Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Senate sends Obama stopgap GOP spending bill (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 01:24 PM PST

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, left, and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va., leave a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP - The Senate on Wednesday sent President Barack Obama a Republican-drafted stopgap funding bill that trims $4 billion from the budget, completing hastily processed legislation designed to keep partisan divisions from forcing a government shutdown.

Court's ruling in funeral protest case restates First Amendment principles (Exclusive to Yahoo! News)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 11:51 AM PST

FILE - In this June 6, 2009 file photo, protesters from Rev. Fred Phelps' Westboro Baptist Church demonstrate during funeral services for Dr. George Tiller at College Hill United Methodist Church in Wichita, Kan. In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the group's protests were protected by the First Amendment. The father of a Marine killed in Iraq sued after they picketed his son's 2006 funeral service.(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)Exclusive to Yahoo! News - By Ken Paulson President, the First Amendment Center Today's decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to back the right of a small Kansas church to protest outside military funerals is shockingâ€"and not surprising at all. The shocking part stems from …

The Fast Fix: Good Newt, Bad Newt (The Newsroom)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 07:28 AM PST

The Newsroom - With Newt Gingrich moving towards a run for president in 2012, it's worth examining the two sides of the former House speaker's career. To watch more episodes of "The Fast Fix", click here. Get The Fix in your e-mail inbox! …

Realistic options for ousting Gadhafi look limited (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 01:24 PM PST

CodePink demonstrators hold up signs on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 2, 2011, as Defense Secretary Robert Gates testified before the House Appropriations Committee hearing on the Defense Department's budget. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)AP - Short of a U.S.-led military offensive, international options to quickly force Moammar Gadhafi from power now appear to be highly limited, and Defense Secretary Robert Gates called for an end Wednesday to "loose talk" about steps that would amount to an act of war.

Huckabee falsely claims Obama was raised in Kenya (The Ticket)

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 01:47 PM PST

The Ticket - Presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee mistakenly said President Obama was raised in Kenya during an interview yesterday in which he argued that the president's upbringing in Africa gave him a very different outlook on the world than that held by most Americans. WOR radio host Steve Malzberg asked the former Arkansas governor to weigh in on [...]

Here's What Happens if Congress Decides to Defend DOMA Itself (The Atlantic Wire)

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 02:31 PM PST

The Atlantic Wire - So here's the situation: the Obama administration announced last week that it now believes the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional and will no longer defend it in court. That said, it also will not provide health care benefits to the same-sex partners of federal employees: DOMA defines marriage as between one man and one woman, and the administration will continue to to enforce the law even if it doesn't defend it in court. Bizarre.

Christie: Could win Republican president contest (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 10:34 PM PST

Reuters - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, being prodded by some conservatives to make a U.S. presidential run in 2012, said in an interview he believed he could win the Republican nomination but was not ready to be president.

GAO: Medicare losing $48 billion (Politico)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 01:23 PM PST

Politico - Nearly 10 percent of all Medicare payments are fraudulent or otherwise improper, a report finds.

Day job: Mitch Daniels may miss out (Politico)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 12:14 PM PST

Politico - Intractable legislative gridlock in Indiana could keep him out of the presidential race, he says.

Supreme Court: Anti-gay funeral picketers allowed (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 02:41 PM PST

FILE - In this June 6, 2009 file photo, protesters from Rev. Fred Phelps' Westboro Baptist Church demonstrate during funeral services for Dr. George Tiller at College Hill United Methodist Church in Wichita, Kan. In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the group's protests were protected by the First Amendment. The father of a Marine killed in Iraq sued after they picketed his son's 2006 funeral service.(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)AP - The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a grieving father's pain over mocking protests at his Marine son's funeral must yield to First Amendment protections for free speech. All but one justice sided with a fundamentalist church that has stirred outrage with raucous demonstrations contending God is punishing the military for the nation's tolerance of homosexuality.

Court hears argument over post-9/11 arrest (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 01:05 PM PST

FILE - In this March 11, 2008, file photo, former Attorney General John Ashcroft testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Supreme Court is taking up the post-Sept. 11 arrest of an American Muslim under a law intended to make sure witnesses testify in criminal proceedings. The Obama administration is defending Ashcroft for actions he took as attorney general. A lawsuit seeks to hold Ashcroft financially responsible for creating a policy to use the material witness law to round up people suspected of ties to terrorism, without evidence to charge them with a crime. Argument at the high court is set for Wednesday, March 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook, File)AP - The Supreme Court on Wednesday considered whether to allow former Attorney General John Ashcroft to be sued for an American Muslim's post-Sept. 11 arrest and detention using a law intended to make sure witnesses testify in criminal proceedings, a move a couple of justices worried could have a profound effect in how federal prosecutors fight crime.

Clegg urges 'new deal' in EU-North Africa ties (AFP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 11:19 AM PST

Britain's Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, seen here addressing UK representatives at the European Union in Brussels, urged Europe to match the bravery of the Arab street with AFP - Deputy premier Nick Clegg on Wednesday urged Europe to match the bravery of the Arab street with "a bold new" economic offer coupled with support for political pluralism.

Obama condemns assassination in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 03:20 PM PST

A Christian woman mourns the death of Pakistan's government minister for religious minorities Shahbaz Bhatti outside a mortuary in Islamabad, Pakistan on Wednesday, March 2, 2011. Gunmen shot and killed Bhatti, the latest attack on a high-profile Pakistani figure threatened by Islamist militants for urging reform of harsh blasphemy laws that impose the death penalty for insulting Islam. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)AP - President Barack Obama on Wednesday condemned the assassination of the only Christian member of Pakistan's government, calling the slaying of Shabaz Bhatti a "horrific act of violence."

Three reasons Arab wave won't reach China (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 11:02 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - In the past week or so, a lot of Western press has been given over to the question, “Is China the next Egypt?” Why this question is receiving so much attention puzzles me. Perhaps it’s just wishful thinking: We’d like to see every country under authoritarian rule become more democratic. But looking at China today, even if I squint really hard, I don’t see a government at risk of being toppled by mass protests soon.

Former Louisiana governor running for Republican presidential nomination (Daily Caller)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 01:44 PM PST

Daily Caller - Former Louisiana Gov. Buddy Roemer will announce this week his intention to seek the Republican nomination for president in 2012.

Coburn knocks Gingrich (Daily Caller)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 01:36 PM PST

Daily Caller - Oklahoma Republican Sen. Tom Coburn expressed doubt Wednesday that likely Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has what it takes to be president. “He is undoubtedly the smartest man I've ever met,” Coburn said of the former Speaker of the House in an interview with C-SPAN. “He is a thinker. He has great vision. The question to me is, does he have the capability to lead the country? And having served under him in the House, he is probably not one that I would choose to support in a presidential primary."

LAST TICKET: Daniels hints he might not run in 2012; Tom Coburn wishes Gingrich weren’t alienating (The Ticket)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 02:15 PM PST

The Ticket - Here are the stories we took note of today but didn't give the full blog treatment: • Mitch Daniels says his day job might keep him out of the 2012 race. (AP) • Tom Coburn thinks Newt Gingrich might scare people. (GOP 12) • Rand Paul is headed to Iowa. (Des Moines Register) • More [...]

Palin: First Amendment should not protect protesters at military funerals (Daily Caller)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 01:05 PM PST

Daily Caller - Sarah Palin criticized Wednesday's Supreme Court decision that upheld a Kansas church's right to protest at military funerals, a sign of where the potential 2012 presidential contender draws the line on free speech.
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