After Syria chemical allegations, Obama considering limited military strike  —  President Obama is weighing a military strike against Syria that would be of limited scope and duration, designed to serve as punishment for Syria's use of chemical weapons and as a deterrent …

O'Mara: George Zimmerman will ask state to cover $200K-$300K of his legal bills  —  Because he was acquitted, state law allows him to recoup thousands.  —  George Zimmerman, the Neighborhood Watch volunteer who killed Trayvon Martin, plans to ask the state of Florida to cover $200,000 …

President Ford video testimony released on ‘Squeaky’ Fromme assassination attempt  —  On Sept. 5, 1975, at around 9:30 a.m., a young woman left her $100-a-month attic apartment at 1725 P St. and began the short stroll to the state Capitol.  —  Dressed in a flowing red robe and carrying …

Ex-US Attorney Calls James O'Keefe ‘A Nasty Little Cowardly Spud’  —  The conservative video maker James O'Keefe has turned his cameras on the former federal prosecutor whose office brought charges against him and his accomplices in the phone-tampering of a Democratic U.S. senator.

The Bad News Is Wrong  —  A black commentator repudiates the New Great Migration.  —  This week marks the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, which is known today primarily as the occasion of Martin Luther King's magnificent “I Have a Dream” speech.

$1.5B for ‘youth jobs fund’?  Critics pan pork in Senate immigration bill  —  April 26, 2013: Immigrant families, workers and supporters march in San Diego.Reuters  —  After a comprehensive immigration bill passed the Senate in June, President Obama says he's “absolutely confident” it can pass the House if put to a vote.

Controversial rodeo clown speaks out after death threats  —  A rodeo clown's controversial Missouri State Fair antics went viral after wearing a President Barack Obama mask and mocking the nation's leader.  —  It divided people across the country on whether Tuffy Gessling's stunt was disrespectful to Obama.

Rogue IRS Shamefully Targets Nation's Veterans  —  Scandals: One of the nation's largest veterans groups is being required to provide proof of membership eligibility.  Posts that can't or won't comply face heavy fines.  Your government thanks you for your service.

New Jersey's Cory Booker: A perfect senator for ‘This Town’?  —  UNION, N.J. — During Saturday's events for the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, Cory Booker dabbed his dome with a white handkerchief on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and bellowed, “We still have work to do.”

Grumpy Old Justices  —  Scalia and Ginsburg are really disappointed in the Supreme Court.  But only one of them is right to be.  —  Last week Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia each grabbed headlines with controversial late-summer comments about the dysfunctions of the current Supreme Court.

Rokita holds town hall in Lebanon  —  U.S. Rep. Todd Rokita, R-District 4, said Friday there should be more transparency for students about the outcomes for majors in college and the federal government should not rate colleges.  —  Rokita held a town hall meeting Friday night in Lebanon …

Hamptons McMansions Herald a Return of Excess  —  BRIDGEHAMPTON, N.Y. — Porsche ads clog the local radio here, houses are renting at close to the million-dollar range — for the summer — and Uber, an app that lets you order car service, reports that its new Hamptons luxury S.U.V. business is booming, $50 minimum fares and all.

Treasury tells Congress nation will breach debt ceiling in mid-October  —  The Treasury Department has told Congress it must raise the $16.7 trillion national debt limit by mid-October.  —  Treasury Secretary Jack Lew in a letter sent Monday to lawmakers said his department would exhaust the …

Stop privileges for government officials: Column  —  Politicians and police don't deserve special treatment.  —  CONNECT  —  All over America, government officials enjoy privileges that ordinary citizens don't.  Sometimes it involves bearing arms, with special rules favoring police …

Set Back by Recession, and Shut Out of Rebound  —  RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — In September 2012, it appeared that the world was John Fugazzie's frozen oyster.  He was in charge of dairy and frozen foods for the A.&P. supermarket chain, making $125,000 a year.  —  He was also a guest that month …

Sentenced to death for a sip of water  —  As her religion faces persecution across the Middle East, a Christian woman explains why she faces hanging in Pakistan for the crime of ‘blasphemy’ … I'm the victim of a cruel, collective injustice.  —  I've been locked up, handcuffed and chained …

U.S. judge approves Facebook privacy settlement over ads  —  (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday granted final approval to Facebook's $20 million settlement of a lawsuit over targeted advertising despite objections that the deal did not go far enough to protect children's privacy.

With Ensign Decision, Court Hands CREW Fourth Victory Against DOJ  —  Lawsuits, Congress, Federal Agencies, Department of Justice, Legal, Lawsuits, States, Nevada, Transparency, House Members, Don Young, Jerry Lewis, Senate Members, John Ensign, CREW v. Department of Justice (Ensign Investigation)

Daniel Hernandez, Former Intern Who Saved Giffords, Hit With Nasty, Homophobic Recall Campaign  —  Daniel Hernandez Jr., the former intern credited with helping to save Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' life when she was shot in 2011 and now an elected member of a Tucson-area school board …

Ex-Ohio Gov. John Gilligan dies  —  Former Ohio Gov. and Congressman John Gilligan, a liberal Democrat whose creation of the state income tax was both his most lasting accomplishment and the undoing of his political career, died Monday.  He was 92.  —  Gilligan's death was confirmed by his caregiver …

A report card for U.S. policy in the Mideast  —  How Washington is doing on such issues as winding down military involvement, fighting terrorism and reducing our dependence on its oil.  —  U.S. soldiers of NATO's International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan.  (Sameem Ismail / EPA / August 16, 2013)