Politics Afternoon Edition: O'Connor: Maybe Supreme Court should not have taken Gore v. Bush

Politics moves fast. Here's a quick afternoon update on the top stories in the world of politics.

View on the Web. Monday, April 29, 2013 HEADLINES O'Connor: Maybe Supreme Court shouldn't have taken Bush v. Gore Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor suggested in a weekend interview that the high court should have stayed out of the 2000 election. » Read full article Obama wasn't joking WONKBLOG | At White House gala, Obama was telling harsh truths that he could later claim were just jokes » Read full article Anthony Foxx named as transportation secretary Calling him possibly the best transportation secretary in history, President Obama bid goodbye to Ray LaHood on Monday and nominated Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx to take his place. » Read full article Black voters turned out at higher rate than white voters in 2012 and 2008 The Associated Press is out with a study of the 2012 election concluding that the black voter turnout rate exceeded the white turnout rate for the first time. It's almost certainly true that black turnout was higher than white turnout last fall — but that also was true in 2008. » Read full article Americans' harsh reality check Robert J. Samuelson: We used to believe that if you work hard, you get ahead. Not anymore. » Read full article QUOTE OF THE DAY President Obama in a speech at the 150th anniversary of the National Academy of Sciences: "Instead of racing ahead to the next cutting-edge discovery, our scientists are left wondering if they'll get to start any new projects, any new research projects at all over the next few years, which means that we could lose a year, two years of scientific research as practical matter because of misguided prioirties here in this town." Follow Washington Post Politics:     Unsubscribe ©2013 The Washington Post 1150 15th St NW Washington, DC 20071 Help & Contact Info Privacy Policy

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