Frank James http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104199172&ft=1&f=104199172 Frank James joined NPR News in April 2009 to launch the blog, "The Two-Way," with co-blogger Mark Memmott. en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:39:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif Frank James http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104199172&ft=1&f=104199172 Obama's Terrorism Fight Is Colored Gray, Not Black And White If President Obama's newly recalibrated counterterrorism strategy demonstrates anything, it is his penchant for nuance. Fri, 24 May 2013 18:39:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/05/24/186499191/obamas-terror-fight-is-colored-gray-not-black-and-white?ft=1&f=104199172 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/05/24/186499191/obamas-terror-fight-is-colored-gray-not-black-and-white?ft=1&f=104199172 If President Obama's newly recalibrated counterterrorism strategy demonstrates anything, it is his penchant for nuance.

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]]> Black Caucus Leader: We Disagree With Presidents, Even Obama Rep. Marcia Fudge, the head of the Congressional Black Caucus, says any immigration overhaul significantly boosting the numbers of highly skilled immigrants could negatively affect African-Americans with similar skills. Thu, 23 May 2013 17:41:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/05/23/186316728/black-caucus-leader-we-disagree-with-presidents-even-obama?ft=1&f=104199172 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/05/23/186316728/black-caucus-leader-we-disagree-with-presidents-even-obama?ft=1&f=104199172 Rep. Marcia Fudge, the head of the Congressional Black Caucus, says any immigration overhaul significantly boosting the numbers of highly skilled immigrants could negatively affect African-Americans with similar skills.

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]]> Lois Lerner's Brief And Awful Day On Capitol Hill The IRS bureaucrat showed up long enough at a House hearing into the scandal engulfing her agency to declare her innocence and her constitutional right to say no more. Wed, 22 May 2013 19:09:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/05/22/186102554/lois-lerners-brief-and-awful-day-on-capitol-hill?ft=1&f=104199172 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/05/22/186102554/lois-lerners-brief-and-awful-day-on-capitol-hill?ft=1&f=104199172 The IRS bureaucrat showed up long enough at a House hearing into the scandal engulfing her agency to declare her innocence and her constitutional right to say no more.

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]]> Former IRS Head To Senate: It Wasn't My Fault Douglas Shulman, who led the IRS during the years when agency workers targeted tax-exempt applications from conservative groups, did his best to deflect accusations from unhappy senators. Tue, 21 May 2013 17:05:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/05/21/185834361/former-irs-head-to-senate-it-wasnt-my-fault?ft=1&f=104199172 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/05/21/185834361/former-irs-head-to-senate-it-wasnt-my-fault?ft=1&f=104199172 Douglas Shulman, who led the IRS during the years when agency workers targeted tax-exempt applications from conservative groups, did his best to deflect accusations from unhappy senators.

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]]> Why The IRS Scandal Is Built To Last Of all the current Washington scandals, the one involving the IRS appears to have the most staying power. It rolls into one package an agency many love to hate, partisan suspicions and the American appetite for conspiracies. Fri, 17 May 2013 19:31:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/05/17/184857776/why-the-irs-scandal-is-built-to-last?ft=1&f=104199172 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/05/17/184857776/why-the-irs-scandal-is-built-to-last?ft=1&f=104199172 Of all the current Washington scandals, the one involving the IRS appears to have the most staying power. It rolls into one package an agency many love to hate, partisan suspicions and the American appetite for conspiracies.

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]]> A New Front In The War On Obamacare: Twitter Republicans slammed Obamacare with a barrage of three-word tweets. But the White House trolled them in response. Thu, 16 May 2013 18:25:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/05/16/184574065/a-new-front-in-the-war-on-obamacare-twitter?ft=1&f=104199172 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/05/16/184574065/a-new-front-in-the-war-on-obamacare-twitter?ft=1&f=104199172 Republicans slammed Obamacare with a barrage of three-word tweets. But the White House trolled them in response.

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]]> 10 Things We Learned From the IRS Inspector General Report Among the things we learned about the IRS from the inspector general's report was that their boss told the group of employees at the controversy's heart to stop their dubious practices. Which they did, for a little while at least. Wed, 15 May 2013 17:19:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/05/15/184246228/ten-things-we-learned-from-the-irs-inspector-general-report?ft=1&f=104199172 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/05/15/184246228/ten-things-we-learned-from-the-irs-inspector-general-report?ft=1&f=104199172 Among the things we learned about the IRS from the inspector general's report was that their boss told the group of employees at the controversy's heart to stop their dubious practices. Which they did, for a little while at least.

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]]> Controversies Risk Starving Obama's Agenda Of Air This was the critical moment, the brief time between his inaugural and when the nation's collective focus turns to whom his successor will be, when President Obama had to make real progress on his second-term agenda. Instead, controversies have intruded, eating up precious time. Tue, 14 May 2013 15:53:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/05/14/183912123/controversies-risk-starving-obamas-agenda-of-air?ft=1&f=104199172 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/05/14/183912123/controversies-risk-starving-obamas-agenda-of-air?ft=1&f=104199172 This was the critical moment, the brief time between his inaugural and when the nation's collective focus turns to whom his successor will be, when President Obama had to make real progress on his second-term agenda. Instead, controversies have intruded, eating up precious time.

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]]> Clinton White House Crisis Manager Dings Obama's Message Team Lanny J. Davis, a onetime crisis manager in former President Clinton's White House operation, doesn't give President Obama's communications team high marks. Mon, 13 May 2013 18:55:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/05/13/183724425/clinton-white-house-crisis-manager-dings-obamas-message-team?ft=1&f=104199172 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/05/13/183724425/clinton-white-house-crisis-manager-dings-obamas-message-team?ft=1&f=104199172 Lanny J. Davis, a onetime crisis manager in former President Clinton's White House operation, doesn't give President Obama's communications team high marks.

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]]> IRS's Tea Party Scrutiny Adds To Conservatives' Case Against Obama The targeting by IRS workers in Cincinnati of the filings of conservative groups for added scrutiny was an innocent mistake, said an agency official who apologized. But President Obama's critics see more nefarious motives in the action. Fri, 10 May 2013 19:09:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/05/10/182940489/irss-tea-party-scrutiny-adds-to-conservatives-case-against-obama?ft=1&f=104199172 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/05/10/182940489/irss-tea-party-scrutiny-adds-to-conservatives-case-against-obama?ft=1&f=104199172 The targeting by IRS workers in Cincinnati of the filings of conservative groups for added scrutiny was an innocent mistake, said an agency official who apologized. But President Obama's critics see more nefarious motives in the action.

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]]> Do GOP's Benghazi Charges Harm Hillary Clinton For 2016? Republican charges against the former secretary of state's handling of Benghazi struck some Democrats as an attempt to damage her presidential chances. Republican officials deny the accusations. Wed, 08 May 2013 20:57:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/05/08/182373309/do-gops-benghazi-charges-harm-hillary-clinton-in-2016?ft=1&f=104199172 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/05/08/182373309/do-gops-benghazi-charges-harm-hillary-clinton-in-2016?ft=1&f=104199172 Republican charges against the former secretary of state's handling of Benghazi struck some Democrats as an attempt to damage her presidential chances. Republican officials deny the accusations.

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]]> Both Sides Hopeful In Last Hours Of Sanford, Colbert Busch Race <strong>Updated at 9:29 pm ET</strong> — Former South Carolina governor Mark Sanford handily won the race for his old House seat, beating Elizabeth Colbert Bush. Earlier in the day, both sides expressed confidence that apparently strong voter turnout was a good omen. And it was — for Sanford. Tue, 07 May 2013 17:08:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/05/07/181985875/both-sides-in-sanford-colbert-busch-race-hopeful-in-last-hours?ft=1&f=104199172 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/05/07/181985875/both-sides-in-sanford-colbert-busch-race-hopeful-in-last-hours?ft=1&f=104199172 Updated at 9:29 pm ET — Former South Carolina governor Mark Sanford handily won the race for his old House seat, beating Elizabeth Colbert Bush. Earlier in the day, both sides expressed confidence that apparently strong voter turnout was a good omen. And it was — for Sanford.

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]]> DeMint's Departure: A Onetime Ally Spurns Rubio In his new role as president of the Heritage Foundation, the former South Carolina senator parts company with a conservative Senate ally on the subject of immigration. Mon, 06 May 2013 18:51:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/05/06/181685615/demints-departure-one-time-ally-spurns-rubio?ft=1&f=104199172 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/05/06/181685615/demints-departure-one-time-ally-spurns-rubio?ft=1&f=104199172 In his new role as president of the Heritage Foundation, the former South Carolina senator parts company with a conservative Senate ally on the subject of immigration.

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]]> Ayotte Becoming Gun Control Lightning Rod The nation's gun debate seems to be settling on New Hampshire, where first-term Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte is facing daily questions about her vote against expanded criminal background checks for gun buyers. Thu, 02 May 2013 17:40:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/05/02/180592821/ayotte-becoming-gun-control-lightning-rod?ft=1&f=104199172 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/05/02/180592821/ayotte-becoming-gun-control-lightning-rod?ft=1&f=104199172 The nation's gun debate seems to be settling on New Hampshire, where first-term Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte is facing daily questions about her vote against expanded criminal background checks for gun buyers.

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]]> Obama's Bush Library Speech Leaves Iraq And More Unspoken Imagine having to deliver a tribute for someone you've openly excoriated for years. That was essentially the task President Obama had before him in his speech at the dedication ceremony for former President George W. Bush's presidential library in Dallas. Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:10:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/04/25/179069587/obamas-bush-library-speech-leaves-iraq-and-more-unspoken?ft=1&f=104199172 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/04/25/179069587/obamas-bush-library-speech-leaves-iraq-and-more-unspoken?ft=1&f=104199172 Imagine having to deliver a tribute for someone you've openly excoriated for years. That was essentially the task President Obama had before him in his speech at the dedication ceremony for former President George W. Bush's presidential library in Dallas.

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