Carl Lavin

The people have spoken!

cnn.com — CNN asked readers to vote on the stories columnist John D. Sutter will cover as part of his Change the List project. More than 32,000 votes were cast. Here are the winners: 1. Widest rich-poor gap, 16,789 votes. What's happening to America's middle class? One state may yield answers.

Source: NSA chief will disclose details of thwarted terror plots

cnn.com — Washington (CNN) -- The director of the National Security Agency was expected on Tuesday to reveal two previously classified cases in which secret surveillance programs thwarted terrorist plots, a congressional source told CNN. Gen. Keith Alexander is scheduled to testify at a House intelligence committee hearing.

Health care costs to slow in 2014

money.cnn.com — The growth in total costs for health care services is typically used by insurers to set insurance premiums. Total costs for health care services, including everything from doctor visits and prescription drugs to surgeries,are expected to rise 6.5% in 2014, when the Affordable Care Act fully kicks in, according to a report released Tuesday.

CNN Poll: Big generational divide in immigration battle

politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — Washington (CNN) - While a small majority of Americans are in favor of the immigration bill currently before the U.S. Senate, according to a new national poll the old and young don't see eye to eye on the issue.

FromCarl: Poll shows big partisan split ...

twitter.com — Poll shows big partisan split over priorities for immigration policy, http://bit.ly/1aotm06 via @CNNpolitics pic.twitter.com/ZhrQLNCAW6

Obama bristles at suggestion he's shifted on snooping

cnn.com — (CNN) -- Critics who have compared President Barack Obama's stance on government surveillance to that of hawkish former Vice President Dick Cheney are missing his insistence on proper systematic balances, Obama said in an interview that aired Monday.