Some spectators weren't sure whether they were at a political rally or the Westminster Dog Show when Hillary Clinton, in the middle of a speech, began barking like a dog. The Democratic presidential candidate said she was mocking Republican claims.

Many offices, including those in federal agencies, observe "casual Friday" and allow employees to loosen rules on attire. The practice seems to be followed every day on President Obama's current golfing vacation in California. He took time away from the golf course to host an annual summit of 10 Southeast Asian leaders at Sunnylands, a 200-acre desert estate with its own nine-hole course. It was billed as a "no-tie" summit and Obama appeared tieless at a news conference held during the meeting. What was most noticeable was when he went open collar a few days earlier to comment on Supreme Court Justice Scalia's death.

The Obama administration and other boosters of the Iran nuclear agreement argued the release of billions in frozen assets would allow Iran to rejoin the world trading community. So how areTehran's rulers spending the money? Officials announced Iran would spend $8 billion on the purchase of Russian-made arms (in addition to funds spent earlier in building a Russian-Iranian military alliance).