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» NSA ‘taking more risk’ handling Islamic State threat post-Snowden
Constraints created when NSA leaker Edward Snowden spilled U.S. secrets add new risk to the agency’s work when the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria and other threats are making the world more dangerous, intelligence community leaders say. » GOP heads into midterms without detailed conservative manifesto
House Speaker John Boehner released a five-point economic plan Thursday that outlined general areas of reform, including cutting spending and reforming taxes. The agenda, however, did not include the detailed legislative proposals that were included in the Pledge to America four years ago.
» Byron York: For GOP, importance of Scott Walker race equals any Senate matchup
The race is important to the national GOP for two reasons. One reason is that Walker may well be a contender for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination — but only if he wins re-election first.
» Senators look to lame-duck session to pass Internet sales tax bill
Top Senate lawmakers think they have found a way to allow states and local governments to tax Internet purchases: Link online sales taxes to separate legislation prohibiting Internet access taxes, then pass it in the post-election “lame duck” session of Congress.
» Senate GOP charts agenda for the majority
Republican leaders are promising a complete makeover of the Senate chamber that goes beyond changes in legislative priorities, according to knowledgeable GOP sources.
» Editorial: One year after disaster, Obama administration hasn’t fixed HealthCare.gov security flaws
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator, Marilyn Tavenner, defended healthcare.gov to the House Oversight Committee — noting that no one’s personal data has been compromised in a “malicious attack” — before acknowledging the massive security flaws that initially plagued the site.
» Op-Ed: Missile defense is not optional
Building a strong missile defense is challenging, but it’s not optional. The technology needed to build a long-range, intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) was once far out of reach for all but the most highly developed countries. Today, the regimes most hostile to the U.S. are arming up.
» Watchdog: Feds spend $167 million, audit $150K
Of the $167 million the Denali Commission accepted in grant funds between 2011 and 2013, the inspector general’s office monitored the spending of just $150,000.
» Timothy P. Carney: Nevada’s subsidies for Tesla factory don’t only hurt taxpayers
Nevada taxpayers may not be pleased about footing a quarter of the tab for this billionaire’s for-profit business. But the cost to Nevada taxpayers will not be as painful as the distortions to the market.
» Senate passes Syria resolution, clearing it for Obama’s signature
The Senate on Thursday passed a government funding measure that includes a provision authorizing President Obama to equip and train moderate Syrian rebels to fight Islamic terrorists in the Middle East.
