Tea Party Preps For More Labor Fights

Anti-war protester shouts at Obama during speech WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama was interrupted three times by a woman who shouted about drones and detainees in Cuba as he delivered a speech on national security. The woman was identified as Medea Benjamin from the anti-war group Code Pink.

Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to allow statewide GPS tracking for those under restraining orders was scaled back by lawmakers.

Woman interrupts president's speech calling on Congress to close detention center in Cuba.    

Because it's not a real scandal unless the White House is involved, those with an interest in tarnishing the president have made the new frontline in the IRS controversy a question over whether or not the administration should have taken earlier action to stop the agency's targeting of conservative groups, even before the completion of the Treasury Department Inspector General's report on the matter. Here's Eric Cantor this morning on CNBC:CANTOR: Well I can speak to my frustrations about the administration’s action or lack of action. If you’ve got an ongoing IG investigation or audit and there comes to you information about this type of behavior where you are discriminating against political opponents. I do not accept the fact that the White House says well we couldn't interfere with that audit or that investigation. That’s not true. They know that kind of activity was going on. That is clearly a point at which they should have gone in and said don't do that anymore.Continue Reading

President Obama on Thursday disclosed new curbs on targeted killing via drones and revived his failed attempt to close the terrorist detainee prison at Guantanamo.