Saturday, October 30, 2010

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News

A New Angle: Does Mitch McConnell really want Harry Reid to lose? (Exclusive to Yahoo! News)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 06:33 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 16, 2010 file photo, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., center, flanked by House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, right, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. Republican leaders, ever more confident of their chances of winning control of the House and possibly the Senate, have begun plotting a 2011 agenda topped by a push for eye-popping spending cuts and attempts to undo key parts of President Barack Obama's health care and financial regulation laws. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)Exclusive to Yahoo! News - For the past few Fridays, Slate's John Dickerson has been tackling midterm election questions raised by the week's news or something that has come up in his reporting. Since the election is Tuesday, this will be the last entry in …

Stewart rally draws laughs, activism (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 01:42 PM PDT

Comedians Stephen Colbert, right, and Jon Stewart perform in front of the U.S. Capitol during their Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear on the National Mall in Washington, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010. The 'sanity' rally blending laughs and political activism drew thousands to the mall with Stewart and Colbert casting themselves as the unlikely maestros of moderation and civility in polarized times. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - In the shadow of the Capitol and the election, comedians Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert entertained a huge throng Saturday at a "sanity" rally poking fun at the nation's ill-tempered politics, fear-mongers and doomsayers.

Pelosi, and others, could exit if Dems lose (Time.com)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 06:20 AM PDT

Time.com - If Democrats lose control of the House of Representatives next week, as most political observers expect, there is a good chance House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will opt to spend time with her grandchildren rather than toil in the minority

Ohio Dem chair seeks review of McDonald's handbill (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 11:57 AM PDT

AP - Democrats are asking authorities to investigate a handbill tucked in the paychecks of some McDonald's employees in northeastern Ohio that advocated votes for three Republican candidates.

Clinton denies asking Fla. Dem to drop Senate bid (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 06:22 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2010 file photo, Florida Democratic senate candidate Rep. Kendrick Meek, D-Fla., left, listens to former President Bill Clinton address supporters during a campaign rally for Meek at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Fla. Meek is denying reports that he agreed to drop out of the Florida Senate race under pressure from former President Clinton. Politico on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010 reported that Clinton attempted to persuade Meek last week while campaigning with him in Florida. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)AP - Former President Bill Clinton on Friday denied reports — confirmed by his spokesman a day earlier — that he asked Democrat Kendrick Meek to drop out of the three-way Florida Senate race to clear the way for independent Gov. Charlie Crist.

Modest US growth no help to Democrats as poll looms (AFP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 04:07 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama greets employees after speaking on the economy at Stromberg Sheet Metal in Beltsville, Maryland. New data showing only modest US economic growth offered scant consolation Friday for Obama and his Democrats as they brace for a likely thumping in mid-term polls next week.(AFP/Saul Loeb)AFP - New data showing only modest US economic growth offered scant consolation Friday for President Barack Obama and his Democrats as they brace for a likely thumping in mid-term polls next week.

Will the first woman House speaker be toppled? (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 02:01 PM PDT

House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) addresses a news conference to contrast Democratic Party initiatives with the Republican Party's Reuters - Nancy Pelosi became the first woman to lead the U.S. House of Representatives by taking on the most powerful man on Earth -- then-President George W. Bush and his unpopular Iraq war.

Palin, US State Department in Twitter duel (AFP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 12:56 PM PDT

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin signs her memoir AFP - A tongue-in-cheek US birthday message to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over Twitter may not have reached the intended recipient, but triggered a rebuke from someone else -- Sarah Palin.

Defeat looming, Kanjorski lays low (Politico)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 02:04 PM PDT

Politico - The longtime Pennsylvania incumbent isn't exactly running toward the finish line.

Bachmann wants Constitution classes for lawmakers (Politico)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 05:41 AM PDT

Politico -  Bachmann has a message for tea party activists: fear not, she’s going to set up constitutional classes.

Yemeni arrested, al-Qaida bomber eyed in mail plot (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 02:25 PM PDT

This undated photo released by the Dubai Police via the state Emirates News Agency (WAM) on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010, claims to show parts of a computer printer with explosives loaded into its toner cartridge found in a package onboard a cargo plane coming from Yemen, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Dubai police say the bomb, discovered in the ink cartridge of a computer printer in a shipment of air cargo from Yemen bound for the United States, contained the powerful explosive PETN and bore the hallmarks of al-Qaida. (AP Photo/Dubai Police via Emirates News Agency) EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALESAP - Yemeni police arrested a woman on suspicion of mailing a pair of bombs powerful enough to take down airplanes, officials said Saturday as details emerged about a terrorist plot aimed at the U.S. that exploited security gaps in the worldwide shipping system.

FBI asks how subway bomb defendant was radicalized (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 09:16 AM PDT

This photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows Farooque Ahmed, the Pakistani-born Virginia man accused of plotting to bomb Washington-area subway stations. (AP Photo/Department of Justice)AP - FBI agents who ensnared a suburban father in a terrorism sting involving a fictional subway bomb plot have turned their attention to figuring out what may have made the Pakistani-born U.S. citizen turn against his adopted country.

EU treads uncharted waters to defend single currency (AFP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 11:21 AM PDT

French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) speaks with Sloven Prime Minister Borut Pahor prior to a working session of a European Union summit at the European Council headquarters in Brussels. The European Union faced a new round of risky treaty change on Friday after its leaders agreed to embark on landmark reforms designed to fend off another financial crisis by shoring up the euro.(AFP/John Thys)AFP - The European Union faced a new round of risky treaty change on Friday after its leaders agreed to embark on landmark reforms designed to fend off another financial crisis by shoring up the euro.

Obama presses for strong Democratic turnout (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 02:31 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama warned on Saturday that if Republicans prevail in next week's congressional elections they could roll back his agenda, as he sought to rally fellow Democrats to the polls in a final campaign push.

After Election, Obama to Flee US (RealClearPolitics.com)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 10:00 PM PDT

RealClearPolitics.com - Barack Obama is fleeing the United States after the Republican landslide. But hold the excitement conservatives. It's only temporary.

Huckabee makes himself heard in Iowa (Daily Caller)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 01:11 PM PDT

Daily Caller - Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas and possible White House hopeful in 2012, is trying to put his stamp on this year's election in Iowa.

Obama Barnstorms In Final Push (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 01:12 PM PDT

CQPolitics.com - With Democratic majorities in the House and Senate in increasing jeopardy, President Barack Obama rallied thousands of supporters in Philadelphia this morning, the first of three scheduled campaign stops on the final Saturday before voters head to the polls.

Democrats, GOP close in Nevada early votes (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 02:35 PM PDT

AP - Nevada Democrats and their union allies appear to have blunted a surge of Republican enthusiasm in early voting, confirming a close race between Republican tea party favorite Sharron Angle and Majority Leader Harry Reid, figures showed Saturday.

Palin: Vote for Raese, leave Manchin as governor (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 01:18 PM PDT

Republican candidate for Senate, John Raese, left, Sarah Palin, center, and performer Ted Nugent embrace during a rally in Charleston, W.Va., on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Jon C. Hancock)AP - Sarah Palin says Democrat Joe Manchin is a good governor — but she says West Virginia voters should keep him in the governor's mansion and out of the U.S. Senate.
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