Monday, November 29, 2010

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Yahoo! News: Politics News

Obama calls for 2-year freeze on federal pay (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 02:39 PM PST

President Barack Obama delivers a statement to members of the media in the in the Old Executive Office Building, on the White House campus in Washington, Monday, Nov. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama on Monday proposed a two-year freeze of the salaries of some 2 million federal workers, trying to seize the deficit-cutting initiative from Republicans with a sudden, dramatic stroke. Though signaling White House concern over record deficits, the freeze would make only a tiny dent in annual deficits or the nation's $14 trillion debt.

Clinton accuses WikiLeaks of 'attack' on the world (AFP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 11:44 AM PST

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton(R) listens as Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu makes a brief statement before their bilateral meeting at the State Department in Washington, DC. The two officials discussed the massive leak of US documents, her first face-to-face damage control effort in the wake of the diplomatic embarrassment.(AFP/Jewel Samad)AFP - Top US diplomat Hillary Clinton on Monday accused WikiLeaks of an "attack" on the world, as key American allies were left red-faced by embarrassing revelations in a vast trove of leaked memos.

Lawmakers return to Capitol to clean up leftovers (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 07:30 AM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2010 file photo, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Lawmakers, after taking Thanksgiving week off, arrive Monday along with the Capitol Christmas tree for the final leg of the lame duck session to face a daunting agenda. Topping the list are the Bush tax cuts, enacted in 2001 and 2003, and due to expire at the end of the year. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)AP - Congress resumes its lame-duck session work Monday with the two parties sharply divided over how to deal with the George W. Bush-era tax cuts due to expire at year's end.

Koreas' sea border area seen as a recipe for war (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 09:51 AM PST

Viewed through an opening in a bunker, security spikes used to protect against enemy landing craft stick out from the sea at South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island Monday, Nov. 29, 2010. South Korea's president told the nation Monday that he takes responsibility for failing to protect his citizens from a deadly North Korean artillery attack last week, vowing tough consequences for any future aggression and expressing outrage over the 'ruthlessness of the North Korean regime.' (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)AP - The view from this South Korean island takes in the undulating hills of North Korea just seven miles away and the seafood-rich waters all around — a region of such economic and strategic importance to both countries that one expert calls it a recipe for war.

Obama and GOP, room for deals and confrontations (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 02:31 PM PST

President Barack Obama delivers a statement to members of the media in the in the Old Executive Office Building, on the White House campus in Washington, Monday, Nov. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - In the first test of Washington's new political alignment, President Barack Obama will meet with Republican leaders Tuesday with the nation's tax rates and a nuclear arms treaty in doubt.

Energy Secretary Chu: U.S. energy independence is new ‘Sputnik moment’ — but the threat this time comes from China (Daily Caller)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 01:03 PM PST

Daily Caller - The pursuit of energy independence is the new Space Race — and this time it's China edging toward victory over the U.S., rather than the USSR. At least, that's what Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu said at an event Monday at the National Press club in Washington.

No love for centrists: Bloomberg disliked across the political spectrum (Daily Caller)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 01:23 PM PST

Daily Caller - Despite a concerted effort to portray himself as an unashamed centrist, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg faces drastically low approval ratings from Republicans, Democrats and independents alike, a new poll suggests.

Malia, Sasha go easy on Obama after basketball injury (AFP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 11:11 AM PST

US President Barack Obama (C) returns to the White House after an hour long basketball game with his daughters Malia (L) and Sasha (R) at the Interior Department gym at the White House in Washington, DC.(AFP/Tim Sloan)AFP - After a rough game of hoops left him with a busted lip last week, President Barack Obama says his return to the basketball court was less traumatic because his opponents -- his two young daughters -- "took it easy on me."

Swan song planned for House climate panel (Politico)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 01:24 PM PST

Politico - Rep. Ed Markey will be forced to relinquish his climate change committee gavel next year, but he’s not going quietly.

W.H. continues appeal for DREAM Act (Politico)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 10:03 AM PST

Politico - Education Secretary Arne Duncan says Congress can't "afford to wait" during the lame-duck session.

US says leaks are a crime, threatens prosecution (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 03:19 PM PST

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton gestures during a statement on the Wikileaks document release, Monday, Nov. 29, 2010, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP - Striking back, the Obama administration branded the leak of more than a quarter-million sensitive files an attack on the United States Monday and raised the prospect of criminal prosecution against the online site WikiLeaks. The Pentagon detailed new security safeguards, including restraints on small computer flash drives, to make it harder for any one person to copy and reveal so many secrets.

White House condemns WikiLeaks' document release (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 11:34 AM PST

FILE - This Aug. 14, 2010 file photo shows WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in Stockholm, Sweden. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday, Nov. 26, 2010 spoke with the Chinese government about the expected release of classified cables by the Wikileaks website. The release of hundreds of thousands of cables is expected this weekend, though Wikileaks has not specified the timing. (AP Photo/Scanpix/Bertil Ericson, File) SWEDEN OUTAP - WikiLeaks' decision to release classified U.S. diplomatic files endangers U.S. diplomats, intelligence agents and democratic activists who seek America's help, the White House said Sunday.

Beaten reporter: Russian media freedom shrinking (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 11:00 AM PST

AP - A Russian reporter, whose beating has shocked the country and caused international outrage, said in his first interview after the attack that the nation's media freedom is shrinking.

Progressive Budget Fix Spends Now to Spur Growth (U.S. News & World Report)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 01:59 PM PST

U.S. News & World Report - President Obama's deficit reduction panel is set to issue its final report this week, triggering proposals from other groups as well. Our Fiscal Security, a partnership of Demos, the Economic Policy Institute, and the Century Foundation, issued its progressive Budget Blueprint Monday. It highlights the sharp differences between liberal and conservative approaches to closing the nation's enormous budget gap, and differs sharply from the draft proposals issued nearly three weeks ago by the co-chairs of the Obama commission, Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson.

Just How Bad Was Bush v. Gore? (The Atlantic Wire)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 02:10 PM PST

The Atlantic Wire - It's been ten years since the Supreme Court decided Bush v. Gore, and everyone involved--especially the justices themselves--would like it to slip out of our collective memories. Brown v. Board of Education was cited 25 times in the decade after it was decided, Roe v. Wade 65 times. But not a single time has the court cited the ruling that ended the 2000 election. Justice Antonin Scalia frequently urges audiences to just "get over it."

Waters demands immediate ethics trial (Daily Caller)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 10:54 AM PST

Daily Caller - Standing in front of the committee room where her postponed hearing was to be held this morning, California Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters, who has been accused of providing aid to a bank her husband had a financial stake in, demanded a trial for alleged ethics violations before the end of the year.

California GOP chairman says he won’t run to lead RNC (Daily Caller)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 10:39 AM PST

Daily Caller - California GOP Chairman Ron Nehring tells The Daily Caller that he will not run for chairman of the Republican National Committee.

Palin blasts Obama for WikiLeaks (Politico)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 12:57 PM PST

Politico - Sarah Palin says the U.S. government’s inability to stop the latest WikiLeaks release is all President Barack Obama’s fault.

John McCain Kinda, Sorta Compares Palin to Reagan (The Atlantic Wire)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 11:46 AM PST

The Atlantic Wire - On Sunday, during an interview with CNN's Candy Crowley, Senator John McCain seemed to draw a momentary parallel between Sarah Palin and former President Ronald Reagan. When Crowley asked if McCain would characterize Palin as "divisive," McCain replied, "I think that anybody who has the visibility that Sarah has is obviously going to have some divisiveness. I remember that a guy named Ronald Reagan used to be viewed by some as divisive." McCain's remarks have occasioned a fair bit of grumbling, most of it of the "you're no Jack Kennedy" variety. Here's the clip, and some of the responses:
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