Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Dems hint at flexibility in budget talks (AP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 03:27 PM PDT

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, center, accompanied by Majority Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va., left, and House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 29, 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - Democrats indicated Tuesday they may be willing to accept Republican-backed curbs on the Environmental Protection Agency and other federal regulators as part of an overall deal on spending cuts, a rare hint of compromise in private negotiations marked by public rancor.

Obama to announce reelection plans in April (Exclusive to Yahoo! News)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 05:46 AM PDT

President Barack Obama delivers his address on Libya at the National Defense University in Washington, Monday, March 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)Exclusive to Yahoo! News - By Marc Ambinder National Journal President Obama is fewer than three weeks away from formally announcing his reelection campaign, and will make it public with an online video his aides will post on his new campaign website, Democratic sources familiar …

Obama: US at center of Libya mission but not alone (AP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 03:07 PM PDT

FILE - In this 1970 file photo, Moammar Gadhafi is shown at the Cairo Airport in Cairo, Egypt. Gadhafi was many things over many years: a dashing icon of Libyan revolution, a brazen patron of terrorists, the custodian of vast oil wealth, a dictator whose flamboyance masked grit and guile, and a longtime pariah on the road to rehabilitation in the West. From his cadre of female bodyguards to his penchant for pitching a tent on foreign visits, he was an object of fascination, ridicule and revulsion. Now, in perhaps his final reinvention, Gadhafi is an apocalyptic figure, the dispenser of terrible bloodshed who seeks to keep power four decades after he ousted King Idris in a coup when he was an army captain. (AP Photo, File)AP - President Barack Obama says the nation's conscience and its common interests "compel us to act" to protect civilian lives in Libya. He says the international military effort against the regime of Moammar Gadhafi (MOO'-ah-mar gah-DAH'-fee) places the U.S. at the center of the mission, "but not alone."

Obama to NYC to raise money, speak to networks (AP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 12:03 AM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks about Libya at the National Defense University in Washington, Monday, March 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - President Barack Obama is turning to network news for interviews on Libya a day after delivering a speech defending the U.S. intervention.

Huntsman eying a White House bid, but maybe not in 2012 (The Ticket)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 09:25 AM PDT

The Ticket - As he prepares to leave his post as President Obama's top envoy to China, Jon Huntsman has said little publicly about rumors he's eying a bid for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination. But Huntsman's brother, Peter, tells Bloomberg News's Jack Kaskey that his sibling is indeed eyeing a White House run, though perhaps not next [...]

GAO: Ending Saturday mail could save billions (AP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 01:59 PM PDT

AP - The Postal service could save a substantial amount of money by reducing mail delivery to five days, the Government Accountability Office said Tuesday.

Bamboo bikes and more — Obama in science heaven (AP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 01:31 PM PDT

President Barack Obama walks from the Oval Office and across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 29, 2011, to board Marine One, as he travels to New York. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - President Barack Obama has found his inner geek and joined New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg at a science and engineering fair at the American Museum of National History.

Tea Party group sponsors NASCAR ‘We the People’ truck through 2012 (Daily Caller)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 02:43 PM PDT

Daily Caller - Tea Party supporters can now root for their cause on the racetrack. TheTeaParty.net has announced that a NASCAR vehicle will be sponsored by the organization.

Aide: Johnson to launch bid April 21 (Politico)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 01:52 PM PDT

Politico - The former New Mexico gov. will make use New Hampshire as a backdrop for his announcement.

Trump releases birth certificate (Politico)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 10:58 AM PDT

Politico - This time, he produces the official document.

Levin, McCain back Obama on Libya military action (AP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 07:03 AM PDT

AP - The top Democrat and Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee say President Barack Obama was right to use military force in Libya.

Wal-Mart sex-bias case hits possible court block (AP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 03:26 PM PDT

Betty Dukes, left, stands with other plaintiffs and their families outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday, March 29, 2011, prior to attending a case of women employees against Wal-Mart. Fellow plaintiffs Edith Arena is third from left, Deborah Gunter is fifth from left, and Christine Kwapnoski is second from right. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)AP - The Supreme Court appears ready to block a massive sex discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart on behalf of up to 1.6 million women, and that could make it harder for other workers nationwide to bring class-action claims against large employers.

(AP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 09:50 AM PDT

AP - UK foreign secretary says diplomats at Libyan meeting did not discuss arming the opposition.

US hits Belarus firm with Iran-related sanctions (AP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 03:29 PM PDT

AP - The Obama administration on Tuesday slapped sanctions on a state-owned energy company in Belarus over a $500 million investment with an Iranian firm accused of contributing to Iran's suspect nuclear program.

WHAT ABOUT SYRIA? (Richard Reeves)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 03:11 PM PDT

Richard Reeves - LOS ANGELES -- One historic purpose of presidential speeches has been to buy time to give presidents' policies a chance to work out. That's what President Obama did last Monday night with a well-crafted and appropriately tough (or belligerent) speech defending his policies in Libya.

Republican leaders react to Schumer gaffe on budget strategy (Daily Caller)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 03:08 PM PDT

Daily Caller - Republican leaders wasted little time playing up reports Tuesday that New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, the third-ranking Senate Democrat, told other members of his party that the caucus had urged him to start calling Republican budget cut proposals "extreme" during public battle between the parties of government spending.

Beyonce’s father no longer her manager (Daily Caller)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 02:39 PM PDT

Daily Caller - After more than a decade, Beyoncé's father, Matthew Knowles, will no longer be managing her career. Although the songstress abruptly axed her own father as her manager, she insists the split was amicable and that their familial relationship remains strong despite the professional changes.

Democrats blame Tea Party for budget impasse (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 02:11 PM PDT

Senate Majority leader Harry Reid on Capitol Hill, November 16, 2010. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - Democrats accused Republicans on Tuesday of walking away from budget talks that would cut spending and avoid a looming government shutdown for fear of angering grass-roots Tea Party conservatives.

Marco Rubio rules out 2012 presidential campaign (The Ticket)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 06:26 AM PDT

The Ticket - Freshman Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida has long been floated as a potential candidate for president, but the tea party star put that speculation to rest--at least for this election cycle--during an interview with ABC News' Jonathan Karl. "I just got elected three months ago, so how can I be a full time United States [...]
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