Gwen Ifill

Evidence lacking that Marines performed simple test that could have uncovered Lejeune toxins

washingtonpost.com — The U.S. Marine Corps maintains that the carbon chloroform extract (CCE) test would not have uncovered the carcinogens that fouled the southeastern North Carolina base's water system from at least the mid-1950s until wells were capped in the mid-1980s.

Obama puts Marines on umbrella duty, irking conservatives

washingtonpost.com — It was a lighthearted moment in the midst of a grim few days for the White House. But in a week of Benghazi e-mails, Justice Department subpoenas and Internal Revenue Service targeting, some of the administration's critics saw another example of overreach. "Obama breaches Marine umbrella protocol," read the headline on one conservative blog.

Clinton Aide Resigns Over Golf Outing

articles.latimes.com — WASHINGTON - White House administrative chief David Watkins, a longtime aide to President Clinton who hails from his hometown of Hope, Ark., resigned Thursday after officials learned that he had taken a military helicopter to play golf in rural Maryland earlier this week.