Egypt: Islamists hit Christian churches  —  CAIRO (AP) — After torching a Franciscan school, Islamists paraded three nuns on the streets like “prisoners of war” before a Muslim woman offered them refuge.  Two other women working at the school were sexually harassed and abused as they fought their way through a mob.

Obamacare's hurdles higher than Medicare's  —  President Barack Obama says he's not worried that all the Obamacare fights will kill the law — because people fought the creation of Medicare and Social Security too, and now they're more popular than ever.  —  Democrats have always wanted …

Our Correspondents on Twitter  —  Security forces clear #Cairo mosque after standoff with anti-government protesters http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/ middle_east/standoff-in-egypt-between- anti-government-protesters-and-the- military/2013/08/17/32502f3c-0730-11e3- 9259-e2aafe5a5f84_story.html via @washingtonpost #Egypt

The Past's Future Republican  —  LET Rand Paul have his epic filibuster and Ted Cruz his scowling threats to shut down the government.  Let Chris Christie thunder to a second term as the governor of New Jersey, his hubris flowering as his ultimate designs on the White House take shape.

Rand Paul: 'I don't think shutting down the government is a good idea'  —  Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Sunday that Republicans should “stand up and fight” against ObamaCare, but warned that forcing a government shutdown over funding for the law is the wrong strategy.

The bully in the U.S. Senate  —  Dick Durbin's still on a pout over the Florida verdict  —  Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois thinks the Internal Revenue Service targeting of conservative groups hasn't gone far enough, and he wants to help.  He's doing some bullying of his own.

Russell Moore: From Moral Majority to ‘Prophetic Minority’  —  The new leader of the Southern Baptist political arm says Christians have lost the culture and need to act accordingly.  —  'The Bible Belt is collapsing," says Russell Moore.  Oddly, the incoming president …

Eye In The Sky Catches Unholy Thieves  —  LAUDERDALE LAKES (CBSMiami) - Authorities are on the look-out, and asking the public for help, in finding two suspects who robbed a couple of priests at a church in Lauderdale Lakes.  —  Father Lesly Jean, according to Broward Sheriff's Office …

The Cash Committee  —  The House Financial Services Committee has grown so large that a highly unusual fourth row of seats had to be installed in the committee room.  Every term, scores of members, particularly freshmen, demand a seat on the panel — not because they have a burning interest …