Politics: Afternoon Edition

Most Viewed Articles in Politics 1) Huckabee commuted sentence of suspect in Washington police slayings Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee started Sunday morning by dialing back expectations about his political future, but by evening, it was his past that was at issue when the Seattle Times broke news that the suspect in the slaying of four police officers in a Seattle suburb was a former Arkan... 2) A party both united and divided WhThe Republican rank and file is largely in sync with GOP lawmakers in their staunch opposition to efforts by President Obama and Democrats to enact major health-care legislation, but a new Washington Post poll also reveals deep dissatisfaction among GOP voters with the party's leadership as well ... 3) Obama informs advisers of Afghan war strategy President Obama has informed his senior advisers of his Afghanistan war strategy decision and ordered his commanders on the ground there to begin carrying out the plan. 4) White House security already under review The bizarre breach at the White House state dinner last week lends new urgency to a review of Secret Service procedures that was begun after President Obama's inauguration, and threatens to revive questions about how much security is enough for the country's elected leader. 5) In health-care reform, no deficit cure As the long battle over health care is rejoined in the Senate this week, experts remain deeply divided over whether the legislation would rein in soaring health-care costs or simply add millions of people to a system that is already driving the nation toward bankruptcy. 6) Palin particularly popular among fans of Limbaugh and Beck Sarah Palin may or may not run for president in 2012, but she is already the overwhelming favorite in the Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck primaries. 7) Even if health bill passes soon, wait for reforms could be long The White House has a message for Americans suffering under today's health insurance system: "Help is on the way." 8) National parks seek share in discoveries CHEYENNE, WYO. -- A soon-to-be-implemented policy for scientists who are permitted to conduct research in national parks will give the National Park Service a share of profits from their work. 9) Lobbyists pushed off advisory panels Hundreds, if not thousands, of lobbyists are likely to be ejected from federal advisory panels as part of a little-noticed initiative by the Obama administration to curb K Street's influence in Washington, according to White House officials and lobbying experts. 10) Holland-Bartels: Pioneering new climate-change policies For Leslie Holland-Bartels of the U।S. Geological Survey (USGS), the inclusion of Alaska's polar bears as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act was a great accomplishment.