Saturday, January 1, 2011

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Yahoo! News: Politics News

Spending showdowns will test new Congress leaders (AP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 11:10 AM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2010, file photo House Speaker-designate John Boehner, R-Ohio, talks with media on Capitol Hill in Washington. Two early showdowns on spending and debt will signal whether the 112th Congress can find common ground despite its partisan divisions, or whether it's destined for gridlock and brinkmanship that could threaten the nation's economic health. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)AP - Two early showdowns on spending and debt will signal whether the new Congress can find common ground despite its partisan divisions or whether it's destined for gridlock and brinkmanship that could threaten the nation's economic health.

Obama condemns deadly attacks in Egypt, Nigeria (AP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 10:47 AM PST

AP - President Barack Obama has condemned deadly New Year's Eve attacks in Egypt and Nigeria.

Obama: Dems, GOP must cooperate in new year (AP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 08:40 AM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 29, 2010, file photo President Barack Obama waves as he leaves a Honolulu restaurant after dining with family and friends in Hawaii. In the president's taped his weekly address from Hawaii, where he is spending the holidays with his family, Obama said his New Year's resolution is to do everything he can to grow the economy, create jobs and strengthen the middle class, though he warned that the economic recovery is still fragile as the calendar turns to 2011. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)AP - President Barack Obama says Democrats and Republicans must work together in the new year and share responsibility for moving the country forward.

Chief justice urges progress naming judges (AP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 01:03 AM PST

FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010 file picture, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts speaks during a lecture series at Canisius College in Buffalo, N.Y. The Supreme Court will join Congress and the president next year in cutting costs to reduce the federal deficit, Chief Justice John Roberts said Friday, Dec. 31, 2010 in his year-end report. (AP Photo/Don Heupel)AP - Republicans and Democrats must find a long-term solution to selecting federal judges, Chief Justice John Roberts says, while blaming both sides for the political gridlock of judicial nominations in the Senate.

Barry Zorthian, press officer in Vietnam War, dies (AP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2010 05:18 PM PST

AP - Barry Zorthian, a colorful U.S. diplomat who left his mark on American policy in Vietnam as a forthright and often combative press spokesman in the early years of the war, has died.

Miller ending legal battle, conceding Senate race (AP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 01:22 AM PST

Alaskan Tea Party Senate candidate Joe Miller, pictured here on November 2010, finally conceded defeat Friday, nearly two months after an election result he had appealed against as far as the state's supreme court.(AFP/Getty Images/File/John Moore)AP - Republican Joe Miller has conceded the Alaska U.S. Senate race to party rival Sen. Lisa Murkowski, ending nearly two months of debate and court litigation.

Braun left as main black candidate in Chicago race (AP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 10:46 AM PST

AP - Carol Moseley Braun, the first black woman ever elected to the U.S. Senate, has emerged as the sole prominent African American candidate in the Chicago mayor's race after the withdrawal of U.S. Rep. Danny Davis.

Jetliner prompts U.S. Capitol evacuation (Politico)

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 10:01 AM PST

Politico - Source: A DC-9 was not responding to radio messages from air traffic controllers.

Top 10 breakout stars of 2010 (Politico)

Posted: 31 Dec 2010 02:19 PM PST

Politico - Many of them show signs of becoming forces on the national political landscape.

Medicare regulation revives end-of-life planning (AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 09:02 PM PST

AP - A new health regulation issued this month offers Medicare recipients voluntary end-of-life planning, which Democrats dropped from the monumental health care overhaul last year.

Baltic state of Estonia adopts the euro (AP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2010 05:11 PM PST

People pass by a poster saying 'Euro is our money' in Tallinn, Estonia, on Monday, Dec. 27, 2010. Despite a hellish year for the euro, the tiny Baltic nation of Estonia will be joining the single currency club as the champagne corks pop at midnight on New Year's Eve. Estonia will become the eurozone's 17th member and instantly claim the mantle of the poorest as well as one of the smallest representing just over one-tenth of a percent of the bloc's $12.5 trillion economy. (AP Photo/Timur Nisametdinov, NIPA)AP - The Baltic state of Estonia early Saturday became the 17th European Union member to adopt the joint European currency, the euro.

Obama condemns Egypt, Nigeria bombings (AFP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 02:33 PM PST

Egyptian Coptic Christian mourners carry the coffins of several victims of last night's bomb attack on a church in Alexandria during a funeral service at the Mar Mina (Saint Mina) monastery, 30 kms west of the Mediterranean port city. President Barack Obama on Saturday denounced separate AFP - President Barack Obama on Saturday denounced separate "outrageous" bombing attacks in Egypt and Nigeria.

Katie Couric: ‘Maybe we need a Muslim version of “The Cosby Show”‘ (Daily Caller)

Posted: 31 Dec 2010 09:14 AM PST

Daily Caller - CBS anchor Katie Couric believes a "Muslim version of 'The Cosby Show'" could open the eyes of Americans and perhaps put an end to all the "seething hatred many people feel towards all Muslims."

Christine O'Donnell Thinks Joe Biden, Not Witchcraft, Is After Her (Time.com)

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 04:05 AM PST

Time.com - She claims the issue was not confusion over the law, but a vindictive Vice President Joe Biden, who beat O'Donnell by nearly 30 percentage points in the 2008 elections.

Alaska senate hopeful finally concedes defeat (AFP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2010 04:23 PM PST

Alaskan Tea Party Senate candidate Joe Miller, pictured here on November 2010, finally conceded defeat Friday, nearly two months after an election result he had appealed against as far as the state's supreme court.(AFP/Getty Images/File/John Moore)AFP - Alaskan Tea Party Senate candidate Joe Miller finally conceded defeat Friday, nearly two months after an election result he had appealed against as far as the state's supreme court.
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