is dangling that option over the Russians as Moscow considers a temporary asylum petition from Edward Snowden, the American accused of leaking information about classified U.S. intelligence programs.(AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? The White House is considering canceling a fall summit between President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, a move that would further aggravate the already tense relationship between the two leaders.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/napolitano-approved-calif-university-president-214440317.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EFiaokYt6.dYbkhUncNZPQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/b665f56805b2e318370f6a706700126a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this April 18, 2013 file photo, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano testifies before the House Homeland Security Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. The University of California&#039;s governing board is scheduled to vote on the selection of Napolitano as the system&#039;s first female president, but her selection is being criticized by students upset about federal immigration policy and professors concerned about her lack of experience in academia. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this April 18, 2013 file photo, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano testifies before the House Homeland Security Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. The University of California&#039;s governing board is scheduled to vote on the selection of Napolitano as the system&#039;s first female president, but her selection is being criticized by students upset about federal immigration policy and professors concerned about her lack of experience in academia. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)" border="0" /></a>SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ? Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, the newly appointed president of the University of California system, acknowledges she is not a traditional candidate for the job but says she brings years of experience advocating for higher education.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/napolitano-approved-calif-university-president-214440317.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 18:31:52 -0400Associated Pressnapolitano-approved-calif-university-president-214440317<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/napolitano-approved-calif-university-president-214440317.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EFiaokYt6.dYbkhUncNZPQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/b665f56805b2e318370f6a706700126a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this April 18, 2013 file photo, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano testifies before the House Homeland Security Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. The University of California&#039;s governing board is scheduled to vote on the selection of Napolitano as the system&#039;s first female president, but her selection is being criticized by students upset about federal immigration policy and professors concerned about her lack of experience in academia. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this April 18, 2013 file photo, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano testifies before the House Homeland Security Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. The University of California&#039;s governing board is scheduled to vote on the selection of Napolitano as the system&#039;s first female president, but her selection is being criticized by students upset about federal immigration policy and professors concerned about her lack of experience in academia. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)" border="0" /></a>SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ? Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, the newly appointed president of the University of California system, acknowledges she is not a traditional candidate for the job but says she brings years of experience advocating for higher education.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-urges-netanyahu-resume-peace-talks-palestinians-223144892.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/V.HsDti0bVD7PmAkT_G3Eg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T223144Z_1_CBRE96H1QO200_RTROPTP_2_ISRAEL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Israel&#039;s PM Netanyahu and Israeli President Peres smile as they hold Israeli flags during the opening ceremony of the Maccabiah Games in Jerusalem" align="left" title="Israel&#039;s PM Netanyahu and Israeli President Peres smile as they hold Israeli flags during the opening ceremony of the Maccabiah Games in Jerusalem" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama spoke by telephone on Thursday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and urged him to resume peace talks with Palestinians, the White House said in a statement. The telephone call was part of regular consultations between the two leaders, the White House said, but came as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry visited the region to try to help restart talks that stalled in 2010. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/obama-urges-netanyahu-resume-peace-talks-palestinians-223144892.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 18:31:44 -0400Reutersobama-urges-netanyahu-resume-peace-talks-palestinians-223144892<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-urges-netanyahu-resume-peace-talks-palestinians-223144892.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/V.HsDti0bVD7PmAkT_G3Eg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T223144Z_1_CBRE96H1QO200_RTROPTP_2_ISRAEL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Israel&#039;s PM Netanyahu and Israeli President Peres smile as they hold Israeli flags during the opening ceremony of the Maccabiah Games in Jerusalem" align="left" title="Israel&#039;s PM Netanyahu and Israeli President Peres smile as they hold Israeli flags during the opening ceremony of the Maccabiah Games in Jerusalem" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama spoke by telephone on Thursday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and urged him to resume peace talks with Palestinians, the White House said in a statement. The telephone call was part of regular consultations between the two leaders, the White House said, but came as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry visited the region to try to help restart talks that stalled in 2010. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/republicans-eye-obamacare-focus-fiscal-debate-221858207.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/169M6fRDkznSzX3.85Qjag--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T223014Z_1_CBRE96H1PZR00_RTROPTP_2_USA-POLITICS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) departs following the weekly Republican caucus luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington" align="left" title="U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) departs following the weekly Republican caucus luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington" border="0" /></a>By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Growing numbers of Republicans in Congress are setting their sights on a new target in looming fiscal showdowns this autumn over government funding and the debt limit: &quot;Obamacare.&quot; Several Republicans are pledging to oppose a stopgap government spending bill that will be needed by October 1 unless it withholds funds from the implementation of President Barack Obama&#039;s signature healthcare law - especially its core requirement that uninsured Americans obtain health coverage. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/republicans-eye-obamacare-focus-fiscal-debate-221858207.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 18:30:14 -0400Reutersrepublicans-eye-obamacare-focus-fiscal-debate-221858207<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/republicans-eye-obamacare-focus-fiscal-debate-221858207.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/169M6fRDkznSzX3.85Qjag--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T223014Z_1_CBRE96H1PZR00_RTROPTP_2_USA-POLITICS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) departs following the weekly Republican caucus luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington" align="left" title="U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) departs following the weekly Republican caucus luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington" border="0" /></a>By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Growing numbers of Republicans in Congress are setting their sights on a new target in looming fiscal showdowns this autumn over government funding and the debt limit: &quot;Obamacare.&quot; Several Republicans are pledging to oppose a stopgap government spending bill that will be needed by October 1 unless it withholds funds from the implementation of President Barack Obama&#039;s signature healthcare law - especially its core requirement that uninsured Americans obtain health coverage. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/senate-confirms-gina-mccarthy-chief-environmental-regulator-195934538.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/g3q2pFX3ZDYpPFYBSZA7FQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T222716Z_3_CBRE96H1JJJ00_RTROPTP_2_USA-CLIMATE-EPA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="McCarthy testifies before a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on her nomination to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency" align="left" title="McCarthy testifies before a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on her nomination to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency" border="0" /></a>By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate confirmed Gina McCarthy on Thursday to head the Environmental Protection Agency, a long-awaited move that could help President Barack Obama revive his plans to fight climate change. The Senate voted 59 to 40 for McCarthy, who oversaw rules on mercury and soot pollution from power plants in her prior job as the EPA&#039;s top air official, a position she held since 2009. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/senate-confirms-gina-mccarthy-chief-environmental-regulator-195934538.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 18:27:16 -0400Reuterssenate-confirms-gina-mccarthy-chief-environmental-regulator-195934538<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/senate-confirms-gina-mccarthy-chief-environmental-regulator-195934538.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/g3q2pFX3ZDYpPFYBSZA7FQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T222716Z_3_CBRE96H1JJJ00_RTROPTP_2_USA-CLIMATE-EPA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="McCarthy testifies before a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on her nomination to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency" align="left" title="McCarthy testifies before a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on her nomination to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency" border="0" /></a>By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate confirmed Gina McCarthy on Thursday to head the Environmental Protection Agency, a long-awaited move that could help President Barack Obama revive his plans to fight climate change. The Senate voted 59 to 40 for McCarthy, who oversaw rules on mercury and soot pollution from power plants in her prior job as the EPA&#039;s top air official, a position she held since 2009. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/senators-ready-restore-lower-college-loan-rates-072515654.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/VeLS7HgFzbtJDr7.3IHKAA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2691fca208d9f218370f6a706700e4e8.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, chair of the Senate Education Committee, announces to reporters that a bipartisan agreement was reached on lowering rates for government student loans, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 18, 2013. At left is Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., with Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V., at right. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" align="left" title="Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, chair of the Senate Education Committee, announces to reporters that a bipartisan agreement was reached on lowering rates for government student loans, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 18, 2013. At left is Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., with Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V., at right. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? A bipartisan compromise on student loans promises better deals for students and parents over the next few years but could spell higher rates as the economy improves.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/senators-ready-restore-lower-college-loan-rates-072515654.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 18:21:26 -0400Associated Presssenators-ready-restore-lower-college-loan-rates-072515654<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/senators-ready-restore-lower-college-loan-rates-072515654.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/VeLS7HgFzbtJDr7.3IHKAA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2691fca208d9f218370f6a706700e4e8.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, chair of the Senate Education Committee, announces to reporters that a bipartisan agreement was reached on lowering rates for government student loans, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 18, 2013. At left is Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., with Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V., at right. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" align="left" title="Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, chair of the Senate Education Committee, announces to reporters that a bipartisan agreement was reached on lowering rates for government student loans, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 18, 2013. At left is Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., with Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V., at right. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? A bipartisan compromise on student loans promises better deals for students and parents over the next few years but could spell higher rates as the economy improves.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/proposed-house-bill-keeps-egypt-military-aid-amid-203753918.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zbg5RUw5GxtCA78LnfuawQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T203753Z_1_CBRE96H1LB800_RTROPTP_2_EGYPT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A couple walks past an Egyptian soldier keeping watch from atop a military vehicle in front of the presidential palace in Cairo" align="left" title="A couple walks past an Egyptian soldier keeping watch from atop a military vehicle in front of the presidential palace in Cairo" border="0" /></a>By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leaders of the House of Representatives panel in charge of foreign aid proposed on Thursday that military aid for Egypt be kept at $1.3 billion next year, one of few programs left unscathed in a bill seeking steep cuts in international spending. The draft spending bill from Republican leaders of the House Appropriations committee puts conditions on the military aid, including that the government in Cairo plans and holds elections and honors its 1979 peace treaty with Israel. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/proposed-house-bill-keeps-egypt-military-aid-amid-203753918.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 18:20:23 -0400Reutersproposed-house-bill-keeps-egypt-military-aid-amid-203753918<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/proposed-house-bill-keeps-egypt-military-aid-amid-203753918.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zbg5RUw5GxtCA78LnfuawQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T203753Z_1_CBRE96H1LB800_RTROPTP_2_EGYPT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A couple walks past an Egyptian soldier keeping watch from atop a military vehicle in front of the presidential palace in Cairo" align="left" title="A couple walks past an Egyptian soldier keeping watch from atop a military vehicle in front of the presidential palace in Cairo" border="0" /></a>By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leaders of the House of Representatives panel in charge of foreign aid proposed on Thursday that military aid for Egypt be kept at $1.3 billion next year, one of few programs left unscathed in a bill seeking steep cuts in international spending. The draft spending bill from Republican leaders of the House Appropriations committee puts conditions on the military aid, including that the government in Cairo plans and holds elections and honors its 1979 peace treaty with Israel. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/another-conservative-blogger-makes-unexpected-endorsement-221300089.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EfSTNAFxFux2MTzyydONOg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Another_Conservative_Blogger_Makes_an-27ccf7af751a4d0a064dfdc938af552e" width="130" height="86" alt="Another Conservative Blogger Makes an Unexpected Endorsement" align="left" title="Another Conservative Blogger Makes an Unexpected Endorsement" border="0" /></a>Erick Erickson sent an email to his RedState.com subscribers this week endorsing an &quot;Instant Millionaires&quot; financial newsletter, written by analyst Mark Skousen. Erickson touted Skousen&#039;s newsletter, available for the low price of $99.95 for one year, as the &quot;best investment advice I know?of, bar none.&quot; The twist? Ann Coulter endorsed the same newsletter in a nearly identical email to her followers almost four years ago.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/another-conservative-blogger-makes-unexpected-endorsement-221300089.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 18:13:00 -0400The Atlantic Wireanother-conservative-blogger-makes-unexpected-endorsement-221300089<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/another-conservative-blogger-makes-unexpected-endorsement-221300089.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EfSTNAFxFux2MTzyydONOg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Another_Conservative_Blogger_Makes_an-27ccf7af751a4d0a064dfdc938af552e" width="130" height="86" alt="Another Conservative Blogger Makes an Unexpected Endorsement" align="left" title="Another Conservative Blogger Makes an Unexpected Endorsement" border="0" /></a>Erick Erickson sent an email to his RedState.com subscribers this week endorsing an &quot;Instant Millionaires&quot; financial newsletter, written by analyst Mark Skousen. Erickson touted Skousen&#039;s newsletter, available for the low price of $99.95 for one year, as the &quot;best investment advice I know?of, bar none.&quot; The twist? Ann Coulter endorsed the same newsletter in a nearly identical email to her followers almost four years ago.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/napolitano-expected-named-head-university-california-202728141.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/CnXMRCrAZ_L_.xU6UfNVmg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T213922Z_2_CBRE96H1KTV00_RTROPTP_2_CYBER-SUMMIT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano speaks to reporters during the Reuters Cybersecurity Summit in Washington" align="left" title="U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano speaks to reporters during the Reuters Cybersecurity Summit in Washington" border="0" /></a>By Laila Kearney SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Former U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano was confirmed on Thursday as president of the University of California despite a loud and unruly protest by students from the prestigious 10-campus system. Several students were forcibly removed from a meeting room at the University of California at San Francisco as the Board of Regents approved Napolitano to head the sprawling UC system at a salary of $570,000 per year. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/napolitano-expected-named-head-university-california-202728141.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 18:08:04 -0400Reutersnapolitano-expected-named-head-university-california-202728141<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/napolitano-expected-named-head-university-california-202728141.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/CnXMRCrAZ_L_.xU6UfNVmg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T213922Z_2_CBRE96H1KTV00_RTROPTP_2_CYBER-SUMMIT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano speaks to reporters during the Reuters Cybersecurity Summit in Washington" align="left" title="U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano speaks to reporters during the Reuters Cybersecurity Summit in Washington" border="0" /></a>By Laila Kearney SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Former U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano was confirmed on Thursday as president of the University of California despite a loud and unruly protest by students from the prestigious 10-campus system. Several students were forcibly removed from a meeting room at the University of California at San Francisco as the Board of Regents approved Napolitano to head the sprawling UC system at a salary of $570,000 per year. ...</p><br clear="all"/>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Supporters of far-reaching immigration legislation fear they're losing the message war and say an all-out campaign is needed from business groups and other outside advocates with ties to House Republicans to turn it around.http://news.yahoo.com/anxiety-brews-among-immigration-supporters-174227649.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 17:50:09 -0400Associated Pressanxiety-brews-among-immigration-supporters-174227649The White House says it's standing by Detroit after it became the biggest city in America to file for bankruptcy. Spokeswoman Amy Brundage says President Barack Obama and senior advisers are monitoring ...http://news.yahoo.com/obama-monitoring-detroit-bankruptcy-filing-213956502.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 17:39:56 -0400Associated Pressobama-monitoring-detroit-bankruptcy-filing-213956502<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mccain-not-winning-push-immigration-reform-205215391.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/IUhzstH3S2AHmZ5eXmJwGA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T205215Z_1_CBRE96H1LZ600_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Senator McCain watches his colleagues speak during news conference following their tour of the Arizona-Mexico border in Nogales" align="left" title="U.S. Senator McCain watches his colleagues speak during news conference following their tour of the Arizona-Mexico border in Nogales" border="0" /></a>By Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator John McCain said on Thursday that he and other backers of immigration reform &quot;are not winning,&quot; and must boost efforts to get the House of Representatives to pass such a bill. McCain said proponents - who include businesses, churches and labor - will wage an aggressive campaign in selective congressional districts next month to make the case for a comprehensive overhaul of U.S. immigration laws. &quot;Here is a fact: We are not winning,&quot; the Arizona Republican told reporters. &quot;So we have to wage a campaign. That doesn&#039;t mean a negative campaign. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/mccain-not-winning-push-immigration-reform-205215391.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 17:36:52 -0400Reutersmccain-not-winning-push-immigration-reform-205215391<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mccain-not-winning-push-immigration-reform-205215391.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/IUhzstH3S2AHmZ5eXmJwGA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T205215Z_1_CBRE96H1LZ600_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Senator McCain watches his colleagues speak during news conference following their tour of the Arizona-Mexico border in Nogales" align="left" title="U.S. Senator McCain watches his colleagues speak during news conference following their tour of the Arizona-Mexico border in Nogales" border="0" /></a>By Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator John McCain said on Thursday that he and other backers of immigration reform &quot;are not winning,&quot; and must boost efforts to get the House of Representatives to pass such a bill. McCain said proponents - who include businesses, churches and labor - will wage an aggressive campaign in selective congressional districts next month to make the case for a comprehensive overhaul of U.S. immigration laws. &quot;Here is a fact: We are not winning,&quot; the Arizona Republican told reporters. &quot;So we have to wage a campaign. That doesn&#039;t mean a negative campaign. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-sees-lower-expected-obamacare-insurance-costs-152337796.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DnBSziWpzuMiV2NXZaPchQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T212802Z_2_CBRE96H16RV00_RTROPTP_2_USA-HEALTHCARE-EMPLOYERS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of an Obamacare pamphlet at a Tea Party rally in Littleton" align="left" title="File photo of an Obamacare pamphlet at a Tea Party rally in Littleton" border="0" /></a>By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hoping to gain the high ground in an escalating war of words over Obamacare, the U.S. administration on Thursday forecast sharply lower than expected insurance costs for consumers and small businesses in new online state healthcare exchanges. The exchanges represent the centerpiece of President Barack Obama&#039;s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and their success could depend on the cost of so-called &quot;silver plans&quot; with mid-range premiums, which are expected to attract the largest number of enrollees. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/u-sees-lower-expected-obamacare-insurance-costs-152337796.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 17:28:02 -0400Reutersu-sees-lower-expected-obamacare-insurance-costs-152337796<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-sees-lower-expected-obamacare-insurance-costs-152337796.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DnBSziWpzuMiV2NXZaPchQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T212802Z_2_CBRE96H16RV00_RTROPTP_2_USA-HEALTHCARE-EMPLOYERS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of an Obamacare pamphlet at a Tea Party rally in Littleton" align="left" title="File photo of an Obamacare pamphlet at a Tea Party rally in Littleton" border="0" /></a>By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hoping to gain the high ground in an escalating war of words over Obamacare, the U.S. administration on Thursday forecast sharply lower than expected insurance costs for consumers and small businesses in new online state healthcare exchanges. The exchanges represent the centerpiece of President Barack Obama&#039;s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and their success could depend on the cost of so-called &quot;silver plans&quot; with mid-range premiums, which are expected to attract the largest number of enrollees. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-monitoring-detroit-bankruptcy-white-house-says-212552382.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/F8Ann2vdgeKjVESXPyFzGA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T212552Z_1_CBRE96H1NJ800_RTROPTP_2_USA-DETROIT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A vacant, blighted home is seen in a once thriving neighborhood in Detroi" align="left" title="A vacant, blighted home is seen in a once thriving neighborhood in Detroi" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and his senior advisers are closely monitoring the situation in Detroit after the city filed for bankruptcy on Thursday, the White House said. &quot;While leaders on the ground in Michigan and the city&#039;s creditors understand that they must find a solution to Detroit&#039;s serious financial challenge, we remain committed to continuing our strong partnership with Detroit as it works to recover and revitalize and maintain its status as one of America&#039;s great cities,&quot; said Amy Brundage, a White House spokeswoman. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/obama-monitoring-detroit-bankruptcy-white-house-says-212552382.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 17:25:52 -0400Reutersobama-monitoring-detroit-bankruptcy-white-house-says-212552382<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-monitoring-detroit-bankruptcy-white-house-says-212552382.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/F8Ann2vdgeKjVESXPyFzGA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T212552Z_1_CBRE96H1NJ800_RTROPTP_2_USA-DETROIT.JPG" width="130" height="86" al

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