Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Egypt crowds unmoved by Mubarak's vow not to run (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 02:55 PM PST

A group of pro-government supporters take to the streets following Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's speech, in the Imbaba neighborhood of Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011. After Mubarak announced Tuesday he would not run for a new term in September elections but rejected protesters' demands he step down immediately and leave the country, clashes erupted between protesters and government supporters in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria and gunshots were heard, according to footage by Al-Jazeera television. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)AP - President Hosni Mubarak announced Tuesday he will not run for a new term in September elections but rejected protesters' demands he step down immediately and leave the country, vowing to die on Egypt's soil, after a dramatic day in which a quarter-million Egyptians staged their biggest protest yet calling on him to go.

Dems choose Charlotte for 2012 convention (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 01:34 PM PST

Charlotte mayor Anthony Foxx, right, and Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers, left, react during a news conference to announce Charlotte as the site of the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)AP - President Barack Obama's selection of this Southern city for the 2012 Democratic convention signals he will try to reassemble his diverse coalition of 2008 supporters and fight for the conservative-leaning states that helped him win the White House.

Health care may be high-court nail-biter (Politico)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 01:37 AM PST

Politico - Monday’s federal court decision striking down the Democrats' health care reform law is just Act I in a long legal drama — and nobody knows how it will end.

NY's Cuomo slashes spending, freezes taxes in budget (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 03:11 PM PST

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo presents his 2011-12 budget proposal in Albany, February 1, 2011. REUTERS/Hans PenninkReuters - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo proposed laying off nearly 10,000 state workers and cutting billions from education and Medicaid as he laid out his first budget on Tuesday designed to close a $10 billion deficit.

Election 2010 left political party committees in major debt (The Ticket)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 12:21 PM PST

The Ticket - It looks like both political parties are going to be spending a decent part of the 2012 election cycle paying the bills left over from 2010. According to new year-end financial reports filed with the Federal Election Commission, the four leading Democratic and Republican party fundraising committees ended last year's elections with major debtsâ€"though some [...]

The Fast Fix: Will Egypt hurt Obama? (The Newsroom)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 06:43 AM PST

The Newsroom - Will the political turmoil in Egypt take a political toll on President Obama? Get The Fix in your e-mail inbox! Click here to sign-up for the Morning Fix newsletter. Click here for the Afternoon Fix newsletter. Follow The Fix on …

Senate report says Iraq is at critical juncture (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 02:34 PM PST

US Ambassador to Iraq James Jeffrey, right, and Gen. Lloyd James Austin III, commander of American troops in Iraq, testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Iraq. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - American diplomats and other mission employees may not be safe in Iraq if the U.S. military withdraws its remaining 50,000 troops and leaves the volatile country at the end of the year as planned, according to a new Senate report released Tuesday.

Inouye reluctantly announces earmark moratorium (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 01:29 PM PST

AP - The Senate's foremost champion of "earmarking" pet projects back home has reluctantly joined President Barack Obama and Capitol Hill Republicans in banning them for the next two years.

Pols build oil case on Egypt chaos (Politico)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 01:11 PM PST

Politico - Lawmakers are advancing issues from oil to higher taxes in the name of Egypt’s turmoil.

The New York Times vs. Fox News (Politico)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 12:32 PM PST

Politico - The cable network creates a "level of cynicism" in the American public, Bill Keller says.

Obama to speak on Egypt Tuesday evening (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 02:35 PM PST

AP - The White House says President Barack Obama is expected to speak about the developing situation in Egypt Tuesday night.

UN mission says 219 killed in Tunisia uprising (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:37 AM PST

FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 24, 2011 picture, protestors burn a photo of former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali during a demonstration in Tunis, Tunisia against holdovers from Ben Ali's regime in the interim government. In late January 2011, Tunisians have a chance to do what was undreamable weeks earlier: Build a democracy from the ground up. This Arab nation of 11 million has started a revolution against longtime authoritarian regimes that has already spread to the powerful regional giant, Egypt, and to the impoverished but well-armed Yemen. What is not clear is where Tunisia's experiment will end. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)AP - At least 219 people were killed and 510 injured in the unrest that led to the fall of Tunisia's dictatorial regime, a United Nations mission said Tuesday, as sporadic violence continued to flare around the country.

Mubarak promise comes after private Obama message (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 03:12 PM PST

A man carries a picture of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak during a protest in Cairo, January 31, 2011. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicReuters - President Hosni Mubarak's speech announcing he will not seek reelection in September came after Washington delivered its clearest message yet that he should bow to popular pressure and prepare to transfer power.

Rachel Maddow and NBC Struggle With Satire (The Atlantic Wire)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 02:04 PM PST

The Atlantic Wire - Update: See belowThe Internet's finest satirists hooked a big fish in the media world last night. In an embarrassing segment on her MSNBC show, Rachel Maddow slammed conservatives for attacking President Obama's Egypt policies. Her targets included Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, former ambassador to the UN John Bolton and Stephenson Billings at ChristWire.org. Only problem is Stephenson Billings is not a real person. He's a fictional byproduct of a website that also warns readers that the Xbox Kinect is a terrorist training tool and the Japanese have created scary robot babies which "threaten humanity."The article that caught Maddow's eye called for an "American-led invasion" into Egypt and begged former Alaska governor Sarah Palin to lead the war cry. "The escalating crisis in Egypt could become a defining moment for Sarah Palin," Billings wrote. "Governor Palin needs to speak out publicly and forcibly for an American-led invasion to protect our interests in North Africa." In the following clip (which MSNBC scrubbed from its website) Maddow falls for the article hook, line and sinker:The fact that ChristWire isn't a sincere Christian web forum has been a difficult lesson for the mainstream media to learnâ€"especially NBC and its affiliates. The Atlantic Wire first outed ChristWire last July, when NBC's New York and Los Angeles affiliates published an article about the Christian right boycotting actor Bill Murray. NBC's Drew Magary linked to a ChristWire article calling Murray a "murderer of lambs" and a "fatal disease" to America's children. The article's author? Stephenson Billings. Maybe the company should flag this guy in its employee handbook.Now to Maddow's credit, her blog acknowledged the mistake quickly after the broadcast aired. Last night, the Maddow Blog tweeted:

Democrats to hold 2012 convention in Charlotte, North Carolina (Daily Caller)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 01:40 PM PST

Daily Caller - Read more stories from The Daily CallerTheDC Exclusive: Sens. Hatch and Enzi call for Obama to rescind nomination of former AFL-CIO, SEIU lawyer to NLRBSen. Mark Udall first Democrat to co-sponsor balanced budget amendmentDemocrats to hold 2012 convention in Charlotte, North CarolinaValerie Jarrett to uniformed general: More wine, garçon!Appropriations Committee chairman Inouye announces two-year moratorium on earmarks

Valerie Jarrett to uniformed general: More wine, garçon! (Daily Caller)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 01:03 PM PST

Daily Caller - Read more stories from The Daily CallerTheDC Exclusive: Sens. Hatch and Enzi call for Obama to rescind nomination of former AFL-CIO, SEIU lawyer to NLRBSen. Mark Udall first Democrat to co-sponsor balanced budget amendmentDemocrats to hold 2012 convention in Charlotte, North CarolinaValerie Jarrett to uniformed general: More wine, garçon!Appropriations Committee chairman Inouye announces two-year moratorium on earmarks

Florida governor wants cheaper state pensions (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 03:14 PM PST

Reuters - Florida's new Tea Party-backed governor said on Tuesday he wants state workers for the first time to contribute to the state pension system to help plug a $3.5 billion gap in the next state budget.

Mont. theater sorry for critical Palin reference (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:54 AM PST

AP - A Montana theater group has apologized for updating Gilbert and Sullivan's comedic opera "The Mikado" by having the character of Ko-Ko, the Lord High Executioner, list Sarah Palin among people who would not be missed.
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