Friday, March 25, 2011

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Indispensable US: Hard to shed leadership in Libya (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 01:20 PM PDT

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney speaks during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington, Friday, March, 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - For decades, the United States has been the West's indispensable go-to power for leading international military endeavors. Now it is struggling to shed that role as it tries to take a step back in the confrontation with Libya.

Distracted Presidency: Obama’s focus on economy tested by Libya, Japan (Exclusive to Yahoo! News)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 08:29 AM PDT

President Barack Obama salutes as he steps off Marine One helicopter before his departure in San Salvador, El Salvador, Wednesday, March 23, 2011. Obama is returning to Washington after a five day trip where he visited Brazil, Chile and El Salvador. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)Exclusive to Yahoo! News - By George E. Condon Jr. National Journal U.S. warplanes are soaring above Libya. American experts are testing radiation levels below the ground in Japan. And President Obama is far removed from the presidential candidate who pledged to spend his time …

The Fast Fix: President Bachmann? (The Newsroom)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 07:20 AM PDT

The Newsroom - Five things you might not know about tea party favorite Michele Bachmann, the controversial GOP congresswoman from Minnesota who's mulling a presidential bid. To watch more episodes of "The Fast Fix", click here. Get The Fix in your e-mail inbox! …

Romney's path: Victory by 'slog' (Politico)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 02:30 AM PDT

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks to an audience at the 38th annual Conservative Political Action Conference meeting at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, February 11, 2011. REUTERS/Larry Downing/FilesPolitico - Mitt Romney is sketching a path to the GOP nomination that looks nothing like the one blazed by Republicans before him.

Donald Trump’s birth certificate strategy (Daily Caller)

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 11:04 PM PDT

Donald Trump arrives to his Comedy Central Roast in New York, Wednesday, March 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)Daily Caller - “Of course I’d release it. In two seconds I’d release it. If I decide to run, I’ll absolutely release it,” Donald Trump said in an interview with The Daily Caller Thursday, referring to his own birth certificate. “I have it right on my desk. I have it right here, right now, right this minute. I am literally looking at it. Because, based on this I said, ‘do me a favor, get me my birth certificate.’ I have my original birth certificate right here.”

Senate to hold hearing on Muslim civil rights (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 02:30 PM PDT

Reuters - A Senate hearing on anti-Muslim bigotry set for next week drew praise from American Muslims who see it as a "counterweight" to a congressional probe into Muslim radicalization.

The Debt Dilemma (Time.com)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 12:15 AM PDT

Time.com - Each party has a different view of thenational mood. The budget battle hinges on which has it right

Census data show Hispanic boom. How it could impact US politics. (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 04:49 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - White Americans are still the majority in the United States, but they’re rapidly being overtaken by Hispanics, according to the latest Census Bureau report, and this could have important political ramifications.

Obama: We won't kill Qadhafi (Politico)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 02:03 PM PDT

Politico - The president tells leaders there are no plans to use the U.S. military to assassinate the Libyan leader.

2010 Senate flops fall forward (Politico)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 11:11 AM PDT

Politico - Sharron Angle, Joe Miller and Christine O'Donnell are using their epic failures as a springboard.

Nevada GOP gambles on making caucuses count (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 03:20 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 22, 2011 file photo, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour speaks in Carson City, Nev. Nevada's 2008 GOP presidential caucuses, an attempt to give a diverse Western state a prominent say in choosing the Republican nominee, were a flop. No candidate competed seriously. Few Republicans voted. And the state squandered an opportunity to make its mark on the race. Republicans here hope it's going to be different this time around. (AP Photo/Cathleen Allison, File)AP - Nevada Republicans are gambling that they can turn this swing state best known for showgirls and cowboys into a major player in picking the party's presidential nominee.

Pentagon may add air power in Libya conflict (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 03:23 PM PDT

French Air Force Mirage 2000 jet fighter prepares to land after a mission to Libya, at Solenzara 126 Air Base, on Corsica Island, Friday, March 25, 2011. (AP Photo/ Francois Mori)AP - Even as other nations begin taking a larger role in the international air assault mission in Libya, the Pentagon is considering adding Air Force gunships and other attack aircraft that are better suited for tangling with Libyan ground forces in contested urban areas like Misrata, a senior Pentagon official said Friday.

Over 6 million people need food aid in North Korea: U.N. (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 10:45 AM PDT

People line up in front of a food store in Pyongyang, North Korea, November 26, 2010. REUTERS/KyodoReuters - More than 6 million people in North Korea urgently need food aid because of substantial falls in domestic production, food imports and international aid, the United Nations said on Friday.

Obama Birth Certificate Issue to Play Some Part in 2012 (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 03:21 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | The Obama birth certificate issue has refused to go away. In fact, the birth certificate was brought up on The View this week by someone who might be a presidential candidate.

Sarah Palin Calls Bill Maher 'an Annoying Little Mosquito' (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 10:01 AM PDT

ContributorNetwork - Sarah Palin posted a long message on her Facebook page that was a meditation on how a conservative in public life deals with a hostile, biased media. The advice that she is giving to herself is, for the most part, sound.

NY Times columnist Herbert leaving for mysterious progressive journalism project (Daily Caller)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 02:38 PM PDT

Daily Caller - Longtime New York Times columnist Bob Herbert announced Friday that he was leaving The Times to contribute to a vague new progressive media endeavor.

Republicans speak at CPPAC (Daily Caller)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 12:35 PM PDT

Daily Caller - On Saturday, several potential 2012 Republican presidential candidates and conservative groups will gather in Iowa for the Conservative Principles PAC conference, hosted by Iowa Rep. Steve King. The event is another opportunity for those involved in Iowa politics to flex their muscles in the primary.

Huckabee leads Republicans for president: poll (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 03:16 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidates, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee (R) and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, spar over the issue of tax cuts while they were governors during the Fox News Presidential Forum at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire January 6, 2008. REUTERS/Mike SegarReuters - Mike Huckabee holds a small lead in the field of potential Republican presidential candidates, while Mitt Romney and Sarah Palin have slipped, according to a Gallup Poll released on Friday.

Huckabee and Romney lead Republican field: Gallup (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 01:45 PM PDT

Reuters - Mike Huckabee leads a list of potential candidates for the 2012 U.S. Republican nomination, edging out Mitt Romney, while support for Sarah Palin has slipped, according to a Gallup Poll released on Friday.
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