Nelson Mandela, Communist  —  IN 2011, the British historian Stephen Ellis published a paper concluding that Nelson Mandela had been a member of the South African Communist Party — indeed, a member of its governing Central Committee.  Although Mandela's African National Congress …

Rand Paul: Unemployment Benefits Extension Would Be A ‘Disservice’ To Workers  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Sunday he opposes extending unemployment benefits for workers, arguing that it would be a “disservice” to jobless individuals.  —  “I do support unemployment benefits for the 26 weeks that they're paid for.

Catholic School Fires Gay Teacher For Obtaining Marriage License  —  Michael Griffin taught French and Spanish at Holy Ghost Preparatory School in Bensalem, Pennsylvania for twelve years.  During that entire time, he's been in a relationship with his same-sex partner.

Covered California gave consumers' contact info to agents  —  California's health exchange has provided insurance agents with names and contact information for tens of thousands of people who went online to check out coverage but didn't ask to be contacted.  —  Covered California Executive …

Venom between Obama and Rangel  —  They're two of the most powerful African-American politicians in the land.  And by most accounts, President Obama and Rep. Charles Rangel hate each other.  —  The most recently revealed salvo in their war of words — Obama's assertion that Rangel is a …

GOP touts campaign to blunt Obama's executive powers  —  House Republicans say they're proud of their 2013 campaign to stymie President Obama's regulatory agenda, even as Congress comes under fire for one of its least productive years.  —  The bitterly divided Congress will pass fewer laws in 2013 than any year in modern history.

Homeland Security chairman: Threat of terrorism spreading like ‘wildfire’ overseas  —  (CNN) - The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee said the threat of terrorism overseas is “getting worse, not better.”  —  “I personally see it spreading like a spiderweb, like a wildfire …

Obama to Congress: Extend jobless aid  —  President Obama is calling on Congress to extend unemployment benefits for 1.3 million people in the United States.  —  “If Members of Congress don't act before they leave on their vacations, 1.3 million Americans will lose this lifeline,” he said in the White House weekly address.

E.W. Jackson launching PAC  —  HOT SPRINGS, Va. — E.W. Jackson, the controversial GOP nominee for Virginia lieutenant governor who lost by 11 points, is not going away.  —  The African-American minister, who won an upset victory on the fourth ballot at a May nominating convention …