Sunday's Political News Roundup

NEWS ON US POLITICS CONTINUALLY UPDATED FROM THOUSANDS OF SOURCES AROUND THE NET. 

• Charles Krauthammer: What really happened in Jerusalem _{2013-03-31, 03:00 am}
  But how does the other side feel about Israeli kids? Consider that the most revered parent in Palestinian society is Mariam Farhat of Gaza.
• Check the facts _{2013-03-31, 03:00 am}
  Administrative costs of the food stamp program -- now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP -- are less than 5 percent.
• Bentivolio: Government spending out of control _{2013-03-31, 03:00 am}
  The numbers are staggering. The United States faces a national debt of $17 trillion.
• Ten from Brevard chosen for education panel _{2013-03-31, 03:00 am}
  Seven Brevard County educators and three high school seniors have been appointed by Congressman Bill Posey to serve on a newly formed Education Advisory Council, which meets for the first time Thursday.
• Will Justice Roberts vote for same-sex marriage? _{2013-03-31, 03:00 am}
  As a direct result of Roberts' folly, the stark reality of Barack Obama's "fundamental transformation of America" creeps closer each day.
• Blunt backs online sales tax _{2013-03-31, 03:00 am}
  As the owner of Springfield's PFI Western Wear, Randy Little gets irked when customers come into his store, find the perfect pair of boots, and then buy them online so they don't have to pay sales tax.
• DHH secretary resigns amid investigation _{2013-03-31, 03:00 am}
  BATON ROUGE -- Department of Health and Hospitals Bruce Greenstein resigned today amid state and federal investigations into the awarding of a Medicaid administration contract to a company which employed him just prior to his appointment by Gov.
• Business, labor get deal on worker program _{2013-03-31, 03:00 am}
  Washington -- Big business and labor have struck a deal on a new low-skilled worker program, removing the biggest hurdle to completion of sweeping immigration legislation allowing 11 million illegal immigrants eventual U.S. citizenship, labor and Senate officials said Saturday.
• Veterans fight changes to disability payments _{2013-03-30, 03:00 am}
  Veterans groups are rallying to fight any proposal to change disability payments as the federal government attempts to address its long-term debt problem.
• Hillary Clinton Mended U.S. Global Image from Day 1 _{2013-03-29, 09:01 am}
  The phones were ringing incessantly. The world was calling. Countries around the world had always obsessively and irrationally craved attention from America, but now it seemed that everybody wanted to be touched by got to go first.
• Murphy To Host Community Mental Health Forums This Week _{2013-03-31, 06:13 am}
  U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy will host two community forums in Mt. Lebanon and Washington, PA this week.
• Grammys should head back to New York _{2013-03-31, 06:13 am}
  "The Tonight Show" is reportedly returning to New York after 43 years in L.A. And the MTV Video Music Awards trumpeted its own comeback to our city - as well as its Brooklyn debut - for Aug.
• Obama orders commission to address voting issues _{2013-03-31, 06:12 am}
  Obama announced his plans to create the commission last month in his State of the Union address.
• AP source: Obama to name woman Secret Service head _{2013-03-31, 06:12 am}
  A White House official says President Barack Obama will name Julia Pierson as the first female director of the Secret Service.
• Obama, GOP senators plan a second dinner _{2013-03-31, 06:12 am}
  President Barack Obama is keeping up his congressional charm offensive, with a second dinner with Senate Republicans planned for next month.
• Judd is out, but Kentucky Senate race still holds many wildcards _{2013-03-31, 06:11 am}
  Ashley Judd's exit from the Kentucky Senate race may have dimmed the spotlight on Sen.
• Bucking the trend: The House Democrats who oppose gay marriage _{2013-03-31, 06:11 am}
  Eleven House Democrats are on record as opposing gay marriage, even as support within their party for the issue builds.
• Re: DOD Inspector General finds $900 million stockpile of Stryker parts _{2013-03-31, 06:06 am}
  A U.S. Stryker vehicle rolls down a farm road near Khan Bani Sa'ad Iraq on March 1, 2008.
• Globalism and Technology: A Hidden Misconception That Dooms the U.S. Economy_{2013-03-31, 06:05 am}
  In an article in the latest New York Times Sunday Review, I challenge a fundamental assumption underlying Washington's embrace of globalism: the idea that no matter how fast American technologies leak abroad, an abundance of new production methods and new industries will keep bubbling up to take their place.
• Mandela Remains Hospitalized for Fourth Day After Lung Procedure _{2013-03-31, 05:56 am}
  Nelson Mandela was in hospital for a fourth day after doctors performed a procedure to drain excess fluid from around his lungs, according to a spokesman for South African President Jacob Zuma.