Saturday, September 4, 2010

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Can the president boost jobs and the economy between now and Election Day? (Exclusive to Yahoo! News)

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 02:30 PM PDT

President Barack Obama, center, delivers a statement on monthly jobs number, Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, in Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. From left are, outgoing Council of Economic Advisers Chair Christina Romer, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, the president, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Small Business Administrator (SBA) Karen G. Mills and National Economic Council Director Lawrence Summers. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)Exclusive to Yahoo! News - With the Democrats' prospects in the upcoming midterm elections sinking with the release of each new bit of bad economic news, President Obama was quick to concede that performance is "not nearly good enough."

Tea Party Express hopes to repeat Alaska win in Delaware Senate primary (The Upshot)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 11:06 AM PDT

The Upshot - Buoyed by Joe Miller's surprise win in Alaska's Senate GOP primary, the Tea Party Express is hoping to take down another heavily favored Republican incumbent, this time in Delaware. The group plans to spend $250,000 on radio and TV ads to boost Christine O'Donnell, a largely unknown conservative activist who is vying against longtime GOP [...]

Ariz. governor says she was wrong about beheadings (AP)

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 03:11 PM PDT

AP - A claim by Arizona's governor that rising violence along the U.S.-Mexico border has led to headless bodies turning up in the desert came back to haunt her during a stammering debate performance in which she failed to back it up.

Why Are the Feds Suing Brash Arizona Sheriff? (The Atlantic Wire)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 09:55 AM PDT

As he attends an unrelated news conference, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio hands back to one of his deputies an Associated Press news report stating the U.S. Justice Department is suing Arpaio saying the Arizona lawman refused for more than a year to turn over records in an investigation into allegations his department discriminates against Hispanics, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)The Atlantic Wire -


Clinton: Time is now for Mideast peace (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 08:21 PM PDT

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas looks on as she hosted the re-launch of direct negotiations, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, at the State Department in Washington\. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sought to inject urgency into Israeli-Palestinian peace talks Friday, warning the negotiations may be "the last chance for a very long time" to reach an agreement.

Feingold to skip Obama rally in Wisconsin (The Upshot)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 08:53 AM PDT

The Upshot - President Obama heads to Milwaukee  onMonday, where he'll mark Labor Day at a statewide union event with other local Democratic candidates â€" except for one. Sen. Russ Feingold, who is facing a tougher-than-expected re-election campaign, is too busy to meet up with Obama this weekend. It's the second time this summer that Feingold has dodged [...]

What about the small businesses? (Politico)

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 04:12 AM PDT

Politico - Opinion: Businesses need lower taxes, less regulation and less government control.

Obama's call for help (Politico)

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 04:11 AM PDT

Politico - The president kicks off Labor Day weekend with a call to help bolster the American middle class.

Nation's economic woes jeopardize Democrats' prospects (AP)

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 12:26 PM PDT

Job seekers wait in line to show their resumes to potential employers at a career fair in Denver, Colorado. US unemployment jumped to 9.6 percent in August, the Labor Department said, as most analysts had predicted.(AFP/Getty Images/John Moore)AP - Frustrated, discouraged and just plain mad, a lot of people who have lost jobs — or know someone who has — now want to see the names of Democrats on pink slips. And that's jeopardizing the party's chances in Ohio and all across the country in November's elections.

Marine general says Taliban drug trade faltering (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 09:46 AM PDT

AP - The Taliban is confronting a serious "cash flow" problem after losing some half of its annual drug trade money to a farming blight and government eradication efforts, a Marine two-star general said Thursday.

Poll: NYers conflicted on mosque near WTC (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 11:56 AM PDT

AP - A new poll finds New Yorkers are conflicted about the construction of a mosque near the World Trade Center site, with half of respondents opposed to the project and a majority saying people have the right to build an Islamic center near ground zero.

Obama says his economic policies halted "bleeding" (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 11:38 AM PDT

President Barack Obama (L) delivers remarks on the latest employment statistics released on Friday, alongside Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner in the Rose Garden of the White House, September 3, 2010. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - President Barack Obama, previewing a big push on the U.S. economy next week, on Saturday defended policies that he said "have stopped the bleeding" and put the middle class on the road to recovery.

Throw this on the Labor Day grill: tax cuts for small business (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 12:10 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - This Labor Day weekend, the jobs outlook appears about as inviting as leftover potato salad. But President Obama found encouragement Friday in the jobs report for August.

New York Times Endorses Johnson Over Rangel (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 11:01 AM PDT

CQPolitics.com - The New York Times on Saturday endorsed one of Rep. Charles B. Rangel's four opponents in the Sept. 14 Democratic primary over the embattled veteran incumbent who is facing a House ethics trial later this month.

South Carolina's Wilson under wider probe for overseas trips (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 08:01 AM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — The congressional ethics investigation of Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., is broader than previously disclosed and goes well beyond his use of $12 in per diem expense money to buy six decorative goblets in Afghanistan last year.

Prospects in Ohio Looking Better for Senate GOP (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 04 Sep 2010 09:26 AM PDT

CQPolitics.com - Former Rep. Rob Portman (R) and Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher (D) have been engaged in a spirited race for the open Ohio Senate seat since emerging from primaries in May. The contest has long been seen as a tossup, but with the trend lines having shifted toward Portman, CQ Politics is moving the race to the less competitive rating of Leans Republican.
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